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National Weather Service Alerts for Ocean County, NJ
Welcome to the Official Website for Waretown Volunteer Fire Co.
From the website, you can do the following:
*Keep up on the latest fire company news and incidents in our community.
*Make a Hall Rental Inquiry online by clicking on the Hall Rentals Tab.
*If you would like the Fire Department to come to a special event or school function, you can make the request online by clicking to the Public Information and Outreach Tab.
*You can be a Sponsor of our website by clicking on the Sponsor tab.
*Want to join our Fire Company click on the Volunteer Opportunity tab.
If you have photos of the Waretown Fire Company at work or in town, please submit them to Photos@waretownfire.org Have questions? Email Info@waretownfire.org
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"Pulling for Heroes" Firetruck Pull
Waretown Fire, November 02
Join us November 2, 2024 for our 1st Annual “Pulling for Heroes” Firetruck Pull!
Gather your team of 8-10 people and prepare to pull Waretown Fire Companys 33,000lb Brush Truck a total of 50ft in under 5 minutes! Bring your family and friends along to cheer the teams on as they pull!
Registration will open at 10:30am, first pull will be at 11:00am and running every 10 minutes. Each member of your ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Busy Day for Waretown Fire Crews
Waretown Fire, October 29
1st Call- at 11:57 Station 36 was requested to assist Stafford Fire (Station 47), and other mutual aid departments for a reported structure fire at Southern Ocean Medical Center. Reports were that there was smoke showing. 3600 (Chief) and crews from 3601 (engine) went to work on the roof of the new construction. Crews were released around 1:45PM
2nd Call- 1:55PM While returning to Waretown ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Smoke Investigation Bryant Road North of Wells Mills Road
Waretown Fire, October 27
On October 27, 2024 at 9:45 AM Waretown Fire Department, Forked River Fire, and the NJ Fire Service was alerted to smoke in the woods off Wells Mills Road in the area of Bryant Road. 3600 (Chief), 3610 (Deputy Chief) arrived on location at Wells Mills Road and Bryant Road to direct crews. 3619 (Brush) and 3601 (engine) arrived. Crews entered the dirt roads off of Wells Mills Road to attempt ... (Full Story & Photos)
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National Fire Prevention Week
October 08
The 2024 National Fire Prevention Week has arrived!
We want to remind our communities to be fire-safe at all times: never play with lighters or matches and practice home fire safety drills. More specifically, the 2024 Fire Prevention Week campaign highlights the importance of smoke alarms. A few safety tips for everyone to remember are:
- A continuous set of three loud beeps—beep, beep, beep—means ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Early Morning Driving Mishap
Waretown Fire, September 30
The early morning of Sept 30 (0508) the Waretown Fire Company was called to Corliss Park Lake for a vehicle in the water. Chief Leaming and Deputy Chief Hurley arrived on location and found a vehicle near the dam, off the road and the front end into the water. Crews stood by for short of 2 hours while the tow company could remove the vehicle from the water. Our photographer was able to snap ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Junior Fire Academy Class 7
August 21
The Waretown Volunteer Fire Company's 7th Annual Junior Fire Academy has kicked off!
Recruits of the Junior Fire Academy have participated in tons of hands on activities including advancing hose-lines, ladder throws and placement, search and rescue and even arson investigation!
Later this week recruits will find themselves becoming familiar with the New Jersey State Police Medical Helicopters and ... (Full Story & Photos)
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Severe Weather Watch for the next 72 hours.
Waretown Fire, August 06
Hello Everyone,
6 August 2024
We are monitoring impending storms this evening and through the weekend due to Tropical Storm Debby as she continues to move along the east coast. Several inches of rain is expected over the next 72 hours, this will include significant rainfall, high winds, and tides along the Bay will be higher then usual tides.
If roads are flooded please remember, "TURN AROUND ... (Full Story & Photos)
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