Rancocas Road is Open!
TRAFFIC ALERT:
Rancocas Road west bound is closed at Indel Avenue!
Rancocas Road east bound is one lane starting at Rt. 295.
Congratulation to Westampton Township Police Department for receiving this most appropriate award!Chief Joseph Otto is pleased to announce that the Westampton Township Police Department was one out of 10 police departments throughout the state of NJ to have been selected as a featured receipient of the Attorney General's Award for Oustanding Community Policing!
The purpose of this award is to recognize and applaud community engagement efforts and unique initiaves. Lt. Rogers was recognized for implementing several of the Westampton Township Police Departments Community Policing initiatves such as the Dunkin Donuts Gift Card giveaway, the Police Dept monthly awareness patches, and developing a XBOX/PS4 Madden tournament with local children. Lt. Rogers also served as a panelist to discuss community policing strategies with other Law Enforcement leaders from various departments. The ceremony took place at Rutger's University, Livingston Student Center located in Piscataway, NJ.
Congratulations
While retuning from a working fire in Willingboro crews were dispatched for a tractor fire in the are of Sunny Side Farms. The fire was quickly extinguished with the assistance of Mount Laurel Fire Department.
No injuries were reported.
John Major
Talk, about lucky........
That's crazy.
So glad he's safe.
Then WTES welcomed Boy Scout Troop 117 to the firehouse tonight. Fire Prevention & Life Safety was the topic. Along with a tour of the firehouse and apparatus!
Crews are out on Holly Lane checking smoke alarms tonight!
If we missed you when your not home. We left a door hanger with our number. Feel free to call and schedule a time to ensure your smoke alarms are working properly!
Great program!
This morning crews from Westampton Township Emergency Services, along with Mount Holly Township Police Department - NJ, Mount Holly Fire District No.1,America Emergency Squad, and Lumberton Emergency Squad, Station 139 participated in the annual Rancocas Valley Regional High School Mock Crash before Prom.
The program allows those attending prom this weekend a first hand look at the consequences of drinking under the influence.
We would like to wish everyone attending Prom this weekend to have a great time but please make wise decisions!
Earlier this morning Eastampton Fire-Rescue Department and Westampton BLS were dispatched to a reported excavator on fire. Chief 2700, seeing a column, and getting a report from Burlington County Central Communications that police reported it to be fully involved, added the a suppression piece from Westampton.
The fire was brought under control quickly with assistance from Vincent Fire Company and Lumberton Fire Company.
No injuries were reported and companies went available in under an hour.
Thank you to Mike Madden for the photos.
Crews were at the Burlington County Emergency Services Training Center two times yesterday. They trained in the morning with mutual aid towns Mount Laurel Fire Department and Cherry Hill Fire Department. Crews performed various scenarios with a focus on hoseline advancement, ventilation, search and rescue and RIT.
Then in the evening fire departments from Lumberton Fire Company, Mount Laurel Fire Department, Mount Holly Fire District No.1 trained again. This training consisted of hoseline advancement and search and rescue.
Earlier this afternoon Westampton Township Emergency Services responded to the County Complex off of Woodlane Road for a report of a discharged fire extinguisher. Due to this, approximately 50 people were transported as a precaution. No serious or life threatening injuries were reported.
We would like to thank all of our mutual aid partners who assisted us during this call.
Christine Katilus-Hoff McKenzie Miranda
Jaime Forvour Lori Waltz Cunnane
Oh not surprised. We're in the first building up front. I can't see what goes on back there.
Jessica Lynn
Good to know no one was seriously injured.
Please join us on Saturday, May 6th for Calming Sirens at Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel Campus.
RCBC holds Calming Sirens event for special needs population
burlingtoncountytimes.com
Everyone has the opportunity to learn at Rowan College at Burlington County. In fact, according to Donna Kaklamanos, director of the college’s Office of Student Support, around 4 to 5Dana Michelle
#HappeningNow: A break in the rain made for a fun day! Children who went to work with their parents today for #TakeYourChildToWork had the opportunity to experience what it was like to be a Firefighter and Police Officer.
The WTES and the Westampton Township Police Department for the second year participated in this great day for children to experience what their parents do for a living.
They started the day with breakfast at the firehouse. Then they were able to wash #Truck2725 and get it ready for the upcoming shift.
Next, they had the opportunity to visit Burlington County Central Communications (911). There they were able to watch the way 911 calls were received, passed to appropriate desk whether it be a Police, Fire or EMS emergency and how the departments were dispatched to that emergency.
Then they were given a tour of the County OEM center which is used during a larger scale emergency as in hurricane or flooding incidents.
The older children had the opportunity to visit the gun range and simulator lab to watch officers train with their firearms.
Quickly heading back to the station for the arrival of a NJ Forestry Helicopter and a transport helicopter from Cooper Trauma. There they got to interact with the pilots and staff.
The children were then brought to the Westampton Police Station for a tour of their facility. They had the opportunity to sit in the training room and speak with the Police Officers about their job. Finally, the police had a delicious pizza lunch ready for all of the children to finish up their afternoon.
My kids love doing this with their dad❤️❤️ such a great thing u do 👌🏼👌🏼
That would explain the helicopters
Saw the helicopter land from my office at the board of social services building, pretty awesome!
Crews are currently out in the Holly Hills section of town going door to door checking smoke detectors. If detectors are found to be not working or too old they are replaced free of charge.
Wow!!! As always....you guys rock!!! What a wonderful thing to do. 👏👍💞
Thank you for all you do!
Starting Monday, April 24, 2017 crews will be out conducting in-home smoke alarm inspections. Crews will go door to door around town checking your smoke alarms at no cost to you. If alarms are found to need replacement batteries or the unit itself needs to be replaced, we will take care of it for you. This is all in an effort to make our community safer when it comes to Fire Safety and Prevention.
This is a great program! I did this in my department. Long days for the men and women that go door to door but it's worth it to save lives.
Wow that's amazing. Too bad I just installed all new alarms 6 months ago I could have save some money.
Ted White
Steve Boonstra
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