From the Atlantic City Press Published: Thursday, January 31, 2008

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP

Township fire officials are still investigating what started a fire that destroyed a house late Tuesday night.

Scullville Volunteer Fire Company Chief Mike Fiedor said the emergency call to 134 Leeds Lane came in at about 10 p.m. Fiedor said the fire spread throughout the sub-floor and walls and into several additions of the home.

About 75 firefighters from all five township volunteer fire departments, Somers Point, Mays Landing and Marmora spent nearly seven hours battling the blaze. The fire was brought under control at 6:22 a.m. Wednesday. Fiedor said fire officials believe the incident was an accident.

Fiedor said the family that lived in the house stayed at another home in Brigantine. No one who lived in the house was hurt. Fiedor said all of the family's pet birds were saved, along with a cat and dog. Three other cats and one dog that belonged to the family could not be found.

Six firefighters were treated for exhaustion and smoke inhalation, Fiedor said. Other emergency workers from Atlantic County, the township fire department ladies auxiliary and AtlantiCare Medical Center assisted on the scene.

Fiedor thanked all the firefighters and other workers who helped with the emergency. "These guys did an excellent job of not giving up," he said.

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Authored by: JCritelli3 Posted: Wednesday, January 30 2008 @ 09:28 AM EST
I've seen this set of photos before. the car is an audi A3 and if i remember correctly, it was going 155mph. the engines limiter stopped the car from going faster, and the guy was sober. Crazy.

From Firehouse.com Posted: 01-23-2008

TEMPLE TERRACE, FLORIDA -- The Temple Terrace Fire Department will use a federal grant to purchase devices that are attached to a patient's finger to monitor carbon monoxide levels in the bloodstream.

From the Atlantic City Press published: Thursday, January 24, 2008

By LYNDA COHEN Staff Writer, 609-272-7257

ATLANTIC CITY - A call for an unconscious infant triggered the evacuation of a three-story home with a major carbon-monoxide leak Wednesday, officials said. Emergency medical staff and Fire Department personnel responding to a call in the 100 block of Florida Avenue not only found the unresponsive child - but a carbon-monoxide leak as well, Battalion Chief Michael Mooney said.

From the Atlantic City Press published: Tuesday, January 22, 2008

By MICHELLE LEE Staff Writer, 609-272-7256

LEUCI

More than three years passed since volunteer firefighter Keith Leuci risked his own life to save a man from a burning car in an Egg Harbor Township accident.

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From: 1st Responder.com

By RON BAILEY Correspondent

Hammonton, NJ- Officers from throughout the area paid their final respects to Sgt. John Cruz of the Atlantic County Deparmetn of orrections in Mays Landing

Cruz a father of three was killed monday night by a drunk driver as he pulled out of his driveway. Cruz who has lived in Hammonton area for over 41 years served as a Sgt. with the Atlantic County Dept of Corrections for more than 27 years. Cruz was best known for creating the Home Detention System.

Officers from Atlantic County and Cape May County were among the many who attended the Services Thursday. The Atlantic City Police Dept. Mortorcycle Unit along with the Atlantic County Sherriff's Office provied Traffic Control during the Procession to the Cemetary.