The Millstone Township Fire Department was dispatched to Perrineville Road at Perrineville Lake for a motor vehicle accident vehicle overturned. While enroute Telesqurt 3290 Maloney was advised of a vehicle into the water driver entrapped and a fuel spill. Telesqurt 3290 arrived to find a vehicle partially into the water with the driver still in the vehicle and an active fuel leak. Firefighters assisted the driver from the vehicle and turned over to Millstone EMS for transport. Rescue 3285 arrived and firefighters deployed spill containment booms to contain the gasoline that had entered the water. Monmouth County Hazmat and Hope Fire Company Marine Unit Sta 82-1 were requested to the scene. Additionally a notification was made to the Monmouth County Fire Marshalls Office due to this incident occurring on Monmouth County Parks Systems property. Members of the Hazmat unit and Marine 82-1 arrived and the decision was made to have two firefighters enter the water in dry suits in order to place additional spill containment booms. Once completed a heavy duty wrecker was used to raise the vehicle from the water. The vehicle was placed on the roadway where additional action was required by Hazmat personnel to contain both a gasoline leak and oil spill. After operating for over 2 hours fire department units cleared the scene while Hazmat units remained for additional clean-up. Representatives from the Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management the Monmouth County Park Systems Monmouth County Highway Department and the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection were on scene. The accident is under investigation by the New Jersey State Police.

pOn Saturday September 28th the Millstone Township Fire Company will be celebrating its 75th Anniversary of service to the residents of Millstone Township.nbsp It all started in 1938 when a small number of local residents recognized the need to protect the township of life and property from fire.nbsp ppPlease join us at Black Bear Camp from noon – 500 as we celebrate 75 years of community service with free food games and nostalgia.nbsp p

pThe Millstone Township Fire Department was dispatched to Millstone Road and Bitner Road for a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle.nbsp While enroute addtional information was received reporting a possible cardiac arrest and the subject being pinned under a vehicle.nbsp Engine 3275 Maloney arrived to find one subject down in the roadway in cardiac arrest and began CPR.nbsp Chief Fiore 3266 and Rescue 3285J.Carbin arrived to assist the Engine crew and also assisted with traffic.nbsp The patient was transported to Centrastate Medical Center and unfortunately did not survive this incident.p

pThe need to continually train and keep conditioned is an important aspect of all firefighting and one FF Ryan Lancaster has taken to the extreme.nbsp He has started a Friday night high impact training program for those firefighters who would like to additional training.nbsp These sessions are comprised of a number of drills simulating different aspects of firefighting while conditioning specific muscle groups.nbsp It has proven to be very challenging and rewarding especially for FF Lancaster who recently accepted a full time position in Virginia to serve as a police officer.nbsp We wish him all the best.nbspp