Ridgewood Professional Firefighters FMBA Local 47

Ridgewood, N.J. — October 26 — Firefighters responded to the dead end of Albert Place for reports of an explosion and a fire in a wooded area of a county park.

Upon arrival, Ridgewood units Car 38 and Car 49 located a lawn mower on fire along the park's bike path. Crews stretched approximately 300 feet of 1¾-inch hose from Engine 35 and used the engine's onboard water supply to extinguish the fire.

Firefighters quickly brought the incident under control. Once the fire was extinguished, the scene was turned over to the Ridgewood Fire Official and the Bergen County Fire Marshal for further investigation.