Maple Shade volunteer fire department suspended 90 days, leaving residents concerned
FOX 29 s Steve Keeley has the latest on the restructuring of Maple Shade s Fire Department.
MAPLE SHADE, N.J. - A local town’s residents get quite a shock when they find their fire department is suspended. Township leaders say it’ll be back, better than ever. But, people living there find it’s all kind of weird. Gotta have a fire department, remarked resident David Silverman.
But, as of noon Tuesday, Maple Shade, New Jersey doesn’t have one. The township suspending its volunteer fire company for 90 days, it says, to focus on restructuring and rebuilding municipal fire services to better serve the community.