{"id":15334,"date":"2019-09-30T18:33:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T22:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=15334"},"modified":"2019-09-30T18:33:56","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T22:33:56","slug":"heres-what-those-fire-trucks-were-doing-at-the-old-brick-foodtown-lot-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2019\/09\/heres-what-those-fire-trucks-were-doing-at-the-old-brick-foodtown-lot-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s What Those Fire Trucks Were Doing at the Old Brick Foodtown Lot Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Breton Woods fire engine trains at the former Foodtown site off Route 70 in Brick. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

Motorists passing by the former Foodtown shopping plaza on Route 70 Monday may have seen a few fire trucks pumping water and firefighters hosing down an object on the ground. A few even stopped in the jug-handle to get a closer look.<\/p>\n

We asked Kevin Batzel, the township chief of fire prevention, what was happening, and he confirmed to us that it was a training drill being completed by the Breton Woods fire company.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s one hydrant left on the property, and they go there sometimes to train \u2013 hooking things up, practicing on the equipment and hooking up to the hydrant,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Brick\u2019s four volunteer fire companies train frequently. The township has a formal training center of its own on Herbertsville Road, a unique facility to ensure firefighters hone their skills regularly, but sometimes fire companies prefer to train elsewhere. In the case of Breton Woods, which is located in a different fire district than Herbertsville, where the training center is located, the Foodtown site offers plenty of room and a location closer to the station.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey love to go to that area and pump,\u201d said Batzel. \u201cInstead of driving up to the training grounds and using the hydrants there, they sometimes like to use a site in their district.\u201d<\/p>\n

The short version: there was no emergency at the Foodtown plot. Just your Brick Township volunteer firefighters keeping their skill sharp.<\/p>\n

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