Friday, March 15, 2013
Blaze started on the exterior of the house and moved to the attic.
No one was hurt in what authorities are calling an accidental fire on Indian Road Friday morning. Pat Lowe, the homeowner, said her daughter and her boyfriend were home when the fire started. They and a few pets got out of the house with no injuries. Lowe said a man saw the fire, knocked on the door, and yelled for the occupants to get out of the house. Fire Commissioner Steve Toth said the fire appeared to have started on the exterior of the house and migrated into the attic. “Everything right now points to this being an accidental fire,” Toth said. “There’s nothing suspicious at this point.” Toth said authorities were still investigating the cause of the blaze Friday afternoon. All five fire companies and the Wayne Fire Aid Squad …
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Monday, January 14, 2013
Applebee's breakfast will be held Jan. 27 in Totowa.
The friends of the Schweighardts will hold a fundraiser for the family at Applebee's in Totowa on Jan. 27. The family's Beechwood Drive home was severely damaged during a fire on Christmas night. The family was not home during the incident. The family has received support from local families and organizations since the incident. A flapjack breakfast will be held at the restaurant from 8 to 10 a.m. Tickets cost $10. The Wayne Valley field hockey team and the school's National Honor Society are sponsoring the event. The meal will include pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, and a beverage. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call Ruby Stanfield at 973-696-7829 or e-mail her at ruby@rubystravel.com. — Have a question or news tip? …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
More than 40 emergency service personnel receive awards for assisting in the rescue of Officer Bob Franco and Assistant Fire Chief John Neukem during Superstorm Sandy.
Forty-three firefighters and a civilian dispatcher were honored at the council meeting on Wednesday for their participation in the rescue of police Officer Bob Franco and John Neukem during Superstorm Sandy. Neukem and Franco were on Lake Drive West Oct. 29 when a tree fell on the vehicles they were occupying. Franco suffered a severe spinal cord injury and went through weeks of rehabilitation. Neukem, assistant chief of Co. 5, suffered minor injuries. "The word brotherhood means more to me now than it ever did," said Barry Turner, fire commissioner. "There was no way that we were going to leave the scene that night without getting both of them out." Neukem's vehicle was positioned so that he was able to see that the tree was about to fall…
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Pines Lake residents come together for Thanksgiving turkey trot to raise money for Officer Bob Franco and his family. Franco suffered a severe spinal cord injury during Tropical Storm Sandy.
A group of Pines Lake residents held an informal Turkey trot on Thanksgiving and collected more than $2,000 for injured police Officer Bob Franco and his family. Franco suffered a severe spinal cord injury during Tropical Storm Sandy when a tree fell on the vehicle he was occupying while at Fire Company 5. Although initially immobilized, Franco is slowly regaining his range of motion and ability to move. Some members of the group have been running together on Thanksgiving for 20 years. “A couple of us know Bob. I’ve met him several times and was pretty affected when I heard about what happened to him,” said Chris Adams, one of runners. “He is an extremely nice person and to know that he was severely injured really touched me.” About 40 …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
No one was injured; fire inspectors examining house, trying to determine what cause the fire.
A minor fire broke out at 181 River Lawn Drive Wednesday night. Fire Commissioner Barry Turner said the fire was “put out rather quickly.” Turner said it appeared the fire started in the front porch of the single-family house. Some of the front of the house was black, particularly the outside of the front porch. Turner said the homeowner told firefighters that he was having electrical problems in the house before the fire started. The owner was not available for comment. Fire inspectors were scheduled to examine the house Wedneday night to determine what caused the fire. Turner said no one in the house was injured. Fire Cos. 1, 2, 3, and 5 and the Wayne First Aid Squad responded to the fire. River Lawn Drive is located near the Hooters …
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Two residents who were to run in the New York City Marathon organization charity event for Bob Franco and his family.
Danielle Hassenbein and Hara O’Dowd planned on running in the New York City Marathon on Sunday, but the race was cancelled due to the after effects of Hurricane Sandy. The girls ran a marathon anyway. They didn’t run for themselves though. They ran for Bob Franco. Franco, a Wayne police officer, suffered a severe spinal cord injury when a tree fell on him Monday during the storm while he was sitting in his patrol car near Fire Company 5 on Lake Drive West. Franco is also a firefighter with the company. The event was organized in about 24 hours. The girls have never even met Franco. “We didn’t just want to run for nothing,” O’Dowd said. “We wanted to help him and his family in some way.” The girls ran two 13.1-mile laps around the Packanack…
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Monday, July 23, 2012
No injuries reported as shed on property catches fire Monday night.
Authorities are investigating a possible lightning strike that occurred at a Mrytle Avenue property Monday night. Fire Commissioner Barry Turner said firefighters found a shed on fire on the back of the property at 43 Myrtle Ave. shortly before 8 p.m. Turner said the back of the property was on fire and that the back of the house was exposed to fire as well. Turner said lighting could have struck the ground and traveled toward the shed and the house. Lighting streaked across the sky during the rainstorm last night at about the time the incident occurred. “We have definite signs of melted wires and electrical sockets inside the garage,” Turner said. Inspectors from the fire department were at the scene investigating the incident at about 9 …
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