Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters

09/08/2026

🇺🇸🚒🇺🇸 Lessons Learned: How 9/11 Continues to Shape Emergency Response

Twenty-five years after 9/11, the lessons learned continue to shape how first responders - including your Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters - prepare, train, and protect one another and the communities they serve. From structural-collapse rescues and advanced search technology to regional coordination and specialized safety training, emergency response has evolved significantly. Cherry Hill Fire Department’s Lt. Sean Carlin shares how these changes have strengthened our ability to respond when every second counts.

Full story from 6abc Action News:
https://6abc.com/post/lessons-learned-during-911-terror-attacks-continue-shape-emergency-response-25-years-later/19806266/

Twenty-five years after the September 11 terrorist attacks, fire and police departments say the lessons learned that day continue to shape emergency response, with a greater focus on specialized training, technology, coordination and first responder safety.

09/07/2026

🚒🚒🚒Have a Happy and Safe Labor Day! 🚒🚒🚒

Your Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters are honored to serve our community and take pride in the hard work we do every day to keep the residents and visitors of Cherry Hill safe. recognizes the American labor movement and the countless workers whose contributions have bolstered America's strength and prosperity.

Your Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters and Fire Officers proudly represent the@International Association of Fire Fighters Locals 2663 and 3198, alongside the New Jersey Firefighters PFANJ. Our affiliated labor organizations tirelessly advocate at the local, state, and national levels to ensure our members and community remain safe and secure.

Enjoy this Labor Day and remember the importance of the labor movement!

09/07/2026

🔥🚒 Congrats to President Matthew Caliente & the PFANJ! 🚒🔥

As we celebrate Labor Day Weekend, your Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters want to extend our heartfelt congratulations to New Jersey Firefighters PFANJ President Matthew Caliente for being recognized in Insider NJ's annual Labor Power List among New Jersey’s top labor leaders!

Under his leadership, the PFANJ has achieved groundbreaking legislative victories that have a lasting impact on our profession, members, and in turn, the public we are honored to serve.

09/04/2026

🔥🇺🇸 Proud to be Union Firefighters Honoring the Legacy of Labor Day! 🇺🇸🔥

Your Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters were honored to have representatives on hand, as well as be a sponsor, of the annual Peter J. McGuire Labor Day Observance and Scholarship Breakfast, a cherished South Jersey tradition hosted by the Southern New Jersey Central Labor Council.

This year's event held on Friday, September 4, 2026 in Collingswood united regional labor leaders, union members, and political representatives, including Governor Mikie Sherrill, to celebrate the rights of workers and the vital role of unions in the labor movement.

As we gathered to honor Peter J. McGuire, the “Father of Labor Day,” we reflected on the dedication and perseverance that have shaped the labor movement. His legacy reminds us that when workers unite, we are stronger together.

Our commitment as union firefighters extends beyond the firehouse; we stand in solidarity with all workers fighting for better working conditions and rights. This Labor Day, let us honor those who came before us and continue to build a brighter future for all!

Pictured first photo (left to right): Former Cherry Hill Firefighters International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2663 President James Lyons, Camden County IAFF Local 3249 President Keith Kemery, Cherry Hill Fire Department Commissioner Ryan Doran, Cherry Hill Fire Officers IAFF Local 3198 President Rich Oberle, Local 2663 President Phil Cook, Local 3198 Secretary Sean Carlin, Local 2663 Treasurer Mark Scian, and Local 2663 Vice President Shawn Doran.

08/23/2026

🚨🚒 🚨🚒 🚨🚒 🚨🚒

Delays in new firefighting apparatus and parts deliveries, along with dramatically rising costs, are affecting fire departments nationwide. The Cherry Hill Fire Department faces these same challenges, with fire trucks that are often older than the firefighters operating them.

Our CHFD Motor Maintenance mechanics, proud members of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2663 alongside your Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters, work tirelessly to keep our fleet operational and serving our community. However, these soaring costs and multi-year apparatus delivery delays remain a growing concern for fire departments everywhere. We thank the IAFF for their continued advocacy on this critical issue at the national level.

In the summer of 2023, a third of the fire engines owned by the fire department in Kansas City, Kansas, were unusable. Five of 15 pumper trucks were out of commission, and the department was waiting on parts from the manufacturer. So Kansas City fire officials went on a nationwide hunt for trucks. B...

08/04/2026

🚒🚒 Fallen Tree Brings Down Live Power Lines, Igniting Several Vehicles 🚒🚒

On Monday afternoon, August 4, 2026, your "B" Platoon Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters from Rescue Ladder 13, Engine 1322, and Battalion 13 responded to Frontage Road in the area of The Grand Apartment buildings for a reported tree down which also took down live electrical wires and ignited several vehicles on fire.

✅ All vehicles were thankfully unoccupied.
✅ There are no reported injuries.

We'd like to remind the public:

⚠️ Stay far away from downed power lines — always assume they are live and dangerous.
⚠️ If you see downed lines or sparking wires, call 9-1-1 immediately.
⚠️ Never attempt to move a downed line or touch anything it's in contact with.

Great work by "B" Platoon for a fast, safe, and effective response. Investments in public safety pay off 💪🚒

07/31/2026

🚒🚑 Retirement of Assistant Fire Chief Tim McGeady 🚒🚑

After more than 36 years of dedicated service to the fire service and 32 years of career service with the Cherry Hill Fire Department, Assistant Fire Chief Timothy A. McGeady will retire from active duty effective August 1, 2026. His last day with the department is today Friday, July 31st.

Chief McGeady's journey began in May 1990 as a volunteer with the Deer Park Fire Company and on August 15, 1994, he made history as the first full-time Firefighter hired within the newly consolidated Cherry Hill Fire Department. He retires today as the most senior uniformed member of the department.

Your Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters congratulate Chief McGeady on a truly distinguished career and thank him for his decades of service to our union, department, and community.

07/29/2026

🔴⚪ Winslow Township HAZMAT Response ⚪🔴

On the night of Sunday, July 26th into the early morning hours of Monday, July 27th, "A" Platoon firefighters from Squad/HAZMAT 13 and Safety 13 responded to Winslow Township as part of a large-scale mutual aid operation involving a commercial structure fire and hazardous materials incident.

The Winslow Township Fire Department and mutual aid companies were dispatched to a large commercial building in the Blue Anchor section for a reported structure fire. After the fire was extinguished, a chemical odor was detected — later identified as an ammonia leak. A Camden County Level 3 Hazardous Materials response was activated, bringing together a regional task force including hazardous materials technicians from the Cherry Hill Fire Department and several other agencies.

Your CHFD hazmat technicians worked side by side with regional partners to establish air monitoring, mitigate the ammonia leak, and conduct full scene decontamination and medical monitoring of all operating personnel. At no time was there a threat to the surrounding community.

Did you know that approximately 75% of your Cherry Hill professional firefighters are also trained as hazardous materials technicians? Incidents like this highlight exactly why regional cooperation, specialized training, and continued public safety investment matter. When the call came, our members were ready.

Photos courtesy Cherry Hill Fire Department, Winslow Township Fire Department, and Rehab 13 - Deer Park Fire Company.

07/27/2026

🚑⏱️🚒 Camden County — fastest average EMS response times in New Jersey. Proud to be part of that effort. 🚑⏱️🚒

Camden County now reports the fastest average 911 EMS response times in New Jersey, and your Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters work hard every day to help keep those times low and care arriving quickly for our neighbors.

A few important points about how we support those outcomes:

🚒 While most EMS calls in Cherry Hill do not require a fire truck and are handled dozens of times a day by EMTs from the Cherry Hill Fire Department's EMS Division and Virtua Health Paramedics, ALL Cherry Hill Fire Department firefighters are trained as EMTs or paramedics and ready to provide skilled medical care when its needed most.

🚒 Fire apparatus are dispatched to serious medical emergencies or when ambulance arrival may be delayed, ensuring citizens receive a rapid, highly skilled response every time.

🚒 As Cherry Hill continues to grow into South Jersey’s leading healthcare hub — with healthcare jobs and facilities forming the backbone of our local economy — our firefighters are proud to support the added emergency-service needs that growth brings.

Thank you to our full-time Camden County IAFF Local 3249 and part-time CHFD EMS personnel who form the backbone of Cherry Hill's EMS response and keep response times fast and patient care excellent. And to our Firefighters who remain committed to supporting those efforts and protecting the health and safety of our community 24/7. 🚒❤️

State data reveals which counties are taking the longest to respond to 911 calls, with some residents waiting over 20 minutes.

07/20/2026

🔥🚒 A-PLATOON FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO WEST SIDE DWELLING FIRE 🚒🔥

Shortly before 6:00 AM on Saturday, July 18, 2026, your A‑Platoon Cherry Hill Professional Firefighters were dispatched to a dwelling on the 400 block of Narragansett Drive. Arriving units found a well‑involved and rapidly advancing fire, which prompted an “all hands” response.

The fire remains under investigation by the Cherry Hill Fire Department Fire Marshal's Office.

Special thanks to our autoatic-aid partners — Pennsauken Fire Department and Mount Laurel Fire Department / Mount Laurel Professional Fire Fighters IAFF Local 4408 — as well as Rehab 13 - Deer Park Fire Company for the on-scene support.

Stay safe, Cherry Hill — your firefighters are on duty 24/7. 🚒💪