Germania Fire Company's Turkey Dinner

On Saturday, May 5th, come out and support the Germania Fire Company at their Semi-Annual Turkey Supper for the 86th year running. Dinners are $14 for adults and $8 for children. Dine in or take out. Dinner includes turkey, stuffing, mashed and sweet potatoes, green beans, cole slaw, cranberry sauce, rolls and dessert. Beverages are also available. Dinner is served from 4:00-7:30pm

Five Inch Task Force Drill

The Atlantic County East Large Diameter Hose Task Force held a drill at the Galloway Road recycling center on Sunday April 28th. Engines from Bayview, Oceanville, Port Republic, Absecon, Pomona, Germania and Somers Point each dropped 800 feet of Five Inch hose line to supply Bayview's Tower Ladder 49 at the driveway of the recycling center. Crews were dispatched at 8:18 and had a steady stream of water from 49's ladder pipe in under 30 minutes. At the height of the water shuttle, Tower 49 was discharging water at a rate of 1450 gallons per minute through two master streams. The drill concluded before noon.

Galloway Township Public Works Emlpoyees Honored For Rescue

On Wednesday night, April 18th, Bernie Sawasky and Dave Jones Jr. both received First Class Valor Awards for rescuing a woman from her burning home on September 1, 2011. While returning from their lunch break, the men saw smoke coming from a home on Oakbourne Avenue in Galloway. They stopped at the residence and called 911 before entering the home in response to cries for help. Once inside, they found the homeowner confined to a wheelchair and unable to escape. They safely removed her just minutes before the entire house was consumed by fire. Bayview, Oceanville, Pomona, Germania and Absecon fire companies responded to the blaze. Read the full article at The Press of Atlantic City.

Pomona, Germania, Others Respond to Fully Involved House Fire

On Tuesday morning, April 10th at 4:15, Stations 26-3 and 26-2 were dispatched to the area of Odessa Ave. and Duerer St. for a reported structure fire. Chief 26-21 was first to arrive on scene and reported a fully involved two story home. Engines 35 and 26 arrived simultaneously and their crews deployed handlines in an effort to extinguish the fire. "The house was completely covered in fire when we arrived. The only part of the house not involved was the garage," commented Lieutenant Ron Garbutt who was the officer on Engine 26. Quint 36 placed its ladder pipe in service once water supply was established with tankers from Germania, Port Republic, Oceanville and Elwood. The NJ-ANG tanker also responded to the scene. South Egg Harbor was disptached for a FAST team and the Air Wagon. Fire company personel never made entry into the home because of the rapid decline of conditions once on scene. The roof and second story collapsed into the first floor. Units were on scene until just after 6:30am. Watch the video at NBC 40.

South Egg Harbor Life Member, Howard Berchtold Sr. Passes Away

Howard H. Berchtold Sr. passed away suddenly at home on Saturday, March 17, 2012. During his time with the South Egg Harbor Volunteer Fire Company, he held various administrative and line officer duties and was able to pursue his love of fire apparatus design. A long-time member of the Atlantic County Fire Fighters' Association, he was instrumental in the establishment of the County's first field radio communications unit and later served as the Secretary for that same organization.

A memorial mass will be offered 10 AM Thursday, March 22, 2012 at the St. Nicholas Church preceded by visitation from 9 to 10 AM. Services entrusted to Wimberg Funeral Home 400 Liverpool Ave., Egg Harbor City, NJ (609) 965-0357. For condolences, please visit wimbergfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to a charity of choice in memory of the deceased. For the entire story, click here.

Oceanville Vol. Fire Company's Ham and Oyster Dinner, April 14

Come join us at the Oceanville Firehouse Station #1, and support your local volunteers for our Annual Baked Ham and Oyster Dinner, Saturday April 14th from 4:00 to 8:00pm! Eat-in or take-out available.

Welcome To The New GTFD.ORG!

It's been a long time in the making but we're proud to finally unveil the new Galloway Township Fire Department website! Here you will find information about each of the five companies that comprise the Galloway Township Fire Department. In addition you will find our latest stories, information about our members, apparatus, history, how to join and how to donate, along with much, much more.

Although the new site is live, we are still going to be adding new content and features over the next few weeks so check back here every few days to see what's new. If you notice an error, bug or inaccuracy, or have something you'd like see on the website, please contact the Webmaster.