Each year thousands of fires are sparked due to clogged dryer vents. How often do you clean your dryer lint trap? Pictured here is a dryer vent that is overloaded with lint, this is extremely dangerous. Lint and other debris can build up in your dryer vent, reducing air flow to the dryer, backing up dryer exhaust gases, creating a fire hazard. Please remember to clean your lint trap after every use. Also there are professionals that come and clean the dryer vent. Some signs that the vent may be clogged is that the clothes are not drying completely in one cycle, debris in the outside dryer vent opening, excessive heat in the room where the dryer is, and large amounts of lint accumulation in the lint trap for one cycle.

South Wall Fire Rescue would like to send it thoughts and prayers to all of the family and members effected by the Line of Duty Death of Firefighter / Life Member Bob Meyer while operating at a multi alarm commercial fire in Union Beach.

See the story below for more details.

http://www.statter911.com/2014/06/08/news-reports-firefighter-killed-mult-alarm-fire-union-beach-new-jersey/

http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/news/fullstory/newsid/208794

Members recently participated in Read Across America at Allenwood School. Along with members from from the Wall Twp Police Department, each class in the School had a book read to them. Firefighter John Iorio also demonstrated the gear we wear during fire calls (pictured below in the photo gallery).

http://www2.wall.k12.nj.us/news/photo-gallery/#

Members pictured below participated in marching in the 2014 Belmar St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Firefighters from all around NJ have been marching since 2001 to honor the 343 FDNY firefighters lost in the 9/11 attacks.

Pictured:

JR. FF – Robert Kraft, FF – Zak Sussman, FF – John Iorio, Chief – John Sahatjian, Deputy Chief – Tim Hobbis, 1st Lieutenant – Mark Pellecchia Jr, Honorary Member – Sean Cecchetti and Probationary FF – Julie Casal.

Deputy Chief Viscuso presented the Step Up and Lead seminar at South Wall Firehouse on Monday, January 27 and had a packed house! The class, presented by All Hands Fire Equipment and Training, hosted by South Wall, brought 85 people from over 15 different departments. Fantastic showing for a great class! Thank you!

Deputy Chief of Kearny Fire, Frank Viscuso is the author of Fireground Operational Guides, The Mentor and Step Up and Lead. He will be at South Wall Firehouse on Atlantic Ave on Monday, January 27, 2014 at 6pm to deliver Leadership Development training. Our good friends at All Hands Fire Training assisted with scheduling this class.
The class is open enrollment to South Monmouth Fire Departments. If you need information contact chief@southwallfire.com