"Phoebe" Wins "Best of Show at
Wheaton Village Antique Fire Muster
Dale Wettstein and Steve Alcorn accept Best of show award as
Pat Wettstein looks on from drivers seat
The award was a culmination of years of
planning, fund raising and a tremendous cooperative effort of the company in
addition to the outstanding craftsmanship of Lee's Equipment in Tuckerton, NJ.
Every member of the committee along with the craftsmen can take pride in a job
well done.
Steve Alcorn accepts "Best of Show"
award from Wheaton Village Antique Fire Muster official. Looking on and grinning from ear to ear is Pat Wettstein.
Mill Village Apartments - 8-21-2001
Fire destroyed a multi unit apartment building at Mill Village Apartment complex on Wade Blvd. The blaze left seven families homeless. The
first alarm was sounded around 5 a.m., eventually went to four alarms and
finally brought under control in approximately 90 minutes.
Residents had evacuated the building safely before the Fire department
arrived. The building was a total loss. Fire companies from
Gouldtown, Mauricetown and Vineland responded to Millville's mutual-aid
request and joined in the battle.
Photographs courtesy of MFD company photographer
Dale Wettstein
Video footage can be seen while it remains on Philadelphia
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Green Street fire claims life of
Millville
man - 8-20-2001
A pre-dawn fire claimed the life of James L. Ney that started
in the second-floor living room of a duplex on West Green St. Residents
of the other half of the duplex escaped injury. The four occupants were
alerted by the police as the fire began to spread.
The first engine arrived on location around 5:55 a.m. The crew of Engine
30 consisted of Firefighters William Norton, Terry Fawcett, Dean Inferrera and
Charles Seiferman. A second alarm went out at 6:26 a.m. The fire was
extinguished by 9 a.m. A total of 27 firefighters responded to the alarms plus
four members of Company Number Two of South Vineland that manned Millville
fire station.
The Millville fire department is deeply saddened at the loss
of Mr. Ney's life. Our hearts and prayers go out to the family and
friends .
