Camden, NJ- 8th Alarm 06-11-11

[truck4]

Date: 06-11-11
Time: 0230hrs
Location: 400 Winslow St.
Description: Fully-involved 3-story 400X500 vacant. M/A included a fireboat from Philadelphia FD.


http://www.phillyfirenews.com/content/firewire/detail/5706.php

 

[Bulldog]

Sounds like somebody is trying to get urban renewal started in a big way in Camden!

 

[raybrag]

Of course, the politicians' response will be:  "We need to cut another 40% of the Camden FD to correct this situation and prevent a repeat of this and other fire events.  After all, if we have fewer firemen and less apparatus, we'll have fewer fires!" :'( :'( :'(

 

[truck4]

Our friends at PhillyFireNews have added great video and pics from Dave Hernandez:

http://www.phillyfirenews.com/content/firewire/detail/5706.php

 

[svd385]

In January the City of Camden laid off 68 firefighters and 170 police officers.
Those numbers work out to be 33% of the fire department and 50% of the police department.
I believe that Camden fire currently runs 7 Engines, 3 Ladders, a squad,
1 Div Ch., 2 Batt. Ch. and a Rescue

 

[anesti]

In January the City of Camden laid off 68 firefighters and 170 police officers.
Those numbers work out to be 33% of the fire department and 50% of the police department.
I believe that Camden fire currently runs 7 Engines, 3 Ladders, a squad,
1 Div Ch., 2 Batt. Ch. and a Rescue

nope they lost 2 engines,1 ladder,the rescue,1 battalion.

 

[svd385]

Thanks for the update, I figured my info was a bit outdated.