HARRISON – A baby is still alive thanks to the efforts of members of the Harrison…
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Forgotten book yields surprise
KEARNY — This is a story about a book. A very small book. With a very…
Fire leads to traffic headaches
KEARNY — Firefighters managed to knock down a two-alarm warehouse blaze within 50 minutes on May 20,…
KFD fetes its own & others
KEARNY — A man was working for a PSE&G subcontractor in North Arlington and one of…
KFD welcomes new fire official
KEARNY – He may have grown up in neighboring Harrison, but Juan Barroso has become very…
[Slideshow] Car crash near Bergen Ave. & Maple St. in Kearny Wednesday
Our thanks to our friend Skyler J. Whitehead, AKA Skyler Fire. Skyler often provides us with…
Inferno at Bloomfield apartments
BLOOMFIELD — At least six families were displaced by a three-alarm fire that destroyed as…
Fete Finest & Bravest ‘All Stars’
KEARNY — American Legion Post 99 was the setting Friday night for an annual ceremony honoring the…
Fire wrecks dental office, house
LYNDHURST — A rapidly moving fire ravaged a two-and-a-half-story building on Stuyvesant Ave. in Lyndhurst during…
18 officially sworn in to Kearny FD
KEARNY — Kearny swore in 18 new firefighters last Tuesday as part of the town’s continuing…
Friday fire destroys Lyndhurst dental office
LYNDHURST — A rapidly moving fire ravaged a two-and-a-half-story building on Stuyvesant Ave. in Lyndhurst during…
KFD rescues injured cat stuck in a tree
The Kearny Fire Department rescued an injured cat that got stuck in a tree last Sunday.…
Fire damages Washington Ave. home
KEARNY – A midday fire in a two-family Washington Ave. residence on Friday resulted in significant damage…
Intense radio transmissions from KFD @ Washington Ave. fire
Click to listen to excerpts of radio transmissions from the Kearny FD working the fire at…
DEVELOPING: Fire tears through home at 150 Washington Ave., Kearny
A fire tore through a home this afternoon at 150 Washington Ave., Kearny. We're told no…
Another Bulger moves up the ladder
KEARNY – A veteran member of the Kearny Fire Department moved up in the ranks last…
After 25-plus years as crossing guard, Betty Regan hangs up her stop sign
KEARNY — For 25 years, if you passed by the intersection of Kearny Ave. and Halstead…
Kearny hires 8 new firefighters
KEARNY – Kearny has hired eight new firefighters. All positions are being financed for a two-year…
Man drives car into Third River in Nutley, isn’t seriously injured
A 71-year-old man accidentally drove his car into the Third River in Nutley, but wasn't seriously…
Will Silver Lake firehouse reopen? Stay tuned …
BELLEVILLE – Another disastrous fire in Belleville’s Silver Lake section has sparked cries for restoration of the Franklin St. firehouse which…
Official: Crash ‘looked a lot worse than it was’
If you were stuck in traffic on the Belleville Pike, or Kearny Ave., or Ridge Road,…
Recycle no more
LYNDHURST – A Thanksgiving Day fire destroyed the interior of a huge Lyndhurst paper recycling plant whose fire sprinklers were inoperable,…
Fire leaves 3 homeless, pet dead
BELLEVILLE – A 91-year-old woman and two men made it safely out of a burning Belleville house Saturday night. Unfortunately,…
4 firefighters injured at recycling-plant fire in Lyndhurst
A Thanksgiving Day fire destroyed the interior of a huge paper recycling plant in Lyndhurst. Both…
Fired firefighter fights back
An East Newark volunteer firefighter who was fired for “conduct unbecoming” and “insubordination” this summer is contesting his dismissal. The former…
All fired up
Belleville Fire Department held its annual Fire Prevention Open House on the evening of Friday, Oct. 16, at Fire Headquarters…
Inferno on the Turnpike
KEARNY – A tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline crashed on the N.J. Turnpike in Kearny last week,…
Video shows tanker truck that exploded yesterday trying to avoid mattress on NJ Turnpike
A stunning video taken by Kevin Hauer shows the tanker truck that exploded yesterday on the…
KFD welcomes all to Open House
TOP photo courtesy KFD, remaining photos by Karen Zautyk Scenes from the Kearny Fire Department’s…
Devastating fire at Laurel Ave. home
A house that reportedly was due to be sold this week was left “no longer habitable” after fire ripped through…