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Welcome to the Montgomery Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 web site. Our mission is to save lives and protect our residents, property and the environment as well as educate our community. Known as Station 45, we are proud to serve Montgomery Township, Somerset County and Mercer County, New Jersey. Some of our services include Residential & Commercial Firefighting, Brush Firefighting, General Rescue, Jaws-of-Life, Motor Vehicle Entrapment, Water Rescue, Fire Prevention Awareness & Safety, along with many other services. All members of our fire department are volunteers. We receive no payment as individuals for any type of service we provide to the community. The average member donates about 350 hours of his/her time per year. We are a fully staffed professional fire department running twenty four hours a day, 365 days a year. In addition to our Fire Fighting staff, we also work closely with the Police Department, Emergency Medical Service and sister station to serve the 17,481 residents (Census 2000) of Montgomery Township covering 32.25 square miles.
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WETDOWN August, 14th On
Saturday August 14th from 1-5pm, We will be hosting a Wetdown to
honor the arrival of our new 2010 Pierce Pumper. A "Wetdown" is
a traditional Fire Department event that takes place when a
Department receives a new piece of fire apparatus. Firefighters
from surrounding departments will converge on Station 45 to
honor the arrival of the new truck by "wetting" it down. It is
sort of like a christening for the truck and it is viewed by
firefighters as a sign of good luck. The event will feature
music, food, drinks, kids activities, awards for fire apparatus,
and plenty of free family fun. The general public is more the
welcome to attend, so please come out and meet your local
firefighters, check out the new truck, and get wet! The event
will be held at Montgomery Fire Company #1 located at 35
Griggstown Rd in Belle Mead. Parking can be accessed from Covert
Drive off Rt 206 next to police headquarters.For attending Fire Departments: Access for fire apparatus will be from the Griggstown Rd entrance of the firehouse. Judging will take place from 1 -3 pm. We ask that you do not flow water until after the awards ceremony which will take place promptly at 3:30pm. Please register apparatus and the number of personnel attending at b-rkennedy@comcast.net ![]() Trophies will be awarded for: Best Appearing Pumper 1st and 2nd place Best Appearing Ladder 1st and 2nd place Best Appearing Rescue 1st and 2nd place Best Appearing Tanker 1st and 2nd place Best Appearing Ambulance 1st and 2nd place Best Appearing Antique 1st Place Best Appearing Fire Department Overall 1st place Click here for more details VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Weekend Call Review On Friday July 23, 2010 at 09:24 hrs Stations 45, 46, & 53 were dispatched to the Village School for a fire alarm. 45-C1 held all units in quarters after county dispatch advised him they were conducting a fire drill and forgot to contact the
alarm company. At 10:50 hrs Stations 45, 46 & 53 were dispatched to
12 Innis Brook Rd for a Carbon Monoxide alarm. The Activation was
due to a bad battery and all 45 units were cleared by 46-C4 at 11:04
hrs. At 14:23 hrs Tanker 45-135 was requested to respond to Hopewell
Twp (Mercer County) for a structure fire. Upon arrival they were
secured.At 16:53 hrs Stations 45, 46 & 53 were dispatched to a brush fire on Great Rd between Country Club Dr and County Rt 601. 45-C2 arrived confirming a grass fire 100 x 200 and growing. 45-C1 took command and Brush 46-141, Engine 53-1, Brush 45-141 and Tanker 45-135 extinguished the fire. All units were cleared at 17:26 hrs. At 17:56 hrs stations 45, 46, & 53 responded to 5 Crescent Ave (Rocky Hill) for a fire alarm. Engine 53-1 established command and began to investigate the building. Ladder 45-116 arrived and 45-C2 took command and sent 116’s crew inside. The alarm was reset and nothing was found. All units were cleared at 18:18hrs. At 20:03 hrs Station 45, 46, & 53 were dispatc hed
for a Carbon Monoxide alarm at 16 Blackstone Dr. 46-C4 arrived and
established command. Shortly after 45-C2- & C3 arrived and began to
investigate. 45-102’s crew metered the residents and 45-116 stood by
curb side. All other units were requested by 46-C4 to stand by at
there stations. No readings were found and the activation was due to
a faulty detector. 46-C4 secured all units at 20:28 hrs. On Sunday
July 25, 2010 at 04:23 hrs Stations 45, 46, & 53 were dispatched to
20 Truman Ave for a fire alarm. Engine 45-102 arrived and
investigated the cause. Nothing was found and all units cleared by
05:07 hrs. At 10:58 hrs stations 45 & 46 were dispatched to a
overturn vehicle at the intersection of County Rt 601 & Skillman
Rd.45-C1 arrived confirming all occupants were out of the vehicle.
45-C1 secured station 45 and turn the scene over to Rescue 46-156.At 11:45 hrs stations 45, 46 & 53 responded to 123 Zion Wertsville Rd for a Carbon Monoxide Alarm. 45-C1 & C2 arrived and metered the structure. No readings were found and the cause was determined to be from a faulty detector. All units were secured by 11:53 hrs. At 15:18 hrs stations 45, 46 & 53 were dispatched to Rt 206 & County Rt 518 for a vehicle smoking from a MVA. 53-C4 establishing command and held with Engine 53- 1, Rescue 46-156 and secured Engine 45-102 before its arrival. At 19:55 hrs stations 45 was dispatched to 29 Berkley Ave for a fire alarm. 45-C1 arrived and confirmed careless cooking and no assists needed. Engine 45-102 responded and was secured at 20:10 hrs before its arrival. MVC with Entrapment and Medvac On
Sunday July 18th at 16:08 hrs station 45 & 46 were dispatched to 110
County Rt 601 for a 1 vehicle mva with intrapment.45-C2 established
command and assigned 46-C1 & 45-103 to land north star helicopter at
lubas field. Rescue 45-151 & 46-156 worked together to extricate one
victim from the vehicle. All 45 units were cleared by 16:51 hrs.Click here for more photos Brush Fire Next to Structure On July 4th
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Mutual Aid to Hillsborough
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more photos Cooking Fire at Pike Run On July 3rd Truck Fire at Carrier Clinic
Busy Weekend for Volunteers The weekend of June 26th proved to be a busy one. At 09:54 hours crews were alerted to a brush fire behind 28 Carousel Chase. Brush 45-141, Tanker 45-135, as well as 45-C2 and C3 responded and extinguish the small fire caused by embers from an outdoor fire place being used the night before.
The next day at 21:25 hours station 45 and 46 were called to the scene of another motor vehicle accident with entrapment on Cherry Hill Rd (Station 46 primary). 46 C-1 assigned 45-C1 and Engine 46-108 to set up a landing zone for North Star at the Waldorf School. Rescue 45-151 and Engine 45-102 proceeded to scene to assist Rescue 46-156. All 45 units were cleared by 21:51 hours New engine Arrives
Rich Karsay State Champion On April 10th 2009 in Miami, Ohio Ex-Chief Richard Karsay turned in an impressive time of 2:22.51 on The Scott Firefighter Challenge course. That time was the best time for any one from New Jersey for the 2009 season of the event earning Rich the State Championship! Congratulations Rich! We are proud of you!
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