On July 1 2008 at 1000 am Tower Ladder 241 was dispatched mutual aid into the Borough of Oakland for a smoke condition in the Valley Middle School. Chief Murphy 230 and Tower Ladder 241 OIC DC Brock responded.Upon arrival Oakland Chief Sondervan advised all incoming units of a potential haz-mat condition in the school.The Bergen County Haz-Mat team was requested and upon thier arrival briefed by Chief Sondervan. They then entered the building with a crew of their own along with the Oakland entry team who assisted them. Air quality readings were taken throughout the building and found to be negative. At that time the ventilation operation was stopped. After fifteen minutes without ventilation a second group of readings were taken and also came back negative. The County Haz-Mat team then deemed the building safe and all employees were permitted to enter the building.Chief Murphy and 241 were released a short time later.-249
