November 28th 2013, A Busy Thanksgiving Day For Cedar Grove Fire Department

At 11:50 am the department responded to a Sherman Avenue residence for a small oven fire. The fire was extinguished by the resident prior to the department’s arrival. No injuries were reported.

At 10:44 pm the department responded to an Overlook Road address for a reported house fire. The homeowner had called 911 reporting a smoke condition in the house. When police and fire personnel arrived fire was found in several of the homes walls. Firefighters worked for over an hour to locate and extinguish all the fires. There was smoke, heat, and water damage throughout  the residence. No injuries were reported. North Caldwell, Verona, and West Caldwell fire department’s assisted.