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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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Smoke Condition – Township Line Road
At 0648 on 30 August 2008, Stations 45 and 46 were dispatched to a smoke condition inside the residence of 779 Township Line Road. Montgomery P.D. arrived and advised of odor in the residence. Residents were evacuated and the odor was investigated. 45 C-3 arrived and reported a burned power strip. Engine 45-102’s crew investigated for extension of the electrical fire and Ladder 45-116 assisted in ventilating the house. All units were cleared by 0714.
Ladder Operations Drill
On the evening of 25 August, members of Station 45 participated in a ladder operations drill. The line officers gave a general overview of Ladder 45-116’s capabilities. Firefighters and junior members then took turns practicing in the operation of the ladder.
Somerset County Memorial
Motorcade Detail
At 0725 hours on the morning of 23 August, members of Station 45 were dispatched for a countywide drill / motorcade detail. Members from various Somerset County Fire Departments manned the overpasses on Route 287 as a motorcade from New York escorted a memorial of the World Trade Center’s steel from NYC to Shanksville, PA. The steel became part of a memorial for Flight 93.
Van Fire With Exposure
On
the night of July 12 at 21:10hrs stations 45 and 46 were alerted to a
car fire at 289 cherry valley road (46 Primary). Montgomery Twp. PD was
first to arrive and advised the fire companies of a fully involved car
fire with exposures. 46 C-1 arrived and established fire command. Engine
45-102 arrived and helped deploy an 1 ¾ line from engine 46-108 to
protect exposures and assist with fire extinguishment. Tanker 45-135
arrived and assisted with water supply. Do to the quick response of the
fire companies. The fire was contained to the vehicle with no extension
to the exposure. All units cleared by 22:09 hours.
Station 45 Brings Home the Hardware
On June 28th the members of Station 45 participated in Kendall Park
Fire Company’s Double Wetdown celebration of two new fire trucks. The
week before the wetdown the dedicated members of 45 put in hours of
their personal time to clean and polish Tanker 45-135, Brush 45-141,
and Engine 45-102. All the sweat and hard work paid off with 45-102
winning third place for best appearing pumper, 45-141 winning second
place for best appearing brush truck, and 45-135 winning best over all
appearing tanker.
Tanker Shuttle and More!
On June 8th at 20:58 hours tanker 45-135 was dispatched, as part of
Somerset County's Tanker Task Force, to a working barn fire on the
Hillsborough side of Township Line Road. Upon arrival 45-135’s crew
dropped its holding tank and assisted in setup of the dump site at the
scene. Due to the close proximity to the fire, Station 45’s firehouse
was designated as the fill site. Fill site operations were quickly
established off the hydrant on our front apron and we filled eight
tankers a total of an estimated 50 loads. Engine crews from Station 45
were periodically called to the scene throughout the night as work crews
were constantly shifted in and out due to the extreme temperatures. All
Station 45 units were cleared 03:32 the next day.
LZ at Lubas Field
At 13:47 Station 45 was requested to establish a landing zone for a
victim of a motorcycle accident which occurred in the mountains on
Dutchtown Zion Road. Chief 45 C-1 declared the landing zone to be
established at the Lubas Baseball Field on Route 601. Engine 45-103
responded from the Station and Engine 45-102 responded from the line of
march of Hopewell’s Memorial Day parade. Members from both crews
assisted in setting up the landing zone and loading the patient into the
helicopter. All 45 units cleared at 14:29.
Vehicle Extrication on Rt. 206
At 15:40 hours on May 12th Station 45 responded with Rescue 45-151 to assist Station 46 (Montgomery Twp. #2) with a motor vehicle extrication on Rt. 206 in front of Princeton Airport. Once on scene 151's crew stabilized the vehicle while 46`s crews removed the drivers door to gain access to remove the patient. All crews cleared the scene at 18:19 hours.
Apartment Fire on Blue Spring Road
At 16:45 on April 7, 2008 Stations 45, 46 and 53 were alerted to a
report of unknown type fire on Blue Spring Road. (46 primary). Station
45 responded with Ladder 45-116 and Rescue 45-151. Engine 53-1, from
Rocky Hill, pulled first due and Chief 53 established command reporting
a working fire in division 1of a 2 ½ story multi-family dwelling. Engine
53-1 crew proceeded to place lines in service for an aggressive interior
attack. Engine 53-2 arrived and hit a hydrant to supply Engine 53-1.
Shortly after 46 C-2 arrived and assumed command. The fire was contained
to the original fire unit with minimal damage to surrounding units.
Station 45 assisted with overhaul and searched for fire extension. All
45 units cleared by 18:55.
Shed/Car Fire on Monroe Avenue
On March 22, 2008 at 04:32 stations 45 and 46 were alerted to a shed
fire with exposure to vehicles on Monroe Ave. (station 45 primary).
Upon arrival 45-Chief established command and reported a shed fire and
two fully involved car fires with exposure to the house. Station
53 was added to the assignment because of the exposure to the residence.
Engine 45-102 pulled first due and was directed to stretch a 1 ¾ line
and knock down the car fire closet to the house and protect the
exposure. Once Engine 45-103 laid a supply line to establish a water
supply to the hydrant, two additional 1 ¾ lines were stretched. Leaking
fuel from both cars required extended operations that eventually
required 3 dry chemical extinguishers to fully extinguish the fire. All
units cleared the scene by 06:09.
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