Fire police units were requested during the early morning hours of the Thansgiving weekend when a vehicle lost control and left the roadway on Route 561 near Cranford Road. CHFP units closed Route 561 for several hours while police accident investigators worked to process the scene.
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CHFP responded to a auto vs. pedestrian accident on Grove Street between Route 70 and Park Blvd to block traffic while police investiagetd the accident. CHFP units maintained a detour of both lanes of NB Grove Street and restricted SB to one lane on Grove. To view a larger version of the photos click them.

CHFP received several calls during the unusual April nor'easter relating to flooding and wires. CHFP was also represented in the emergency operation center when chief officials gathered to plan response to the flooding on Sunday night. Officers responded to several calls for service on Sunday afternooon through Monday afternoon.

CHFP was requested by Cherry Hill Police for an early evening motor vehicle accident between a car and a motorcycle on Route 561 between I-295 and Ashbrook Road. CHPD units needed to perform an accident investigation and the road would need to be reduced to just one lane in each direction. Chief Pusloski and Ofc. Hutkin arrived first on the scene and received orders from CHPD. Chief Pusloski called for 2 marked vehicles with equipment to perform a lane reduction. Lt. Pusloski and FTO Lemanowicz responded from station 6 with the radio emergency patrol (REP) vehicle and Ofc. Louie took 1368 from the west side of town. Lt. Santangelo responded directly to the scene to assit the Chief. Units took positions to redirect traffic into one lane in each direction while the investigation continued.

• House Fire on Randy Lane

CHFP units responded on an all hands fire on Randy Lane on the east side of Cherry Hill. Firefighters put a quick stop to the fire, but hose remained in the street for about two hours until it was certain that no fire had extended into other areas of the house. Fire police units closed the westbound lane of Browning Lane and also Randy Lane at several cross streets until the hose was removed. Once the hose was wrapped up, CHFP units were released and the road was opened. To view a larger version click on the photos below.

An early morning fire at the Chili's / Porterhouse Restaurant on the corner of Route 70 and Haddonfield Road had CHFP units busy for most of the day. Units were dispatched as the all-hands was sounded. Chief Pusloski and Asst. Chief Cook arrived and established fire police command. They had multiple posts that needed to be covered including closure and detour of Route 70 east and westbound. Also included was closure of the respective turn lanes of Haddonfield Road and Grove Street. Smaller side streets were also closed behind the restaurant. FP command called for an immediate response of all vehicles for a major incident. Lieutenants Pusloski, Santangelo and Emers responded to the east side to pick up vehicles and equipment. All five CHFP vehicles responded including the first run for our newly completed utility. 10 CHFP personnel remained on-scene for over twelve hours and placed over 400 cones on this incident alone. During this time, we also responded to a motor vehicle crash on Kings Highway and blocked southbound lanes of Kings Hwy for approximately an hour until PSEG crews could repair a pole cracked in the accident. Assistance was provided by mutual aid companies from Audubon fire police and Maple Shade fire police. Despite the immense amount of equipment dropped, CHFP units were prepared with more equipment in ready-reserves at our various holding facilities to handle more incidents if they had occurred.

An early March weather system that caused severe weather over some parts of the country works its way eastward and into the NJ area causing heavy rain and gusty winds. Fire police were called to respond to Independence Lane for wires down around 6:30am. Passing motorists on Kresson Road then began to place calls to Cherry Hill Police advising traffic lights were out along Kresson Road as a result of the wires down. CHFP units were re-directed to Kresson Road to assist with traffic control at the uncontrolled intersections. Lt. Pusloski contacted Maple Shade Fire Police for assistance on Kresson Road and Ofc. Hutkin handled the wires call. PSEG crews arrived soon after our arrival and power was restored. This resolved the traffic light situation on Kresson Road also. Unconfirmed reports of wind gusts in excess of 40 mph were reported with this weather system by local media outlets.- 3/3/2007

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CHFP will release summary data on incidents in calendar year 2006 via our website. As part of our reporting and tracking functions, CHFP documents all incidents to which we are called. Certain data such as call type, average call length, manpower hours expended, etc. will be provided shortly on a report on this website. Check back for more details. - 3/1/2007

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CHFP has completed restoration work on a Dodge Power Wagon that was formerly used as a brush truck in Burlington County. While this vehicle once had firefighting capabilities, it is now used for its specialized equipment such as winch, tow hitch package, 4-wheel drive capability, on-board generator, quartz scene lighitng and high lift body style. Special thanks to the professional staff at the CHFD Motor Maintenance Unit for their help in preparing this vehicle to become street-ready. This vehicle will be especially useful during summer storms when specialzed equipment is needed to provide lighting at electrical wire calls. Look for it hitting the street at upcoming calls. - 3/1/2007

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Cherry Hill Fire Department's Community Education Division has posted on-line versions of many of their important safety brochures. Click the graphic below to visit the CHFD website and learn how to become more fire safe. - 3/1/2007