As a young child in Mendham, Kyle Hastings was in awe of firefighters and proclaimed he would join their ranks when he grew up. Whenever a fire alarm sounded, Kyle was immediately at the window, recalls his mother, Donna, owner of the Simply Country gift shop in Mendham. “Every toy had to have a siren [...]
Read moreIn 2011, the Mendham Fire Department accepted the delivery of a new incident command (IC) vehicle. As with its predecessor; this new Chevrolet Tahoe was purchased with funds donated to the Fire Department and comes equipped with a full complement of radios, lights and other “technical” firefighting equipment. Unlike other types of fire apparatus, the [...]
Read moreOn February 18, 2012 at the 106th Annual Dinner of the Mendham Fire Department two members were honored for their 60 years of active service in the Department. Willard “Bill” Bergman (pictured, above left) joined the Mendham Independent Hook & Ladder Company in May of 1952, Mendham Hose Company No. 1 in September 1952 [...]
Read moreEx-Chief Donald E. Smith “Smitty,” 81, died peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 at his home in Mendham. Born in Morristown, he lived in Morris Plains before moving to Mendham in 1947. Mr. Smith served in the Army from 1951-1953 during Korea. He was a member of the Mendham Borough Independent Hook and Ladder Company, [...]
Read moreThe Mendham Borough Fire Department marks its 107th anniversary in 2012, and the year began with the swearing in of Rich DeNicola as our new Fire Chief on January 3rd at the Borough’s annual re-organization meeting. Chief DeNicola takes over the position from Mike Bruin, who served as Chief in 2010 and 2011. Rich joined [...]
Read moreThank You! The votes are in, and we’re pleased to announce that the Mendham Independent Hook & Ladder Company was voted Best Fire Department in Morris County! Thank you for your support and for your recognition with this prestigious award. For more than 106 years, the Mendham Borough Fire Department has provided the Morris County [...]
Read moreThe 31st Annual Mendham Juniors Woman’s Club Blood Drive will be held on Tuesday, November 15th from 1 – 8 pm at the Mendham Firehouse, 24 East Main Street Mendham NJ. Help us reach our goal this year is to collect 75 pints of blood! The MJWC Blood drive directly collects blood for Morristown and [...]
Read moreThe Mendham Borough Fire Department is pleased to announce this year’s Scholarship Winner is Firefighter Sarah Betz. Sarah, a member since March of 2009, was awarded $2500.00 by the Mendham Independent Hook & Ladder Company on May 31, 2011. After her graduation from the Academy of Saint Elizabeth, Sarah will continue her studies at the [...]
Read moreEx-Chief Earl G. Barnes, Jr., age 80, died peacefully, on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at Morristown Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Syracuse, NY, he lived in Mendham for 53 years before moving to Mt. Arlington and then Landing several years ago. He served in the Navy during Korea. Earl was a [...]
Read moreThank you for your support! The officers and members of the Mendham Fire Department would like to tank everyone for making the 2011 Twelfth Night Celebration and Christmas Tree pick-up a success! Don’t forget to join us tonight—Sunday, January 8th at 6:30PM at the Borough Park for the ceremony. Check back here in November 2012 [...]
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