Brush fire spreads along Garden State Parkway in New Jersey, Cape May County NJ
WildfireFire departments responded to a brush fire along the Garden State Parkway near mile marker 13 northbound. High winds caused the fire to spread toward nearby areas, involving trees and brush. Mutual aid was requested, and some responding units were not needed as conditions were assessed.
Audio|Source: Cape May County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Engine 70 and engine 71 respond to brush fire at mile marker 13 Garden State Parkway North in New Jersey, time 1252.
00:26
We have a reported two-vehicle crash, one vehicle into the guard rail.
00:31
No reported injuries or airbags deployed.
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Understood.
00:42
County, Chief 62.
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Chief 62.
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I am responding.
00:57
Seventy-62, I am responding to the station.
01:04
Okay.
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One one calls on a shift floor.
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I'll try to get more information.
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Proceed.
01:18
Okay.
01:23
Okay.
01:24
Okay. Okay.
01:27
Update, an off-duty firefighter on scene states high winds are blowing the fire towards the nearby meadows.
01:33
The fire is starting to get quite large.
01:35
Please send the contact force fire resources.
01:39
Yes, it's a fire.
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Get them moving.
01:42
Sorry,
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sir.
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Kind of updating you live here.
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Go ahead.
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En route to keep with one numbers.
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Tadford.
02:01
You can avoid the area near 1813.
02:05
There appears to be fire in the middle there.
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Thank you. Thank you.
02:20
County from engine 70.
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Yes,
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sir.
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Engine 7 will be en route, Garden State Parkway.
02:33
You see, four stars in five-turn rate.
02:36
Receive.
02:38
All right, from a distance, there is heavy smoke visible.
02:49
Receive, sheriff reports eight trees fully involved in fire.
02:53
The fire is getting quite large.
02:55
Receive, send a truck from Avalon.
02:59
Great. Thank you.
03:09
County Station 11 requests mutual aid on Garden State Parkway near mile marker 13 north for brush and tree fire.
03:27
7 of the County.
03:29
Yes, sir.
03:32
All right, I will be arriving.
03:33
It is near the base of the bridge at Avalon Boulevard.
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Breeze, the Avalon truck has started, please coordinate with Forest Fire and State.
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The fire is near the base of the parkway.
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Do you return to station?
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Marie 262 is returning.
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Okay,
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Honey from Deputy 62.
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Deputy 62, go ahead.
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As per officer, our services are not needed.
04:30
62 minutes are clear.
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Number five for brush fire, operations on fire option middle, timeout 1258.
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Tanger 70 County, Tiger 70 in route.
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Where are you?
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In New Jersey, timeout 1259.
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Tanker 70, respond to brush fire.
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At mile marker 13 Garden State Parkway North in New Jersey, timeout 1259.
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Tanker 71, respond to brush fire at mile marker 13.
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Garden State Parkway North in New Jersey.
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Timeout 1300.
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Garden State Pkwy, New Jersey
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