FIRE , from Page 1 always do better but we ’ re getting the calls , we ’ ve had a lot of them so far , [ we ] had about 75 calls to date . We ’ re on pace for probably about 600 calls this year . That ’ ll dwindle in some months , and they ’ ll … start back up again … We provide mutual aid for the surrounding areas , they provide mutual aid for us as return … We haven ’ t had any really horrific incidences to report . We ’ ve had
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some bad accidents but you know minor injuries , and we haven ’ t really had any fires , knock on wood ,” Macri said .
The fire department has been answering calls , and also training consistently . To keep the department ready and alert , training sessions are necessary to the daily routine . Keeping an updated training routine helps to keep the volunteers prepared for anything .
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“ We don ’ t ever stop training ; that ’ s just the way of life . Whether it ’ s sending out training articles , whether it ’ s just a discussion … We ’ ve been training since day one . We really don ’ t stop , just kind of adjust to the weather . So since it ’ s been cold , we ’ ve been inside doing training . Recently we purchased a Gen 4 harness , which will help … One of the things that was required for anyone to have it was to go through a class on how to use it , so we did that also ,” Macri said .
While keeping busy , the fire
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Chief Macri : Hammonton Volunteer Fire Dept . sees upgrades
department has also been getting upgraded equipment as well . These upgrades help to keep the town and community safe .
“ We have been working since i ’ ve been chief in 2018 , to just try and update everything . it ’ s tough you know you have certain standards ... We ’ ve been working with the mayor and council . They ’ ve been very receptive to new ideas , and we ’ ve been working together to try and crack some of that … We ’ re able to start upgrading equipment , we update our equipment quite regularly
Clementon man arrested
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HAMMONTON — A Clementon man is facing charges after being stopped by police at 4:01 a . m . on March 6 , Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel said .
Officer Kyle Ambrozaitis observed a vehicle attempting to maintain a lane of travel on the White Horse Pike ( Route 30 ), Friel said .
Jeans Vidales-Reyes , 35 , of Clementon was found to be operating without a valid driver ’ s license and a strong odor of alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath and his person , Friel said . He was placed under arrest , transported to police headquarters for processing and charged with the following motor vehicle violations : driving while under the influence , unlicensed driver , careless driving , reckless driving , failure to possess his driver ’ s license , failure to maintain lane of travel , open container of alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle and failure to stop and yield to emergency vehicle , Friel said .
He was processed and released as per John ’ s Law pending a court appearance in Hammonton Joint Municipal Court , Friel said .
Friel said Ambrozaitis was the arresting and charging officer .
This report is comprised of arrests and investigations made by the men and women of local enforcement . All suspects and arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law . now , just because there ’ s always new standards , there ’ s new technology that comes out . We did recently purchase a utility pickup , to replace a 1984 that we had at station two … it ’ s going to serve to help for storm response to help with the smaller vehicles … We just were approved by the town to purchase an engine which acts kind of like a Swiss army knife … it ’ s going to do a little bit of everything … just so we can get people out there quickly and do it , it ’ s going to serve as a precursor to the heavy rescue … that ’ s going to replace an engine out of station two also ,” Macri said .
The fire department is completely voluntary and almost acts like a second job to many of the volunteers .
“ We ’ re a 100 percent volunteer . A lot of these guys have full-time jobs if not two jobs , plus family and stuff like that ,” Macri said .
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