Maplewood Fire Chief gives tips about generators, candles.
Maplewood Fire Chief Joseph Richardella offered the following key tips on how to stay safe in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Generators: Hot Water Heaters and Stoves: Fireplaces/Candles: Also, a reminder: Sunday is the end of Daylight Savings Time, where we turn clocks back one hour. It is also a good time to remember to check the batteries in your smoke detectors.
Working fire alarms alerted a Maplewood family to a fire in a second-floor closet on Friday night.
Last night, Maplewood firefighters extinguished a second-floor fire in a Park Avenue home after quick action by the homeowner. Maplewood Fire Department Platoon 2 Deputy Chief Walter Nugent and Capt. Kevin Hayes said they were monitoring the police frequency at 7:00 p.m. when they heard the dispatch of a 911 call reporting a fire in a closet. Maplewood Fire Department units responded within four minutes, confirming a fire in a bedroom closet on the second floor and quickly stretching an attack line and extinguishing the fire. South Orange and Irvington fire departments responded as a precautionary measure and were released after a brief stay at the scene. Capt. Joe Callaghan of the Maplewood Fire Department said that the Park Avenue …
Karla Greenleaf-MacEwan
10:08 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Wow. Just found out about this! Glad you guys are all right! Let us know if you need to do anymore laundry. How's that morning commute from Summit to school?! more ›