Hillsborough Bureau of Fire & Safety

On the morning of August 9th Hillsborough nbspFire Units responded to Route 206 near the entrance to Stop n Shop for a reported overturned vehicle. The occupants were out of both vehicles on arrival. Fire crews assisted with the clean up of spilled fluids and secured vehicle … [Read more...]

nbspOn the afternoon of August 1st severe thunderstorm hit the eastern part of Hillsborough Township causing dangerous lightning and flash flooding. Our Fire Marshals assisted with a call for a lightning strike to a residence a water rescue and multiple flooded basements. Please … [Read more...]

pnbspWe have updated our web page with new content. The Fire Prevention Media Center section has been updated with several new videos and downloadable tip sheets covering a large number of safety topics. The Kids Page was updated with some new fire safety activities for children. … [Read more...]

Part of the Bureau of Fire Safetys responsibilities include the maintenance of all Fire District owned equipment. Despite the hot weather July has been an extremely busy month with all the required annual equipment testing in progress. Last week the fire apparatus received its … [Read more...]

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On the morning of Monday July 9th the Fire Marshals of Hillsborough Fire Safety and the Companies of the Hillsborough Fire District responded to a reported kitchen fire. While attempting to extinguish the fire the homeowner received severe burns to the legs requiring her to be … [Read more...]

nbspOn Monday July 2nd Fire Marshal Yanko and Fire Marshal Giordano taught a fire safety lesson to campers at Hillsborough Recreations Woods Road School Camp. The students learned how to escape a burning home in the Fire Safety Smoke Trailer and were given a tour of the fire … [Read more...]

nbspJune 17 - June 23 Is International Fire and EMS Safety week. In honor of safety week the Fire Marshals from Hillsborough FIre Safety spent time reviewing safety procedures and videos to ensure that Everyone Goes Home. The topics covered included air management firefighter … [Read more...]

Today The Hillsborough Fire Safety Bureau spent the day teaching over 150 members of the Hillsborough High School Senior Class about fire safety. Topics included were campus safety cooking safety night club safety and various other fire related topics they will need to know out … [Read more...]

nbspOn Friday June 1st Fire Marshals Foelsch and Giordano spent the day at the Chubb Insurance Fire Lab in Warren Township for a class on common warehouse hazards and fire protection systems. Hillsborough Township is home to a large number of warehouses each containing a large … [Read more...]

pOn May 31 2012 at approximately 0830 there was a motor vehicle accident on East Mountain Road with a vehicle on its side and the driver entrapped . The Fire Marshals responded with and assisted stations 36 48 and EMS 79. All of the emergency services did a great job extricating … [Read more...]

nbspWe have put up banners at most of our baseball fields around town reminding people to check their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Please test them monthly change the batteries every 6 months and replace them as recommended by the manufacturer. These simple tips could save … [Read more...]

nbspHillsborough Fire Safety in now on Twitter please follow us atnbsphttpstwitter.comHillsFireSafety or HillsFireSafety. … [Read more...]

nbspIf you are a member of Facebook please like our page. We constantly update it with fire safety tips and news from around our area. www.facebook.comhillsboroughfiresafetynbsp … [Read more...]

The Hillsborough Fire Safety Bureau would like to thank all of our soldiers past and present for defending this great nation. As we celebrate this weekend please remember to safe. Check out our barbecue safety tips to make sure you are ready for the weekend grilling. We hope you … [Read more...]