The 12th Annual Oradell 5K and Fun Run and 1 Mile Family Fun Run/Walk is sponsored by the Oradell Kids Foundation in partnership with the Oradell Volunteer Fire Department to support our schools, library, and parks. Whether you would like to compete for a medal & prizes, model a healthy lifestyle for your children, or just enjoy the family festival, there is something for everyone!
Being a volunteer emergency responder is about one thing. It’s not what you look like, what degree you have, or where you come from. It’s about heart. If you’ve got the heart to serve this community in a way that few can, you’ve got everything we need.
Monday, June 4th, 7PM Oradell Fire Headquarters
335 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell
RSVP: JoinOFD@oradellfire.org
Ages 14+
*Residency Requirements Apply – Applicant must reside within Oradell, or contiguous municipality.
On Monday, February 12th, the Borough of Oradell announced the opening of a bid for the construction of a pre-fabricated garage for the fire department.
The Fire Department wants to wish everyone a very happy and safe new year. Our leadership remains the same for 2018 under the guidance of Chief Brian Bonte.
In 2017, the fire department responded to 308 incidents, a high-level breakout of these incidents can be seen below:
Consider this scenario: It’s 2 o’clock in the morning. You and your family are fast asleep when you awaken to the smoke alarm sounding and the smell of smoke. What do you do? If you and your family don’t have a plan in place, it could jeopardize your safety, or even prove deadly.
In a typical home fire, you may have as little as one to two minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds. That’s why home escape planning is so critical in a fire situation. It ensures that everyone in the household knows how to use that small window of time wisely.
This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme, “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!” works to better educate the public about the critical importance of developing a home escape plan and practicing it.
In support of Fire Prevention Week, the Oradell Fire Department encourages all households to develop a plan together and practice it. A home escape plan includes working smoke alarms on every level of the home, in every bedroom, and near all sleeping areas. It also includes two ways out of every room, usually a door and a window, with a clear path to an outside meeting place (like a tree, light pole, or mailbox) that’s a safe distance from the home.
NFPA and the Oradell Fire Department offer these additional tips and recommendations for developing and practicing a home escape plan:
Draw a map of your home with all members of your household, marking two exits from each room and a path to the outside from each exit.
Practice your home fire drill twice a year. Conduct one at night and one during the day with everyone in your home, and practice using different ways out.
Teach children how to escape on their own in case you can’t help them.
Make sure the number of your home is clearly marked and easy for the fire department to find.
Close doors behind you as you leave — this may slow the spread of smoke, heat, and fire.
Once you get outside, stay outside. Never go back inside a burning building.
