‘That’s where I belong:’ NJ firefighter serves LA responders amid wildfires

Putting out fires and looking after his community has long been the focus of Bridgewater resident Jeffrey Holtz’s life. Now a Bridgewater fire commissioner, he was a firefighter in North Plainfield for nearly three decades before retiring in 2016. So when he went to Los Angeles last week to volunteer to cook meals for firefighters and displaced families, it was more than an act of generosity – it was a calling. “You call a guy like me and tell me, ‘You’re going to the front line to feed the firefighters,’ − I was like, ‘That’s where I belong,’ “…..

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