On Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 1900 hours Firefighter Victor G. Torino III was sworn into duty as a career firefighter in front of a packed house of fellow firefighters, police officers and family.  Chairman Howarth issued Victor the oath of office to serve the great community of … [Read more...]

  On Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 1900 hours members of the Mantua Township Fire District participated in the first ever Gloucester County Foam Taskforce Awareness Training hosted by the Washington Township Fire District.  The extremely informative class was instructed by … [Read more...]

  On Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 1105 hours the Squad Company 2211 was requested into West Deptford Township for a working house fire.  Squad Company 2211 responded with staffing of five personnel and arrived as the third due company.  Chief 6102 ordered the crew from Squad … [Read more...]

For the past ten years, the Mantua Township Fire District has always participated in both the Wenonah Parade and Pitman Parade.  This Year the district was able to display all apparatus, parading 7 well detailed units.  At the completion of the Parade, we were able to grab a … [Read more...]

On Monday, July 3, 2017 a new employee started his first day as a full time career firefighter within Mantua Township Fire District.  Firefighter Victor Torino started his one year probation period working a 24/48 rotating schedule within the district.  FF Torino's official … [Read more...]

On Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 1700 hours Squad Company 2218 was detailed to the City of Woodbury to Cover the city during their Independence Fireworks Display.  Company stood by for five hours, and responded to one incident for a reported structure fire.  Crew was able to enjoy the … [Read more...]

  On Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 2124 hours members of Mantua Township Fire District were dispatched to the City of Woodbury for a working house fire.  Squad Company 2211 and Captain 2202 responded immediately upon dispatch with a total staffing of 7 … [Read more...]

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...]