2 firefighters injured battling Glen Rock house fire Matthew Birchenough and Keldy Ortiz , NorthJerseyPublished 9:34 p.m. ET Feb. 20, 2017 | Updated 3 hours ago (Photo: Adam Anik/NorthJersey.com) 51CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE GLEN ROCK — Two … [Read more...]
Hawthorne Units Assist at Major Fire at Marcal Paper.
Elmwood Park firefighters battle a fire at Marcal Paper Factory in Elmwood Park Mitsu Yasukawa/NorthJersey.com (Photo: Mitsu Yasukawa/NorthJersey.com) 685CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE ELMWOOD PARK — Firefighters battled a blaze at the iconic … [Read more...]
Sunday February 12th began with snow, and ice pellets causing local roads to be quite slippery. At approximately 9:00am a vehicle traveling east on Goffle Road lost control on icy road conditions and crashed over a four foot wall and into the county pond. The vehicle ended … [Read more...]
Debris Fire at Demolition Site
The Department was dispatched to a fire at the property of the Old McBride Factory (50 Fifth Ave), this building which is under demolition to make way for condos in the future. On Sunday Jan 20th the Department was dispatched to assist a neighboring township, en route to that … [Read more...]
Fire Dept Family Snow Tubing Night
The Department held a family Snow Tubing Night on Monday Feb 6th, with 57 attendees enjoying the fun and excitement of snow tubing at Campgaw Mountain in Mahwah. … [Read more...]
Department Drill Held Jan 15th.
A dept drill was held Sunday at the former site of Frank McBride sheet metal factory on Centrail ave. The drill included mutual aid fire companies from Glen Rock, Prospeck Park, Wyckoff, Haledon and Fair Lawn fire departments. The Department Auxiliary, and the department Juniors … [Read more...]
Second serious fire this week causes significant damage to home.
Hawthorne house fire displaces at least two Donna M Rolando , Staff Writer, @Dmmrolando6:18 p.m. EST January 2, 2017 (Photo: Bill Tompkins/Special to NorthJersey.com) 183CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE HAWTHORNE – No injuries were reported in a … [Read more...]
Significant Damage in Two Alarm House Fire.
At 4:45 pm the Department was dispatched to a reported fire on the second floor of a three family home located at 139 Prescott Ave. Upon arrival police units reported smoke showing from the "D" side of the building second and third floors. Hawthorne Chief Speranza arrived and … [Read more...]
Christmas Toy Drive 2016
The members of the Hawthorne Fire Department visiting our township residents, those in need as well as several senior members of the department with Christmas Cheer! The event which is sponsored by the Hawthorne FD Ladies Auxiliary, the band "Bottoms Up" and Shortways … [Read more...]
National Home Sprinkler Collation Burn Demo.
Hawthorne Fire Department participates in "National Home Sprinkler Collation" Initiative. The department was presented a grant to coordinate and provide a live burn demonstration for the residents and visitors of the borough. It was decided to complete the demo at the … [Read more...]
Guardians of the Ribbon bring the the Pink Heals Fire Truck to Hawthorne.
The Hawthorne Fire Department assisted the Guardians of the Ribbon and The Pink Heals Group in delivering a local young lady fighting a battle against cancer with a visit to her home. The organizations spent some time encouraging this young lady to continue with great spirits and … [Read more...]
Annual Fire Dept Memorial Service held.
The Hawthorne Fire Department honored their deceased members at its annual Memorial Service which was held on Sat Nov 5th. The program which began at the departments monument pays homage to of our fallen members whom have passed. Members attended a service at the department … [Read more...]
National Fallen Firefighters National Stair Climb
. The National Fallen Firefighters Stair Climb was held at the Shea staduim this past Sunday Sept 24th, two memebrs from the department attended. As part of the program the NATIONAL STAIR CLIMB FOR FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS. The 2nd Annual National Stair Climb for Fallen … [Read more...]
Memorial Monument Dedication
Over the past several months the departments existing "Memorial Monument" has been undergoing a face lift. The monument is being cleaned, repainted and all of the brass being re-polished. There is even a plan to add granite to add to the beauty of our monument. The driving force … [Read more...]
Fire Prevention
The Hawthorne Volunteer Fire Department annually visits area schools offering fire prevention education to children and teachers alike. The program which began in 2002 has successfully evolved over the past 14 years to a dedicated venture of edification of fire safety. The … [Read more...]
