Tag: Sayreville Fire Department
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Sayreville National Night Out: Fun, dancing and cornhole
SAYREVILLE – National Night Out in Sayreville was filled with food, dancing and cornhole. The department held its annual event outside police headquarters on Aug. 2. Community members enjoyed interacting with members of the Sayreville Police Department, Sayreville Fire Department, members of the emergency medical services and were allowed to climb in and out of…
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Deputy Fire Chief: ‘Sun’ likely cause of brush fire in Edison
EDISON – Fire officials were able to control the burning of approximately 60 acres of unoccupied field at the former Kin-Buc landfill adjacent to the industrial area between Old Post and Meadow roads. The fire started at 11:30 a.m. on July 5, according to Cassidy Grom, policy and communications coordinator in Edison. Fire officials said…
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Core businesses at Bayshore Recycling Center in Keasbey are open for business as fire investigation continues
KEASBEY – As the investigation into the fire at Bayshore Recycling Center continues, core businesses at the center in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge are up and running, Valerie Montecalvo, president and chief executive officer of the center, announced in a company statement. Montecalvo said the fire did not affect Bayshore Recycling Corp. and…
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Fire officials continue to investigate fire at Bayshore Recycling Center in Keasbey
KEASBEY – Fire officials were still on the scene of a massive six-alarm fire at the Bayshore Recycling Center on Crow Mills Road on the morning of Dec. 17, according to John Hagerty, director of communications for Woodbridge Township. “The fire started in the cardboard recycling area of the facility,” he said, adding the fire…
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Friends, colleagues remember fallen Sayreville firefighter
SAYREVILLE – Officials in Sayreville are mourning the death of a borough firefighter and employee. Officials paid tribute to Matt Winston, a member of Sayreville Engine Co. No. 1 of the Sayreville Fire Department, during the June 12 council meeting. According to an obituary posted on the fire department’s Facebook page, Winston died on June…
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Sayreville firefighters honored by PETA for rescuing deer
SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville Fire Department came to the rescue of a young deer who had fallen through the ice in Waterworks Park. For the firefighters’ actions, the department has been awarded the Compassionate Fire Department Award from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). South Amboy Animal Control had spotted the deer bobbing in…
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Sayreville Fire Department celebrates 100th anniversary
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — The chrome of each fire truck — one blue, but most of them the trademark red — glistened in the sun as the vehicles made their way up Main Street to the stage in front of Borough Hall. People cheered for the various departments, including South Amboy, Marlboro and…
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Brush fires in Sayreville remind residents to be careful during dry spell
By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent SAYREVILLE — A three-alarm brush fire that ran along the Conrail train tracks last week was actually four separate fires, according to Borough Fire Chief George Gawron. “They were all related,” he said, “but just different locations.” How many acres the fires consumed is still being determined by the fire-prevention department,…
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Fire chief emotionally recalls saving family from blaze
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Assistant Fire Chief George Gawron spoke emotionally at the Aug. 22 Borough Council meeting about his role in saving four people who were trapped in a house fire earlier that day. The two-alarm fire at 11 Jacobsen St. started at about 2 p.m. He said he and Officer Brian…