Another Great training session with Future Fire Service Training. Jim Ogle Jr. and his crew of instructors were on another level. It was a start to our first of many joint trainings with North Brunswick#2, Kendall Park, And Lawrence Road Fire Companies. We are standardizing RIC training, RIC equipment, and RIC protocols. This RIC quarterly training focused on mass area searches for big-box buildings, including office mid-rises.
Annual Early Visit Scheduled for December 14 and 15
PLAINSBORO – Santa Claus is visiting Plainsboro again! Given his prestige and celebrity, a special escort has been arranged with Plainsboro Fire and Plainsboro Police. After an exhaustive investigation and search, our brothers in blue have been able to find and arrest the Grinch. The Council of Legendary Figures has sentenced the Grinch to community service and ordered he apologize for the holiday mischief. In accordance with this order, the Grinch will be joining Santa on his visit to Plainsboro. Plainsboro Police will be providing security to ensure the Grinch does not cause any disruptions to this year’s holiday celebration. This year’s itinerary includes 34 stops in Plainsboro neighborhoods for all to enjoy. Times and locations are posted below. At each stop, signs will be posted marking where Santa is making his infamous visit. We ask that you remain with your children and keep them on the sidewalk until Santa and the fire trucks come to a stop. Santa will be exiting his sleigh to greet them and take pictures. In an effort to ensure everyone gets to visit with Santa we will be using a rope line to control access. Please pay attention to the directions provided by Santa’s elves or you run the risk of being put on the naughty list. Since the scheduled stop times are approximate, residents are reminded to arrive at the stop early and be prepared for a possible late arrival. In the event, inclement weather or a major emergency causes a postponement we will update this website and our Facebook page with new times.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 13 HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL SUNDAY DECEMBER 15. ADJUSTED TIMES ARE POSTED BELOW.
Saturday, December 14
The Place at Clubhouse 3:45 P.M.
Princeton Collection Parker Rd. at Dennison Pl. 4:00 P.M.
Princeton Collection Silvers Lane at Major Lane 4:15 P.M.
Barclay Square Clubhouse 4:35 P.M.
Walker Gordon Farms Walker Gordon Dr. at Clubhouse 5:20 P.M.
Country Village Ruedemann Dr. at Knight Dr. 5:35 P.M.
Country Village Linden Lane at Wethersfield Dr. 5:40 P.M.
Stults Drive Stults Drive at Cooks Corner Dr. 5:50 P.M.
Grovers Mill Estates Harvest Drive at Colonial Drive 6:15 P.M.
Grovers Mill Estates Alfalfa Circle at King Haven 6:25 P.M.
Beechtree Estates Beechtree Lane at Red Oak Drive 6:40 P.M.
Brittany Thoreau Drive opposite #69 6:50 P.M.
Ashford Drive at pool 7:25 P.M.
Aspen Drive at Bldg. 24 7:40 P.M.
Deer Creek Deer Creek Drive at tennis court 8:00 P.M.
Fox Run Fox Run Drive at tennis court 8:20 P.M.
Sunday, December 15
Plainsboro Village Okeson and Sullivan 4:00 P.M.
Plainsboro Town Center McNamee and Wilson 4:10 P.M.
Wyndhurst Drive Community Meeting Ctr. 4:25 P.M.
Marion Drive – #76 – 4:40 P.M.
Hunters Glen Drive Bldg. 4300 ` 4:50 P.M.
Tamarron Drive Bldg. 8000 parking lot 5:15 P.M.
Hampshire Drive Lot 39-51 by Tot lot 5:35 P.M.
Ravens Crest Drive Lot 1100 by volleyball court 5:45 P.M.
Ravens Crest Drive Lot 39 6:05 P.M.
Gentry Franklin Dr. at pool lot 6:15 P.M.
Gentry Madison Drive at Adams Ct. 6:30 P.M.
Quail Ridge Drive Lot 2000 at Management Office 6:40 P.M.
Quail Ridge Drive Lot 4300 7:20 P.M.
Brentwood Drive Brentwood at Poplar Drive 7:40 P.M.
Princeton Manor Kinglet Drive So. at Falcon Court 7:50 P.M.
Estates at Plainsboro Woodland Drive at Oriole Ct 8:00 P.M.
Pheasant Hollow Bldg. 20 by pool 8:10 P.M.
Additional information can be obtained by contacting Firefighters Doug Vorp or Austin McGinley at the Plainsboro Fire Company, 609-799-0492.
Another busy day for Plainsboro. Tower 49 was detailed to Station 31 (Prospect Heights -Ewing) to assist with a pre-arranged cover assignment, as their members attended past Chief Jeff Lenarski’s wake services.
At approximately 1745hrs, Plainsboro and Cranbury Fire Companies were detailed to Dey Road at the township’s border for a possible brush fire. Upon arriving in the area, Chief 49 had a large column of smoke in the sky off Ochardside Drive on the Monmouth Junction – South Brunswick side of the road. Units found the fire down a long dirt road, subsequently having tanker 49 and brush 48 stretch on a large rubbish & brush fire. Crews from Monmouth Junction, NJ State Forest Fire Service, Cranbury, County Hazmat, and Plainsboro extinguished the fire.
As Station 49 was returning, Tanker 49 and Brush 49 were detailed to help Lawrence Twp on a large brush fire on Cold Soil Road. Crews operated for several hours with the deep seated brush fire. Special thanks to Brush 52 (power wagon!) and Lawrenceville 23’s manpower for putting in some work after our brush truck was sunk in the swamp land.
Busy day for 49!!!!
Brush 49 went to Scotch Road in Ewing for a multi-alarm brush fire (pictures below by Capt. Collins).
Engine 49 went to Prospect Plains Road in Cranbury for a Brush Fire
Engine 49 went on another Brush Fire on Route 130 at Dey Road
And the afternoon finished with a reported Structure Fire on Woodland Road In Plainsboro’s local, which subsequently was a brush fire with minimal extension to the siding of the house.
The day is not over yet!!!!
Two more runs for the day. First was a cover assignment in Hamilton Station 16 as they operated at a working structure fire. Shortly after, Station 49 was detailed to Barclay Blvd.
Units arrived to find a 30’ area of much and brush burning near the residence. Crews deployed a class A foam line and raked the mulch to overhaul. As we extinguished that fire, we were requested to suppress another brush fire across the way.
Seven total brush fires for the day.
(Sta. 49) FIRE, BRUSH
10** Barclay Square Blvd
Plainsboro
XSTREETS: Barclay Blvd/Barclay Blvd
ID: 2019-0019431
