The Bellmawr Fire Department is hosting a Community wide blood drive The event is being held Tuesday September 14th from 1:30 to 7:30pm at the Fire Station on Lewis Avenue (next to the Police Station)  Please make an effort to stop by and bring a friend!!!

• Donating blood is a safe process. A sterile needle is used only once for each donor and then discarded.
• Blood donation is a simple four-step process: registration, medical history and mini-physical, donation and refreshments.
• Every blood donor is given a mini-physical, checking the donor's temperature, blood pressure, pulse and hemoglobin to ensure it is safe for the donor to give blood.
• The actual blood donation typically takes less than 10-12 minutes. The entire process, from the time you arrive to the time you leave, takes about an hour and 15 min.
• The average adult has about 10 pints of blood in his body. Roughly 1 pint is given during a donation.
• A healthy donor may donate red blood cells every 56 days, or double red cells every 112 days.
• A healthy donor may donate platelets as few as 7 days apart, but a maximum of 24 times a year.
• All donated blood is tested for HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and other infectious diseases before it can be released to hospitals.
• Information you give to the American Red Cross during the donation process is confidential. It may not be released without your permission except as directed by law.

The Bellmawr Fire Department has been awarded the SHARP award. The Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) recognizes Departments who operate an exemplary safety and health management system. Acceptance into SHARP by OSHA is an achievement.  The Department had to pass inspections by the Department of Labor and PEOSHA.  The inspections cover building safety issues along with ensuring that the the Department's equipment and training records are up to date.  "Our most important asset is our members, we will continue to make their safety a priority.  This program ensures that we are on the right track", stated Chief Burleigh

Bellmawr — Two weeks before the ninth anniversary of 9/11, firefighters lined up on highway overpasses Saturday to salute a motorcade escorting steel beams recovered from the World Trade Center to Arlington, Va.

The daylong procession was the third run delivering steel from ground zero to be sponsored by the New York Fire Department's Fire Family Transport Foundation, the Iron and Steel Team of motorcyclists and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Units from the Bellmawr Fire Department covered three major highway overpasses.  The members were proud to be a part of such a honorable event.

Late Monday night, Rescue 32, Ladder 33, & Battalion 303 (Kibler)  assisted neighboring Barrington FD with a working fire at 139 Woodland Avenue. Battalion 91 (Houck) arrived with fire showing from a 2 story single family dwelling w/ reports of people trapped. Rescue 32 conducted the search and outside vent  with Ladder 33 opening up the 2nd floor. Occupants were accounted for and no injuries were reported. 

Crews from the Bellmawr Fire Department along with the Haz Mat unit from the Cherry Hill Fire Department responded to an incident involving a Acetyene cylinder that fell off a truck.  The cylinder was not leaking however the neck of the cylinder was severly damaged.  The cylinder was transported to a safe area and the contents were safely burned off under controlled condtions. 

Crews responded to the Hess Gas Station in Brooklawn overnight  for a building fire. Crews from Ladder 33 and Squad 32 operated at the scene.  34401 (command) reported a storage building with fire from the roof.  The fire was quickly brought under control.  The fire is under investigation by the Camden County Fire Marshal's Office and the Brooklawn Police Department. 

Crews assisted at the corner of the Black Horse Pike and Browning Road when a child was struck by a vehicle.   The injuries were minor and the accident is under investigation by the Bellmawr Police Department. 

Command 750 reported an occupied 2 story twin with heavy smoke showing,placed all hands in service, 1 occupant was removed from the dwelling and transported, the victim was pronounced DOA at Underwood Hospital, the Camden County Fire Marshal is investigating. Courtesey of phillyfirenews

CMD 300 on scene of 1 1/2 story SFD with fire showing, Squad 32 arrived first due and secured their own water supply. Companies stretched a 1 3/4 hand line and made quick work of the fire. Ladder 33 and Squad 45 opened up and preformed primary and secondary searches all coming up negative. CFM on scene for the investigation. No injuries reported the family self extricated prior to police arrival and police did rescue 1 dog from rear of the house prior to fire department arrival.    Courtesy of phillyfirenews