Bloomfield Firefighters Honored for Fighting Belleville Blaze

This week, two Bloomfield Firefighters were recognized for their lifesaving efforts during a February fire in Belleville.

On the morning of February 22, the Belleville Fire Department requested assistance for a structure fire in an apartment building on 750 Mill Street.

Bloomfield Engine 1, staffed by Captain David Duda, Firefighter Jeff DeJessie, and Firefighter Erick Stone was dispatched to assist. Upon their arrival, they helped rescue a woman trapped on a balcony on the floor above the fire.

The crew climbed a ladder to the balcony and assisted the woman from the balcony to the ladder and then safely brought both the woman and her pet cat down the ladder to the ground.

Bloomfield officials said their actions at this incident display their high level of dedication to assisting not only our residents but also the residents of the neighboring Township of Belleville. 

Read Belleville Patch’s original report on the fire here.