About a 1/2 hour, later Engine 9-2 was dispatched to the intersection of Delsea Drive and Woodland Avenue for a wires call. Upon arrival, crews found a Verizon phone wire pulled from a residence and was hanging low, blocking the street. Crews assisted the Deptford Township Police Department with the road closure of Delsea Drive and awaited the arrival of Verizon to correct the issue.

Later in the afternoon, Engine 9-2 was dispatched to the intersection of Florence and Woodland Avenues for a utility pole on fire. Arriving crews found that a utility pole was burning and that PSE&G would need to respond. Due to the fire being right under the high voltage lines, Battalion Chief Thomas had crews block all access to the area. The Deptford Township Fire Police were also summoned to assist with road closures.

About 0300 hours on Monday morning Engine 9-2 was dispatched to the parking lot of the Shell Gas Station for a report of a fuel spill. Upon arrival of 9201 (Thomas), he found that a the gas station was receiving a delivery of gasoline and that the driver had mistakenly pulled the wrong lever. This caused the gasoline to spill from an unchecked valve. The driver managed to get the valve off but not before 20 gallons of gasoline was now on the ground. Crews blocked the gasoline from entering any storm drain and covered most of the spill with about 150 pounds of oil dry. Deptford Township Office of Emergency Management arrived and made arrangements with the driver and the company for clean up.

Wires Photos by Andre Wilson
Spill Photos by 9201 (Thomas)
Story by 9201 (Thomas)

Later in the evening at 2059 hours, Battalion 3 along with Battalion 2 were dispatched to 1235 Hurffville Rd, at Cherrywood Cabinets for report of a building fire. Upon arrival of Battalion Chief Chris Pfeiffer (9301) he found a 50x30 commercial building with light smoke showing. Engine 934 arrived and forced entry into the building, finding a heavy smoke condition inside. Chief Pfeiffer filled the box at this time. The interior crew found a rear room at the C/D corner heavily involved and made quick work on the knockdown. The crew from Tower Ladder 936 opened the roof as the crew from Tower Ladder 926 assisted with ventilation and overhaul. The job was placed under control at the 20 minute mark and is under investigation by the Deptford Fire Marshal's office.

Story by 9201 (Thomas)
NJTP Photos - 9201 (Thomas); Cherrywood Photos - 9204 (Hill)

Upon the arrival of Engine 923, the engine crew led by Captain Anthony Steigerwald, was ordered to stop at the A/B corner and to attempt an interior attack. Ladder 926 arrived and the crew led by Lieutenant Bob Hill were ordered to set up in front of the building and to ladder the roof. Engine 922 arrived and it's crew led by Captain Sheldon Johnson were ordered to the C division. The conditions worsened and the interior attack was abandoned and the crew ordered out. Ladder 926's crew was ordered off the roof and prepare for master stream operation. At 0140 hours B/C Thomas struck the second alarm.

Ladder 936 and Rescue 938 were arriving and Ladder 936 was ordered to ladder the roof and perform a trench cut to prevent further spread of the fire. The crew from Rescue 938 was ordered to C division to assist Engine 922. Fast Team 911 was assigned to Division C and Fast Team 511 was assigned to Division A. Arriving 2nd alarm Engines 931 and 943, along with Westville Engine 733, were ordered to establish water supplies. Arriving Quint 946 was assigned to division C and supplied by 733. The exposure at the B division was now well involved and it was learned that two 2" natural gas lines from the pizza shop and the laudramat were feeding the fire.

At 0212 hours B/C Thomas struck the third alarm bringing Engine 631 from Colonial Manor and Ladder 626 from Verga. At 0231 hours a special call went out for ladders 514 from Gloucester and 824 Chews Landing from the cover at Almonesson. At 0243 the Fourth alarm was struck bringing Engine 331 from Bellmawr Park, Engine 1312 from Wenonah, Engine 451 from Mt Ephraim and Rescue 846 from Blackwood from the cover at Almonesson. Ladder 516 from Woodbury was special called to back up Engine 511's Fast Team. At 0324 the fire was placed under control, however the crews had to maintain the master streams due to the gas line fires. The local gas company was having difficulty in securing the gas service. By 0706 hours all companies from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th alarms had been released. At 1055 hours, the Engines 923 and 922 along with Ladder 926 were released to restore the apparatus. The carrer staff operating with Engine 921 arrived to stand by the the fire marshal's office who were conducting the investigation. All crews cleared at 1541 hours.

Story by 9201 (Thomas)
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Later in the afternoon, crews were dispatched to 1500 Almonesson Rd, the Dress Barn, for a Building. This turned out to be nothing, and crews were released. During the evening hours, Battalion 2 was dispatched to 1010 Delsea Drive (Citgo Gas Station) at the intersection of Delsea Drive and Frontage Road for wires down. Upon arrival of 9201, he had located a utility pole that was shattered with the long portion of the pole in the road. A second vehicle was in the parking lot of 1010 Delsea Drive with front end damage from striking the broken pole as it laid in the street. Crews secured the intersection and PSE&G was contacted. Police had located the tractor trailer that caused the crash and returned to the scene. Crews cleared when police closed the intersection.

Quint 946 arrived and their crew assigned to division D as the apartment adjoining 308 was also reporting the odor of something burning. Ladder 926 was ordered to division C and to send the crew forward. Upon further investigation, crews found burnt wiring and insulation. The scene was secured and turned over to FM9.