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| Ridgefield Park Blue Coats Team Up to Save One of Their Own |
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By Ron Jeffers
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| Ridgefield Park police officers and firefighters line up to receive awards for their life-saving actions, reviving a Brother firefighter at the scene of an emergency call. |
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| Ex-Chief John Antola, pins the chief's badge on to John, Jr.'s uniform, at the Village Hall promotional ceremony. |
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As they do every December, members of the Ridgefield Park Fire Department, along with families and friends, gathered at Village Hall for the swearing in of the 2019 Fire Department officers. This year was special. Four police officers and six firefighters received awards for their actions, one month earlier, reviving a firefighter who was stricken at the scene of a fire alarm activation.
On November 8th, police and fire units were dispatched to the fire alarm activation on Challenger Road. The chauffeur of Engine 2, Firefighter Tom Wilson, collapsed after arriving at the scene.
During the December 12th promotion ceremony, Mayor and Fire Commissioner George Fosdick said Wilson's “heart stopped.” The mayor continued that FF Wilson had “no pulse-no sign of life.” The mayor said that instantly firefighters and police officers began the process of CPR and other life-saving techniques. He was then transported to Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck.
FF Wilson spent over a week at the hospital. Mayor Fosdick added that every doctor stated that if it weren't for the “instant response of these men, it would be a different story.”
Those honored for their life-saving actions were: Firefighters Richard La Tour, Michael Lauer, William Lynn, Christopher Locarno, John Van Buskirk and James Caroselli. From the police department were: Sgt. Arthur Jensen and Police Officers Kenneth Knebl, Joe Avila and David Marco.
The new fire captains and lieutenants were sworn in followed by the chief officers for 2019.
Outgoing Chief James Van Der Tulip wished the new officers the best of luck and thanked all of the members of the department for their assistance during his time as chief.
“You never step down,” Mayor Fosdick said. “You are back in the ranks of the Ridgefield Park Fire Department.”
The new Chief of Department is John Antola, Jr. His father, an ex-chief, had the honor of pinning the Chief's badge on his son's uniform. The Assistant Chiefs are Rodney Wagner and John Malool.
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