West Essex Highlands Fire Chief 8 1 2024

TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE 415 VALLEY ROAD, WEST ORANGE, NJ. 07052 FIRE DEPARTMENT SUSAN McCARTNEY Tel: (973) 325-4175 Mayor Fax: (973) 669-1080 E-mail: FireDept@westorange.org ANTHONY A. VECCHIO Fire Chiof MEMORANDUM To: st Orange Planning Board From: Fire Chief Anthony A. Vecchio Date: August 1, 2024 Subject: West Essex Highlands Development It was communicated that some Planning Board members were interested in the opinions of the Township Fire Chief and/or Fire Official as it relates to certain fire- related concerns raised during recent West Essex Highlands development meetings. Please accept the following as our position in response to some of the question raised. ¢ Dimensions of the largest piece of equipment on the fleet (to be used for turning radius calculations by the engineers) o WOFD Ladder # 1 is 41’ 1.5” long and 8’ wide. The calculated turning radiilare: inside turn: 17’ 11”, curb to curb: 33° 1”, wall to wall: 38’ 3” e When there are several fire trucks on site (say for a large building fire) is there a minimal dimensional requirement so that they can all act together to fight a fire (road width, driveway or parking lot area?) o Minimum needed width to support operation of Ladder # 1 and the stabilizer/leveling jacks is 16’ as the actual jack spread is 12° from center jack to center jack. ° Ifa fire is located in a rear of a four-story building and there is no direct access for a |truck to get to the rear of a building, are there any special conditions that should be included to assist in the firefighting (and how would the fire be fought? Will hoses reach around a building if the truck can’t get there? And if so, is there a limit to the size of a building that would allow for the hoses to}extend?) AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER ‘www. westorange.org