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October 2006

Commercial vehicle extrication - A first for Rescue 34

	MILLVILLE, N.J. - Millville Fire Dept. performed its first "official" extrication since their new Rescue 34 was placed into service last year.
Members of MFD and Millville Rescue Squad (MRS) worked together to successfully extricate a victim from a tractor-and-trailer versus a Sport Utility Vehicle crash that resulted in one fatality on October 11. Assisting in the rescue were Fairton Fire Co., Millville and N.J. State Police, and Cumberland County Health and Public Works Dept. For years, the city of Millville has had a fairly unique situation in this area of public safety. MFD has performed fire suppression duties at crash scenes while MRS performed both medical and rescue operations. The relatively recent acquisition of Rescue 34 by MFD along with the rescue squad’s extrication vehicle being out of service led to this “first” for Millville Fire Dept. Information provided by career Firefighter Keith Mitchell.


Members of Millville Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad work side-by-side to extricate the driver		Millville Fire Dept.’s Rescue 34 at the crash scene.

	Rescue crews work hard to extricate the victim.

Extrication progresses.		The trailer is stabilized.
*Pictures by career FF* Keith Mitchell This article was also published on 1st Responder Broadcast Network www.1rbn.com/webpages/news/DisplayNews.aspx?PT=state&state=NJ&ID=71e97d0f-737b-4719-8e51-d54f3902cc70

Extrication training at Cumberland County Fire Academy

	With the addition of Heavy Rescue 34 to the fleet of Millville Fire Department's apparatus extrication training has been a top priority.
Each year Cumberland County Fire Academy offers a series of classes resulting in emergency services personnel being certified as Extrication Technicians. A large percentage of this year's class was the Millville Fire Department. Shown below are pictures during several portions of the classes.








Pictures By John Carr

'Third Alarmer' still responding to the call

Arthur “Ott” Upham has been a member of the Millville Fire Dept. for over 40 years and remains an effective and valuable member of the company.

Ott continues to respond to the fire hall when the alarm sounds. These days, he mostly mans the alarm room, facilitating communications and keeping records of fire calls.

Recently however, Ott responded to a small brush fire while the main portion of the company was occupied with another call. Pictured above: The "Third Alarmer" returns to the station in command of Brush 38, driven by Capt. Howard Hee in the background).

Ott is one of a group of long-time Millville firefighters affectionately known as “Third Alarmers”. This group of men continue to serve MFD in whatever way they can, these many years after responding to their first alarm.

Other “Third Alarmers” include Sumner Lippincott, Bill “Knuckles” Nichols, Dave Vanaman and company photographer Dale Wettstein.

The Millville Fire Dept. is proud to have young firefighters as well as seasoned “Third Alarmers” working together and continuing to play an active and effective role in serving their community.

This article was also published on 1st Responder Broadcast Network
http://www.1rbn.com/webpages/news/Displaynews.aspx?jumpTo=true&id=ddd6736c-2f86-4527-86bc-240e62d6bf6f

MFD Honor Guard at NJ State Firemen's Convention

	WILDWOOD, N.J. - The Honor Guard of the Millville Fire Dept. truly considered it an honor to present the Colors at the New Jersey State Firemen’s Convention on September 15 and 16.
For the second year in a row, the Honor Guard from Millville proudly fulfilled their duty during the two meetings of the New Jersey State Firemen's Association. More than 7,000 fellow firefighters and dignitaries, including Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo (Friday) and Governor Jon S. Corzine (Saturday) attended the meetings. Friday’s duty was a brief presentation of the Colors during the Pledge of Allegiance and the playing of the National Anthem. Saturday’s assignment was to stand in honor during the annual Firefighter Memorial Service for brother firefighters whom had passed away or were killed in the line-of-duty over the previous year, as well as present the Colors. The Millville Fire Dept. Honor Guard is led by Firefighter Christine Tonetta (Capt. of the Honor Guard), Firefighter Tracy Fawcett, Larry Fawcett, John Garton, Bill Stadnick, and MFD Captains Terri DelVicario and Ric Tucker. Other functions of the MFD Honor Guard have included a special request by the Rio Grande Fire Dept. to attend the funeral of a member who died in the line-of-duty, 9/11 Memorial ceremonies, Christmas and Memorial Day parades in Millville, as well as standing guard at viewings and funerals of Millville Fire Dept. members. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MFD Honor Guard retires the Colors at the conclusion of the Memorial Service. Captain Terri DelVicario leads the procession, followed by Firefighter Christine Tonetta, John Garton, Larry Fawcett, Bill Stadnick, Captain Ric Tucker, and Firefighter Tracy Fawcett.
This article was also published on 1st Responder Broadcast Network www.1rbn.com/webpages/news/Displaynews.aspx?jumpTo=true&id=da9fd47e-5dd7-40c1-8ac8-be719950a0f2