Fire Prevention

Fire Prevention Tips:

In case of a house fire, GET OUT and STAY out! Do not go back in for toys, pictures, games, computers, etc. Nothing is worth your life.
In an emergency dial 911, even if you are unsure of the situation.
Establish a safe meeting place for the entire family in case your home needs to be evacuated.
If your clothing catches fire, STOP, DROP, COVER(your face), and ROLL.
Ensure all your smoke detectors are working properly, test them monthly.
Never leave an open flame unattended, including small candles to large fire places.
If you are using space heaters, remember, they need SPACE, at least three feet of free space.
Have your chimney cleaned annually by a professional.
Remember fire prevention goes beyond your home!
When lighting an open flame, clear the area of flammable debris.
Never light an open flame on windy days.
If your car catches fire, get every one out and stay 100 feet away.

Collings Lakes Fire Dept

2 days ago

A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for our area until 9pm, the line of severe storms is about 1-2 hours away, stay tuned for further updates.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 455
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
225 PM EDT FRI AUG 18 2017

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 455 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

NJC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-
031-033-035-037-039-041-190100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0455.170818T1825Z-170819T0100Z/

NJ
. NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATLANTIC BERGEN BURLINGTON
CAMDEN CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND
ESSEX GLOUCESTER HUDSON
HUNTERDON MERCER MIDDLESEX
MONMOUTH MORRIS OCEAN
PASSAIC SALEM SOMERSET
SUSSEX UNION WARREN ... See MoreSee Less

A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for our area until 9pm, the line of severe storms is about 1-2 hours away, stay tuned for further updates.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 455
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
225 PM EDT FRI AUG 18 2017

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 455 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

NJC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-
031-033-035-037-039-041-190100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0455.170818T1825Z-170819T0100Z/

NJ
. NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATLANTIC BERGEN BURLINGTON
CAMDEN CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND
ESSEX GLOUCESTER HUDSON
HUNTERDON MERCER MIDDLESEX
MONMOUTH MORRIS OCEAN
PASSAIC SALEM SOMERSET
SUSSEX UNION WARREN

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Collings Lakes Fire Dept

2 days ago

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of southwestern, central and northwestern New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, central and southern Delaware and northeastern Maryland.

* From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through this evening

* Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms can be expected through tonight. While flash flooding is not anticipated with the initial round this morning, locally higher rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible, and will help saturate the ground for the next round of storms. Torrential downpours with storms that develop this afternoon and evening could produce rainfall rates greater than 2 inches per hour. While the entire area will not receive heavy rain, isolated rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches are possible where storms track over the same locations.

* Torrential rain falling in a short period of time will result in rapidly rising water levels along streams and creeks and in areas of poor drainage. Significant roadway flooding is possible in isolated areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Basement flooding is possible due to heavy rain falling on soils already saturated from previous storms. If your home has a history of basement flooding, monitor your sump pump for proper operation and if possible, direct outside water flow away from your house ... See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

In our weekly Tuesday night drill night last night, training continued on Quint 12-36. Our Turbodraft Fire Eductor was utilitized to draft from a pond to supply the ladder pipe. ... See MoreSee Less

In our weekly Tuesday night drill night last night, training continued on Quint 12-36. Our Turbodraft Fire Eductor was utilitized to draft from a pond to supply the ladder pipe.

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