Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters

03/20/2025

Did you know that your Cherry Hill Fire Department Professional Firefighters are teamed up with Camden Fire Department Camden Fire Officers Local #2578 / CFD Local 788 Firefighters Union and Winslow Township Fire Department Camden County IAFF Local 3249 members to provide urban search and rescue services across Camden County and beyond?

03/15/2025

Once again, your Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters will be climbing 55 stories (1088 steps!) in their full firefighting gear in support of the American Lung Association. This year's event will be held on March 29, 2025 at Three Logan Square in Philadelphia, PA.

To support the Cherry Hill Fire Department team, please visit:
https://action.lung.org/site/TR/Climb/ALAMA_Mid-Atlantic?team_id=193661&pg=team&fr_id=27158

For any CHFD members wishing to participate in the event, please reach out to FF Pat Schetter or FF Matt Wilhelm.

Fight For Air Climb - American Lung Association Stairclimbs

https://action.lung.org/site/TR?fr_id=27158&pg=entry

Join the American Lung Association's Fight For Air Climb by raising funds for those living with lung disease while climbing a skyscraper to the top. Learn more today.

03/09/2025

Your B-Platoon Cherry Hill Fire Department Professionall Firefighters from Ladder 1324, Safety 13, and Safety 13A, responded Saturday via automatic aid into Collingswood to assist on the scene of a fire in a commercial occupancy.

An all-hands call brought several local fire companies to the scene of a building fire Saturday afternoon. Two residents are temporarily displaced.

03/08/2025

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Your Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters salute the two incredible women who are members of our organization - Firefighter/EMT Brigitte Baumann (Retired) and Firefighter/EMT Lacey Heist - on International Women's Day 2025!

03/08/2025

Your C-Platoon Cherry Hill Fire Department Professional Firefighters from Ladder 1324, Engine 1352, Safety 13 and Safety 13A responded Friday evening via automatic aid into Pennsauken to assist on the scene of a 2-alarm fire at a self storage facility.

03/06/2025

Your C-Platoon Cherry Hill Fire Department Professional Firefighters from Squad/HAZMAT 13 and Safety 13 (Captain Moore) responded on Wednesday, March 5, 2024 via mutual aid to South Harrison Township in Gloucester County to operate on the scene of a hazardous materials incident.

⚠️Hazmat Incident - South Harrison Twp.🚨

Gloucester County Hazmat and area Fire Departments operated on Fislerville Road (between Rt. 77 and Commissioners Rd) for a propane leak involving a 500 gallon tank at a commercial group home residence. The leak was due to a large tree that fell on the tank during the storm, causing significant valve damage. The residence was evacuated and Cherry Hill Fire Department Hazmat crews conducted a safe flare off of the propane with support by Gloucester County & Camden County Hazmat Task Force crews.

Initial hazards & leaks and v***r supression efforts were performed by Harrisonville Fire Company, Woolwich Fire Company, Harrison Twp Fire District 23, and Ferrell Vol Fire Co.

Road closures were supported by Woolwich Township Police Department and Gloucester County Hwy. Dept. There were no other evacuations, no reported injuries during the incident, and the roadway has reopened.

03/06/2025

Please consider supporting The Cherry Hill Food Pantry 2025 Raffle Fundraiser!

We are a 501(c) non profit organization distributing food to qualified recipients in Cherry Hill, Had

02/28/2025

Your Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters wish the International Association of Fire Fighters a happy 107th birthday! The IAFF was formed on February 28, 1918 and for over 100 years has fought for better wages, benefits, working conditions and improved safety for their members and the communities they protect. The IAFF is the driving force behind nearly every advance in the fire and emergency services in the 21st century. Today, 85% of communities across the U.S. and Canada are protected by the IAFF's nearly 350,000 members.

On October 16, 1978, Cherry Hill Firefighters IAFF Local 2663 was founded. Charter members of Local 2663 were Norcott W. D'Esteree, Thomas Fiorentini, Gary R. Krohn, Joseph R. Meng, Peter Nardone, Salvatore Paolini, Howard E. Scanlon, Kevin J. Scanlon, Michael A. Schaeffer, and Raymond E. Sooy. As Cherry Hill's population continued to grow and the need for additional firefighter staffing was realized, Cherry Hill Professional Fire Officers Association IAFF Local 3198 was founded, Hugh H. Gibson, III, Kevin Kenniff, Gary J. Saraceni, Michael A. Saraceni, Francis X. Segrest, and Michael A. Schaeffer signing on as charter members on December 1, 1988.

Your Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters are proud of our nearly 50 year affiliation with the IAFF and will continue to work tirelessly with the IAFF and New Jersey Firefighters PFANJ at the national, state, and local levels to ensure fair compensation and safe working conditions for our members, and to serve as public safety advocates for the community we are honored to serve.

02/08/2025

Your B-Platoon Cherry Hill Fire Department Professional Firefighters responded on Friday, February 7, 2025 via automatic aid into Pennsauken to assist the Pennsauken Fire Department at the scene of a fire with explosion and collapse at a commercial occupancy.

CHFD units had just gone available moments earlier from an apartment fire on Route 38 in Cherry Hill.

02/03/2025

Bill S-1416, sponsored by State Senator Jim Beach and Senator Troy Singleton, would require the development of a Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan with both short-term and long-term objectives that is reviewed and updated every three years. In developing the plan, the OEMS would conduct an inventory of all emergency medical services resources available within the state, conduct an assessment of the current effectiveness of the emergency medical services system of care, determine the need for changes to the current emergency medical services system of care, develop performance metrics with regard to the delivery of emergency medical services and a method for monitoring whether those metrics are being achieved, as well as other considerations.

02/01/2025

Your Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters are proud of the work we do and proud to be members of the International Association of Fire Fighters.

01/26/2025

JANUARY IS FIREFIGHTER CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Did you know that approximately 1 in 4 of your retired Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters has been diagnosed with or is being monitored for cancer?

In response to these alarming numbers, your Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters have been partnering with the Cherry Hill Fire Department Board of Fire Commissioners (BOFC) and Office of the Fire Chief (OFC) to introduce measures to help protect our members from cancer.

Over the past few years, the CHFD has invested in gear washing and drying equipment that allow our members to frequently wash their personal protective equipment (PPE). This is in addition to having a program in place which ensure our members gear is sent out regularly to an authorized 3rd party vendor for inspection and repair.

Each of our members has also been issued a 2nd set of gear. This allows members to immediately change into clear gear when theirs becomes contaminated or is being washed, inspected or repaired. Members have also been issued second sets of gloves and hoods, and regularly have their primary sets of firefighting gear replaced.

Thanks to legislative accomplishments at the state level by the New Jersey Firefighters PFANJ, our firefighters are protected by presumptive cancer legislation. This means that cancers found in our firefighters are presumed to be an occupationally related. In addition, legislation allows our active firefighters to have access to comprehensive cancer screenings by United Diagnostic Services, LLC. A commitment by the CHFD and our union has also ensured these screenings have been made available to our retirees. These screenings are on top of regular general health physicals provided to all of our members.

The next step in our cancer prevention battle that we are excited to announce is a commitment to install exhaust removal systems in our stations. According to the International Association of Fire Fighters, daily exposure to diesel exhaust in the firehouse can contribute to the development of cancer. Analysis of the kitchen, bunk room walls and furniture in firehouses reveal a tremendous amount of diesel exhaust particles. These dangerous particles are inhaled and absorbed every shift and cause significant harm to firefighters. Exhaust removal systems will help improve the air quality in our stations and create a safer work environment in our fire stations where our firefighters and Camden County IAFF Local 3249 and part-time EMS members live and work 24/7/365.

Your Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters continue to work tirelessly to protect our active and retired members from cancer. We thank the CHFD BOFC, CHFD OFC, our members in IAFF Locals 2663 and 3198, the IAFF, the PFANJ, the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, and many others for their partnerships in these efforts.

01/26/2025

Your A-Platoon Cherry Hill Fire Department Professional Firefighters from Squad/HAMZAT 13 and Engine 1322/Foam 13 responded on Saturday, January 25, 2025 responded via automatic aid to the Route 295 and and Route 76 interchange in Bellmawr for an overturned pressurized tank truck carrying butane. Crews from multiple counties worked for several hours to mitigate the incident including "flaring off" a large amount of the truck's product in order to be able to safely move the truck from the site.

Full story via NJ Pen: https://www.njpen.com/breaking-overturned-fuel-truck-snarls-traffic-on-route-42-at-i-295-north/

01/24/2025

A great piece on Squrt 1341 Firefighter/Paramedic Michael Miller and the ongoing Cherry Hill Fire Department Firefighter hiring process! Come join our Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters!

01/20/2025

Your C-Platoon Cherry Hill Fire Department Professional Firefighters and our mutual aid partners responded on Sunday night, January 19, 2025, to a fast-moving dwelling fire involving multiple units at the Tavistock Condominium complex.

One firefighter sustained minor injuries, but all building occupants were evacuated safely.

01/17/2025

Your A-Platoon Cherry Hill Fire Department Professional Firefighters from Engine 1352, Battalion 13, and Safety 13 responded early Wednesday morning via automatic aid into Maple Shade and were first on scene of a rapidly spreading dwelling fire.

An early morning house fire in Woodlawn, New Jersey kept fire crews busy on Wednesday morning, officials said.

01/12/2025

JANUARY IS FIREFIGHTER CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

• Approximately 1 in 4 of your retired Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters currently has, has been treated for, or is being monitored for cancer.

• Firefighter occupational cancer is the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths in the fire service.

• At the 2023 International Association of Fire Fighters Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial, almost 66% of the names added to the wall from 2002-2023 were members who had died from occupational cancer.

• For 2024, approximately 75% of the Line of duty deaths of IAFF members were from Occupational Cancer.

In partnership with the IAFF and Firefighter Cancer Support Network, January is designated as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month to provide firefighters the necessary tools and guidance to develop life-saving protocols for cancer prevention and to support those with a cancer diagnosis within their departments.

01/10/2025

2025 FIREFIGHTER HIRING PROCESS NOW OPEN!

The Cherry Hill Fire Department (CHFD) testing process for career Firefighter/EMT positions is NOW OPEN through February 14, 2025. No experience is required - all firefighting training is provided by the CHFD. New Jersey state emergency medical technician (EMT) certification must be obtained prior to or within one year of employment but is not required at the time of hire. For more info and to begin the hiring process, please visit: https://qrco.de/2025CHFDTest