Wires spark small brush fire near Village Road, Pequannock Township NJ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to reports of electrical wires down and sparking that caused a small brush fire near Village Road in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. Crews investigated multiple locations but found no active structure fires. Units remained on standby while safety was confirmed.
Audio|Heard on: Morris NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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02:36
Transcript:
00:00
(Name withheld), there's going to be wires down and arcing, small brush fire.
00:05
(Name withheld), small brush fire from arcing wires.
00:07
Is everybody out of the residence?
00:10
It's in their yard.
00:11
It's not in a residence.
00:13
Chief One, is that (number withheld)?
00:17
Your Chief, Chief One.
00:18
What do you have an update? Let me know.
00:21
BMS6 standing by at station for further orders.
00:27
Green Village Chief 1 responding.
00:29
Green Village, Quint 2 responding.
00:32
Step 4.
00:33
New Village units stand by on Village and Featherbed Lane for further instructions, trying to locate the fire.
00:40
General Rescue 1 responding.
00:42
County for the Orange, Chief 1.
00:44
Residents near Village Road report no fire.
00:49
Receive, no fire reported near Village Road.
00:52
Quint here is standing by at Featherbed and Village.
00:57
Newton Tender responding.
00:59
Chief One to Tender, stand by at fire headquarters until we locate this.
01:05
Tender, Chief, come back on that.
01:08
Stand by Newark headquarters.
01:11
Inaudible, Chief, come back on that.
01:14
Tender, stage at headquarters until further instructed.
01:20
Received.
01:21
Green Village Rescue 5 is en route.
01:23
Received, copy that, stage at Featherbed until located.
01:27
Received, staging at Featherbed.
01:30
Chattanoboro, Chief One.
01:32
Chief One, do you need any further units for your team?
01:36
I believe they're en route.
01:38
Step 4, haven't heard anything.
01:39
You on the road?
01:42
(Name withheld).
01:44
Okay.
01:45
You're about 20 minutes or more.
01:47
Still trying to locate the porch fire.
01:49
We have an electrical wire fire.
01:53
But we haven't located a porch fire.
01:55
Okay, safe. Still trying to locate the porch fire.
01:58
New Vernon Chief from Burnersville Fire Chief on MC Fire Five.
02:03
Go ahead.
02:05
Chief, I've copied your traffic that you haven't located this.
02:08
I do have an engine en route.
02:10
We'll stage at your firehouse unless otherwise called.
02:13
Everybody staged at Newport and we're at fire headquarters until located.
02:17
Copy that.
02:20
Prevail Rescue 5, staging at Featherbed Lane.
02:24
Appreciate you. Prevail Rescue 5.
02:26
Borough Chief 1 to Vernon Chief, continue in or stage at your quarters?
02:32
Stage at Featherbed and Village?
02:34
Featherbed and Village, received.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Village Rd, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
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