Voorhees Township Fire Department
2002 S. Burnt Mill Road
Voorhees, NJ 08043
The Voorhees Township Fire Department is committed to exceeding the expectations of the community we serve, while providing professional emergency services and creating a safe environment through public education.
Your Voorhees Township Firefighters along with mutual aid from Cherry Hill and Lindenwold responded yesterday afternoon to a fire on the roof of a commercial property on the 200 block of Haddonfield-Berlin Road. Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire, and there were no injuries reported. Crews also responded to a hotel on Laurel Oak Road for a report of smoke in the building. The building was ventilated and the occupants were able to stay in the building.
Congratulations to Chief Poland for graduating from the FEMA Basic Academy hosted by the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM). This week, he achieved quite the accomplishment by completing the National Emergency Management Basic Academy (NEMBA) at the Camden County Office of Emergency Management.Congratulations are in order! 👏
Congratulations to the graduates of the FEMA Basic Academy hosted by the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM). This week, 24 students achieved quite the accomplishment by completing the National Emergency Management Basic Academy (NEMBA) at the Camden County Office of Emergency Management.
The National Emergency Management Basic Academy is a 152 hour course divided into five classroom courses, which focus as an entry point for individuals pursuing a career in emergency management. Similar to basic academies operated by the fire service and law enforcement communities, the Basic Academy provides a foundational education in emergency management. The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management regularly delivers the National Emergency Management Basic Academy courses regionally throughout the state.
Major Louis Bucchere, Commanding Officer of the Emergency Management Section, and Richard Bashioum, Training Specialist at FEMA, were on hand to present graduates with their Certificates of Completion. Congratulations to the following graduates:
Jad Abousleiman - Montclair State University Office of Emergency Management
Louis Bucchere – New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
Andrew Camp - Hunterdon County Division of Emergency Management
Deborah Couts - New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
John DeHart - New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
Christopher DeMaise - New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
Michael DiGenni – New Jersey Department of Corrections
Ali Evans - American Red Cross
Matthew Gallup - Montclair State University Office of Emergency Management
Kyle Graeber - New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
Joseph Hales, Jr. - Camden County Fire Marshall's Office
Ryan Kauffmann – New Jersey State Police
William Kelleher - New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
Michael Khairzada - Elsinboro Township Office of Emergency Management
David Kortman - New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
Nathan Makanoff - Burlington County Communications
Kevin McGowan – New Jersey Department of Corrections
Charles Mull - Hamilton Fire Department
Daniel Nate - New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
Heather Norman - United States Coast Guard
James Poland - Voorhees Township Office of Emergency Management
Brian Ruditsky - Rutgers University Police Department
Jessica Stokes - Camden County Highway Traffic Safety Division
Andrew Willson - Camden County Fire Marshall's Office
The NJOEM Training & Exercise Unit would like to give a special thanks to Camden County Public Safety Director Robin Blaker and Emergency Management Coordinator Samuel Spino for their support and for hosting the NEMBA program.
To learn more about training opportunities with NJOEM visit ready.nj.gov/training/schedule.shtml
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Your Voorhees Township Firefighters, along with their primary role in fire suppression and rescue, are also required to be certified NJ Fire inspectors. They conducted approximately 2,000 inspections in 2018.
Pictured: Lt. Read shows his crew how to properly check a commercial kitchen exhaust fan on the rooftop. These exhaust systems can have a buildup of grease, which can cause a fire.
Your Voorhees Township firefighters along with mutual aid from Cherry Hill, Stratford, and Lindenwold responded to a working single family dwelling fire this afternoon in the area of Golfview drive. The fire was placed under control and there are no reported injuries. We would also like to thank Somerdale and Lawnside Fire Departments for covering our Township during the fire.
EMS week kicked off yesterday!! The Voorhees Township Fire Department would like to thank our career and part-time EMTs for their hard work and dedication to the Department and the public we serve. Our ambulances ran 5,909 calls in 2018!
2018 Annual Fire Prevention Awareness Night Wednesday, October 10, 2018 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Eastern Regional High School
