Early Alarm Limits Damage in Egg Harbor Township Garage Fire
Photo by Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company #1Firefighters operated at a West Kennedy Drive residence after smoke was discovered coming from an attached garage.
Photo by Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company #1Rescue 1517 and mutual aid units responded as heavy smoke showed from the unoccupied home.
Photo by Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company #1Crews made entry into the garage area, extinguishing the fire and checking for extension.
Photo by Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company #1Hose lines were deployed as firefighters ventilated the residence and secured the scene.
January 5, 2026 — At 7:33 a.m., the Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 and the Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company were dispatched to a residence on West Kennedy Drive for a reported residential fire alarm activation. The alarm company advised that both a heat detector and hallway smoke alarm had activated, prompting a response that included patrol officers from the Egg Harbor Township Police Department, who arrived to find light smoke coming from the unoccupied home.
Rescue 1517 from Cardiff responded with a crew, and Cardiff Assistant Chief Craig Thompson arrived on scene, assumed command, and declared a working fire. Mutual aid was requested from the Scullville Volunteer Fire Company, the Atlantic City International Airport Fire Department, and the Northfield City Fire Department. Firefighters encountered heavy smoke from an attached garage, made entry, extinguished the fire, checked for extension, and ventilated the residence. The fire was investigated by the Egg Harbor Township fire investigator, with no injuries reported.
Firefighters were supported on scene by the Egg Harbor Township Rescue Squad and police. Damage was confined to the garage, credited to the early detection provided by the monitored fire alarm system.
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