As we enter a new year, the membership of the Rescue Squad would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to Eric Van Kruiningen for his service. During his six years as chief, he has lead the Fair Lawn Rescue Squad with selflessness and dedication. Chief Van Kruiningen's positive influence and duty to serve will leave a lasting impression for years to come. Thank you Chief and we all look forward to your continued service as part of the Fair Lawn Rescue Squad.

The Fair Lawn Rescue Squad would like to wish everyone a Happy and Safe New Year.

The Rescue Squad would like to wish everyone a Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas. Enjoy your time with friends and family while thinking about all of those who serve our country both in America and around the World. Without our armed forces and emergency responders who protect us we would not have the freedom that we have.

The Toys for Tots collection has concluded, a total of 2050 toys were collected over the three week period. Thank you to all the supporters who made a donation towards this cause. Many less fortunate children will have a happy holiday season because of all the generosity given. Fair Lawn Rescue and the US Marines thank you for the continued support.

Rescue Chief Eric Van Kruiningen and members of the Rescue Squad have distributed collection boxes throughout the community. The U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation, it's reserves, and active military support this mission. The Rescue Squad has placed collection boxes at the Municipal Building, Public Library, Community Center, Ambulance Corps, and at our main building on Romaine Street. In addition we have teamed with three businesses and those also have collection boxes. Those businesses are Best Cleaners on Morlot Ave, Radburn Deli on Plaza Road, and The Flower Cart on River Road. The collection of unwrapped toys will continue until December 16, 2011. The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation is to collect new, unwrapped toys during November and December each year and distribute those toys as holiday gifts to needy children.

The Fair Lawn Rescue Squad would like to extend our appreciation to Ex-Captain Christopher Hoitsma who resigned after serving 26 volunteer years. Chris was looked upon as a role model to members, especially the younger generation. Always willing to teach or help you with anything he knew. Chris you were an asset to our organization and will be missed as an active member thank you for all you did!

November 8th was Election Day for the Rescue Squad too, below is the 2012 Fair Lawn Rescue Squad & Association Officer slate. To the officers completing their service we thank you for all you have done, to the new officers coming in we wish you the best of luck. - Chief Peter Yuskaitis - Captain George Hondros - 1st LT. Michael Van Ness - 2nd LT. Steven Milnes - Engineer Thomas Spear - President Anthony Ferreira Jr. - Vice Pres. Philip Kearney - Treasurer Joseph Mazur - Secretary Jared Koslow - Sgt at Arms Andrew Flax - Trustee Jon Blair

Sunday November 6 as a clear blue sky and bright sun shined down this morning the Rescue Squad unveiled the memorial monument honoring the members who have answered their last call. A ceremony was held to reflect and remember the five men whose names were inscribed on the memorial monument. The donors who contributed to the Memorial Garden were recognized for their contributions, along with all of the current members who made the memorial possible.

The Fair Lawn Sunrise Rotary invited Rescue Chief Eric Van Kruiningen to speak to the club members at their recent meeting. The squads purpose, membership requirements, and overview of the growth and expansion of services provided to borough was explained. Rotary President Nelsie Parrado presented the chief with a donation and acknowledged the service given to the community and it's residents.

The Sunrise Rotary Club is dedicated to serving the Fair Lawn community. Members enjoy giving back to the community, their membership is growing at a steady pace for more information about how you can become a part of their growing membership contact 201.410.3496

The Rescue Squad has scheduled there upcoming fall blood drive. On Friday October 14, 2011 beginning at 4 PM Community Blood Services of Paramus will be at Rescue Headquarters accepting blood donations. This drive will include Fair Lawn's Trackside Grille, a family owned restaurant who will provide pasta samples for all supporters and donors. In addition a dinner gift certificate will be awarded to a donor at the conclusion of the drive. The Rescue Squad will have emergency preparedness handouts, giveaways, and vehicles on display throughout the drive as well. For more information please call 201.794.5388.

Earlier this year the Rescue Squad built an annex garage to store equipment, resources, and vehicles in which enables the deployment of services when needed. The Fair Lawn Rotary Club offered to help raise funds towards the construction of this annex garage. Rotary International was first organized in Chicago on February 23, 1905. Paul P. Harris, a young lawyer and three of his friends started this first club. These four founding members wished to recapture the friendly spirit they felt as businessmen in the small towns in which they previously lived. This spirit of camaraderie that has kept Rotary thriving for over 100 years. Rotary is both an opportunity to build lifelong friendships and to experience the personal satisfaction of giving back to the community where you live and work. Rotary provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations and builds goodwill and peace in the world. Rotarians come from a variety of business, occupational and professional backgrounds. This combination of knowledge makes Rotary a strong international, national and local center of service. Locally, the Fair Lawn Rotary Club was organized on August 2, 1948. The Fair Lawn Rotary Club, like all of the 36,000+ Clubs organized in 200 Countries around the world, was established to provide services, initiate projects, donate goods, offer material. Since the inauguration of our Club in 1948, literally hundreds of projects have been completed to benefit the Fair Lawn Community Services. The rescue thanks the members and officers of the Fair Lawn Rotary Club for their support and contribution given to the development of the Fair Lawn Annex Building.

On September 6, 2011, despite the steady rain that fell from the sky, the near 100 people who attended the September 11, 2001 Rememerbrance Memorial dedication ceremony had the opportunity to be part of history as the Rescue Squad completed the first portion of their Memorial Garden. Thank you all to who attended and 'Lets Never Forget' the tragedy of 9-11 as the 10th anniversary nears on the attacks on America. God Bless America

The Fair Lawn Rescue Squad worked around the clock beginning Saturday August 27 until Friday September 2. Task's included: removing families from homes via boat, pumping water out of homes, investigating/isolating gas leaks and much more. For more information about hurricane clean up and preparedness please visit www.fairlawn.org

Fair Lawn Rescue was requested mutual aid to Mills Place in Wyckoff for a house fire. Firefighters stood by on location for manpower and assisted with cascade operations, Rescue was released and returned to the Borough at 0700.

The Fair Lawn Rescue Squad invites all to our 9/11 Memorial Ceremony Tuesday September 6, 2011 6pm at the Fair Lawn Rescue Squad 16-01 Romaine Street. The Squad will be dedicating an actual piece of steel from the World Trade Center in our new memorial site. (Click the adobe icon for the official flyer)

After almost two years Fair Lawn Rescue recently moved into the recently built annex that will store equipment, trailers, resources, and vehicles. Under an agreement and support from the Borough of Fair Lawn's leadership, our mayor and council the Rescue Squad was able to build this 2200 square foot building. In addition to squad materials there is also Emergency Management equipment, the CERT Teams trailer and much more. A short ceremony has been scheduled for Tuesday September 6, 2011 at 6:30 PM. The community will have an opportunity to see the space that will enable the rescue responders to safely obtain resources in times of need.