These past 8 days have been exhausting and tiring for our 49 crew here in Long Beach Island, NJ

 The past 8 days we have been responding to calls 24/7 with our call ratio around 200.  We have had about 60 rescues (all evacuated by national guard), 80 gas leaks(detected by our company), a rough estimate of around 25 fire alarm and co activations, 2 structure fires, 5 water leaks and a couple water rescues. (even though all our rescues were in chest deep of water). Our VOLUNTEER company did a great job with a great group of guys. I am very proud of them and the community. Hurricane Sandy hit our town (Surf City) the hardest with winds up to 95 mph categorized as a category 2 hurricane. People who helped donate tons of food and clothing to our company, Thank You! Also The water got around 6 feet in most locations near the bay and the ocean met the bay in North Beach (still our coverage area) and harvey cedars. It was a grueling 8 days. And we did an amazing job from 49 ! I threw in a couple pictures BEFORE the storm. Because we did not run calls during the storm because of too dangerous conditions.