Bridgeton Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 4822

12/18/2023

03/12/2023

Make sure to always replace your smoke alarm every 10 years. Don’t see a date on the back? Replace it!

https://youtu.be/CmqpBc26SZg

02/01/2022

On behalf of the Bridgeton Professional Firefighters we send our deepest condolences to Captain Fortuna’s family and his colleagues from Stockton Firefighters Local 456

On behalf of the Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey we send our deepest condolences to Captain Fortuna’s family and his colleagues from Stockton Firefighters Local 456.

“This morning at approximately 4:45 a.m. the Stockton Fire Department’s Emergency Communications Division received a 911 call for a dumpster fire in the area of Washington and Aurora Streets. Engine 2 arrived on the scene a short time later and found a dumpster fire impinging on a structure. As firefighters were extinguishing the fire, gunshots were heard, and the Fire Captain of Engine 2 had been struck. Firefighters quickly transitioned to providing EMS care and transported him to the hospital.

Captain Fortuna served the City of Stockton for 21 years and leaves behind a wife and two grown children. I ask you to keep Captain Fortuna’s family and the Stockton Fire Department family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time."

01/26/2022

On behalf of the Bridgeton Professional Firefighters, we send our deepest condolences to the families of our fallen brothers and the members of Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 & Baltimore Fire Officers IAFF Local 964. May they Rest In Peace.

Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734
Baltimore Fire Officers IAFF Local 964

The Officers & Members of L-734 & Baltimore Fire Officers IAFF Local 964 regretfully announce the line of duty deaths of:

-Lt Paul Butrim
-FFPM Kelsey Sadler
-FFPM Kenneth Lacayo

Please keep their families in your prayers as well as our member who remains hospitalized.

01/12/2022

We all want to stay warm, but we respond to more home fires in the winter months. Use space heaters and generators cautiously and according to the guidelines provided with the equipment.

https://youtu.be/LP6me9WlhYA

01/11/2022

Great news from the state legislature today.

11/22/2021

Using a turkey fryer? Make sure you know how to do it safely!

11/11/2021

11/05/2021

Two-thirds of home fire deaths result from broken smoke alarms. Check your smoke alarms when you change the clock.

10/26/2021

Halloween is super exciting for kids, but can also be very dangerous. On average, twice as many child pedestrians are killed while walking on Halloween compared to any other day of the year. Stay safe by staying VISIBLE: bring flashlights, glow sticks and reflective goodie bags, and add reflective tape to costumes.

https://youtu.be/5IFMkITI8-c

09/29/2021

Great job by our A shift this afternoon.

This afternoon, at 1239 hours, the Bridgeton Fire Department was dispatched to a dwelling fire at 13 Pleasant Avenue (correct address was 15 Pleasant Avenue). At 1243 hours, Deputy 7 arrived on location, reported smoke showing from all sides and fire showing from the "A" Side and established Pleasant Avenue command. Deputy 7 provided responding units of their orders and advised the occupant is potentially still inside. At 1244 hours, Engine 7 and Ladder 7 arrived on scene. After quickly donning their SCBA Masks, Captain John Pagels and FF Julius Mendez began a primary search under fire and zero visibility conditions. FF Julius Mendez located the unconscious occupant on a couch in one of the bedrooms. FF Julius Mendez began to remove the occupant, and once in the hallway, was joined by Captain John Pagels. The two then carried the occupant outside to safety. Once outside the occupant became conscious and was able to speak with EMS and did not require treatment or transportation. At 1247 hours, Deputy 7 advised CC911 Dispatch the occupant was removed from the dwelling. Captain John Pagels and FF Julius Mendez, directly after rescuing the occupant, reentered the dwelling and finished the primary search and began pre-fire control overhaul while FF William Bitting was performing fire suppression. The fire was quickly placed under control at 1308 hours.

Great job FF Julius Mendez, Captain John Pagels and the remaining crew from "A" Shift.

Thank you to our EMS Division, the Bridgeton Police Department and all of our mutual aid departments who assisted.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

08/18/2021

Congratulations to the McPherson family on the birth of their new baby boy. Alexander Thomas McPherson.