Members of the Deptford Fire Department mustered at the intersection of Florence Ave & Marion Ave in the Westville Grove Section, to honor a returning Army soldier returning from Iraq. Members setup Ladder 946 and Tower Ladder 936 to fly an American Flag. Firefighters lined up in front of Tower Ladder 936 in honor of this returning soldier as he passed in his car. Welcome home PFC James Stancliff!

Honoring the motorcade bringing pieces of World Trade Center steel to a memorial site in Arlington, Virginia. Crews were placed on the overpasses throughout Gloucester County from Westville to Logan.  The Crews that were on the Route 47 overpass were National Park, Newfield, and Deptford. The member saluted the motorcade as it passed. 

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The New Sharon Volunteer Fire Company #1 received a gold award for its volunteer service in the county.  The ceremony took place at the Gloucester County College and was presented by Susan Dixon of the Volunteer Center of Gloucester County.

New Sharon Volunteer Fire Company #1 will be holding a fundraiser for associated fees for re-organization.  The event will take place on Monday August 16, 2010  between the hours of 7pm-9pm.  It will be held at Adelphia's 1750 Clements Bridge Road Deptford, NJ 08096.  There will  be a Silent auction.   Tickets will be on sale June 1, 2010

*Open Bar*                         $25.00 Donation                    *Open Buffet*            

 

Photos taken of the battalion in between the Deptford Day Parade and Fireworks Display at night. More photos in the Photos.

The members of the New Sharon Volunteer Fire Company had decided to change their patch to represent a new beginning after everything that has occured recently.  The company decided it should be a mixed of our past and the future.  The decision was made to upgrade from a pig to a wart hog and the colors should be a mix of our old(red & white) and our present colors (white, black, & gold). It was made by Custom Patches and are available.  Contact Captain Jim Spade by e-mail.

On Monday December 8, 2008 the members of the New Sharon Vol. Fire Co.#1, of Deptford Township, New Jersey gathered together on Delsea Drive and watched in horror has our firehouse and 95% of its contents were destroyed by a devastating fire, we watched has 98 years of tradition, history and service to our community crumbled right in front of our eyes. We did have one aerial piece of apparatus survive the fire, only due to the fact that it was out having warranty work done on it the day of the fire, it is now housed at our M.U.A. building, two other pieces of apparatus were destroyed, a 1992 E-One pumper and a 1978 Ford brush truck.

We did have insurance to protect us in the event of something like this happening, but now 16 months after that devastating night we are once again devastated, this time by a member we called family, a friend and who we trusted, he managed to embezzle over a half a million dollars, he left us with nothing, we are in the process of applying for federal grants to help us rebuild, even when the grants come available we still have no money to furnish the building or for operating expenses.

We have taken steps in our bylaws so that something like this can never happen again, we are trying to get our story out nationwide so other volunteer organizations can take precautions to prevent such an event from taken place within their organization.

At this time we are turning to you and asking for your help in getting us back to a fully functional fire station so we can serve our community like our members before us have done, if you would like to make a tax deductible donation to our non-profit volunteer fire station we thank you.

Respectfully submitted by the membership of the New Sharon Vol. Fire Co.#1,

New Sharon Vol. Fire Co.#1

P.O. Box 5194

Deptford, New Jersey

08096

New positions took effect Jan. 1 2010.

They are as follows-

Batt. Chief- Frank Ellis Jr. 9401

Captian- Frank Lord 9402 (Community Fire Co.)

Captian- James Spade 9403 (New Sharon Fire Co.)

Lieutenant- Marty Baney 9404 (Community Fire Co.)

Lieutenant- Tracey Hoffman 9405 (New Sharon Fire Co.)

Lieutenant- Dominic D'Alonzo 9406 (Community Fire Co.)

On 11/18 Five members of the department went to Branden, South Dakota to do final inspection on the 2 engines at Crimson Fire.  Upon arrival the crew meet with their Representative to recieve their inspection list and to be shown the new engines.  During the 3 days the crew made lists of the defects, drove, and pumped the new engines.  The new rigs will hopefully be delivered the second week in december.  Thank you to the employees of Crimson FIre, they were more then accomendating to us.

Everything is coming along great. The pump was installed along with the body after being painted.  The truck is almost completed.  A group will be heading out there in a few weeks to do the final inspection of the rigs. Thanks to Crimson-Fire for the photos.