Mantua Fire Crews Handle Multiple Incidents Over Three Days
Photo by Courtesy of Mantua Township Fire Department
Photo by Courtesy of Mantua Township Fire Department
Photo by Courtesy of Mantua Township Fire Department
Firefighters handled a series of emergency assignments involving technical rescue, vehicle fire suppression, structural firefighting and marine firefighting operations during a three-day period from October 17 through October 19, 2026, in Mantua Township, New Jersey, and surrounding Gloucester County communities.
On Saturday, October 17, Rescue 22 and Utility 22 responded to the Port of Paulsboro for a reported injured worker aboard a ship. Mantua personnel stood by with confined-space rescue equipment while a specialized rescue team worked to remove the patient from the vessel.
Later that evening, firefighters responded to a fully involved golf cart fire in Mantua Township. Crews extinguished the fire, with no injuries reported.
On Sunday morning, October 18, Rescue 22 responded on a mutual aid assignment to a working residential structure fire in West Deptford. Mantua firefighters assisted interior crews with fire suppression and ventilation operations.
Later that afternoon, Rescue 22, Utility 22 and the department's foam trailer responded to the Port of Paulsboro for a reported fire aboard a vessel. Mantua personnel also prepared confined-space rescue equipment as part of the response.
The marine fire incident brought a regional response involving fire departments, hazardous materials teams, foam resources, marine firefighting units and the U.S. Coast Guard. The fire was extinguished, and no injuries were reported.
The assignments involved both local emergency responses and mutual aid operations, with Mantua personnel supporting specialized rescue and firefighting resources throughout the weekend
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