Sunday, January 6, 2013
Holiday season afforded volunteer emergency responders little opportunity to rest.
The Springfield First Aid Squad has had an extremely busy year so far, having responded to almost 30 emergencies through the middle of the week, including two standbys at major structure fires in Union County. The squad was requested to provide medical stand-bys at major structure fires in Elizabeth on Sunday night and in Linden early Tuesday morning. The squad was also requested at another fire in Hillside on Sunday morning, but was unable to respond due to multiple calls in Springfield. The Springfield First Aid Squad is frequently asked to respond to fires across Union County, and its first-aiders are trained and experienced at providing standbys and assessments for firefighters. In addition to the many hours its crews have spent at …
Friday, December 7, 2012
Department heads examine their responses to the storm.
The first 90 minutes of the Springfield Township Committee meeting on Tuesday, Nov. were devoted to a Post Mortem on Springfield’s response to Sandy. The consensus among department heads and officials was that lessons from the previous year’s major disruptive weather events, Irene and the October Snowstorm, where learned and applied, but that additional resources were needed to prepare the township for future storms. The departments all noted that storage and procurement of fuel and generators presented a challenge in the storm and would factor heavily in planning for coming storms. Springfield Fire Chief James Sanford said that his department prepared for the storm by calling up all firefighters to active duty, canceling vacation time. …
Friday, May 25, 2012
Many new volunteers recruited from residents of homes flooded in Tropical Storm Irene.
Springfield’s Community Emergency Response Team swelled in ranks this week with the swearing-in of over a dozen members. The new members completed a nine-week training course with the Clark Office of Emergency Management, learning disaster response skills including fire safety, light search and rescue and disaster medical operations. The national CERT program, under the umbrella of FEMA, is a way in which trained volunteers can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. The Springfield members have a personal stake in disaster readiness, with almost all of them flood victims of Tropical Storm Irene. Springfield Office of Emergency Management …
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