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LINWOOD - When responding to an emergency, every second counts - and to improve response times, firefighters in Linwood are now using a cell phone application to help save lives.

Typically, when a fire department gets a call, not all of the company's firefighters are at the station. For the Linwood Fire Department, in the past, officials say it was difficult to figure out how many firefighters were going to be there to help fight the flames.

Frank Gabriel is a firefighter with the Linwood Fire Department and told NBC40, "Well when you're waiting on guys, you kind of keep looking over your....Continue Reading 

Posted: Friday, April 18, 2014 9:45 pm

By ANJALEE KHEMLANI and TRUDI GILFILLIAN Staff Writers

SEA ISLE CITY — Three unoccupied beachfront condos were destroyed by a fire Friday afternoon, and smoke filled nearby homes on the eve of a holiday weekend. No injuries were reported.

Firefighters at the scene said the calls came in at about 4 p.m. and the fire was under control by 6 p.m. The cause is still under investigation.

"It's a sad, sad, day, but no one was injured," said Mayor Len Desiderio, who added that three homes on Pleasure Avenue in the 7800 block were totally engulfed and destroyed and several others....Continue Reading