Hillsborough Volunteer Fire Company #3 will be holding its 13th Annual Golf Outing on Monday, June 4, 2012, at Royce Brook Golf Club in Hillsborough NJ.  As part of this fundraiser we’re asking local businesses to consider becoming a Sponsor of the event and golfers to consider joining us for a what has become our a very important fundraiser for our fire department. For additional information including Sponsorship opportunities and golfer registration form please visit the downloads section of our website.  If you should have any questions please feel free to contact Golf Outing Chairman Sam Rozycki at (609) 610-4180.

The Hillsborough Fire District was dispatched at 8:16 pm to a structure fire at 663 Amwell Road in Station 36's primary response area.  The original call came in as a fire alarm activation and was quickly upgraded to a working structure fire in the single family residence.  First arriving units located the fire in a second floor bedroom and quickly extinguished it.  Responding fire companies were Hillsborough Fire Companies 1, 2 and 3, as well as Neshanic Fire Company, Finderne Fire Company, MillstoneValley Fire Company, Hillsborough Rescue Squad and the Hillsborough Bureau of Fire Safety.

Approximately 20 Hillsborough Fire Company # 3 volunteers participated in a propane drill at the Somerset County Emergency Services Academy Monday night May 7.

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Hillsborough Stations 37 and 38 were dispatched at 10:17 AM to a two vehicle motor vehicle accident at Route 206 and Old Somerville Road in Station 37's primary area.  An occupant of one of the vehicles needed to be extricated by the Hillsborough Rescue Sqaud and was transported to the hospital by medicac helicopter.

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Hillsborough Fire Company # 3 and the Hillsborough Rescue Squad were dispatched at 12:37 pm to the intersection of Amsterdam Drive and Schilke Lane.  The incident included four vehicles with one laying on its side and an entrapment of the occupant.  Crews worked for a few minutes to extricate the driver.  There were no injuries.

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The Hillsborough Fire District (stations 36, 37 and 38) along with the Neshanic Fire Company (Station 48) were dispatched to 695 Amwell Road at 7:36 AM. The initial dispatch reported black smoke coming from the rear of the structure, but was updated to heavy fire visible while apparatus was responding.  Units were on the scene for several hours, but most of the fire was knocked down during the first 30 minutes of the incident.

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The Hillsborough Fire District was dispatched at 9:18 AM to a garbage truck fire on Kilmer Drive in Station 38's primary area.  Responding units included Engines 36-101, 37-103 and 38-104, along with Tanker 38 and Special Services unit 38-151.  When firefighters arrived on scene, the garbage truck's driver had already dumped the contents on the roadway.  There was no extension to the truck and it took about an hour to totally extinguish the fire. 

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The Hillsborough Fire District (Stations 36, 37 and 38) was dispatched at 8:00 am to a structure fire at 6 Fisher Drive in Station 37's primary area.  Also responding were Hillsborough Bureau of Fire Safety, the Hillsborough Rescue Squad, the Manville Fire Department and the Finderne Fire Department. The fire is believed to have started in the basement and subsequently spread to the first floor. The residents of the single-family house were home at the time of the fire and exited safely. The fire was quickly brought under control and extinguished.

Hillsborough Volunteer Fire Companies 1, 2 and 3 and Neshanic Fire Company responded to the call of a basement fire in a Merritt Drive townhouse on Tuesday Janyary 31 at 8:42 p.m.   Upon arrival,  firefighters found a heavy smoke condition and small fire in the townhouse basement. The fire  was contained to the basement. The townhouse was deemed uninhabitable, however the neighboring residents were allowed to return to their homes after about one hour. Also responding were Hillsborough Township Fire Safety, Hillsborough Township Construction Department, Hillsborough Township Rescue Squad and the Somerville Rescue Squad.

Hillsborough Fire Company # 3 and the Hillsborough Fire Company # 3 Auxiliary held their 2012 Installation dinner on January 28, 2012. Officers for both organizations were sworn in by Hillsborough Police Chief Paul Kaminsky.

Service awards were presented to:

• Dan Kazar - 5 years
  
• Doug Miller - 20 Years
  
• Robert Brock - 25 years
  
• Rick Artz - 25 Years
  
• Richard Campbell - 30 years 
  
• Robert Francolini - 30 Years
  
• Kenneth Wetzel - 35 Years
  

Other awards and presentations included:

• Badges to new members Seth Freund, Matthew Wells, and Alex Glass-Hardenburg.
• Most Drills Attended: 1st Place – Ryan Murphy; 2nd Place - Bob Francolini; 3nd Place (tie) – Tim Coyle and Seth Freund.
• Top Responders: 1st Place - Ryan Murphy; 2nd Place - Ed Kovach; 3rd Place - Rick Artz 
• Fireman of the Year – Ryan Murphy
• Junior Firefighter of the Year - Tyler Skolnik 
• Rookie of The Year - Scott Muller
• Special award to the World Trade Center Memorial Garden Committee members - Brian Brownlie, Mark Brownlie, Sam Rozycki

Outgoing President Mark Brownlie presented a special recognition and thank you award to John and Linda Shockley, owners of 911 Carting, who provided substantial assistance towards the construction of Hillsborough Fire Company # 3's World Trade Center Memorial Garden.  John and Linda Shockley were presented a plaque and were announced as honorary members of the fire company.

Also a plaque was presented in memory of honorary member and Assemblyman Peter Biondi to his wife Joan in recognition of the support provided to the fire company over the years.

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Four Hillsborough Fire Company # 3 firefighters recently completed fire courses at the Somerset County Emergency Services Academy. Pictured from left to right are: Ryan Murphy, Mike Lemonie, Second Assistant Chief Mike Murphy, Alex Glass-Hardenbergh, and Matt Wells.  Ryan Murphy completed Firefighter II while the other three graduates completed Firefighter I.  All four firefighters started as junior firefighters, which is a program managed by Assistant Chief Murphy.

Hillsborough Fire Company # 3 responded to a record 446 calls in 2011. The top 10 responders for the year were:

  1 Ryan Murphy         351

  2 Ed Kovach             350

  3 Rick Artz                341

  4 Christian Fulmino  321

  5 Charles Nuara       306

  6 Ken Wetzel            300

  7 Michael Murphy     292

  8 Scott Muller           286

  9 Tim Coyle              278

10 Manfred Nowacki  266

  

Hillsborough Fire Company # 3's firefighters served as Santa's elves the past two weekends accompanying Santa Claus on the rounds of the fire company's primary response area.  Santa's elves provided chidlren with candy canes and allowed children to pose for pictures with Santa Claus.

Hillsborough Fire Company # 3 announces its slate of officers for 2012. The fire line includes: 

• Fire Chief - Charles Nuara (pictured right)
• 1st Asst Chief - Christian Fulmino
• 2nd Asst Chief - Michael Murphy
• Captain - Daniel Kazar
• 1st Lieutenant - Sam Rozycki
• 2nd Lieutenant - John Oliver
• Chief Engineer - Edward Kovach

The business line includes:

• President - Robert Francolini
• Vice President - Andrew Fingerhut 
• Secretary - Ronald Yoder
• Treasurer - Seth Freund
• Sgt-at-Arms - John Cauda