Fairmount Fire Company #1
Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey

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Friday - June 30, 2006 - Fairmount Fire Co., along with various county fire agencies, responded to the City of Lambertville, Hunterdon County to assist with the flooding of the Delaware River.  Fairmount firefighters were on scene for approximately six hours assisting with basement pump outs, as well as pumping out the parking lot of the Village Apartments on North Main St.

Please see these links for various stories associated with the incident:

• Hunterdon County OEM incident page (includes various press releases throughout the incident)
• Aerial view of flooded area (Hunterdon OEM Page) - Note the vertically oreinted street with the most flooding was one of the areas Fairmount assisted with.
• Courier News photo gallery of flooding during one of the most severe times
• Courier News photo gallery of flooding cleanup (includes pictures of when Fairmount was operating)

Some pictures by Fairmount Fire Co. while on scene:

A series of pumps pumped the basements of Swan St. (Above)

The volume of water present at the Village apartments necessitated a Pumper to be used:(Below)