The department's EMS Division has placed their brand new ambulance in service. The ambulance is a 2019 E-450 Ford ambulance which will replace a 2005 Ford ambulance with over 93,000 miles. The unit was purchased by the Township of Willingboro from PL Custom Emergency Vehicles of Manasquan, NJ. For more pictures of the ambulance please click on the link below.... (Full Story & Photos)
Firefighters from Willingboro and surrounding towns were able to quickly extinguish a small fire in a Garfield Park home on the evening of February 8th. The department was dispatched to 47 Genesee Lane at 6:52 pm for a fire in the garage. Engine 1613 arrived in six minutes to find smoke coming from the garage and second floor attic. Captain Friddell took command of the incident as his crew prepared ... (Full Story & Photos)
Smoke comes from the garage as firefighters prepare to enter the home
Fire and Law Enforcement personnel are still investing the cause of a house fire that claimed the life of a 79 year old longtime resident. Fire and EMS personnel were called to 11 Medley Lane around 5:00 pm on the evening of Sunday, February 2nd. Engine 1613 reported a column of smoke in the sky as they were responding from the temporary firehouse at the McGinley Elementary School. The first arriving ... (Full Story & Photos)
The students of the Pope John Paul II Regional School in Willingboro dropped of a thank you poster to the firehouse on Tuesday, January 28th. The poster was created in conjunction with 2019-2020 National Catholic Schools Week. National Catholic Schools Week (CSW) is an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States which is now entering its 46th anniversary year. Chief of Department ... (Full Story & Photos)
The Willingboro Fire Department was once again represented at the annual Operation 6 ABC Save a Life Fire Safety Campaign. The program, which is in its 28th year, is sponsored by WPVI Television in Philadelphia along with Kidde, The Home Depot, Guardian Protection, and local tri-state Toyota dealers. Over the years the program has given approximately half a million smoke detectors to fire departments ... (Full Story & Photos)
