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Parking lot light smokes under mulch at Barbour Pond, Wayne NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/18/2025 12:43 PM

Barbour Pond, Wayne, NJ 07470

According to the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a parking lot light smoking beneath the mulch near Barber Pond Drive. The issue is related to a utility pole that had problems about a month earlier. Fire command was established and engineering utility was notified.

Audio|Heard on: Wayne Fire Dispatch 1

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01:13

Transcript:

00:00

Company standby near Barber Pond Drive for a multifier.

00:15

Headquarters fire companies 4 and 3, 4 and 3 respond to near Barber Pond Drive.

00:20

It's going to be for a parking lot light that's smoking from underneath coming through the mulch.

00:25

Repeating headquarters for our companies 4 and 3,

00:29

near Barber Pond Drive.

00:30

For a parking lot light that's smoking from underneath coming through the mulch, time of dispatch is 1544.

00:37

Chief 4 is responding to near Barber Pond Drive.

00:42

1550.

00:45

3-2 responding.

00:51

Cover.

00:58

Chief Four is on scene.

00:59

We'll be investigating established fire command.

01:02

Headquarters, can you reach out the PSENJ,

01:05

the engineer on site,

01:08

reference that he had spoken to them already.

01:10

They were out last time.

01:11

This is the same polls previously about a month ago.

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Location mentioned:

Barbour Pond, Wayne, NJ 07470

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