Thorofare Volunteer Fire Company

Members utilized the 'Smoke House' prop at Gloucester County Fire Academy and conducted multiple Primary Searches of a residential house as well as communicated the locations of simulated fires and requesting additional resources if needed. Strenuous and vigorous training like … [Read more...]

Quick thinking by the residents of a house in the Thorofare section saved many belongings from becoming damaged by fire. During the early evening hours, District 6 was alerted to the Thorofare section for a reported dwelling fire. While responding to the scene, Gloucester County … [Read more...]

Station 6-1, 17-1 and GCEMS were dispatched to the area of Exit 19 northbound for a motor vehicle crash. 613 arrived to find one vehicle overturned off the ramp into a ditch and all occupants out of the vehicle. GCEMS transported one patient to Cooper Trauma, 613 stood by with … [Read more...]

Thank you to everyone who attended the Urban Engine Playbook class, we had over 100 personnel in attendance. Special thanks to Capt. Eckert of the Camden Fire Department for his time. … [Read more...]

Members of District 6 traveled to Emergency Services Training Center of Burlington County to tackle their standpipe/highrise operations. Members were faced with multiple flights of stairs, smoke, and fire while utilizing 1.5 and 2.5 inch handlines. Thanks are given to National … [Read more...]

Around 10:40 am this morning District 6 was notified of a reported building fire at the Popeye's on NJ Rt-45. Chief 6601 (Matson) arrived and reported heavy smoke, and fire inside coming from the rear of the property. Engine 614 arrived first due, activated the Ansul system … [Read more...]

Just after 9am Wednesday, while 614 was clearing an alarm on Mantua Grove Rd, crews were alerted of an additional call in the local at the RiverCove Apartments on Grove Ave. While en-route county communications provided several updates including one from building maintenance … [Read more...]

On Thursday night around 2315, Station 6-1 was dispatched to a lot at 45 Mantua Grove Rd the White Swan Trailer Park for Carbon Monoxide Detector activation. 613 arrived and spoke with a resident who reported her alarm went off for about 2 minutes then stopped. Crews entered the … [Read more...]

Stations 6-6 and 6-1 were dispatched to the unit block of Hickory Lane for a vehicle fire. County dispatch was recieving numerous calls for a vehicle on fire impinging on a residence. 6601 (Matson) arrived and confirmed one vehicle in the driveway impinging on the residence with … [Read more...]

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Just after 1800, District 6 was dispatched to the area of Crown Point Rd and Jobstown Rd for several reports of a house on fire. 6102 arrived on scene and confirmed a working attic fire at number 261 Crown Point Rd. EMS reported possible people inside with vehicles in the … [Read more...]

Taskforce 17-1, consisted of Station 17-1 (Paulsboro), Staiton 21-1 (Gibbstown), and Station 6-1 (Thorofare) were dispatched to the Mobil Lube Plant on the 1000 block of Billingsport Rd in Paulsboro for a report of possible fire inside the building. Employees on location reported … [Read more...]

West Deptford has a new warehouse distribution coming to town and is almost ready to open. Before the expected Labor Day opening, crews from all four of West Deptfords Fire Companies took time on a Tuesday night to walk through the building and get an idea of the layout and … [Read more...]

On Tuesday, July 31, members from station 6-1 along with West Deptford Fire Marshal John Austin, were invited by the WDPD to make a presentation during this years’ West Deptford Junior Police Academy.  Fire Marshal Austin spoke briefly with the cadets about fire safety. After the … [Read more...]