From the AC Press Published: Monday, December 24, 2007
By BRIAN IANIERI Staff Writer, 609-463-6713



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From the AC Press Published: Wednesday, December 12, 2007

ESTELL MANOR

A young woman was killed Tuesday night when her car collided with a truck at the intersection of Route 557 and Cumberland Avenue, State Police said.

The accident happened at 8:27 p.m., when the 18-year-old woman entered the intersection and her car was hit by a truck, according to State Police, Buena Vista station. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The victim's name was not released, pending notification of relatives, police said. Traffic was detoured around the intersection for about two hours while the scene was cleared, police said.



12:25 p.m. Update: Egg Harbor Township woman, 18, identified as victim in fatal Estell Manor crash

From the AC Press Published: Wednesday, December 12, 2007

The woman killed in a Tuesday night crash in Estell Manor was identified by state police as 18-year-old Lora Pacheso of Egg Harbor Township.

Pocheso's car was struck by a truck at the intersection of Route 557 and Cumberland Avenue shortly before 8:30 p.m., police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

From: Firehouse.com

EMERSON, N.J.-- The state has sanctioned three high-ranking firefighters for a drill that went awry.

The Division of Fire Safety has barred Chief Thomas Carlos, Deputy Chief Mark Savino and Lt. Rich Solimando from running the scene at an emergency call or serving as officers for periods of time that range from 60 days to a year.

The volunteer firefighters can still respond to emergency calls while they are under sanctions.

Borough officials have decided not to mete out additional punishment, saying they are satisfied with the state's actions.

In April 2006, the Fire Department conducted a smoke drill in a vacant store in the Pascack Valley Shopping Center on Kinderkamack Road. Several other departments were drilling with Emerson's firefighters to practice working in smoky conditions, officials said.

The state sanctions said the Fire Department did not get a permit for their live drill and that drill procedures violated Department of Environmental Protection and Division of Fire Safety rules.

Chris Donnelly, a spokesman for the state Department of Community Affairs, said the department burned hay, wood pellets and other combustible materials to create smoke in what is known as a live burn.

It is illegal to perform live burns in structures other than designated fire academies, Donnelly said.

"Actions such as these put firefighters in serious danger," Donnelly said in an e-mail Wednesday

From the AC Press Published: Friday, December 7, 2007

An overnight fire completely destroyed a home and severely damaged two others in the beach block of 104th Street in Stone Harbor, Friday Dec. 7, 2007. According to fire officials at the scene, the fire started approximately 12:30 a.m. Friday morning at a home at No. 8 104th Street. Homes adjacent to that home were damaged as well. All three homes were unoccupied at the time of the fire, according to fire officials.

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By WAYNE PARRY The Associated Press

Date of Incident: April 11, 2006

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. � A volunteer firefighter who led a team of colleagues into a burning house early Tuesday died after the floor on which he was standing dropped into the building's basement. A woman who lived in the house also was killed in the blaze.

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By LYNDA COHEN Staff Writer, 609-272-7257

From the Atlantic City Press Published: Sunday, December 2, 2007

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