Fire erupts at Garwood building, multiple towns join battle, Garwood NJ
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Fire & ArsonA working structural fire erupted at a building near South Avenue in Garwood, prompting firefighters from multiple towns to be dispatched for mutual aid coverage and suppression efforts due to the fire's complexity.
Audio|Heard on: Roselle Park Fire & UCMA
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04:7
Transcript:
00:00
Union County Communications all dispatch centers, special attention, Kenilworth for a ladder, and Fanwood for an engine.
00:05
You're requested into Garwood near South Avenue at their fire department for mutual aid cover.
00:13
1518, acknowledge Kenilworth for a ladder.
00:19
Kenilworth for a ladder.
00:20
Kenilworth receipt.
00:23
Recase. County of Springfield, Union.
00:32
You got the Scotch Plains engine arriving now, and then you have a Kenilworth ladder and a Fanwood engine hopefully responding.
00:42
Larry Zee.
00:48
County MacCard.
00:49
County MacCard.
00:53
Okay.
00:54
Yeah.
00:55
All right, what kind of call did this come in?
01:01
14, 30.
01:05
Copy that. Copy that.
01:09
We're going to engine water command.
01:11
Answer.
01:12
Answer.
01:14
Coming out of the future for all, we got water up for long there.
01:19
All right, copy that.
01:20
All right, copy that.
01:24
Coming back to give a status update.
01:27
Stand by one.
01:32
Same back to you on here.
01:38
Sir. Sir.
01:41
All right, four lines stretching operating, primary water lines established.
01:47
Fire still remains doubtful.
01:49
Vertical ventilation in progress.
01:51
Primary search is negative.
01:52
Utility secure.
01:57
You see four lines stretch in operation.
02:00
Fire doubtful, primary search negative.
02:03
15.20.
02:04
And county, IMC is up in operation, I'll be put in comments on the cab.
02:11
Copy that, sir.
02:16
Sounded from kind of where truck shows respond to Garwood.
02:22
Breesie is kind of where truck.
02:23
15.
02:28
Thank you for that for that way.
02:30
Answer.
02:32
All right.
02:35
I want to come down to get up a lot.
02:38
I copy that I just take Springfield in there Division 2 that give me the supervisor.
02:47
I grew up with you in there Cali's time talk about fire coming up from a knee wall they're in the bus they're opening up now.
03:03
We have visual on the ridge, street where a piece of wood, looks like it's okay at this point.
03:11
All right, command receipt.
03:18
You need us to stay here in the system, something?
03:24
That's affirmative.
03:25
Open up.
03:31
Another one, the Mac1.
03:34
Answer.
03:38
We've got visible fire and the knee walls up here.
03:41
We're going to open it up and it's finished.
03:45
All right, copy down.
03:46
All right, copy down.
03:52
Call for Mac 2.
03:54
Yes.
03:57
All right, how's it looking?
04:00
Looking better, just over home.
04:05
All right, have a crew available if you need.
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Location mentioned:
South Ave, Garwood, NJ 07027
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