Thousands of people from across the region came to LaGrande Park Sunday, July 9, for the first annual Fan Jam music festival in Fanwood. Five live bands, a classic car show, more than a dozen food trucks and local and regional vendors and exhibitors celebrated summer on a perfect day in the park. Staged by the Greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce, the daylong festival promises to be a yearly tradition, judging by the turnout and the good times being had by all. Thanks to the Fanwood Police Department for keeping and eye on everyone and the Fanwood Rescue Squad for being on hand for safety and ambulance tours. Squad members who volunteered for the event were Capt. Nancy Mustachio, EMTs Tom Kranz, Brian Downing, Joan Lozowski and first responder Adrian McDonald.

Thanks to FRS members Nancy Mustachio, Ed Winsor, Shreya Kachroo, Selin Kargo, Adrian McDonald and Nick Tripodi for taking ambulance 578 to Scotch Plains to aid in the safety standby for this year’s fireworks on July 2nd. All went without incident and the show was pretty fabulous.

As it does every year, the Rescue Squad provided standby EMTs and both ambulances at Fanwood’s annual Party in the Park, the rite of summer that ushers in the Tuesday evening movies in LaGrande Park with fun for the kids, music, food and rides.

Thanks to the great showing of EMTs and first responders who turned out this year: Walter Scott, Patty Buckridee, Zoe Buckridee, Karolyn Buckridee, Tom Kranz, Shreya Kachroo, Ed Winsor, Lisa Walker and Jamie Pedinoff.

Zoe Buckridee, Shreya Kachroo, Lisa Walker & Karolyn Buckridee, home from med school