The Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 participated in this years parades for Jamesburg and Spotswood and attended a memorial service at Municipal Plaza.

Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 is thankful for the men and women of our country's armed forces, may you all return safe and sound very soon.

On an early Saturday morning, June 5th, Station 51 was dispatched to a structure fire at 423 Hoffman Station Road. Station 23-A arrived on location within minutes and reported a working basement fire. Engine 51-3 (Lt. Hayes) and Rescue 51-4 (2nd Lt. Zdrodowski) called in service at the same time and arrived on location to perform positive pressure ventilation and overhaul. Captain 51 (F. Steinhauser) responded directly to the scene to assist the initial units. With a quick knockdown by Station 23-A, damage was confined to the basement. All units were cleared within three hours and returned to quarters.

With heavy rains pounding Monroe Township on a hot Memorial Day, Station 51 was dispatched to a possible structure fire at 3 Long Cove Road located in the Regency.  Squad 51-2 (Capt. F. Steinhauser) arrived first due, assumed command, forced the door, and reported a working fire in the attic. Stations 23-A and B arrived minutes later with Lt. Linke receiving the transfer of command. Squad 51 had stretched a 2” pre-connect and quickly extinguished the fire. Members from Engine 51-3 (2nd Lt. Zdrodowski) and Engine 23-7 checked for extension and conducted overhaul. Despite the pouring rain throughout the entire call, all units were back in station just under two hours.

On May 27th after a quick soaking of thunderstorms that crossed the area, Station 51 was dispatched to 41 Lakehurst Way, in the Encore, for a possible structure fire . Initial size-up reported by the Incident Commander had fire showing along the ridge line. Engine 23-7 quickly put one line in operation extinguishing the majority of the fire in the attic. Within minutes Engine 51-3 (Capt. F. Steinhauser), Squad 51-2 (2nd Lt. A. Zdrodowski), and Rescue 51-4 (A/O A. Perez) arrived on location with Tower 57 right behind them. The Incident Commander, Lt. Daley, immediately put the units to work with Tower 57 going to the roof, Engine 51-3 going inside to assist with salvage and overhaul, while Squad 51-2 acting as the Rapid Intervention Crew (RIC). In just under a few hours all units cleared up without further incident and went immediately to another call for an electrical fire which yielded no fire.

On Monday, April 12th at approximately 9:30 in the morning the Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Company along with stations 23A, 23B, and 57 were dispatched to the house across from 25 Lalia for a house on fire. Units from all four stations were in service just minutes after dispatch. Engine 23-5 (Central Monroe) arrived on location first and reported a 2 ½ story single family with fire showing from the Alpha side. Squad 51 (Lt. Steinhauser) arrived about a minute after that and assumed command. Crews from both engines stretched handlines and began to attack the fire on the exterior of the house. Engine 23-7 (Central Monroe) arrived and along with the Squads crew performed a primary search of the residence which was negative and began to check for extension on division two. Lt. Frailer (23-7) advised command that he had fire in the attic and was going to need manpower and hooks to mitigate the situation. He also requested vertical ventilation be performed on the alpha side. Command advised Tower 57 to take the front of the house and put the ladder to roof. Chief 57 and Captain 51 arrived and took over command and operations respectively. Crews worked tirelessly on division two to bring the fire under control. The fire was placed under control about 50 minutes after dispatch. Units remained on location until 13:00 while the investigation was being completed.

 
Other units on Location: 71-4(Spotswood), E707 (EB Dist. 1), Jamesburg, South Old Bridge, L49 (Plainsboro), Hightstown
 
Covers By: Englishtown, Millstone, and East Brunswick Dist. 3

On Tuesday, April 6th The Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched to 9 Patio Ct. for a car fire inside the garage. Chief Lonnie Pipero called in service about a minute after dispatch and was advised there was fire throughout the garage. Chief Pipero arrived on location and advised a 2 ½ story single-family house with heavy fire from the garage; he also advised he had live ammunition going off in the garage. Captain Anthony Costa arrived on location and assumed operations. 23-5 arrived on location and established a water supply at the end of the street, and stretched a 2 ½” handline to attack the fire. Jamesburg’s Engine arrived next and established another water supply on Bordentown Tpk. Squad 51-2(Lt. Steinhauser) arrived and was directed to pull a 2 ½” CAFS line to the alpha delta corner where the garage was located. Upon the CAFS line being ready for use all other handlines were ordered to stop flowing so the foam could be applied properly. Ladder 51 (Lt. Hayes), Rescue 51 (2nd Lt. Zdrodowski) arrived and checked for extension in the residence and provided ventilation. Tower 57 and Engine 23-7 arrived and formed a manpower pool across the street from the house. Spotswood Engine 71-1 was dispatched and assigned to RIT. Every firefighter on scene should be commended on a great stop by containing the fire to the garage and not allowing it to reach the inside of the house. All together units remained on location for approximately 5 hours while the investigation was conducted. There is no known cause of the fire as it is under investigation by the Fire Prevention Bureau of Dist. 1.
Other Units on Location: Engine 51-3, EB Dist. 1, SOB (Stand by Sta. 51), Helmetta Fire

On Saturday, March 13th the entire State of New Jersey was affected by a brutal rain/wind storm. There was no exception in Monroe Township that day receiving over 3.5 inches of rain. The Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Company started to receive calls for service around lunch time that day. The fire dept. performed a wide variety of services including: basement pump outs, water rescues, and assisting the DPW with water removal from storm drains. All in all the Volunteers of District 1 responded to 13 calls for service and did not return to quarters until 4 PM the next day.

On January 31, 2010 the Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Co. was dispatched to 10 Toby Terrace for smoke coming from the ceiling. Chief Lonnie Pipero and Lt. Steinhauser signed in service immediately and upon arrival reported a two story single family with nothing showing. Lt. Steinhauser went inside and advised that smoke was filling up the living room from the wall adjacent to the fire place. Engine 51-3(Lt. Hayes) arrived on location and pulled a dry 1 ¾ line to the front door. Engine 23-5 (Lt. Linke) arrived and assisted with Engine 51-3s crew. Ladder 51(A/O Dilieto) arrived and took the front of the building and reported to the "Charlie Delta" corner to open up because of smoke coming from behind the siding. Crews opened up and extinguished a small fire in the wall believed to be caused by the fire place.

Other Units on Location- Rescue 51-4 (2nd Lt. A. Zdrodowski), Ladder 23-8, Tower 57, Engine 71-4 (Spotswood).