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  PHOTOS BY JOSEPH LONGO
MADISON F.D.

Burnet Road near Avon Drive ~ November 17th 2007
At 08:40 hours notification was received from the Madison Police Desk reporting a car accident on Burnet Road near North Street.  Fire Department units arrived on scene and located a single car motor vehicle accident with the vehicle on its side.  The driver of the vehicle was injured and still inside the vehicle.  The vehicle was stabilized and entry was made by removing the roof.  The victim was transported to Morristown Memorial Hospital by Madison Ambulance.

PHOTO BY CAPTAIN NUNN
MADISON F.D.

    

Morristown Municipal Airport ~ November 2nd 2007
On November 2nd Madison Fire Department personnel participated in a tri-annual drill at Morristown Municipal Airport.  The training consisted of airport emergency operations along with airplane crash rescue and suppression.  Numerous other agencies participated at the drill.  

PHOTO BY CAPTAIN NUNN
MADISON F.D.
    

Route 24 Eastbound
September 14th 2007
At 15:10 hours, Madison Fire Headquarters dispatched Engine 2 to Route 24 eastbound for a reported car fire.  Fire Department personnel arrived on scene to a fully involved 4 door Saturn.

A 1"3/4 C.A.F.S. hoseline was stretched and extinguished the fire.  Firefighters Robinson and Barrios are shown in the photo to the right. 

35 West Street ~ May 22nd 2007
At 09:46 hours on May 22nd 2007 Fire Headquarters received a 9-1-1 transfer call from the Madison Police Desk reporting a house fire near the end of West Street.

Fire Department units arrived on scene and located an outside fire which had already extended into the eves of the porch.  The fire was quickly extinguished with minimal damage to the structure.  The tenant was not home at the time of the fire.

The fire was caused by oily rags placed in a plastic trash bag which had spontaneously combusted.   

PHOTO BY JOSEPH LONGO
MADISON F.D.

PHOTO BY CAPTAIN NUNN
MADISON F.D.

Greenwood Avenue near Overhill Drive
January 9th 2007

Received a call from the Madison Police Desk reporting a three car motor vehicle crash on Greenwood Avenue near Overhill Drive.  Rescue 4 and Engine 2 responded and located a head on collision involving two vehicles and a third with minor damage.

Both vehicles were stabilized prior to the victims being extricated.  All three victims were transported to Morristown Memorial Hospital by both Madison and Florham Park Ambulance.