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More than $1M in local firefighting gear to get new life in tornado-ravaged Alabama Updated 7:30 AM; Today 7:00 AM A tractor-trailer is loaded with used firefighting gear in Sussex County, New Jersey, that is expected to arrive April 8, 2021, at eight volunteer fire departments in Alabama.Photo courtesy Mark DeVoe Facebook Share The connection was formed a year ago and a pickup truck loaded with firefighting equipment went from northwest New Jersey to Alabama. But when Sussex County firefight...

There is a special bond among firefighters — likely forged in flames — that distance cannot extinguish. So when a series of tornadoes damaged firehouses and equipment in Alabama last month, a Wantage, New Jersey, firefighter sent out a call for help.   The response was so great that on Wednesday morning a tractor-trailer and a few pickup trucks full of donated fire equipment, along with a donated fire engine, will start the 15-hour ride to Alabama. Volunteer fire departments from New Jer...

New Jersey firefighters send help to Alabama When the devastating tornadoes hit Alabama last month, part of their destruction included damaging firehouses and their equipment. When some New Jersey firefighters heard about that, they jumped into action to help their southern counterparts. A story by the New Jersey Herald tells the tale of the bond that exists across the miles for the brave men and women who stand between us and fires. Beemerville Fire Departments Capt. Hunter Space put out a cal...

Neighbor banging on door alerts man, woman that Easton house is on fire, homeowner says Updated Mar 16, 2021; Posted Mar 15, 2021 Firefighters work to knock out a stubborn fire March 15, 2021, at 504 W. Berwick St. in Easton.Tony Rhodin | For lehighvalleylive.com Facebook Share “Who’s that knocking on the door like that?” McInnis’ girlfriend Sharon Bowie remembered saying. The house was on fire, a neighbor shouted. She ran up to the third floor and tried to put the fire out, she said....

Basement fire spreads smoke damage throughout Northampton County home, chief says Updated Dec 21, 2020; Posted Dec 21, 2020 Smoke was a major issue in a basement fire Dec. 20, 2020, at 1235 Brentwood Ave. in Hanover Township Northampton County.Mike Nester | lehighvalleylive.com contributor Facebook Share Firefighters from Northampton and Lehigh counties quickly knocked down a basement blaze on Sunday night in Hanover Township, Northampton County. The call came in at 7:23 p.m. for 1235 Brentwo...