341 Sylvan Ave Working Fire

April 1, 2013

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3 weeks ago

This afternoon Rescue 1 responded mutual aid to Cliffside Park for a 3rd Alarm Fire. Photos by Mike Villanova ... See MoreSee Less

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Leonia Fire Department Company No. 1

3 weeks ago

The Leonia Volunteer Fire Department exists to protect the residents of Leonia, defend life and property, and otherwise serve our community. We are volunteers and members of the community. On Sunday evening, two of our members made statements on social media connected with the protests held over the weekend, which are such a prominent part of our current national dialogue.

While these comments were made through mediums not affiliated with the Volunteer Fire Dept, we understand that the comments of our members can and do reflect on the Fire Dept, and we further understand that at least one comment was insensitive, inappropriate, and indeed, offensive. The Fire Dept does not condone racism or sexism, and supports the right to peacefully protest.

The Leonia Volunteer Fire Department will actively address with each of the two members and their posts. We are further prioritizing mandatory sensitivity training for all members. The men and women of the Fire Dept remain open to a broader community discussion and welcome new volunteers, of all backgrounds, willing to help us move forward. ... See MoreSee Less

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"On Sunday evening, two of our members made statements on social media connected with the protests held over the weekend, which are such a prominent part of our current national dialogue." I think it's more accurate to say the statement sexualized a young woman and reinforced hateful tropes about Asian people at large. "Happy ending" is not a statement connected to the protest; it's connected to the woman he saw and her ethnicity. This was not addressed.

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i think to call those comments “insensitive” and “inappropriate” are a bit of an understatement. and this post appears to be your typical sorry we got caught blanket statement. a grown man who’s supposed to be someone for the community degraded not just the girl in the picture, but also the asian community, essentially implying that they are all prostitutes. i’m sure the community, myself included, would like to see what actual next steps and trainings the department will be implementing and not just another we will do better superficial statement so that something like this doesn’t reoccur.

Leonia Fire Department Company No. 1

1 month ago

Memorial Day is a day of remembrance- a day to honor those who have given their lives for our freedoms. In the Leonia Fire Department, we take this time to pay tribute to our past members and honor their memory by remembering their courage and sense of duty to the community they loved.
Some of these men died in the line of duty; some passed away while still active members of the Department. Others retired and moved away. Some were chief officers; others wore black hats until their final call. But ALL of them were firefighters, and that was what they were proud of, at the end of the day and at the end of their lives. Every single one of these men made an unquestionable commitment to their neighbors and friends, and the citizens of Leonia.
Killed in the Line of Duty- John Belleson, 1915
Killed in the Line of Duty- Henry G. Truslowe, 1964
Killed in the Line of Duty- Gerald Crowell, 1987
Ex-Chief Edgar Appleby
Donald Anderson
Gustave Beerner
Ex-Chief William A. Boggia
George Brust
George Buckmiller
Pat Caporino
William Casper
Ex-Chief Donald D. Chace
Ex-Chief Secor D. Chace
Henry P. Cole
Ex-Chief William D. Crum
William L. Crum
Ex-Chief Sidney A. Davis
Donald Devlin
John Dumansky
Herbert F. Fager
Ex-Chief Samuel Faig
Ex-Chief August Ferrera
William Frevert
Ex-Chief Stanley Gallone, Sr.
Ex-Chief Edward J. Gallone, Sr.
Ex-Chief John C. Gardner, Sr.
E.G. Gismond
Charles Gromest
Ex-Chief Thomas A. Grothues
Ex-Chief Christian G. Haeberle
Ex-Chief Christian J. Haeberle
Edmund J. Hazlitt
Ex-Chief Edmund J. Hazlitt, Jr.
Roger Haenelt
Ronald Hillery
Edward Hebel
David Hurd
Ex-Chief Everett Jones
Kevin Karros
Charles Keane
Ex- Deputy Chief Leroy Kilpatrick
Herwarth G. Klose
Baldwin A. Krahmer
Ex-Chief John Kraker
John Krauss
Ex-Chief George Clifford Lapham
Archie Lavigne
William F. Lewis
Ex-Chief Anthony Liccardo
Ex-Chief Herman Lichtenberger
Ex-Chief George Lord
Harry Ludwig
Ex-Chief Edward Lynch
Ex-Chief Eugene Lynch
James Lynch
Joseph Lynch
Ex-Chief Edward W. Mabie
Frank Marion
Edward F. Mickel
George Mickel
Murray Moskowitz
Frank Moltzen
Ex-Deputy Chief John Moltzen
William D. Moore
Ex-Chief William Neislein
Milton H. Patterson
Ex-Chief John Paulos
Peter G. Paulos
Ex-Deputy Chief Bronsilaus Pawlick
Arthur Phillips
Ex-Chief Charles Piatt
Ex-Chief Phillip Piatt
Arthur Purnell
Richard T. Quinton, Sr.
Stephen Raczkowski
William H. Ray
Earl Richards
Ex-Chief Richard Ruhle
Ex-Chief Schaazenbach
Ex-Chief Joseph J. Schwab
George H. Sloat
William H. Stark
Charles Tatro
Ex-Chief Gerard Tatro
Harold Tatro
Ex-Deputy Chief Walter Tatro
Ex-Chief William B. Tatro
Alfred Thompson
Ex-Chief Mark Tighe
Ex-Chief John Uhl
Wilbur Vakenier
Ex-Chief Arthur Van Zilen
Ex-Chief Theodore Van Zilen
Harry Van Houton
Ex-Chief Jerrie VanMater Jr.
Eli Verasco
William A. Vignaux
Arthur H. Vogel
William Vogel
Isaac Vreeland
Louis Watchel
Ex-Chief Frank Watson
Robert Watson
Frank Weisenberger
John R. Westervelt
Ex-Chief Stanley S. Zaikowski
We thank these firefighters, who have answered their last alarm as a member of the Leonia Volunteer Fire Department, Co. No. 1. They are gone from this Earth, but will never be forgotten from our hearts 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 ... See MoreSee Less