Brush fire reported near Washington Valley Road, Bridgewater NJ
Fire & ArsonA brush fire occurred near Washington Valley Road requiring coordination of multiple fire units for suppression and water supply on both sides of a mountain. Firefighters worked to contain the fire and manage water resources amid challenging wind conditions.
Audio|Source: Middlesex County Fire and EMS - Northwest
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Transcript:
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Crew requested by 95 tango for the brush fire near Washington Valley Road.
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Again, 43 UMS, General Tones.
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Crew requested for 95 tango to respond for brush fire,
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near Washington Valley Road.
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Time now, 16.55.
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We see.
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We're getting pulled and we're starting to work our way down on.
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Okay, sir, this wind isn't helping us.
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Officer, command.
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Hey,
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can you put down this outside of the fire? I got the UTV coming to you.
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Can you just get them past the power line that's on the ground?
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Yep.
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4Cat and 431.
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Got.
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Tancred all location on the bottom side of the mountain because we're going to need a pull sled down here.
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Jenet tanker started to all location where our keys cars are because we're going to need a fill site and we're going to run out of water pretty quickly here.
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Appreciate.
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Appreciate, thank you.
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Thank you, thank you.
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We're on our way down to you now, we'll start cutting the line in.
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Appreciate, I'm going to trying to put this fire from where I'm going to sit or south because we still is backing the fire going down the hill.
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Precy.
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Agent 4, command.
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Don't like Karen.
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We have water on fire now.
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Water on fire.
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I got you, Ops.
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Great. Engine 4, go with your message.
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Yes, poor. In command.
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I think it was myself, VG.
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I just got to Station 1 towards the staging area.
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I'll hold me out with the tankers.
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Engine 4 command option.
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Stand by, engineier 1.
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Go ahead, engine 4.
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Threat the hydrant.
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Do you want me to lay all the way? It's going to block the lack sets from Waller.
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Negative, just stand by at the Hydrant.
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Please see.
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Engine 4, standing by at the hydrant.
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We're going to see further direction on that north side.
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...431.
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Free seat.
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Edge4, whatever manpower you have available to send down with hand tools.
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Have them come in with handpools, start heading straight down the slope.
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Command B-A-5, only personnel on engine for the junior.
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Receipts, just standby to hydrant for now, right?
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Captain 1, 2 operations.
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Say goodbye.
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Be advised, from our positioning up on Lawler Drive, we will not be able to stretch any lines or get any vehicles into the head of fire.
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Three sheep, so bring a hand crew down, bring Indian tanks and hand tools.
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I'm going to give you Northside Command, because we're going to have to split this.
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So I'll be the South Side Command, you'll be the North Side Command.
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Received. Right, Captain Wonder Rush 43.
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Go ahead of Rush!
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Any additional personnel who are coming into the woods who have not made their way in yet, we're backed by the rigs.
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Give them Indian tanks, get them filled up, have them start coming down to close.
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Rush, receive.
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Wait 30 yards west of the fire line.
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Bruce Steve, it's a band.
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Appreciate, thank you.
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Okay,
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up top and where the fire is.
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We're almost down to the fire now.
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I got most of the backing fire out.
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I'm working on the fire that's going please.
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I'm Procedure command.
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Okay,
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advice for patrol there is an abandoned vehicle 50 yards west of the firearm just for your situational awareness.
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Manslamops.
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You have a NETA for Forest Fire.
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Receive. Receive, standby.
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Captain 1, as soon as you get a chance, I need a roll-up of the manpower up there on the north side by unit.
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Stand by.
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You're going to have to go through Lieutenant 3.
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He's on the mini.
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He was the chauffeur on the mini.
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I'm down by the handline.
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Breeute. Lieutenant 433.
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Go ahead.
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I need you to get a roll-up of the main power on the north side of the fire by unit.
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How many guys per truck and who they are?
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Ready. Stand by.
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Prepare for operations.
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I'm about 50 yards up there else.
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We have about three to four foot lanes,
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a flame with a lot of emberts pine.
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Near Washington Valley Rd, Martinsville, NJ 08836
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