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Brigantine Fire Department & Emergency Medical Services 1417 W. Brigantine Ave.
The City of Brigantine is an island community. Located in Southern New Jersey. Brigantine has a year 2000 census of 12,594 year round residents. The summertime population increases to an estimated 35,000 residents. The approximate number of families is 6997. Brigantine is 6.39 sq. miles. The amount of surface water is 3.34 square miles. Brigantine is positioned 39.41 degrees North of the equator and 74.37 degrees West of the prime meridian. The City of Brigantine Fire Dept & Emergency Medical Services has 34 full time firefighters, one fire official and one chief of the department. The department has one fire station. The department provides fire suppression, emergency medical services on a basic life support level, specialized rescue services including vehicle extrication, confined space rescue, and a water rescue team which does search, rescue, and recovery operations. Hazardous material operations are performed on a containment basis. The fire prevention bureau completes life hazard inspections of the NJ State Fire Code, and BOCA property maintenance inspections. One hundred percent (100%) of the department’s members are minimally cross-trained as level I firefighters and EMT-basic. Twenty-six percent (26%) of firefighters in the department are also triple cross-trained as public safety search and rescue diver team members. Another fifteen (15%) of the firefighters are triple cross-trained as fire inspectors and assist the fire prevention bureau with inspections. The Department has three pumper apparatus (Engines), one 75 foot Quintuple Aerial apparatus (Quint), one four wheel drive Wildland Fire apparatus (Mini Pump), one converted ambulance being utilized as a specialized water rescue and recovery vehicle, three type III modular ambulances, one interim patient transport vehicle for removing victims from an off road location to an awaiting ambulance, one 23 foot Boston Whaler boat, one 16 foot inflatable pontoon boat (Zodiac) and one jet ski personal watercraft. SMOKE DETECTORS Keep your smoke detectors properly maintained. Test them once a month to ensure that the detectors are working properly. Every spring and fall when you change your clock remember to change your smoke alarm batteries. Make it a family affair so the kids will remember the importance of the smoke detector. Use only the type of batteries recommended on the detector. Make sure that your smoke detector is still in working order. Some need to be replaced every 7 to 10 years. If your smoke detector goes off because of a “false alarm” such as cooking, smoking, steam or dust, don’t remove the battery. Fan the smoke away and open a window. You might forget to put the battery back in later and leave your house unprotected. Develop an escape plan and review the plan with all members of the family frequently. Be aware that children and elderly people may need special assistance should fire occur. Establish a meeting place outside the house with all members of the family to ensure that everyone gets out safely. If fire occurs, get out of the house and go to a neighbor’s telephone to notify the Fire Department. Did
you know??? POST YOUR ADDRESS According to the BOCA National Property Maintenance Code, as adopted by the City of Brigantine, “Each structure to which a street number has been assigned shall have such number displayed in a position easily observed and readable from the public right-of-way. All numbers shall be in Arabic numerals at least 3 inches high and 1/12 inch stroke.” When Firefighters, First Aid and Police need to find your house, they must do so quickly because they are only called during an Emergency! So please help them to help you. Place your address number on your house with numbers at least 3 inches in height. Completing this simple project could some day SAVE YOUR LIFE! THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA In the year 2000, at no cost to the citizens, the state provided the Brigantine Fire Department with a Thermal Imaging Camera. According to the NJ Division of Fire Safety, New Jersey is the first state in the nation with border-to-border Thermal Imager coverage. It is an invaluable, practical and reliable tool that can make a difference in the work lives of the firefighters and in the search and rescue of the lives that we protect. This life-saving technology gives the firefighter the ability to see in the dark and through thick smoke giving them the ability to do their job more efficiently, more effectively and most importantly – more safely. CANDLE SAFETY According to the National Fire Protection Association, most of the candle caused fires started when burning candles were left unattended. The New Jersey Division
of Fire Safety offers the following advice for using candles safely: Place candles on heat-resistant surfaces which will not transmit heat to the furniture or which they are placed. Candles should be secured in an appropriate holder so there’s not the slightest possibility of the candle being blown, falling, or knocked over. Never leave a burning candle unattended. Never light a candle in a situation in which, you might fall asleep before blowing it out. Install a smoke detector in every room where candles are burned. Candles are enjoyable, calming, and fragrant, but don’t ever forget that when you burn them, you are dealing with fire. Always take proper precautions to prevent your enjoyable experience from turning into a disaster.
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