Tag: South Brunswick Fire Department
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One dead, two homes destroyed following separate fires in South Brunswick
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Two house fires hours apart in South Brunswick in the evening of May 16 destroyed two homes and left one person deceased. The first fire was reported at 4:23 p.m. at 60 Riva Ave., the Bancroft Group Home. Firefighters and police officers arrived to find fire coming from several windows of the…
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Budgets pass in each of South Brunswick’s fire districts
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The results of the fire district budget votes in South Brunswick have been certified. For South Brunswick Fire District No. 1, the budget was approved 255 to 109. Commissioners elected to a three year term are John Hohmeier and Richard Josephson. The total budget for 2022 is $1,088,050 with the amount…
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Two students charged with causing evacuation at South Brunswick High School after discharging pepper spray
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Two students have been charged after pepper spray was found to be the irritant that caused an evacuation at South Brunswick High School (SBHS) on March 11. The South Brunswick Police Department (SBPD) was notified about several students reporting eye and throat irritation following exposure to a chemical odor in a science…
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Father tosses baby from window to first responders as fire rages through Southridge apartments in South Brunswick
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A father threw his baby from a second floor window down to police and firefighters in the Southridge Woods apartment complex in South Brunswick on March 7. At 8:17 a.m., South Brunswick police received numerous 911 calls reporting a fire in Building 1 of the apartment complex off Route 522 in the…
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Families of Princeton Orchards apartment fire in need of assistance
A fire at the Princeton Orchards Apartments on Aug. 6 left eight school children and their families with a significant loss. The South Brunswick Community Resource Team is collaborating to gather donations to distribute to these families to help meet their immediate needs for clothing, food, school supplies and other items. The families are mostly…
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South Brunswick fire district elections scheduled for April 20
On April 20, the annual fire district elections will take place throughout New Jersey. As part of the election, individuals are elected to fill expiring three-year terms as fire commissioners. Also voted on during the election is the annual budget for each fire district. This is not a new tax, Chief Christopher Perez of the…
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South Brunswick Fire Department offers incentives for volunteer firefighters
With the start of the New Year, the three volunteer fire departments in South Brunswick are reaching out to residents who want to join as firefighters. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the number of volunteers has gone down about 10% since the mid-1980s, while the number of emergency incidents that fire departments…
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Kingsland Circle home destroyed in two-alarm fire; 63 firefighters respond to the scene
Police received a 911 call of smoke coming from a Kingsland Circle home around 3:30 p.m. June 15. Officers arrived to find heavy smoke from the side and roof of the home where a contractor had been working. The homeowner was already out of the residence and officers evacuated the surrounding homes, according to information…
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Agencies train together during simulated emergency in South Brunswick
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Brooks Crossing Elementary School Head Custodian Helen Beecher did not sound too panicked when she alerted her principal to a crashing sound outside the building on Sept. 25. However, around 1 p.m., while school was in session, Beecher said she began to smell natural gas after the crash. After alerting Principal Jaime…