Monday, April 8, 2013
The blaze was set when a spark from a metal grinder ignited a pair of gasoline cans.
An unattached garage was completely destroyed following a fire behind a West Herschel Street residence Monday evening, April 8. No one was injured during the fire, including the volunteer firefighters who responded to the scene, Galloway Fire Marshal Ron Garbutt said. The homeowner may have suffered minor burns, but wasn't going to be escorted to the hospital, Garbutt said. According to Garbutt, the fire was started when the homeowner was grinding metal outside the structure. A spark off the grinder struck two gas cans located in the garage, which then exploded. As the homeowner attempted to remove the cans, the fire flared up, Garbutt said. "Our first fire trucks to respond saw smoke from a couple blocks away," Garbutt said. "When they …
Monday, March 4, 2013
No one was injured in the blaze, which began when the driver noticed smoke while driving on the White Horse Pike.
A Galloway man was driving down the White Horse Pike Monday afternoon, March 4, when he noticed the smell of smoke. He pulled into the CVS parking lot, and moments later, the car was fully engulfed in flames. About a dozen volunteer firefighters from Germania and Pomona reported to the scene of the car fire around 2:15 p.m., and within 10-15 minutes, the blaze was extinguished, according to Fire Marshal Ron Garbutt. "The passenger side was fully involved," Garbutt said. "The wind direction stopped the building from becoming fully involved." No part of the store was damaged. The man parked his car in a parking lot on the side of the building. The car was destroyed, but no one was injured. The cause remains under investigation. The entrance …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Flames were about 30 feet high in a heavily wooded section of the township.
Galloway volunteer firefighters contained a fire with flames that were an estimated 30-feet high in a heavily wooded section of the township on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 21. Volunteer firefighters from Germania and Pomona reported to the scene of a fire on North Prague Avenue in the Germania section of the township at 12:17 p.m. Firefighters contained the fire within 10 minutes. No people suffered injuries, according to Fire Marshal Ron Garbutt. According to Garbutt, the fire started in a storage shed in the back of a residence. The shed had a greenhouse with chickens inside it, attached to the shed. Garbutt is investigating the fire, but believes its origins may have been in a heating lamp provided for the chickens. "Someone in the house …
Monday, December 17, 2012
The fire broke out at a single-family home that house labor worker for Caroline's Farms.
One victim was taken from the scene of a fire at a single-family home occupied by labor workers for Caroline's Farms on South Genoa Avenue on Monday, Dec. 17, according to Galloway Township Fire Chief Ron Garbutt. According to Garbutt, the victim was pulled from the two-story building by a labor worker who was next door at the time the fire broke out. The victim was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Mainland Campus. The nature and extent of his injuries were unknown. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The fire broke out just after 3 p.m., but was confined to one rear bedroom on the second story, Garbutt said. Within minutes of arriving on the scene, firefighters had the blaze under control, according to …
Monday, December 3, 2012
The cause remains under investigation.
After a late night watching the Eagles-Cowboys game and an early morning taking his daughter to school, Stonewall Drive resident Scott Eisenlohr wanted to catch a quick nap Monday morning, Dec. 3. However, his nap was interrupted by the sound of a smoke detector and a fire in his home. "My home phone wasn't working, so I had to grab my cell phone and call 9-1-1," Eisenlohr said. " ... The smoke was so thick, I couldn't continue to be in there." Eisenlohr had to leave his home without shoes on and without his cat. Once Galloway Police and fire departments from Bayview, Oceanville and Pomona arrived, they were able to find and rescue Eisenlohr's cat, Abby. According to Galloway Fire Chief Ron Garbutt, Oceanville volunteer firefighter Tom …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
No injuries were reported.
The Galloway Township Fire Department has a house fire on the 400 block of Fir Avenue under control at this hour, and no injuries have been reported. Volunteers from Bayview, Germania and Pomona fire departments, as well as Pomona Fire Rescue and the Galloway Township Police Department reported to the fire on the corner of Fir and McKinley avenues at 10:37 Tuesday morning, Nov. 6. According to Police Officer Bill Schroer, who was on the scene, the fire was nearly out within minutes, and the fire department reported the scene completely under control as of 11:47 a.m. According to Schroer, two males were on the scene at the time of the fire. They reported hearing pops outside on the porch as they were inside watching TV. They saw a fire on …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Ron Garbutt chose not to run for re-election after serving in the position for three years.
Tim McKenna has been elected as the new fire chief in Galloway Township after current Chief Ron Garbutt chose not to run for re-election this year, Garbutt confirmed Wednesday morning, Sept. 5. Garbutt, who has served as Fire Chief for three years, will continue to volunteer with the Germania Fire Department, and will remain fire marshal when his current term expires at the end of the year. McKenna, the current Supervisor for Sewer Utilities in the Public Works Department, was elected to the position after running unopposed on Tuesday night, Sept. 4. He becomes Fire Chief effective Jan. 1, 2013. McKenna is currently the Assistant Chief in Oceanville, and previously served as the Oceanville Fire Chief for 11 years. He's been a volunteer …
Monday, August 13, 2012
One fire was on Biscayne Avenue and the other on Colonial Court.
Four Galloway Township residents were displaced due to two separate fires during the weekend, according to Galloway Township Fire Department Chief Rob Garbutt on Monday. The first fire occured on the 600 block of Biscayne Avenue at 12:49 p.m. on Friday, when an occupant awoke to find smoke in the house, Garbutt said. The Oceanville and Bayview Fire companies and the Absecon Fire Department were called the fight the blaze, which was discovered inside a wall of the house, according to Garbutt. 25 firefighters responded to the call and no injuries were reported, but the house was not habitable, Garbutt said. The second fire occured at 19 Colonial Court at 2:25 a.m., after an occupant who was doing laundry heard the smoke detector go off and …
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
No one was hurt and the driver wasn't in the truck when he noticed smoke coming from the back.
Firefighters from Baview and Oceanville fire companies have extinguished a trash truck fire on Society Hill Drive at this hour. The companies responded to the fire around 11:30 Wednesday morning, July 25. "It was a recycling trash-style pickup truck," Galloway Township Fire Chief Ron Garbutt said. "The load was on fire, so when we arrived we pushed it into the street, and we took care of it." No one was hurt in the effort to put out the blaze. The driver of the truck was on the scene and didn't want to be identified, but he did say he was outside of the truck emptying cans when he saw some smoke coming out the back. He said he then called his boss and 9-1-1. When fire officials arrived, smoke became flames, but it was taken care of in …
Monday, July 9, 2012
The township manager, mayor and a councilman met with firefighters in the wake of a resignation
Emotions were running high at the municipal complex Monday night as volunteer fire company members met with township officials to discuss controversial personnel decisions. Galloway Fire Chief and Fire Marshall Ron Garbutt said the township wanted to move the position of fire department administrative assistant out of the Galloway Township Fire Department location and into the construction office. The Galloway Township Fire Department encompasses Oceanville, Pomona, Bayview, Germania and South Egg Harbor volunteer fire companies. The administrative assistant handled miscellaneous responsibilites, including paper work, for all five companies. The move, proped by Township Manager Arch Liston, combined with other building frustrations …
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