10/14/2026
Engine 3 takes in another fire.
Just before 6 AM this morning the Bergenfield Fire Department was dispatched to a residence on S. Woodside Ave. for reported fire.
Chief of department and responding Bergenfield police officers arrived to find a detached two car garage fully involved in fire Engine 3 arrived very shortly afterwards and quickly deployed 2 attack lines starting a fast, aggressive, offensive fire attack preventing the fire from spreading to the surrounding structures.
Crews from Bergenfield Engines 1, 2, and 3 along with mutual aid units from Dumont Engine 5 Englewood truck 2 and New Milford Tower 31 worked to access deep seated pockets of fire and check for further extension. Several nearby residence were temporarily evacuated until the fire was bought under control. A squad company from Teaneck Fire Department stood by at Alert fire company to provide additional coverage for calls within Bergenfield.
The Bergenfield volunteer ambulance core provided water and clean towels to responding firefighters and stood by to treat any possible injuries. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.