Millburn, NJ Fire Photos (7)

Millburn, NJ 150th Anniversary Parade

With the township’s Sesquicentennial Celebration held on June 10th, 2007 organizers called it the biggest day in Downtown Millburn in 150 years. The main event, the Sesquicentennial Parade, ran from 1600 to 1800 hours and spanned Millburn Avenue from Wyoming Avenue to the Millburn High School. J. Michael Roberts, the township’s fire chief had recruited fire departments from eight other municipalities to bring their fire apparatus and accompany township rigs. First aid squads from four other towns also brought their ambulances and join the Millburn-Short Hills Volunteer First Aid Squad in the parade.

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Fire Department Promotional Ceremony at Millburn Town Hall

On June 5th, 2007 a promotional ceremony was held at Town Hall in which Captain Robert Echavarria was sworn in as a Battalion Chief and Firefighter Robert (Bobby) Keating, Jr. was sworn in as a Captain. Bobby's dad, Robert, Sr. has served as a long-time member of the department's volunteer division. In the ceremony, which was presided over by Chief Roberts, both Battalion Chief Echavarria and Captain Keating received their new badges and helmet fronts. A large number of firefighters from Millburn and surrounding departments attended the event.

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UASI Large Foam/Water Delivery System

The Large Foam/Water Delivery System was purchased by The State of New Jersey's Division of Fire Safety through an Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Grant. UASI encompasses six counties: Union, Essex, Hudson, Bergen, Passaic and Morris. The Division has identified specific hazards in these counties, particularly petro-chemical industries. A quick survey of the local fire departments found that the capacity for flammable liquid firefighting was inadequate. The Division has established foam caches with a minimum storage of 10,000 gallons of foam and a means to generate, distribute and deliver the extinguishing agent. Millburn Fire has received a Foam Tanker and Quick Attack Unit as part of the system.

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