Raw video: Perth Amboy, New Jersey second-alarm. Plus a recent training demo to show staffing needs to politicians.
FireBuffVideo posted this fire from Friday. Here’s the description that goes with it:
Perth Amboy Engine1, Engine 2, Ladder 2, & Car 5 dispatched to Washington St. for a reported fire. Units arrived to find heavy fire in a 3 STY OMD attached to a similar threatening extension on the delta side as well as the bravo side which was unattached. There were also reports of entrapment, but fortunately all occupants got out safely. Working fire assignment called bringing Ladder 1 to the scene. A 2nd Alarm was transmitted bringing a South Amboy Engine, Sayreville Engine, & Keasbey Tower to the scene.
Below is a video of a March 27 demonstration Perth Amboy firefighters put on for political leaders to show the amount of staffing needed to handle a fire. They were joined by firefighters from South Amboy and Keasbey at the Middlesex County Fire Academy in Sayreville. Click here to read more about the demonstration at mycentraljersey.com. Click here for for still pictures.
