Initial Media Release Fire- 29 N Washington Ave St John's RC Church Rectory

                                        BERGENFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT

                                                MEDIA RELEASE-INCIDENT

INCIDENT:    Fire-General

OCCURRED: January 31, 2015     Time:  1202 PM

LOCATION: 29 N. Washington Ave   St. John’s RC Church      Rectory  

            The Bergenfield Police Department received a 911 call reporting a fire at the St. John’s RC Church. The fire was reported to be located in the rectory which is an adjacent building to the main church building. Bergenfield Fire units responded to the scene of this working fire. At this time, there are no reported injuries and the fire is under control. Assisting at the fire scene are Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Tenafly, New Milford,  Dumont, Englewood and Teaneck Fire Departments. The area around the scene is barricaded. Street closure is N Washington Avenue between Church Street and Main Street. The cause of the fire is under investigation. All further media inquiries should be forwarded to the Bergenfield Fire Department.


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Update: Canceled Jan 27 at 0700 hrs

SNOW EMERGENCY CANCELED FOR BORO OF BERGENFIELD JANUARY 27, 0700 hours

INCIDENT:      SNOW EMERGENCY ISSUED

OCCURRED:   Monday January 26, 2015, beginning at 0700 hours

LOCATION:   Borough of Bergenfield

ALERT: SNOW EMERGENCY ISSUED 

The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning from 1:00 PM Monday, January 26 through Tuesday Midnight, January 27.

SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 20 TO 30 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR EXPECTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS... NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH... STRONGEST ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND.

Hazardous conditions will exist due to visibility and snow/ice covered roads.

(Issued by: The National Weather Service New York City, NY)

Based on the storm prediction, the Borough of Bergenfield will have a SNOW EMERGENCY IN EFFECT on Monday, January 26, and it will remain in effect until further notice.

NO OVERNIGHT PARKING WILL BE AUTHORIZED while the SNOW EMERGENCY is in effect. 

The Bergenfield Police will enforce the no parking ban under the snow emergency under section D of Ordinance 299-12. This states that the snow emergency remains in effect until the streets have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic.

Department of Public Works personnel are prepared for the storm and will handle salting and plowing of the roadways. Officers will have the authority to tow any vehicle that is abandoned and interfering with traffic flow or the clearing of snow from the roadways.

**The snow emergency will remain in effect until further notice which shall include until after the snow has ceased or until the streets have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic.

Borough Ordinance 299-12. Snow emergency.

A. A snow emergency shall exist whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers the street or highway. In addition to this, when weather conditions cause a state or condition of the street that is hazardous or dangerous to vehicular or pedestrian traffic even if the entire street or highway is not covered by snow shall constitute a snow emergency when declared by the Chief of Police, or in his absence, the ranking police officer in charge.

B. Definition: As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
SNOW: Any precipitation depositing any accumulation and shall be deemed to include snow, sleet, and hail, ice, freezing rain or any combination thereof.
SNOW TIRES: Tires with or without studs and having treads designed for use in the snow which tread shall be of sufficient depth to accomplish the purpose for which the tire was designed.

C. Snow emergency declared. Upon the occurrence of a snow emergency as hereinabove defined, the Chief of Police, or in his absence, the ranking police officer shall have the authority to declare such an emergency. Within one hour after such a declaration, no person shall cause, permit, allow or suffer any vehicle owned or driven by him to become stalled or immobile on any portion of any street in the Borough of Bergenfield because of the failure of the vehicle to be equipped with snow tires or chains. The Chief of Police or the ranking officer shall immediately inform the public of said snow emergency by issuing a press release to the local and metropolitan radio, television and news services.

D. Snow emergency routes. All streets of the Borough of Bergenfield are snow emergency routes upon which no parking shall be allowed during a snow emergency, and such parking prohibition, shall remain in effect until after the snow has ceased or until the streets have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic or until otherwise terminated by the Chief of Police, or in his absence, the ranking officer, in the same manner as declared in above.