At 3:30 am this morning August 24 , 2024 we were awakened by a neighbor calling us to tell us there was another house fire on East George Place Iselin. We went outside and saw flames smoke etc. this is the second time in 10 years a house on that property went on fire. That is so frightening. The firemen did a fantastic job of containing it to that property . I applauded them and thank them for their dedication and hard work. Let us all Thank The Lord for these firemen.

My family dates back in Iselin along time. I still own some property that has been in the family since the house was new. BILLINGS and Benz. In fact my great grandfather Charles Benz was chief back in 1929 and lived on Coakley Street amongst other properties and my grandfather was right up the road on Wright Street. It is amazing how much has changed. We still owned that property until 2018 when my dad passed. I got picture from way back when my Great Grandfather Charles Benz would have the fire truck on the side of his house on Coakley Street. He and my grandfather had large chicken coops and other farm animals. Hard to believe that was how Iselin was. Charles Benz was part of some of the original founders and even worked for Leon Hess for fire safety back then. Charles Benz was a man that wore many hats including tin smith and even had a part in the old wood race track at Woodbridge now the football field. I miss the old days. Keep up the good work District 11. I gotta come visit soon. Ed

Hello to all the guys from down here in Dover Delaware. Cant believe its been 25 years since I was chief. Keep Safe!

Thank you all for the dedication to our community. My father was an ex Chief of #11 , I know first hand the efforts the men put into their service.

Thank you for helping save so many lives. The entire community owes your team a huge debt of gratitude.

Thank you for all that you do! my parents live in thee Iselin area and have always had great things to say about the department.

Wow, gorgeous website. Thnx ...

My dad passed yesterday, he was Chief in 1972 for the 50th anniversary.

Great web site. Enjoyed all the info and photos. Nice to see a few names from when I served that are still active.

Great to see you are doing well Craig Mackenzie! We need to catch up.

I remember those days as a kid my uncle Ray Smith, Bob Ackerman, Dominick Lanza and my dad Bill Dixon served for awhile

Thank you for all that you do. Be careful out there.

Great looking site. Keep up the good work!

Who remembers the Saldutti family

Andrew Ruiz is an outstanding citizen and a fine example of what an american should act like. I wish more people would be like him and help the veterans. Keep it up Andy!

Nice website, Great Graphics and info. Keep up the good work you provide. Thank You.

My dad Bob Ackerman was on the fire department from 1953 tilll 1964 when we moved to old bridge-He was involved in all those fire calls with our neighbors from adams st=Ray Smith, Dominick Lanza, and Vinnie King-I always remember when the alarm went off and off they go down the block pickingup each other on there way to the firehouse-as a youth I remember great family events at the firehouse-would love to come back someday and visit the place, my dad died 10 years ago and was a Member of The New Jersey Exempt Fireman's association

Just wanted to thank everyone for the great time at the 88th
Ex chief's Dinner on 3/3/12. It was an honor to be invited and to witness the ceremony for the ex and the new chief, as well as the other officers. Ex chief Jerry Comi has set the bar high. Congrats Chief Andrew Phillips on your promotion .Craig,Tom,Mike, Steve and my other brothers stay safe and I'll see ya in Wildwood.

You have a very nice website, come back healthy from all operations, with comradely greetings from germany. An entry in the guestbook (Gästebuch) of
www.feuerwehr-tiefenort.de we would be very, very happy.

Great Site and glad to see you are still going strong. My Dad was Chief there in 1944! Stay safe and thanks for your service!

Best regards

Ron Oyer

John B -
Wow - Saw you on here, very impressive - N

Professional Web Site

Congrats Ken on your award !

I grew up at District 11. My dad was Joey Ward. I even was married there! I have such fond memories. I have all of his fire memorabilia displayed in my wreck room. Hope everyone is doing well.

KEEP UP THE GREAT JOB YOU DO FOR THE TOWN

Very nice site. Stay safe!

hallo from Iselin.
Fun I have my own fire department.
hahaha
cool.
hugs from Kristiansand, Norway

my father was a fireman with district 11 back in 1967 and served for a number of years. he installed the current air horn system back in 1961. have a picture of him with marty mahon. due to his multiple sclerosis he had to resign and moved to florida where he passed away in 1994. we lived nextto joe hutteman on auth ave and was good friends with his brother gus. he also was a good friend of tommy burke. sadly all these guys have passed away also.the old timers will remember my father. they may also remember the bad accident he was in on rt. 27 where he was thrown off the truck. keep up the good work. gene bryson

Great website. Brings back lots of good memories. Bonzo ( steve Freeman ) Good to see you are still nuts!!

hey guys
had a great time in wildwood looking forward to many more years there. you are a good bunch of guys and i will always be there for you. see you at the breakfast or at birds