It's that time again! The Oaklyn Fire Department is hosting our annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, April 1st from 7:30 AM until 12:30 PM. Enjoy all-you-can-eat pancakes, coffee, tea, milk and juice. It's only $6 for adults and $4 for children under 12. Children under 2 eat free! We hope to see you there!

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Today, several members of the Oaklyn Fire Department attended the St. Baldrick's event in Collingswood. As you can see on our team page (http://www.stbaldricks.org/teams/mypage/75009/2012), we managed to raise well over our goal of $1,000! We want to thank everybody who helped us out by making donations and spreading the word about the event. We are always happy to support this worthy cause and look forward to participating in next year's event.

For pictures from this year's event, please visit our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.391385814222572.103705.16771141...

Remember to check the batteries in all of your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors when you change your clocks! It only takes a few minutes to check and change your batteries, and it could save your life.

At around 1PM Station 18-3 was dispatched to a Motor Vehicle Accident in the 7-Eleven parking lot. When Squad 18-3 arrived on scene, the officer advised Camden County that there were no injuries and to have the building inspector come out. The vehicle crashed into the front of the store causing structural damage.

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On Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at 1615 hrs, Squad 18-3, Utility 18-3, Audubon Squad 1-1, Mt. Ephraim BLS 4 and a Virtua Paramedic unit were dispatched to the intersection of Newton Ave. and West Oakland Ave. for the report of a motor vehicle accident with entrapment. Squad 18-3 arrived to find a three vehicle accident involving a Camden County Sheriff's Dept. unit and two other vehicles. The occupants of one of the vehicles was suffering from non-life threatening injuries and needed to be extricated due to heavy damage on the driver's side of the car. She could not be removed via the passenger side. Firefighters from Oaklyn and Audubon quickly went into service with extrication equipment and removed the driver's door and post to free the occupant. She was safely removed from the vehicle and transported to the hospital for treatment by BLS 4. The scene was subsequently turned over to the Oaklyn Police Dept. For anyone who may have seen Collingswood Rescue on scene, this truck was recently purchased by the Oaklyn Fire Dept. We will post more information regarding the new truck in the near future.

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Earlier today, Squad 18-3 was dispatched to the Black Horse Pike and Kendall Blvd. for the report of a vehicle fire. 18301, Chief Quinter, responded and was advised by Camden County Communications that police units were on location reporting a vehicle fire with a well involved engine compartment fire. Chief Quinter arrived on location and gave orders to Squad 18-3 to go into service with an inch and three quarter hand-line upon arrival. Squad 18-3 arrived on location and went into service, quickly knocking the fire down. The crew should be commended for a job well done.

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