Community Interest
Updated May 4, 2008
Welcome to the Community Interest page of our Web site. This medium will provide a brief overview of the Princeton Junction Fire Company and will be utilized to post events of interest to the West Windsor Township community, as well as to disseminate fire safety information to residences and businesses. We hope you will visit this site often; it will be updated frequently and the revision date will appear below the title, above. We also invite you to visit our Statistics page to learn of our varied services to the community.
The Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire Company is physically located at 245 Clarksville Road, adjacent to the municipal complex. This facility opened in October 2002, replacing the original headquarters at 952 Alexander Road, and is strictly an operating fire station with no social facilities for events. The building houses the seven response vehicles assigned to the fire company and the Special Operations unit assigned to the Township’s Division of Emergency Services. The fire station is also quarters for one of the Mercer County Paramedic Units operated by Capital Health Systems. A training room, offices, communications room and support areas are also part of this facility. Members of the public are always welcome to tour our facility and to learn more about the fire company and its mission. Of course, volunteer members are always needed to continue the record of service, which began in 1926.
Two volunteer fire companies provide fire protection in West Windsor Township, the Princeton Junction Fire Company and the West Windsor Volunteer Fire Company located on South Mill Road in the Dutch Neck village. The township is divided into two “command jurisdictions” by local ordinance with Princeton Junction responsible for the Eastern portion and West Windsor for the Western area of the township. (see “CODE BOOK” at the following Township Web address: http://www.westwindsornj.org/ , search for “Fire Division”, then select Chapter 4.) Both companies are simultaneously dispatched for incidents in buildings, such as reported fires, smoke conditions, activated fire alarm systems, etc. Single fire company responses are made to other incidents such as vehicle and brush fires, activated carbon monoxide alarms, dewatering assignments, among others. The two volunteer fire companies are supplemented during weekday hours by the career staff of the Township’s Division of Emergency Services. Both companies participate in mutual aid agreements with local jurisdictions to ensure adequate resources are available in time of emergency.
Princeton Junction Fire Company welcomes the opportunity to provide a demonstration of the apparatus and the firefighters’ protective clothing and equipment to the younger members of our community and frequently visits the local childcare centers and nursery schools for this purpose. The fire company also permits use of the apparatus bay area for birthday parties, and provides fire safety instruction and materials to the attendees. A fire station and apparatus tour is always a memorable part of the birthday party, and is enjoyed by child and adult alike.
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LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES ANOTHER GRANT FROM
DHS
Announced March 28, 2008
West Windsor -The Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire Company has
received a grant of $5,900 from the 2007 Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Program - Fire Prevention and Safety Program administered by the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This is the second grant received by the
fire company during the 2007 federal fiscal year.
The grant will fund a portion of
the continuing fire safety program conducted throughout the year by the fire
company members, as they reach members of the community.
During the past three-year period,
the fire company has successfully received more than $18,000 in federal funding
through the competitive process open to fire departments across the country.
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LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES GRANT FROM DHS
Announced November 2, 2007
West Windsor -The Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire Company has
received a grant of $9,000 from the 2007 Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
With FY07 funds of approximately
$490, awards will provide direct assistance to thousands of fire departments
throughout the country. Princeton
Junction Fire Company will use the funds for purchasing a thermal imaging
camera to be utilized during fire responses to aid in locating persons trapped
in buildings, and to locate fires hidden in walls. The imaging camera is also a valuable tool utilized during
outside searches for missing persons during periods of darkness.
AFG awards aim to enhance response
capabilities and to more effectively protect the health and safety of the
public with respect to fire and other hazards.
The grants enable local fire departments to purchase or receive
training, conduct first responder health and safety programs, and buy equipment
and response vehicles.
“The Assistance to Firefighters
Grants program has been instrumental in building capacity and providing needed
resources for our nation’s firefighters,” said FEMA Administrator R. David
Paulison. “From the purchase of
equipment to first responder training, the AFG program has helped improve
response capabilities and saved lives and property in communities throughout
the United States.”
Since 2004, AFG has provided
almost $3.1 billion in grants to fire departments and first responder
organizations to purchase response equipment, personal protective equipment,
vehicles and fire prevention activities.
AFG is administered cooperatively by two FEMA components: the National Preparedness Directorate and
the United States Fire Administration.
The Fire Company sought this grant
to enhance its operational capability, while relieving the community of the
increased tax burden which would result if the Township were to provide this
equipment through the West Windsor Township Municipal Capital Budget.
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Announced December
3, 2007
The Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire Company was the recipient of a Life Safety Program Grant from Tyco International. The $6,000 grant will fund the acquisition of a hydraulic rescue tool, commonly referred to as the "Jaws of Life". This tool will increase the capability of the fire company during responses to emergency scenes where high-powered rescue equipment is needed to reach and free persons trapped as a result of motor vehicle accidents or industrial accidents. The Rescue Spreader is model 4242 manufactured by Holmatro, USA and will join the other high-power hydraulic tools in current use as well as two new rescue tools already on order.
The Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire Company is proud of its continuing partnership with Tyco International in providing outstanding emergency response capability for the residences and businesses of West Windsor Township.
There are no special events scheduled at this time.
Princeton Junction Fire
Company announces “Top Ten” Responders for 2007.
The Fire Company is pleased to announce, and recognize, the following members for their dedication in responding to incidents during 2007. These individuals represent the responders with the ten highest attendance at calls during the calendar year. The Fire Company responded to 557 incidents during 2007, which is 77 calls below 2006. The members, their assignment, and their number of responses are as follows:
David Terzian
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Structural Firefighter
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442
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John M. Kapp
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Structural Firefighter
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388
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Dennis McClenahan
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Driver/Operator
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364
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Anthony Mangone
|
Structural Firefighter
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317
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Joseph Zuccarello
|
Structural Firefighter
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308
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Dennis Huber
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Structural Firefighter
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259
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Rana Huber
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Structural Firefighter
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243
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Cindy McClenahan
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Structural Firefighter
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217
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William Manuel
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Structural Firefighter
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191
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Michael Hornsby
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Structural Firefighter
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164
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends residents check their Carbon Monoxide (CO) detectors to determine if the alarm was manufactured before October 1, 1998. Alarms made before that time were subject to nuisance alarming. The new standards reduce the possibility of nuisance alarming. The new standard is Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) 2034, Second Edition, June 2002; this information will be found on the back of the unit. CO alarms do have a limited life.
Never ignore a sounding CO alarm!
To learn more about CO and CO poisoning, visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Web site: www.cpsc.gov
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