Chief Andrew Smith shares his monthly report with Patch.
Members of Little Silver's Volunteer Fire Company responded to 15 calls in the borough last month, which included two structure fires and 3 vegetation fires. The full report was provided by Chief Andrew Smith. 15 Calls for Service Mutual Aid Given 4 Times 2 Drills/ Training 134.9 Volunteer Man Hours
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A neighbor noticed heavy smoke Thursday afternoon at the Little Silver home.
A chimney fire spread to an interior wall of a Lippincott Road home on Thursday afternoon. Cracks in the chimney helped fuel the fire at 29 Lippincott Rd. around 2:40 p.m., according to Little Silver Fire Chief Andrew Smith. He said a neighbor noticed the heavy smoke building outside the ranch style house and alerted homeowner Gene Barkey. "All of a sudden is just started getting smoky," Barky, who's lived in the house since 2005, told Patch. "We've been using [the fireplace] nonstop since the storm," he said. Smith said that wood burning fireplaces need to have chimneys cleaned regularly to rid the interiors of buildup, which can ignite. Little Silver Volunteer Fire, EMS and police responded as did Red Bank Hook & Ladder, Rumson and Sea …
Little Silver police and fire responded to the incident late Wednesday afternoon.
Wondering what was going on in the Walgreen's parking lot around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday? A Mercedes sedan was leaking diesel fuel, according to Little Silver Fire Chief Andrew Smith. The car was towed from the scene around 6 p.m.
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Shrewsbury, Tinton Falls, Red Bank offer mutual aid for structure fire on Branch Avenue
A Little Silver family is safe after a fire Saturday at their Branch Avenue home. Firefighters initially responded to a call for a porch fire but arrived to find a fire on the second-floor balcony in the rear of the house that was extending to the roof, Little Silver fire Chief Andrew J. Smith said. The residents had already evacuated the home, the chief said. Shrewsbury responders joined Little Silver firefighters in initiating "an aggressive interior attack" that kept the fire from spreading, Smith said. They doused the flames and placed salvage covers in the home to minimize water damage. Two firefighters received minor injuries and were treated at the scene. The blaze is under investigation by the Red Bank Fire Marshall and the Little …
The Little Silver and Oceanport fire departments conducted a fire drill in a soon-to-be torn down house on Prospect Avenue.
A borough-owned building that is slated to be torn down next week in Little Silver provided the perfect opportunity for local fire depatments to practice life saving maneuveurs on Monday night. The Little Silver , Port Au Peck and Oceanport fire departments brought in a smoke machine and all their vehicles to practice ventilation and search and rescue techniques in a house that will be demolished to make way for an expanded parking lot. The exercise began around 7 p.m., according to Little Silver Assistant Fire Chief Peter Giblin and was wrapping up around 8:15 p.m.
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The fire company's fourth annual celebration is coming up on Saturday, March 17 from 3 p.m to 10 p.m.
Hosted at the Little Silver Firehouse, this family-friendly, community event will include traditional Irish fare and live music. In addition, children’s games and activities will be organized until 7 p.m. “Our annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration is an opportunity to open our doors to the community and celebrate the brotherhood we share as a community,” says Kevin Brennan, event chairman. Tickets for adults are $45 in advance or $55 at the door, teenagers ages 13-20 are $10 and children 12 and under are free. These may be purchased online via PayPal at www.littlesilverfd.org or by contacting Marty Screen at 732-996-5454 or mscreen2@bloomberg.net.
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Deemed accidental, blaze began in trailer used by a flooring company working inside the house. Quick response by Little Silver Fire Department saved home from further damage.
The trailer of a flooring company working inside a home at 2 Queens Drive in Little Silver burst into flames shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday, spreading to the home's garage before it was quickly extinguished by volunteers from the Little Silver Fire Company. The family was not home and workers who were installing hardwood floors earlier in the day were outside during the fire. There were no reported injuries. "It came in as a shed fire and then it changed to a trailer fire, and when we got here the trailer was fully engulfed and the flames just caught the garage," said Police Chief Dan Shaffery, who was redirecting traffic on Church Lane. Church Lane and Rumson Road were both shut down while crews knocked down the fire, and traffic was …
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6:20 pm on Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Thanks for sharing the information with us. I was wondering what was going on since the traffic was back up for a mile on Prospect Avenue. more ›
Fred M
2:50 pm on Monday, September 3, 2012
Very nice that there a still VOLUNTEERS serving the public...I would love to see Towns show their appreciation more..How about residents getting together and lets say , throw a BBQ for the volunteers...Something like that.. more ›