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FMBA 80 would like to congratulate all the children who participated in this years annual Fire Safety Poster Contest. It was a tough decision this year as everyone did a wonderful job. Below are the top 3 winners from each school and also the poster from the #1 winner from each school.

MIKE LOMBARDO is a 40-year veteran of the fire service and was the Commissioner/Chief of Department of the Buffalo Fire Department from Jan 2006 to Jan 2010. He is a New York State fire instructor and was a member of the development team for the New York State Firefighter Survival and Rapid Intervention programs. He is a two-time Firehouse Magazine Heroism Award recipient (1988 and 1994) and the recipient of the FDIC 1999 Tom Brennan Training Achievement Award.  In 2015 Mike was a contributor for the NFFF documentary “Giving Courage: LODD Chiefs Speak” Mike provides consulting services around the United States, recently completing Near –Miss investigations in Scranton PA and Claymont DE, as well as completing a review of the San Francisco (CA) Fire Department leadership and a safety audit of the Boston (MA) Fire Department.   Mike is a member of the Board of Directors of the Fire Department Training Network where he presents and developed the Fire Command program.  Mike currently operates with the Christiana and Rehoboth Beach Fire Departments in Delaware.  He is a consultant and instructor on fire tactics, live fire attack, firefighter survival, and command and fire department operations throughout the United States.

At 9:04 am this morning Lakewood fire department was dispatched for an odor of smoke in a residence with an update of smoke showing. The residents noticed the smoke detectors going off hours earlier but ignored it. Lakewood firefighters did an excellent job of quickly locating and extinguishing the fire in the attic. 7401 (engine) took care of interior while 7415 (ladder) handled roof operations. It was determined that the home was struck by lightning sometime during the early morning. This is a reminder that your smoke detectors are there for your safety and should not be ignored. Luckily it was caught in time and did not cause extensive damage to the home. Photo credit, thelakewoodscoop.com

Together the Fire, Police and EMS Unions of Lakewood presented Monmouth Medical Center Souther Campus a combined donation of $7,800.00 for The Jacqueline M. Wilentz Breast Cancer Foundation.

Lakewood FMBA 80 would like to Congratulate the winners of this years poster contest, There were some great posters this year and the decisions weren’t easy. Everyone who participated did a great job, keep up the good work.

Here’s the article from the APP.

Members of FMBA 80 helping Lakewood PBA 71 hand out soup and coats at the annual coat drive.