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Almost all of our photos are taken by our department photographer, John Bernabeo. For technical and practical reason the photos he takes are made available through shutterfly. There you can view all of our photos going back to 2005. Direct links to individual albums and stories are below, but you can go directly to the site by Clicking Here. A very special thanks goes out John for all his hard work and years of service to the department.

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Albums for 2012


Shoprite Car Fire 1-1-12

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2012-01-02 21:46:20 -- Date of Photos: 2012-01-01
Working car fire inside the underground parking enclosure for Shoprite.

Albums for 2011


9-11 Memorial Remembrance Ceremo

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2011-09-13 22:29:10 -- Date of Photos: 2011-09-13
A 9-11 Memorial Remembrance Ceremony was held Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at the Municipal Building, on Fair Lawn Avenue. At the ceremony, a piece of steel from the World Trade Center was dedicated and permanently placed at the Boroughs Memorial Wall to h

Fire1Graduation

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2011-09-04 11:42:00 -- Date of Photos: 2011-08-26

Forest Street Fire

Added by: on 2011-06-22 20:17:18 -- Date of Photos: 2011-06-18
A general alarm was requested for a backyard grill fire at a Forest Street residence. Despite high heat conditions crews were able to extinguish the fire quickly, limiting the bulk of the fire damage to the rear of the home.

Legion PL Fire

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2011-05-27 21:19:53 -- Date of Photos: 2011-05-27

Monster Golf

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2011-05-27 21:20:41 -- Date of Photos: 2011-05-17

Mary Ann Collura Memorial

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2011-04-17 19:50:17 -- Date of Photos: 2011-04-17
8 Years ago today tragedy struck the FLPD. Officer Mary Ann Collura was gunned down in the line of duty. A memorial service was held at the Van Riper Ellis Church.

NJ NY VFA

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2011-03-19 20:36:03 -- Date of Photos: 2011-03-15
Recently at Fire Co #3 Robert (Bobby) Aitken past President of the New Jersey & New York Volunteer Firemens Association presented gift cards totaling 700.00. to the families that were displaced from the Fair Lawn Ave fire in February. The Association is a

Link to a Video of FL Ave 10-75

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2011-02-24 21:28:40 -- Date of Photos: 2011-02-24

Firefighter 1 Graduation

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2011-02-19 11:58:30 -- Date of Photos: 2011-02-17
The officers and members of the Fair Lawn Fire dept would like to congratulate the recent Firefighter 1 graduates from the Bergen County Fire Academy. Ed Baldofsky jr, Jameel Gould Tom Lisi, Nick Cicchella From Co #3Fred Donatelli , Kyle Greco, Jerry Ja

Fair Lawn Ave 2-14-2011

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2011-04-22 21:15:00 -- Date of Photos: 2011-02-14
Photos of the working fire on Fair Lawn Ave by Bill Tomkins of BTfirephotos.com

Chiefs Dinner

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2011-01-08 22:55:19 -- Date of Photos: 2011-01-07

Albums for 2010


Williams St Working Fire

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2011-01-01 08:59:01 -- Date of Photos: 2010-12-31

Christmass Morning MVA

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-12-25 09:20:50 -- Date of Photos: 2010-12-25
At 2:40 Christmass morning Co #4 & Rescue were dispatched to Route 208 south in front of the Lukoil station for an SUV that had crashed into a pole with an entrapment. Prelimenary reports are that the SUV was struck from behind by another vehicle and l

Garage Fire Park Ave 12-17-2010

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-12-17 20:10:59 -- Date of Photos: 2010-12-17

Kids Holiday Party CO #3

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-12-17 20:13:14 -- Date of Photos: 2010-12-11

Memorial Service

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-10-30 00:11:10 -- Date of Photos: 2010-10-26
Northwest Bergen Mutual Aid Association held its memorial service on Wed Oct 26th at the Fire Academy in Mahwah. Hosted by the Fair Lawn Fire Dept.

MVA Saddle River Road

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-10-18 18:31:03 -- Date of Photos: 2010-10-17

Co #3 Open House 2010

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-10-18 18:28:53 -- Date of Photos: 2010-10-17

Ex Chief Hammer Memorial Service

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-10-09 17:17:27 -- Date of Photos: 2010-10-09
A memorial service was held for Ex-Chief of the Dept Gerald Hammer Saturday (Oct 9th) at the Fair Lawn Community Center.

The Super "Q"

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-10-09 08:47:03 -- Date of Photos: 2010-10-08
Fair Lawn Resuce held an eating compition for the emergency services sponsered by Quillys Sliders.Representing the Resuce Squad Dan KissaneRepresenting the Ambulance Corp Nick SynderRepresenting the Fire Dept Kevin TwiggsContestants were given 15 minutes

Co# 4 Open House

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-10-05 18:21:44 -- Date of Photos: 2010-10-03

MVA Broadway 9-6-10

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-09-06 05:57:17 -- Date of Photos: 2010-09-06
Engine Co #3 & Rescue were dispatched to an MVA Broadway & Grunauer Pl.

MVA Plaza Rd

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-08-25 04:58:19 -- Date of Photos: 2010-08-25
After being dispatched to another fire alarm at 3:10am this morning, Fair Lawn Fire CO #3 was re-directed to the scene of an MVA involving an SUV into a tree with a possible entrapment. Heavy Rescue & EMS from the borough were also dispatched. Rescue sta

Landzettel Way attic fire

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-08-12 22:11:04 -- Date of Photos: 2010-08-12
On 8/12/10 the FD was dispatched to a reported fire in a home on Landzettel Way. Upon arrival they found a fire that was contained to a small area of the attic above the kitchen and bathroom

Fire School Graduation

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-08-10 19:14:01 -- Date of Photos: 2010-08-06
Firefighter 1 Class Graduation Congratulations to Jason Candaras & Steven Dauster of Fire CO #3 for completing the Firefighter one training course Thanks to John Lyons for the photographs

Wire Down on 8-0

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-07-23 23:13:55 -- Date of Photos: 2010-07-23
The severe thunderstorms that rolled through the area on Friday evening the Fair Lawn Fire Dept was dispatched to a call for wires down and burning. Upon arrival they discovered lighting had struck a set of high voltage cables along Broadway severing them

Ridgewood July 4th Parade

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-07-05 16:10:01 -- Date of Photos: 2010-07-05

Glen Rock 100th

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-06-13 20:50:14 -- Date of Photos: 2010-06-13
Glen Rock Fire Depts 100th Anniversary Parade

Dept Picture

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-05-31 13:35:58 -- Date of Photos: 2010-05-31

Memorial Day 2010

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-06-05 23:06:23 -- Date of Photos: 2010-05-30

Drill 29th St

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-05-04 22:01:51 -- Date of Photos: 2010-05-03
The owner of a house on 29th St that is set to be torn down allowed the fire dept to drill

Brush fire 5-2-10

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-05-02 21:01:16 -- Date of Photos: 2010-05-02

Co # 3 Mini Golf Outing

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-04-23 20:43:15 -- Date of Photos: 2010-04-22
Photos by John Lyons

Brush Fire

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-04-22 21:21:31 -- Date of Photos: 2010-04-22

MVA 4-17-10

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-04-17 22:45:03 -- Date of Photos: 2010-04-17
MVA Dunkerhook Ave, resulting in a fatality

MVA Fair Lawn Ave & Abbott

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-04-03 17:05:42 -- Date of Photos: 2010-04-03
Motor vehicle accident with an entrapment.

Easter Bunny

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-04-03 21:16:19 -- Date of Photos: 2010-04-03
Company # 1 & Company # 3 Bunny Detail

Gotham City Fire

Added by: Michael Salvini on 2010-03-18 20:07:21 -- Date of Photos: 2010-03-18
Dispatched as a working fire coming from the front door of the structure turned out to be a fire on the roof at the Gotham City Diner quickly brought under control by the fire department. There was limited water damage and no smoke damage.

Berdan Ave

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-03-20 14:42:43 -- Date of Photos: 2010-03-07
Fire in an outside stairwell to the basement, quickly extinguished by the fire dept with only minor smoke damage to the home. It was attributed to spontaneous combustion of clothing that was soiled with fuel oil and gasoline.

Overturned MVA

Added by: Michael Salvini on 2010-03-03 23:41:13 -- Date of Photos: 2010-02-22
A motor vehicle that was overturned with entrapment on Fair Lawn Avenue in the area of Chandler Drive.

Chief's Installation Dinner

Added by: Michael Salvini on 2010-03-03 15:09:48 -- Date of Photos: 2010-01-15
Pictures of the swearing in of the Chief's and Line Officers.

Route 208 MVA

Added by: Michael Salvini on 2010-03-06 16:54:45 -- Date of Photos: 2010-01-10
This is a Motor Vehicle Accident that occurred on Route 208 South near Virginia Drive where the vehicle veared off the road and rolled over wedging itself up against a tree on the cars side.

Romana Drive Fireplace Backup

Added by: Michael Salvini on 2010-03-06 16:52:18 -- Date of Photos: 2010-01-09
A resident on Romana Drive reported a smoke condition in their home. Upon investigation it was found that the fireplace was backing up into the home.

Fire Academy Graduation

Added by: Michael Salvini on 2010-03-03 23:02:36 -- Date of Photos: 2010-01-08
Several new probationary firefighters graduated the rigorous six month curriculum, and upon approval of their companies will become regular firefighters.

Albums for 2009


MVA Broadway

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-03-20 14:47:29 -- Date of Photos: 2009-12-13
Motor vehicle accident w/injuries. Fire Dept and Rescue Squad lend assistance with extrication of injured parties.

Westmoreland School

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-03-18 22:18:55 -- Date of Photos: 2009-12-12
Fire in a classroom of suspicious origin. Quickly extinguished by the Fire Dept and turned over to the Bergen County Arson squad for further investigation.

Wallington Light Parade

Added by: Michael Salvini on 2010-03-18 20:12:14 -- Date of Photos: 2009-11-28
Wallington hosts a holiday light parade every year with numerous fire trucks from around the north-east participating.

Dryer fire

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-03-20 15:11:50 -- Date of Photos: 2009-11-12
A fire in a clothes dryer in the basement of a home on Tunbridge Road

Car Fire Rt 208 exit

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-03-18 22:23:10 -- Date of Photos: 2009-11-06
Working car fire on an exit ramp for rt 208

Working Structure Fire

Added by: Michael Salvini on 2010-03-03 23:09:10 -- Date of Photos: 2009-11-04
A fully involved car/single car garage with limited extension into the residence.

Open House Co #3

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-03-18 22:13:58 -- Date of Photos: 2009-10-18
Fire Company #3s Open House. An event held each year around Fire Prevention Week in October, that displays the equipment, vehicles and member of the fire company to the general public & where we promote fire safety & prevention.

Working Car Fire Rt 208

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-03-20 15:15:43 -- Date of Photos: 2009-10-05
MVA w/ injuries, vehicle hit overpass for Rt4 and caught fire.

Open House Co #4

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-03-20 14:50:16 -- Date of Photos: 2009-10-04
Fire Company #4 Open House. An event held each year around Fire Prevention Week in October, that displays the equipment, vehicles and member of the fire company to the general public & where we promote fire safety & prevention.

Albums for 2008


Jack Hoitsma 50 years of Service

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-03-20 15:03:30 -- Date of Photos: 2008-06-26
A dinner was held to honor 50 years of active service to the Fire Dept by Jack Hoitsma of CO # 1

"Jack Hoistma Day"Borough Counci

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-03-20 15:07:58 -- Date of Photos: 2008-05-13
The Borough Council declared by proclamation May 13th 2008 as Jack Hoistma Day for his 50 years of active service to the Fire Dept.

Albums for 2007


Wallington Light Parade

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-03-18 22:02:50 -- Date of Photos: 2007-11-24
Wallington hosts a holiday light parade every year with numerous fire trucks from around the north-east participating.

Dorothy St 7-27-07

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-03-18 22:06:27 -- Date of Photos: 2007-07-27
A battery from an antique auto exploded while the owner was working on it.

Auto vs Cannon

Added by: John Bernabeo on 2010-03-20 15:00:14 -- Date of Photos: 2007-01-14
A vehicle lost control on Morlot Ave leaving the roadway and striking the building and a WW II Howitzer on display in front of the VFW.

Albums for 2006


Wallington Light Parade

Added by: Michael Salvini on 2010-03-18 20:09:54 -- Date of Photos: 2006-11-25
Wallington hosts a holiday light parade every year with numerous fire trucks from around the country participating.

Albums for 2000


Added by: John Bernabeo on 2011-05-27 21:22:22 -- Date of Photos: 2000-02-14