4 Alarmer hits Waterford Twp. Salvage and Mulch yard
Photo by FRANK SAIAA 4 alarm fire consumed parts of a 15 acre salvage and mulch yard. Vehicles and other assorted salvage on fire sent smoke billowing in the air and could be seen from miles away.
Photo by FRANK SAIABellmawr FF Shawn Fanslau directs Bellmawr”s quick attack stream across the large piles of wood and mulch burning as the Berlin Fire Company directs an aerial assault.
Photo by FRANK SAIACamden County Fire Coordinator Dan DiRenzo and Waterford Twp. Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Stoddart confer with each other at this 4th Alarm fire.
Photo by FRANK SAIAWaterford Twp and other quick attack vehicles were used to contain and extinguish this 4th alarm fire in a salvage and mulch yard.
Photo by FRANK SAIABellmawr FF Shawn Fanslau directs the quick attack stream over the piles of wood and mulch as Berlin Fire Company directs an aerial assault.
Photo by FRANK SAIAIt can be lonely at the top…Berlin firefighter directs an elevated stream at this Waterford Twp. 4th alarm.
Photo by FRANK SAIAThe heavy smoke blocks out the sun as Camden County Fire Coordinator Dan Devitt, Camden County Fire Coordinator and Pennsauken Deputy Chief John Clark, Pennsauken FF Brian Gomez, and FF Zach Irwin prepare to put Pennsauken’s quick attack in service.
Photo by FRANK SAIACamden County Fire Coordinator Dan Devitt with Pennsauken FFs Zach Irwin and Brian Gomez working Pennsauken’s quick attack vehicle.
At approximately, 16:22 hours on April 27, 2025 the Waterford Twp. Fire Department was dispatched to a salvage and mulch yard at 225 Jackson Road. First arriving units found large wood piles and salvage parts on fire and spreading from the 15 acre salvage yard toward residential homes. Winds helped the fire spread from the mulch yard to a field adjacent to the residential homes. Fire resources were placed to protect the homes from the fast moving fire. Due to the amount of fire and the size of the yard, large volumes of water would be required to bring this fire under control. Many additional resources were called including a large diameter hose task force to deliver a large amount of water to the fire scene. Units from Camden, Burlington, and Gloucester Counties set up relay pumping through thousands of feet of 5” hose from almost a mile away to deliver adequate water to the fire ground. Brush trucks and quick attack vehicles were used to fight the fire inside the yard. Ladder trucks were used from the perimeter. It would take a significant amount of time to dismantle the large piles of wood to extinguish them and the smoldering mulch. Fire department resources anticipated being on the fire ground for approximately two days. In all, four counties and dozens of apparatus were utilized to bring this fire under control. No injuries were reported.
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