House fire on Lehigh Boulevard claims life of Jackson resident
House fire on Lehigh Boulevard claims life of Jackson resident ×
JACKSON – A resident of Jackson died in a house fire the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has determined was accidental in nature.
On April 1 at 8:45 p.m., Jackson police officers and firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire at a home on Lehigh Boulevard in a residential development off West County Line Road in the vicinity of Brewers Bridge Road.
The first responders were informed the fire involved people trapped in the home, according to a press release from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office
Livermore Falls department prepares ladder-pumper truck for service
The newly purchased 1997 vehicle replaces a 1988 model.
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LIVERMORE FALLS Selectmen gave the fire chief permission Tuesday to use up to $15,000 from the Fire Department’s capital reserve account to ready a newly-purchased 1997 combination pumper and aerial truck for service, Chief Edward Hastings IV said.
The Livermore Falls Fire Department has purchased a used, 1997 a combination pumper and ladder truck from a New Jersey department for $15,000.
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The truck will replace the 1988 ladder truck that has needed repairs. It was out of service for 232 days since December 2019 through December 2020, Hastings said Wednesday.