Large dangerous tree falls, closes road near Hardscrabble Rd, Bernards NJ
Fire & ArsonA large tree near Hardscrabble Rd has fallen or is about to fall onto the road, bringing down power lines and causing smoke. Emergency crews have closed the road and are placing caution tape and barricades to keep vehicles away and manage the hazard.
Audio|Source: Bernards Township, Somerset Hills, and Somerset County Public Safety
02:59
Transcript:
00:00
we got people behind us stacking up on the road.
00:02
I'm going to shut it off. I'm going to shut the road near Hardscrabble Rd.
00:12
be hollow and hardscrabble, making sure nobody goes down until they can shut it up here.
00:19
Received that yet.
00:20
We have PD here by the tree. If you want me to head down to chestnut, I can do that.
00:27
Yeah, do that. I think you should have caution tape under your seat.
00:30
You can probably just swing it across the road by chestnut and hopefully cut until they get EPW up here with barricades.
00:38
Yeah, and on our way up, there's some very low lines, like down on the ground,
00:43
other locations. I'll picture a better location on the way back down.
00:50
Copy that, I don't know if they're going to be dead or live.
00:55
Really?
01:04
Two-line-ups one.
01:09
Go ahead.
01:15
You're talking with PD, they're going to throw some caution tape up around Chestnut. They're leaving for other calls. I'm going to stay up here on the tree.
01:23
They said road department's already getting cones together for Chestnut.
01:32
Copy that.
01:33
Yeah, I would say once you see the traffic's not coming up, I don't know that you need to stay on the tree. You can probably clear and we'll share it up here also.
01:50
All right, I'm just in the driveway near Hardscrabble Rd.
01:54
So let me know if you want me to clear.
01:59
Copy that. Is that still smoldering, that's right?
02:07
Yeah, she could still smoke it up on top of the tree.
02:14
I copy that first 22.
02:25
Central 2, Officer Town, do you copy me on a BBPD?
02:32
The head brush.
02:36
I got a large tree swaying like crazy and cracking near us. We're going to move down the hill towards near Hardscrabble Rd.
02:44
It'll fall in the primaries if it goes.
02:49
Clear at least two telephone poles from where that tree is going.
02:53
Okay?
02:54
Two telephone poles back and make sure there's nothing else in the way.
02:58
Hit paper, where I'm going.
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Location mentioned:
Near Hardscrabble Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
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