The response was so great that on Wednesday morning a tractor-trailer and a few pickup trucks full of donated fire equipment, along with a donated fire engine, will start the 15-hour ride to Alabama.
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There is a special bond among firefighters likely forged in flames that distance cannot extinguish.
So when a series of tornadoes damaged firehouses and equipment in Alabama last month, a Wantage, New Jersey, firefighter sent out a call for help.
The response was so great that on Wednesday morning a tractor-trailer and a few pickup trucks full of donated fire equipment, along with a donated fire engine, will start the 15-hour ride to Alabama.
Volunteer fire departments from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania donated equipment in response to the social media post by the Beemerville Fire Department s Capt. Hunter Space.
New Jersey firefighters send help to Alabama
When the devastating tornadoes hit Alabama last month, part of their destruction included damaging firehouses and their equipment. When some New Jersey firefighters heard about that, they jumped into action to help their southern counterparts.
A story by the New Jersey Herald tells the tale of the bond that exists across the miles for the brave men and women who stand between us and fires. Beemerville Fire Department s Capt. Hunter Space put out a call on social media for supplies to help replace damaged equipment in Alabama, and the response was overwhelming. (Beemerville is part of Wantage).