Santa Claus is Coming to Town!!! The Upper Saddle River Volunteer Fire Department Presents..... Project Santa SANTA WILL BE TRAVELING AROUND TOWN BY FIRE TRUCK, VISITING UPPER SADDLE RIVER CHILDREN AND RAISING MONEY FOR THE USRFD AND THE TOMORROW’S CHILDREN FUND. CAN YOU … [Read more...]
USRFD Fall Fund Drive in Progress
Thank you for visiting our webpage and your continued support is always appreciated. Interested in joining the USRFD? Email us at info@usrfd.org Interested in donating to the 100% Volunteer USRFD? Click on this link! [cc_widget id="2"] … [Read more...]
July Images
Yesterday, the USR Police faced off against the USR Fire during their first annual softball game. The score was close throughout the game, entering into the last inning tied when the fire department pulled ahead for a 14-11 win. Perfect weather, lots of laughs and a great time … [Read more...]
Recently, the USRFD took delivery of Car 1230, a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe incident command vehicle. The unit is outfitted with SoundOff Signal lighting, Kenwood radios and carries firefighting gear, extinguishers and other lifesaving equipment. … [Read more...]
When firefighters responded to the Ford dealership on River Street in Hackensack 28 years ago, they did not know how deceptive the blaze would prove to be, nor how ill-equipped they were to fight it. They did not know that five of them would not survive. That fateful day, July … [Read more...]
Saturday was a very busy day for not only the volunteers of our department, but also for departments from our mutual aid. The USRFD hosted the North West Bergen Mutual Aid Association's annual field day. Congratulations to Franklin Lakes Volunteer Fire Department for taking home … [Read more...]
Last night, USRFD firefighter Nico Brusco was sworn in as Lieutenant of the fire dept. Congrats Nico! … [Read more...]
Richard Sheltra (Souce: Pineville Volunteer Fire Department) PINEVILLE, NC (WBTV) - A 20-year-old firefighter was killed while battling a fire in the Pineville area Saturday night. He has been identified as Richard Sheltra. He served as a volunteer firefighter for three … [Read more...]
Yesterday, the USRFD was requested to back to back emergencies. First, at the Extended Stay on Route 17 for a reported brush fire. Chief Vierheilig and Engine 1232 (OIC FF Andrews) responded. Crews extinguished the fire with a booster line. While clearing the brush fire, dispatch … [Read more...]
Sugarkane Performs
A special thanks to the band Sugarkane for performing at our annual dinner on April 16th. The band performed free of charge as a thank you to the Upper Saddle River Fire Department who allows the band to practice at the firehouse whenever it is needed. … [Read more...]
April 16th, the Upper Saddle River Fire Department held it's 71st annual awards dinner. A huge thank you to LT. Brandon Bach for planning this event, and making it a huge success. Congratulations to all the award recipients, and thank you to all who attended. It was a good time … [Read more...]
Recruitment Video
Over the weekend several members of the USRFD finished filming footage for our 2016 recruitment video. A home scheduled for demolition was used during the footage. Stay tuned for the video airing soon. … [Read more...]
Sunday Runs
At 1:43am on Sunday, the USRFD was dispatched to assist the Saddle River FD set up a medivac landing zone while their crews, alongside Allendale FD rescue operated at the scene of a motor vehicle crash. Chief Vierheilig, Asst Chief Rauch, and Engine 1231 responded and set up the … [Read more...]
Tree Into Home
Last night, at 10:18 PM, the USRFD was requested to a home on Hidden Glen for a tree that went through a window. Chief Vierheilig, Asst. Chief Rauch, Rescue 1242 and Engine 1232 responded and boarded up the window for the resident. Once the window was boarded up, the crews … [Read more...]
Rescue Review Drill
Last night's drill had the members of the USRFD reviewing rescue techniques. First the members reviewed air bag and stabilization usage on a vehicle. Second stage was a unique drill where the members honed their precision skills with the extrication tools by playing a game of … [Read more...]
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