On December 12, 2011, the members of the Toms River Fire Co. #2 delivered some holiday cheer to a great family. The Huff family has three children, and the youngest one, Lillie was born with many birth defects due to having a stroke in utero. Lillie who is not even two yet, has had countless surgeries and has been in and out of Jersey Shore Medical Center countless times due to her uncontrollable Infantile Spasm Epilepsy. Lillie has numerous problems and diagnosis which are too long to list and go into detail. Lillie's parents, Dan, and Kristi, have been trying to make ends meet with their regular bills, as well as all of the medical bills for Lillie. They are wonderful parents trying to do the right thing for their family. So this is why Toms River Fire Co. #2 feels that this family needed some extra Holiday Cheer.

Santa arrived on the 1949 Mack Fire truck “Santa’s Sleigh” bringing toys and some groceries for the holiday season. Seeing the three little faces just lit up when they looked at the driver. A 5’4” 255 pound man with a long snow white beard, wearing a bright red suit trimmed with white fur, a large red hat and black boots and had a merry twinkle in his eye. Santa even hung around for some family time and hot chocolate before leaving to head back to the North Pole to prep the Rain Deer. 

Toms River Fire Co. #2 would like to thank the New Saker Family Shoprite located in the new Crossroads Center RT 37 & RT 166 Toms River. For all their help and support during this Holiday Season.

 

If anyone would like to donate to the Huff Family, you can visit Lillie's web site www.caringbridge.org/visit/lilliehuff  or you can contact Tom Mauro @ tmauro@trfire.org

Thank you for your help and any donations.

 

Happy Holidays,

Toms River Fire Company #2

Santa Visited the members children to make sure they are behaving before Christmas. He is watching.....

Recently the members of the Toms River Fire Co. #2 adopted the Huff Family for the holidays. The family has three children, and the youngest one, Lillie was born with many birth defects due to having a stroke in utero. Lillie has had countless surgeries and is not even 2 years old. She has been in and out of Jersey Shore Medical Center countless times due to her uncontrolable Infantile Spasm Epilepsy. Lillie, has numerous problems and diagnosis to list and go into detail. Lillie's parents, Dan, and Kristi, have been trying to make ends meet with their regular bills, as well as all of the medical bills for Lillie. They are wonderful parents trying to do the right thing for their family. Please, if you are able to help in anyway at all, you can visit Lillie's web site that the family has set up for her, or you can contact the president of the fire company directly. Thank you for your help and any donations.

Thomas Mauro President Toms River Fire CO. #2

(C) 732-773-2867 (H) 732-286-6651

tmauro@trfire.org

Lillie's web site is     www.caringbridge.org/visit/lilliehuff

On November 6th @ 3am we turn our clocks back an hour. So please remember to also change your batteries in your smoke detectors.

Around 1727 hours the Toms River Fire Dispatch Center received a 9-1-1 call for a possible vehicle fire in the woods entrance by the Silver Ridge Apartments. The 1st Fire Chief on location was Chief Cirz (2600) which reported a working engine compartment fire. Shortly after Chief Mount (2500) also arrived. Engine 2561 from Station 25 (Robbins St.) responded to extinguish the fire. All fire units were cleared up by 1808 hours.

The members of the Toms River Fire Co. #2 would like to thank all the local business that helped us out with sponsoring our poker run. Due to server weather, the poker run for 2011 has been cancelled and not rescheduled. We still have some T-Shirts left for a cost of $12 each. Please email CJ Weinberger @ cweinberger@trfire.org for more information.

TOMS RIVER — With heat and humidity pushing temperatures toward 90 degrees early Thursday morning, a fire call to a strip mall on Route 166 required assistance from than two dozen fire companies and emergency response units to provide enough manpower to keep firefighters safe and cool and the smoky fire under control, officials said.  The 911 call shortly before 8 a.m. on Thursday, reporting a fire emanating from the Wizard of Wash laundromat in the shopping center on Route 166 North at Old Freehold Road, came with temperatures already near 80 degrees, according to climate data from the National Weather Service in Mount Holly.  Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a heavy smoke condition, according to Police Chief Michael Mastronardy. The fire spread through the ceiling of the laundromat and into the other businesses in the strip mall: the Bombay Foods & Video convenience store, Attilio’s Pizza and Vespia’s Tire & Service Center.  Within an hour, the temperature reached 86 degrees as firefighters continued to search for a somewhat elusive fire in the ceiling of the strip mall, and temperatures continued to climb — past 90 degrees — while firefighters worked to extinguish the fire until it was placed under control around 10:10 a.m.  Before the smoke cleared, 25 different fire companies and emergency response units had been called to the scene to allow firefighters to work in manageably safe shifts, fire officials said.  “Due to the extreme heat, we brought in the other firefighters,” said township Fire Chief John Mount. “We need a lot of manpower when it’s hot like this because we’re not just fighting the fire. … We have to fight the heat, too.”  Under normal firefighting conditions, firefighters risk elevated body temperatures that can lead to heat-related illnesses and injuries, but add the heat and humidity of the past two days and the risk increases exponentially, according to township fire District No. 1 Chief Sam Seaman.  “The recovery time will be a lot longer with the added weather conditions,” Seaman said.  “You’re dealing with a situation of not being able to cool down quickly,” Mount added.  So firefighters worked in shifts and stood by in teams to relieve each rotation of firefighters as they exited the building.  Water, Gatorade, misting fans, portable shade and shade offered under nearby trees and a covered motor vehicle inspection station lane were used to combat heat exhaustion and heatstroke for the large number of firefighters who responded, Mount said.  Each time a team of sweat-soaked firefighters came out of the building, they were led to any number of nearby shady areas where they removed their heavy turn-out gear and were provided drinking water to rehydrate themselves, Mount added.  That scenario was replayed numerous times as the firefighters worked to find the source of the fire.  “The more the merrier to get the job done in this type of heat,” Mount said. “We always want to be cautious and err on the side of safety.”  One firefighter was overcome with heat exhaustion and taken to Community Medical Center for treatment, and two other firefighters were treated and released at the scene with heat-related injuries, Mount said.  The cause of the fire remains under investigation, Mastronardy said.  Attilio’s owner Raffaella Boemio lamented that she would not be able to fill several pizza orders she had for Toms River schools on Thursday. She has owned the business for 39 years, and said: “I didn’t know it was going to end up like this.”  Responding were the township’s police and fire companies with aid from Bayville, Beachwood, Berkeley, Island Heights, Lakewood Junior Hose Company, Lanoka Harbor, Manchester, Manitou Park, Pine Beach, Pinewald Pioneer, Pioneer Hose Fire Company from Brick, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, Stafford and Whitesville fire companies, Toms River Police EMS, Silverton EMS, the Ocean County Fire Marshal, Ocean County Fire Coordinator and New Jersey Natural Gas.

The Toms River Fire Company # 2 is currently looking for Men & Women over the age of 18 that would like to volunteer for our fire company. Come to the firehouse 45 West Water Street, Toms River, NJ 08753 on any Tuesday night from 1830 to 2100. You can also call 732-349-1345 and leave a message for Chief Cirz or President Mauro.

Around 2248 hours the Toms River Fire Dispatch Center received a 9-1-1 call for a possible box truck fire in the parking lot of the Stop & Shop Route 37 E. Chief Jeff Cirz (2600) arrived on location in minutes and reported a working engine compartment fire on delivery box truck. Shortly after, the first engine arrived to extinguish fire. Engine 2631 from Station 26-1 (Hooper Ave.) Engine 2501 from Station 25 (Robbins St.), & Engine 2671 from Station 26 (West Water St.) were the responding units from Toms River Fire Companies 1 & 2. All fire units were cleared up by 2331 hours.

Around 1736 hours the Toms River Police CSO’s called out with possible fire in a residential structure in the Oakridge Section of Toms River. The 1st Fire Chief on location was Chief Jeff Cirz (2600) which reported a heavy smoke in the A/B Side of the second store of the structure. Shortly after Chief Bob Sinnott (2900), Chief Bob Abrams (2800) and District Chief Sam Seaman (1-100) arrived to assist Chief Cirz. Engines 2501 and 2561 from Station 25 (Robbins St.), Engine 2631 and Utility 2607 from Station 26-1 (Hooper Ave.), Engine 2671, Rescue 2624 from Station 26 (West Water St.), Engine 2511 from Station 25-1 (Cardinal Dr.) were the responding units from Toms River Fire Companies 1 & 2 and Ladder 2865 from East Dover (Fischer Blvd.) was dispatched for the F.A.S.T. Team. All fire units were cleared up by 1833 hours and the fire scene was turned over to Inspector Dominick Roselli #936 with the Toms River Fire Prevention Unit.