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OLDWICK FIRE COMPANY

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About The Oldwick Volunteer Fire Company

The Oldwick Fire Company was founded in 1938 and is an all-volunteer company comprised of your neighbors. Sons serve alongside their fathers, and we have welcomed a third generation to our proud heritage of firefighting. The background and age of our volunteers is varied, but we all share a common bond in the desire to serve and protect our community. The firehouse is located just south of the village of Oldwick, at the cross roads of Route 517 and Route 523, in Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Our highly trained company of approximately thirty-five volunteers responds to emergencies both within Tewksbury Township and to the surrounding townships as a mutual aid force. We respond to structure, vehicle and brush fires, accidents, hazardous material events, floods and rescue situations. Our response area includes a section of heavily travelled Interstate 78. The company is also a member of the Hunterdon County Tender Task Force and Foam Task Force. The company responds with five pieces of apparatus: an engine, a pumper/tender, a tactical, a brush and a chief vehicle. To honor our history, we have retained an antique engine. The Oldwick Fire Company responds to over 100 calls per year in addition to conducting routine training both in-house and with the mutual aid forces.

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Not your typical firehouse! Did you know that the Oldwick Firehouse has an elegant catering hall with a professional kitchen available?

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The Oldwick Firehouse has the opportunity for its members to live at the firehouse in return for membership and firefighting duties.

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Take a tour of the equipment we use at the Oldwick Firehouse to keep our community safe.

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Monthly Call Tally

Find out how many calls we’ve been involved with each month.

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Our History

The Oldwick Firehouse has a rich history dating back to 1923. Learn about our story here.

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Did you know that a large part of our funding comes from donations? You don’t have to wait to taste our pancakes to donate!

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October 2017 Fire Prevention – Home Escape Plans

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Development and Practice of emergency escape plans are vital to all homes

  • Draw a map of your home with all members of your household, marking two exits from each room and a path to the outside from each exit.
  • Practice your home fire drill twice a year. Conduct one at night and one during the day with everyone in your home, and practice using different ways out.
  • Teach children how to escape on their own in case you can’t help them.
  • Make sure the number of your home is clearly marked and easy for the fire company to find.
  • Close doors behind you as you leave – this may slow the spread of smoke, heat, and fire.
  • Once you get outside, stay outside. Never go back inside a burning building

September 25, 2017 Propane Fire and Helo Lift

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On September 25, 2017, the Oldwick fire company and mutual aid companies, responded to a propane fire on Hell Mountain in Tewksbury. The fire was quickly extinguished. Unfortunately a member of the household was badly burned and was lifted by NJ State Police helicopter for treatment. Happily the individual was seen two weeks later in ‘downtown’ Oldwick, we wish a speedy recovery

Flag Retirement Ceremony

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Members of the Boy Scout Troop 199, American Legion Post 284 and the Oldwick Fire Company, conduct a flag retirement ceremony on June 17, 2017, at the American Legion Post in Readington. Gene Buterbaugh, a US Navy veteran, represented the Oldwick Fire Company

Oldwick Fire Company Drill May 15, 2017

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Members of the Oldwick Fire Company conduct a fire extinguisher drill in front of the fire house. Water, dry chemical, carbon dioxide and dry powder [metal] types were used. Fire extinguishers are carried on all apparatus and are often used to extinguish small fires.

The Oldwick Fire Company

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P.O. Box 83
Oldwick, NJ 08858

Non Emergency Telephone:
(908) 439-2448

Hall Rental Inquiries:
(908) 439-2514

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