Over the next three days, Medford Fire-Rescue firefighters are conducting VEIS training. This is a search tactic that is quite different from our typical primary search and size-up. VEIS, which stands for Vent-Enter-Isolate-Search, is a tactic that is used to locate potential civilians that may be trapped inside a structure in which access is extremely limited — making it one of the riskier tactics used during a firefight. Going into a structure without a hoseline (or water source) is extremely

Medford firefighters rescue man after snow-covered carport collapsed on him

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Fire sprinklers save lives! Watch our recent live-fire demonstration comparing the outcomes of two bedrooms, one protected with fire sprinklers and one without protection. The result - minimal damage in the protected bedroom versus complete devastation in the unprotected bedroom. | Medford Fire Department

Updates on Medford, Bass River fires from N.J. Forest Fire Service