Large brush fire contained near Washington Valley Road, Bridgewater NJ
Fire & ArsonFire departments from multiple towns responded to a large brush fire near Washington Valley Road in Martinsville. Crews worked on controlling the fire from the north and south sides and carefully monitored downed power lines in the area to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Somerset County and Franklin Twp
08:23
Transcript:
00:00
Matt 10 from Mac 1 call myself in here once.
00:07
And you can be shown in Mac 13 on location.
00:12
I see Matt 13.
00:18
First County.
00:21
Counterbrush. Counterbrush.
00:26
Added to Washington.
00:31
What is the man?
00:34
Where are you set up to?
00:38
Charlie tells the corner of Martinsville Garden, near Washington Valley Road.
00:45
I receive.
00:50
Our request,
00:52
please respond to your headquarters for standby while Bridgewater, FD, Hirschon A, working brush fire, near Washington Valley Road.
01:01
That's first county 85 and 35 and 30 fire.
01:04
Respond to your headquarters, standby, while Bridgewater,
01:08
working on a brush fire at near Washington Valley Road.
01:17
Brush 6-1, Tanker 61-3, brush stuck 43,
01:23
shot 2-3, brush 21, and brush 22.
01:32
Larry,
01:36
you just then you're corrupt for me.
01:41
Ladder 6-1.
01:43
Tanker 61, 3.
01:46
Squad, 2,3.
01:49
Rush,
01:50
43,
01:52
61,
01:53
22,
01:54
21.
02:05
That's our crew.
02:07
We're looking for a pass to get to the west side of the fire and stop us from going west.
02:12
Just be careful when you're approaching the path coming up the hill.
02:15
That's where the power lines seem to be coming down.
02:18
See firm, we can see you going down.
02:22
We just don't know where it's actually laying on the ground.
02:24
All right, do not approach the paths until we figure it out.
02:32
Command for Lieutenant 433.
02:36
Go to command.
02:39
I've got additional manpower 9 all together.
02:46
Receive report the Chief 6-1 up there.
02:51
I see 4 call 1.
03:00
Fire 6-1.
03:08
Command from North Top, all my units up here have par.
03:14
Three-seat, you have four.
03:21
County from Washington Valley Command.
03:24
Command, go ahead.
03:26
Be advising operations on the north side of the fire, have far.
03:29
We're working on the south side now.
03:33
We're working on the south side now.
03:35
Here 43, D.F.4.
03:45
An engine, that would be great.
03:48
Okay, confirmed, county.
03:50
No problem.
03:55
Thank you. Kevin, uh, GIFR.
04:00
We're on Attack 43.
04:02
I have a Composite Crew from Attack 43 and Brush 43, in the woods on the north side of fire.
04:07
We have PAR.
04:08
All right, thank you.
04:11
Thank you.
04:15
Franklin, Judge, Commander County.
04:18
Judge County.
04:24
Will release Tanker 37,
04:27
Latter 3-8, and Brush 3A, they're going to remain on scene for building.
04:36
Tarnersen.
04:42
We're staffing course.
04:44
I'm not sure is Region 5 working for you guys up there?
04:51
I can switch over, same way.
04:54
Yeah, give a trap.
04:59
On the east side on the north, and we'll see what we're trying to work down towards the west.
05:07
Gotcha, 43.
05:13
To command.
05:18
Go to command.
05:22
We move south side operations to another channel, we're stepping on each other.
05:30
Lieutenant 1 from few four three operations.
05:34
Call ahead, Chief.
05:38
I got a crew of four starting to go up the hill, two guys from Greenhole, two guys from Pottersville.
05:45
I'm walking down, I'm meeting it right now.
05:52
I got that one from Captain One.
06:00
Are you coming up into the one?
06:03
I'm not. I'm walking down towards a command of course.
06:11
All right, received.
06:13
If there's a crew coming up to the south side,
06:15
if we can work on identifying egress with my crew to get out once the relief comes from the north side, that would be good.
06:22
We'd rather go down and go back up.
06:28
Gotta.
06:31
Give me an update from what you see up top, please.
06:37
AC1, can you report for 2-2-2-243?
06:42
Got nothing is all from the top still trying to locate the rest of the crew.
06:51
I clear routine for Mike 10.
06:56
113.
06:58
When you arrive, if you would just stay down at staging,
07:02
let me know what we have down there for resources.
07:06
We're waiting on Millstone Valley, once they come, we're going to get their gator in addition to their drones brought up to the command.
07:20
I'm just about to come up to you all.
07:21
Stay down here.
07:22
I'll get you to count a second.
07:25
Receive.
07:30
You see, but the wise in place, we're just connecting the one-inch.
07:36
Okay, let me know when those connections are made.
07:42
And then send somebody with that nozzle back down to the engine, please.
07:51
Chief 6-1 from command on Ox 4.
07:58
Auto 3-6-1.
08:01
I need a status of the north side of that fire.
08:06
A fire expeditions report.
08:18
MAC 10 from 13.
08:22
Go ahead, 13.
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Near Washington Valley Rd, Martinsville, NJ 08836
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
Correct
Incorrect