Tacoma Fire Company

The members of the Tacoma Fire Company have been contacted by Jolly ole’ St Nicholas and were asked to help him by taking him around town on Saturday December 22nd starting at 2pm.  The firefighters will play the role of Santa’s Elves and escort him around to town to visit all of … [Read more...]

On Wednesday December 5, 2018, the Deptford Fire Department was dispatched to Route 55 southbound for a commercial motor vehicle crash.  Units arrived on location finding a tractor trailer tanker rolled over leaking diesel fuel.  Crews from the Deptford Fire Department arrived … [Read more...]

Do you sleep with your bedroom door open or closed when you sleep? Do you feel that you are safer with the door open or the door closed during a fire? These and other questions are discussed in the attached video produced by the Underwriters Laboratory (UL). The fire … [Read more...]

On Saturday November 24, 2018, Squad 921 was special called into the City of Woodbury at the intersection of Broad Street and Red Bank Avenue for a motor vehicle crash.  Chief 501(Gartner) reported a 3 vehicle crash with multiple injuries and two entrapped.  Squad 921 was … [Read more...]

On Tuesday November 20, 2018, The Fire Chief of the Brooklawn Fire Company invited the  Tacoma Boulevard Station  to participate in live burn exercises at the Camden County Fire Academy.  Along with the brothers from Brooklawn, there were brothers from the West Collingswood … [Read more...]

Thanksgiving day will soon be upon us and there will a lot of chefs in every household cooking the turkey dinner with the family recipe and traditions.  Recently the cooking using a deep fryer has gained popularity with these local chefs.  HOWEVER with this style of cooking comes … [Read more...]

On November 16, 2018 Squad 921 was special called into Westville to assist with an uncontrolled natural gas leak at a residence in the 500 Block of Delsea Drive.  On their arrival, Squad 921 was detailed to pick up a fire hydrant in the 600 block of Delsea Drive and stand by. Two … [Read more...]

On Thursday November 15, 2018, Squad 921 was dispatched to the New Jersey Turnpike at the 19.0 southbound mile marker for a motor vehicle crash.  The weather at the time was heavy snow mixed with sleet.  The reports were a vehicle off the roadway into the woods and another … [Read more...]

On Tuesday November 13, 2018 at 0745 hours, Battalion Two was dispatched to 1000 Delsea Drive, the I-295 Industrial Park,  for a Commercial Vehicle Fire.  Battalion 9201 (Thomas) arrived on location to find a 25' commercial foam insulation spraying trailer well involved in fire.  … [Read more...]

Daylight savings time is this Sunday November 4th at 0200.  With this all clocks are turned back ONE hour.   This is a good time to change all batteries in all your Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Detectors.  If you have the 10 year battery detectors, please check them to … [Read more...]

On Saturday November 3, 2018 at 1433 hours, Battalion Two was dispatched to the area of 490 Deptford Avenue for a wires call.  Upon arrival of Squad 921, a large tree was found down lying on primary wires.  Deptford Avenue was closed between Woodland Avenue and Tacoma Boulevard.  … [Read more...]

On November 3, 2018 shortly after midnight, a quick moving storm rolled through the area bringing high winds and heavy rain.  The strong winds caused a large tree to snap bringing part of the tree on top of a 3 story residence on Yorktown Court.  The tree penetrated the roof of … [Read more...]

During the latter part of the month of October, residents in the Battalion Two local which covers the Westville Grove, Westville Oaks, Woodbury Gardens, Ladds landing, Blanchards Landing, Patriots Ridge, Steeple Chase, Liberty Way will be receiving a letter from the Tacoma Fire … [Read more...]

On Monday October 29, 2018 at 1845 hours firefighters from the Tacoma Boulevard Station and firefighters from the Princeton Boulevard Station (Oak Valley Fire Co.) were in attendance for a Foam Awareness and Foam Operations class.  This class was held at the Tacoma Boulevard … [Read more...]

The Tacoma Fire Company and the Colonial Manor Fire Association have team ed up to bring you the 2nd annual Halloween Social to be held on Saturday October 27, 2018 from 8pm to 1am.  To held at the Colonial Manor Fire House at 611 Academy Avenue in West Deptford.  Tickets are $20 … [Read more...]