pfont size3 faceTimes New Romannbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp fontb stylemso-bidi-font-weight normalfont size3font faceCalibriAs our communitiesget back to a sense of normalcy after the most devastating storm our area hasever suffered we would like to take time to thank the members of The WyckoffVolunteer Fire Department as well as all of the emergency services Departmentof Public Works Office of Emergency Management Township Employees and ourTownship Committee.xmlnamespace prefix o ns urnschemas-microsoft-comofficeoffice opopfontfontbppfont size3 faceTimes New Romanfontb stylemso-bidi-font-weight normalfont faceCalibrifont size3span stylemso-tab-count 1nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp spanIn preparation for HurricaneSandy the members of the Wyckoff Volunteer Fire Department went to each of theirfirehouses to prepare the trucks and equipment in anticipation of handling anyemergency situation that could occur.span stylemso-spacerun yesnbspnbspnbspspanWhile Township Officials OEM and members of all the TownshipDepartments met to prepare in advance of the storm no one could anticipate thelevel of destruction which occurred during this storm.opopfontfontbppfont size3 faceTimes New Romanfontb stylemso-bidi-font-weight normalfont size3font faceCalibrispan stylemso-tab-count 1nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp spanOn Monday afternoon 1029 as thewinds started to increase to significant gusts the volunteers who make up ourdepartment were called into action starting at 2pm and did not stop until latelast week.span stylemso-spacerun yesnbsp spanIn all the Wyckoff VolunteerFire Department answered the call over 195 times for neighbors in need ofassistance during the course of this storm event.span stylemso-spacerun yesnbsp spanThese calls consisted of routine alarmsdowned trees snapped power lines trees on homes utility emergencies smokein structures and gas emergencies.span stylemso-spacerun yesnbsp spanopopfontfontbppfont size3 faceTimes New Romanfontb stylemso-bidi-font-weight normalfont faceCalibrifont size3span stylemso-tab-count 1nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp spanAs the storm intensified and movedinto town it quickly became evident that the danger associated with this stormwas far greater than anyone could have predicted.span stylemso-spacerun yesnbsp spanIn the height of the storm around 10pm MondayEvening our department was out running from incident to incident while tryingto protect our residents and ourselves.span stylemso-spacerun yesnbspnbspnbspspanWhile many people may have looked out their windows and witnessed a smallportion of the storms wrath those of us who were responding to emergencies duringthe storm got a firsthand look at the power and destructive force associatedwith Sandy.opopfontfontbppfont size3 faceTimes New Romanfontb stylemso-bidi-font-weight normalfont size3font faceCalibrispan stylemso-tab-count 1nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp spanAs a result of the deterioratingroad conditions and the inability of our members to get to the firehousesquickly our members stepped up to the plate and established overnight standbycrews in each firehouse to ensure that all calls for service were answeredpromptly leaving their own families and homes so that they could answer aneighbors call for help.span stylemso-spacerun yesnbspnbsp spanopopfontfontbppfont size3 faceTimes New Romanfontb stylemso-bidi-font-weight normalfont faceCalibrifont size3span stylemso-tab-count 1nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp spanIn the days following the stormour department continued to answer calls for assistance while closely workingwith our township officials and other branches of emergency services to ensurethat every resident in Wyckoff was safe.span stylemso-spacerun yesnbspnbspspanThroughout the storm and days following the storm the Mayor members ofthe Township Committee and Township Employees spent countless hours workinghard to get Wyckoff back on track despite the lack of response from ourutility companies.span stylemso-spacerun yesnbsp spanThe coordination andcommunication between all involved was second to noneopopfontfontbppfont size3 faceTimes New Romanfontb stylemso-bidi-font-weight normalfont faceCalibrifont size3span stylemso-tab-count 1nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp spanWe would be remiss if we did notthank the families of all of our firefighters who support and allow our membersto go out and serve this great communityspan stylemso-spacerun yesnbspspanWithout the tremendous support of our families friends and neighborswe could not continue to provide the Township with one of the best ALLVOLUNTEER fire departments in New Jerseyopopfontfontbppfont size3 faceTimes New Romanfontb stylemso-bidi-font-weight normalfont faceCalibrifont size3span stylemso-tab-count 1nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp spanIf anyone would like to giveback to our community and volunteer please stop by any firehouse on MondayEvenings after 730pm.opopfontfontbppfont size3 faceTimes New Romanfontfont size3 faceTimes New Romanfontb stylemso-bidi-font-weight normalfont faceCalibrifont size3Michael P. 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