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  • Fire Department offers hover board safety tips

    Hover board — part toy, part transportation. These self-balancing scooters have quickly become the latest fad. However, many hover boards have been linked to fires. Joint Base MDL Fire Emergency Services urges you to be fire safe when using these devices.If you purchase a hover board:-Choose a

  • Everyone can help prevent stormwater pollution

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Stormwater pollution is one of New Jersey's greatest threats to clean and plentiful water and that's why Joint Base MDL residents are doing something about it.The rain washes pollution from streets, parking lots, and lawns into storm drains. From there, the

  • Joint Base semi-annual hydrant flushing program

    The 87th Civil Engineer Squadron flushes the fire hydrants every spring and fall. The hydrant-flushing program is very important to the maintenance of the base’s water distribution system. During this process, it is not uncommon for a yellow, brown or reddish tint to appear in the water. Harmless

  • Joint Base MDL inducts new honorary commanders

    More than 70 honorary commanders from the surrounding townships were inducted into the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst team during a ceremony at Tommy B’s Community Center here, Oct. 30, 2017.  The honorary commanders program was established to bridge military commanders and civic leaders together,

  • Never forget: first responder legacy lives on

    The Joint Base MDL community remembered the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and United Airlines Flight 93 during a ceremony here, Sept. 11, 2017.   Fire Station 4, home of the Joint Base MDL 9/11 Memorial, acted as the communal point for those paying their respects. The grounds are

  • NJ State Police deploy to aid hurricane victims

    New Jersey State Police Task Force 1 team members deployed out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to support disaster relief efforts in Texas and Louisiana following Hurricane Harvey, Aug. 29, 2017. An initial team from Task Force 1 departed for Texas on Aug. 27. Another 80 members of the task

  • Joint Base commemorates Hindenburg disaster's 80th anniversary

     The Joint Base community came together to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster on the Lakehurst-side of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 6, 2017.                                                      The Lakehurst-side gates were open to the public for the

  • Joint Base hosts state-wide emergency training exercise

    The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, New Jersey Task Force One, FEMA and State Urban Search and Rescue Task Force recently conducted a full-scale search and rescue exercise on Joint Base MDL, April 21.The Joint Base was chosen for the exercise due to its ability to host a wide variety of