Sunday Morning Fire on Dunedin Street Was Accidental, Discarded Smoking Materials Possible Cause

The fire began 8:30 Sunday morning. Two residents are safe, but the home suffered extensive damage and may need to be demolished.

Two residents are safe, but their home suffered extensive damage as the result of a fire on the 700 block of Dunedin Street on Sunday morning, March 17, Toms River Police said. According to police, homeowner Roseann Dominic was home at the time. She was alerted by smoke detectors in the home, and in turn, alerted her son. They were able to exit the house unharmed. The fire began by the rear deck of the home, which suffered heavy fire damage, police said. Other portions of the home suffered heavy smoke, heat and water damage, Toms River Bureau Prevention of Fire Director Jim Mercready said. The house has been posted as an unsafe structure, and will either need to be demolished or have extensive repair work done before it can be reoccupied, …

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6:40 am on Tuesday, March 19, 2013

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UPDATE: Fire Breaks Out in Home Left Vacant After Sandy

Cause of the blaze is currently under investigation.

Toms River police are currently investigating the cause of a multiple-alarm fire that broke out in a home abandoned following Hurricane Sandy Friday evening. According to police, a resident of Blue Heron Drive called police shortly before 6 p.m. Friday to report a fire across the lagoon from his property at a home on Aldo Drive. Toms River Police Officer Adam Koeppen arrived shortly after and reported that the home was fully engulfed in flames. It took fire crews from Silverton Fire, Pleasant Plains, Toms River 1 & 2, and East Dover Fire Companies to exstinguish the fire. No injuries were reported. The home, in the 300 block of Aldo Drive, is one of several in the same neighborhood left unoccupied following Sandy, police said. It was not …

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Photo Gallery: Laurel Chase Condominium Fire

Multiple Alarm Fire Destroys Toms River condominiums

A multiple alarm fire broke out just after 2 p.m. Monday in the Laurel Chase condominium complex. Two units were destroyed in the fire that saw two firefighters transported for minor injuries. A cat was rescued from a nearby unit and a smoke condition could be spotted on the Toms River horizon for an hour with the blaze under control in a half hour firefight. Here is a gallery from the fire. Full story here.

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Cedar Grove House Fire Ruled Not Suspicious

Fire gutted garage, left house uninhabitable

A fire that disintegrated a Cedar Grove home's garage and significantly damaged the house was not suspicious, but fire investigators ruled the cause of the fire undetermined. "After a thorough fire cause and origin investigation, the fire has been ruled as undetermined but not suspicious at this time," said Jim Mercready, Director Toms River Fire Prevention. The May 7 fire occurred just before midnight to a single-family home that sits adjacent to the Cedar Grove Elementary School. Now boarded up with its charred garage frame and significant fire damage, the night of the fire required response from multiple hoses to knock down the blaze. Overhaul continued through 2 a.m. that night. The incident "resulted in heavy fire damage to the garage…

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Flower Fundraisers Abloom for Mothers Day

Firehouses, churches selling cut and potted flowers all weekend

If the mothers in your life want flowers, fear not: There's plenty of local organizations that want you to buy from them and support a fundraiser. Annual flower sales at many local churches and firehouses will begin Friday, but organizers said reservations are possible to simplify picking up a gift for mom. Call the numbers below for more info. Here's a rundown of some places around Toms River hosting Mothers Day Flower Sales: • Toms River Fire Company #2 is having a Mother's Day flower sale to raise money for the station on May 11 from 3 to 7 p.m., May 12 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and May 13 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The sale will be at the sub-station located at 1053 Hooper Ave, Toms River. • Silverton Fire Company is having a Mothers Day …

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Couple Injured in Overturned Vehicle on Route 37

Sunday accident near BJ's on Route 37 West

An overturned vehicle closed Route 37 West briefly as fire companies responded to extricate the couple inside. Toms River Fire District 1 Chief John Lightbody said the 6:39 p.m. crash resulted in an overturned vehicle, with injuries and entrapment of two occupants The accident, along Route 37 westbound near Wal-mart, saw the elderly couple trapped in the late model Hyundai with the car rolled onto its right side, Lightbody said. Station 25 Chief John Gonzalez and Station 26 Chief Jeff Cirz were among the first to respond and coordinated the extrication of the two occupants, whose names were not released with injuries unknown. Route 37 westbound was closed for about an hour near the light at Wal-mart. Firefighters found two occupants …

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Car Fire and Suspected Intentional Brush Fire Extinguished in Toms River

Reports from Toms River fire companies

Intentional Fire in Woods Near Skyview Park A brush fire near Skyview Park in Toms River was believed to have started with juveniles in the woods with gasoline, said Toms River Fire District #1 Chief John H. Lightbody. The fire, reported 6:01 p.m. Thursday, was visible from Goose Creek Road and covered a quarter acre area about 20 feet from the roadway. East Dover Fire Company responded on a report of juveniles in the woods with gasoline, attempting to light a brush fire, Lightbody said. East Dover Fire Co. Captain James Golden was the incident commander, directing trucks from East Dover, Island Heights and the NJ Forest Fire Service, who responded. The fire was under control shortly thereafter, but due to the weather conditions and the …

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Town Council to Decide Fire District Tax Rate

Residents in East Dover, downtown, south of Route 37 and Ocean Beach affected by budget before council tomorrow

The Toms River Fire District 1 budget that failed to pass voters will be in the hands of the township council, who will decide the fate of the spending plan and tax rate. District 1, which is served by East Dover, Ocean Beach, and Toms River Fire Co. 1 & 2, asked voters to approve a $7.3 million budget, and failed by 16 votes in February's election day. There were 399 no votes, and 383 voted yes. As a result, the budget will be decided by the township council. The public hearing on the budget is scheduled for tomorrow's town council meeting, at 6 p.m. in town hall. After the hearing is held the council will decide the fate of the budget at future council meetings. Tomorrow's meeting is a chance for the public to weigh in on whether the …

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Thursday Referendum Could Mean Possible New Firehouse, But 24 Firefighters Can't Join Voters

Voters only in District 1 can vote. A look at the history of the two downtown firehouses and what their future might hold

For 24 men and women who are volunteer fire fighters, the chance to cast a vote in the Thursday fire referendum isn’t allowed. Those 24 people are volunteers of Toms River Fire District 1, but who live outside the township. Because they don’t live in District 1, they are not allowed to vote. “That’s by state statute. You cannot legally vote if you are not a resident of the district,” said Brian Kubiel, Fire District #1 administrator. Thursday’s vote, however, may have the ramification of taking the two downtown firehouses and having them share one facility. The land buy for the facility is in the hands of the public on Thursday. Voters are being asked whether or not Fire District #1 should buy land at Hooper and Hadley Avenues. The two …

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