Tree causes arcing and brush fire near Winding Way, Byram Township NJ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a fallen tree that caused electrical arcing and a small brush fire near Winding Way. The fire appears contained. Traffic control and utility notification were involved to manage the situation safely.
Audio|Heard on: Sussex County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
05:35
Transcript:
00:00
This primary is down, actively arcing.
00:04
Still live running through.
00:23
Tanker 5.
00:25
We're on scene near Winding Way.
00:27
We have a tree down on primaries, arcing pretty bad up top, and arcs going into the woods.
00:34
We're going to be standing by.
00:35
We have a pole BY-1371.
00:41
GCPL was already notified.
00:48
County FM1, FM5 are clear from Andover.
00:53
Thank you, Clare.
01:05
Stand by.
01:17
751.272 on response to.
01:28
Can you notify police to respond out here for traffic?
01:36
Received. I'll give it an attempt.
01:38
Sounded like they were pretty busy as well.
01:45
High down here, portal's up.
01:57
All air bottles are back on that jockey, including spares.
02:21
All right. If you just text me then I show my phone.
02:30
Any bottle stop at season two,
02:32
one.
02:41
Yeah, yeah here, man.
02:51
Going down with that location.
02:59
Three hundred for me too.
03:07
I'll be clear with the high school.
03:09
All fire units are also clearing.
03:13
All right, nice for you.
03:22
We'll be clear, 212, badge-infected.
03:31
Just so you know you go out loop around, come back down through the lake,
03:35
517 hold Cramer.
03:44
60 is hemlock open?
03:48
I believe so.
03:50
I don't know otherwise.
04:00
Thirty-three to headquarters.
04:07
We notified K-TMP looks like live wires, it's possible.
04:19
The wires let's train down.
04:25
Live wires, no fire.
04:32
Copy, I'll let them know there's no EPA.
04:36
Receive, thank you.
05:05
County, 27.
05:11
County.
05:14
This arching is causing a small brush fire here on this location.
05:18
Just might want to let forest fire now.
05:20
No true extension at this time, but just a precautionary.
05:30
Received.
05:32
I will advise forest fire, closing a small brush fire.
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Location mentioned:
Winding Way, Byram Township, NJ 07821
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