RVFC Graduates five new firefighters 

(LR Asst. Chief George Stout, FF Tommy Xu, FF Charles Randle III, FF Jay Tempe, FF Graig Gutowski, Chief Bart Lidsky. Not pictured FF Dave Garbowski) 

The RVFC#1 recently celebrated the graduation of five new fire fighters from the Passaic County Fire Academy. This intense training program is the same program that all new career fire fighters are also required to complete. We congratulate the new graduates and welcome them to the RVFC1 team!

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Annual Fund Drive

The RVFC #1 annual fund drive is currently under way. Donating has been made even easier as you can now donate online through our 100% secure website hosted by PayPal. Click on the Donate button to the left to proceed to the transaction page. While our expenses increase annually, our support from the town has remained the same for many years, which forces us to adjust our spending accordingly. We understand and recognize that the economic downturn has impacted almost everyone. We appreciate your continued support through these difficult times.

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RVFC#1 IS PROUD OF OUR MEMBERS CURRENTLY SERVING OUR COUNTRY. WE WISH THEM GODS SPEED AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE. OUR COMPANY IS PROUDLY FLYING THE IN SERVICE FLAG AT OUR FIREHOUSE, AND ON OUR APPARATUS, FOR:

FIRE FIGHTER MICHAEL PALMA, USAF

FIRE FIGHTER STEVEN STEUSSING, NJ NATIONAL GUARD

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RVFC Building Addition Update

07/24/2011 update: We are about 95% completed with just some site and brick work to be completed. This work will be completed in the spring of 2011 and on this weekend we are finally able to occupy the addition relocating two of our apparatus into the new addition as it was intended. Once again thank you to all of the local businesses, residents, and our membership for making this dream a reality.

We would like to thank the following businesses for their support with our addition project:

Roger Redner Excavating, Ringwood NJ

Fierro Mason Contractor, Ringwood NJ

Haskell Paving, Ringwood NJ

Mark Unger Home Improvements, Ringwood NJ

IBEW Local #164

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Smoke Detectors Save Lives

It is that time of year to remember to change the batteries in your smoke detector when you change your clocks for daylight savings time. Equally important is to also ensure that you have and maintain a Carbon Monoxide (CO2) detector to protect your loved ones from that silent killer. If you have any questions about either of these please contact us at 973-248-6334 or at info@rvfc1.org.

Donate Your Used Car to the RVFC!

If you are a Ringwood resident, and have a car you would like to donate to the fire company, please contact us at 973-248-6334 or at info@rvfc1.org. It can be utilized for an extrication drill and we can provide you with a receipt for tax purposes

Thank you for your support!