Tree and wires down block Ridge Rd causing closure, Newton NJ

Road Closure

Reported: 10/31/2025 05:15 PM

Near Ridge Rd, Newton, NJ 07860

A tree and power lines have fallen near Ridge Rd blocking the road completely. There was some burning on the wire but no active fire. A neighbor who is a firefighter is monitoring the situation. The utility company has been notified. Additional fallen trees and debris have caused a full road closure.

Audio|Source: Wantage and Sussex County Fire and EMS, NJ State Police

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Transcript:

00:00

Something we can do here. It's a little tree that's burning on the wire.

00:05

There's no fire.

00:09

48 one in counting.

00:15

3A1.

00:19

There's nothing we ain't do there.

00:21

The neighbor and the neighbor is also a firefighter. He'll be keeping an eye on it and so with a homeowner.

00:30

Allhampton is clear and available.

00:33

Two times.

00:34

Allhampton here. It's clear and available. Yep. I'm on the phone with JCP&L now for them. Update the notes will be clear computer.

00:41

Okay, thank you.

00:48

Tocombe, 9135.

00:50

911.

00:51

Can you please attach me to the wires down at near Ridge Rd and stack me on the other wires down?

01:00

Great.

01:07

60351 County, we're clear on card. We're going to 519.

01:17

Receives you're clear and en route.

01:20

20352. 2 -990-055-2 Yeah

01:28

Reference this debris fall on the top

01:33

Here's the tree, that's another one just filled behind me so you could just as a notification

01:40

I got a DECW going up there to turn all the trees so they're already on the way out

01:48

This land fells across all the road so it's gonna be, yeah, close down.

01:54

Yeah, my uh,

01:55

grab just leave to hold them in the roadway so they would make their way out there.

02:03

Yeah, and I cleared the other two, but one just fell right behind me, so, you know, totally closed off.

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