Lanoka Harbor Vol. Fire Co. #1

05/23/2026

Great job Lacey Twp. PBA 238 and a great turnout, despite the rain! It’s great to see so many families out here!

05/21/2026

Incident Report 5/20/26…

Last night at approximately 11:15pm, the Lanoka Harbor Vol. Fire Co. was dispatched for an unknown type fire in the area of Hazelton Ave. While enroute, we were notified by Ocean County Sheriff 911 of the call being upgraded to a residential structure fire.

Upon arrival of the Chief, a working fire was confirmed and was upgraded to our working fire assignment, bringing Forked River Fire Department, Bayville Volunteer Fire Dept (RIT) and Lanoka Harbor EMS to the scene.

Crews immediately started fire suppression and various other related tasks to bring the fire to complete extinguishment. Tragically, 2 dogs had perished in the fire.

Waretown Volunteer Fire Company, initially dispatched for town wide coverage, was brought into the scene to aid in the overhaul process. Pine Beach Volunteer Fire Company No.1 then provided town wide coverage for the duration of the incident.

The scene was turned over to Lacey Township PD, Ocean County Fire Marshal Office & the NJDFS Fire Investigators for the cause and origin investigation.

Our thoughts are with the residents that unfortunately suffered this loss.

Thank you to all of the personnel that assisted to bring this incident to a close!

(Photos are not those of this department)

05/05/2026

From time to time, we are asked about disposal of boat flares. Please see the attached flyer for proper disposal!

05/04/2026

Happy International Firefighters Day to the men and women of our department. Your dedication, courage and strength to ensure the protection of our residents is exemplary and very much appreciated!

Thank you for all that you do on a daily basis!

04/24/2026

Congratulations to Debbie Kay on this well deserved honor! Her continued support and dedication to our department over the years as well as the many patrons that the Captains Inn has served is nothing short of amazing.

Enjoy your next chapter and Thank You!!!

Mayor Steven Kennis presented Lacey's first key to the city to a beloved retiring local restaurant owner.

04/05/2026

A big thank you to the Forked River Home Depot for their generous donation of a refrigerator for our newly renovated kitchen. Your gracious support is greatly appreciated!

03/17/2026

A big thank you to Jeana and the team at MyGuy Plumbing & Drain for dropping off sandwiches today! We really appreciate it!

03/08/2026

Please avoid the area until New Jersey Natural Gas is able to secure the leak.

02/25/2026

Well said Chief! To weather the storm, it was a total team effort. Thank you for your support and checking in throughout to ensure that we didn’t need anything to continue our mission to protect the resident of Lacey Township!

02/22/2026

Here we go again!!!

(Yes, it’s a AI picture and we don’t actually have tracks on the apparatus unfortunately!)

Whether we get 2” or 2’, we’ll be ready to serve the residents and visitors of Lacey Township!