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October holds the nationally recognized Fire Prevention Week. SLFD participates in Fire Prevention week by visiting our local schools and teaching kids of all ages about fire safety and how to prevent fires.

The elementary school students receive a more basic lecture and learn about "Stop, Drop, and Roll." For the Fourth and Fifth Grade students, we bring our Fire Safety Trailer along with us and teach about fire safety in the home. What household items could cause a fire in your kitchen, living room, or bedroom? These are just a few of the things we discuss. Our Fire Safety Trailer visits are going to be held during the following week.

For more information, visit our "Fire Prevention" page on our website by clicking here or by following the links on the left side of your screen. Be sure to read the story about a young boy who saved his family in Ringwood utilizing the information he learned during one of our Fire Prevention visits to his school in 2013!

More detailed information including dates of school visits will be available soon! Until then, be sure to check out our "Fire Prevention" and "Fire Safety Trailer" pages on your left which include pictures of our trailer, a Fire Prevention success story, and more!

It is with disappointment we announce that the fishing tournament for Saturday 8/27/2016 is CANCELED. Due to a lack of registrants we are unable to successfully provide a worthwhile experience for the contestants. Hopefully we will be able to have one in the future.

At approximately 5:45 AM on Friday, May 27, 2016, Ringwood Police Officer Doug Faber was dispatched to a report of a tree down on Greenwood Lake Turnpike in the area of Action Auto. Upon arrival, Officer Faber, who is also the SLFD Fire Chief, found a tree down entirely blocking the northbound lane of traffic. When attempting to move the tree out of the roadway, more of the tree fell, narrowly missing Officer Faber as he ran to avoid being struck. Unfortunately, Officer Faber still suffered lacerations to his head from some of the branches, which required 13 stitches, as well as a broken wrist. We wish our Fire Chief a speedy recovery and are thankful that this didn't end differently! Police dash camera footage of the incident was provided by the Ringwood Police Department to numerous media sources. To see the dash camera footage, click the link here provided by CNN News.

All Ringwood Fire Departments and the Ringwood Ambulance Corps responded to a report of a barn fire on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. Mutual aid was brought in from West Milford in addition to Wanaque and Oakland for firehouse coverage. Great job by all and thanks to our neighboring departments for their assistance! Click here to see News 12 NJ coverage of the incident for more information.