Keyport Fire Department

There wll be an Extrication Drill on Monday 6/28 at 7pm at the First Aid Building. All are invited to participate.

Calls for Service as of June 22

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State Trooper Graham will be laid to rest at Green Grove cemetery Sat. June 19th. Any member wishing to attend may do so. Class A uniform is prefered. Trucks are to assemble on Green Grove at 11:30 am.

Thank you to the KFD officers and members who paid respects to my family regarding the passing of our mother.  One of the nice things about a small town is this type of support when things are the toughest.

Also, a belated thank you to KFD members, their families and freinds who supported the Keyport First Aid Squad Cadets fund raiser at IHOP April 27.  We did very well, had some fun and did not disrupt Cliff Moore's busines too much!  He said we were welcomed back anytime.  Again, small town's and communities are the best place to live and enjoy life.

from Tom Gallo and the KFAS Cadet Advisors.

Calls for Service as of 4/19

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Regarding the Paper Shredding event today, on behalf of the Keyport Recycling Committee, thank you to Fire Patrol for blocking half of the parking lot late last night.  It worked out well as there were 20 cars in line before we opened and a steady stream for three hours backed up to Mike's Sub's.   This free Recycling service was hosted by Keyport's Recycling Comm and provided by Monmouth County Recycling Dept.  It is not official yet however the truck was near full by 1 p.m. and holds 5 tons of shredded paper.  We also collected two dump trucks of card board boxes. A few good things: the paper will be reused saving landfill space and cutting of new trees.  And just maybe, some of the older paper documents we saw today are no longer being stored in a hot, dry attic or basement by the furnace - removing the risk of fire.

ExChief Bob Poling is Keyport's Recycling Coordinator, Robin Sheridan, Commissioner's wife, is the deputy, and KFD members Jim Lawson, George Sappah and myself serve on the committee along with two other residents.  Up until this year, exChief and Councilman John Kovacs served as our liasion.  The Fire department is well represented.  Thanks to Chief McTernan for helping unload some cars and recording the days activities.  If I missed others who stopped by, thank you.  It was busy for a solid four hours.  Check Monmouth County Recycling web site for next shredding location.  This will not be annual in Keyport as it is rotated thru the County. It is open to all county residents where ever it is held.

Tom Gallo - Recycling Comm Member

Officers meeting April 11th, 9:30 am at Consolidated. Company Engineers are welcome as we will be talking about up coming drills.

Good day all,  Received a flyer from Hazlet FD.  They are celebrating their 100th Year Anniversary and Truck Dedication (2009 KME 1500 GPM Pumper) on May 1, 2010, at Hazlet Fire Co No.1 570 Holmdel Road from 1 - 5 p.m.  Food, drinks, live music and prizes.  Yes.  This is our Annual Inspection Day also.   Tom Gallo - KFD Secretary/PIO

Calls for Service as of 3/21

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