Today, members of the USRFD in conjunction with USRVAC , Allendale FD PD and EMS, Saddle River FD, HHK FD and EMS and Valley MICU conducted a pre-prom mock fatal accident demonstration for the junior and senior students of Northern Highlands HS. USRFD members worked with AFD … [Read more...]

Fire Chief Safety Tip of the Month from Chief Erik Vierheilig This month we feature smoke detector safety tips. With daylight savings time coming tomorrow, the USRFD urges residents to change their smoke detector batteries in their home, as well as change the backup battery in … [Read more...]

Yesterday at 8:19am, the USRFD USRPD and USRVAC were dispatched to a vehicle vs utility pole on Ripplewood Drive. Chief Vierheilig (IC), Rescue 1242 (OIC Lt Lupinacci) and Engine 1232 (OIC FF Moss) responded. Crews contained the fluid spill and secured the vehicle while the VAC … [Read more...]

At 9:07am, the USRFD was dispatched along with the USRPD and USRVAC to a reported car into a building with a major gas leak on Park Way. Chief Vierheilig (IC) arrived on scene to find no structural damage but a broken high pressure regulator on the exterior of the building. Asst … [Read more...]

At 9:45pm on March 9th, the USRFD was dispatched to a reported car fire in the driveway of a home on Pine Hill Drive. Chief Vierheilig arrived on scene moments later to find a fully involved vehicle fire in close proximity to the home. Asst Chief Rauch arrived and took Ops … [Read more...]

Please remember that this weekend as you change your clocks, please change the batteries in your Smoke and CO detectors. … [Read more...]

At 8:51pm on March 2nd, the USRFD was dispatched mutual aid to Saddle River for an electrical fire with extension in the wall in a home on Twin Brooks Road. Chief Vierheilig (Car 1230) and Tanker 1233 (OIC LT Lupinacci) responded, along with mutual aid companies from Waldwick, … [Read more...]

Today at approximately 0650 hours the Upper Saddle River Fire Department was requested on State Route 17 North to assist with a motor vehicle crash involving a vehicle off the roadway leaking fluid.  Chief Vierheilig along with Rescue 1242 and Engine 1232 responded.  While on … [Read more...]

On Saturday February 21, at 7:17 pm, the USRFD was dispatched along with USRPD and USRVAC to a rollover at the intersection of Lake St and East Saddle River Rd. Chief Vierheilig (IC), Asst Chief Rauch (Ops), Rescue 1242 (OIC FF Bertollo), and Engine 1231 (OIC FF Levine) … [Read more...]

Fire Chief Safety Tip of the Month from Chief Erik Vierheilig Beginning this month, I will bring you monthly safety tips as they relate to the season. This month we feature carbon monoxide safety tips. The USRFD responds to many carbon monoxide calls throughout the year, but the … [Read more...]

Today, the USRFD was dispatched to two calls, both to the same building on Park Way. The first came in during the afternoon for a reported heavy amount of water flowing from a sprinkler pipe above a parking area ceiling. Chief Vierheilig (IC) , Asst Chief Rauch (Ops) and Engine … [Read more...]

Kidde recalls 5 million disposable extinguishers. Be sure to check to see if your home extinguisher is listed. http://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/apnews/2015/02/12/kidde-recalling-nearly-5m-disposable-fire-extinguishers.html … [Read more...]

Throwback to 1984: Chief Lou Manke with Firefighters Pat Fallone and Greg Rodgers getting ready to transport Santa prior to the annual borough tree lighting ceremony. … [Read more...]