He and our other firefighters were brave and courageous and they said, ‘We’re going to come in,’ because that’s what they volunteer to do.”īianco Bezich also recognized communications officer Joana McDonnell for working after hours to keep the town informed. “Chief Frontino and I are neighbors and our street was obliterated,” said the mayor. Volunteer firefighters and Fire Chief Lou Frontino also helped while their own homes were at risk. Mayor Colleen Bianco Bezich acknowledged the work and sacrifices of those who responded to the storms, including Director of Public Works Greg Ley, who drove his family back from vacation early to help with cleanup efforts. “We had every officer come in to work,” recalled Police Chief Jason Cutler. Haddonfield got help from swift water rescue teams in Bellmawr and Pennsauken, and fire companies in Westmont and Haddon Heights. The day after the 4th, the borough reported more than 150 calls to police over a 24-hour period, 110 of them to the Haddon Fire Company and 15 that resulted in water rescues for stranded drivers. They included information on closed roads, how to report power outages and an estimate of when power would return. During the storm and in the aftermath, borough administrators sent live updates to residents through Facebook and the Haddonfield Happenings app.
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