On Monday, June 5, 2017 at 1800 hours Firefighter Shawn K. Layton was sworn into Mantua Township Committee to fulfill an empty seat left by Councilman Michael Silvanio.  Shawn Layton is a life long resident of Mantua Township, a ten year member to the fire district and an overall … [Read more...]

  On Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 1759 hours members of the Mantua Township Fire District and Pitman Fire Company No. 1 were dispatched to 111 Mantua Boulevard, Mantua Jewelers, for a reported building fire.  Chief 2201 arrived in less than one minute, and reported a 2 1/2 … [Read more...]

On Monday, May 22, 2017 at 0726 hours members of the Mantua Township Fire District and Harrison Township Fire District were dispatched to Route 55 Northbound in the area of Mile Marker 53.0 for a reported motor vehicle crash with entraptment.  Chief 2201 arrived on scene to find … [Read more...]

On Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 1700 hours members of the Mantua Township Fire District joined surrounding departments from Gloucester County in the City of Woodbury for the St. Florian Service, and blessing of apparatus and departments.  This is an annual event held at the Christ … [Read more...]

On Tuesday, May 2, 2017 members of the Mantua Township Fire District took part in a quarterly Extrication Drill at the Tyler Mill Towing Yard.  Crews honed their skills on stabilization, tool knowledge and use of the Hurst system.  All new members were given ample opportunity to … [Read more...]

On Saturday Evening, April 22, 2017 in front of a packed house at the Mantua Township Lawson Cox VFW Post 7679 four members of the Mantua Township Emergency Services were awarded for being the top member in their area of expertise. This year Safety Officer Sidney Marks was … [Read more...]

On Saturday, April 22, 2017 seven members of the Mantua Township Fire District attended the Flash over Recognition Training at Burlington County Fire Academy.  The class ran from 0830 hours until 1300 hours where the attendees were taught all the signs of a flash over, then were … [Read more...]

On Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 1720 hours, while covering the City of Woodbury, members were dispatched to 509 N Broad Street in the City of Woodbury for a reported brush fire.  Deputy 502 arrived to find an active fire in front of the parking garage and ordered the brush unit to … [Read more...]

On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 1620 hours members of the Mantua Township Fire District were dispatched to 519 Lafayette Avenue in the City of Woodbury for a reported working dwelling fire.  Squad Company 2218 as well as Chief 2201 responded immediately with a total crew of … [Read more...]

   On Monday, January 23, 2017 at 1624 hours members of the Mantua Township Fire District and Ewan Fire Company were dispatched to Route 55 southbound in the area of Exit 53 for a reported vehicle fire.  Engine Company 2212 and Tender 2214 responded in less than one minute … [Read more...]

On Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 0819 hours members of the Mantua Township Fire District were dispatched to the area of Breakneck Road and Barnsboro Road for a reported Motor Vehicle Crash with entrapment.  Squad Company 2218, Engine Company 2212 and Brush 2215 responded … [Read more...]

The members of the Mantua Township Fire District are a group of trained, skilled, and compassionate members using the best available equipment to neutralize or reverse any situation.  In 2016 members responded to 639 incidents within the Township of Mantua and neighboring mutual … [Read more...]

On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 0829 hours members of the Mantua Township Fire District were dispatched to Center Street as New Street for a reported vehicle fire.  Squad Company 2218 responded immediately followed by Engine Company 2212.   LT 2204 arrived and … [Read more...]