Fire between two buildings at Myrtle Avenue in Jersey City, Jersey City NJ
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Fire & ArsonA fire occurred between two buildings near Myrtle Avenue in Jersey City involving 185 and 187 Myrtle Avenue. The fire involved exterior and rubbish burning with minor risk to other properties. Firefighters conducted checks inside and outside, established water supply, and confirmed the fire did not extend to the basement or main building areas.
Audio|Heard on: Jersey City Fire
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06:21
Transcript:
00:00
Receive, detain to your Myrtle Avenue command, fire between the two buildings, Delta exposures.
00:06
Deputy One's on a scene.
00:08
I'll assume command.
00:10
Receive, Deputy One, your assuming command.
00:15
Dispatch, battalion, we'll make it a working fire.
00:17
I've engine 22, stretch the line.
00:20
Receive, working fire.
00:21
We're going to squad four.
00:26
Line 11 was timing 4 FTO MSU safety officer, working fire 12.05 hours.
00:35
Check and due, second due for Morgan, 23 needs to see.
00:41
Second due is going to be in 23 needs to see. Second due is going to be in your needs.
00:57
Command[1] from dispatch.
01:00
Border Command[1].
01:02
Command[1], your company's coming in, is engine 13, squad 4, ladder 11, battalion for FTO.
01:07
I'm assuming the safety officer.
01:11
Receive 1311 to risk.
01:16
Time to just be advised, Deputy 1 to come in.
01:23
TRIE 2 is Interior Division.
01:25
Deputy 102ndo, Command[1].
01:29
We'll tie 2, chauffeur, charge the line.
01:35
Where to you could tie it to interior?
01:39
22, you got a message.
01:42
22, sofer, charge the line.
01:47
Command[1] from 19.
01:49
We got a hard time getting both trucks down this block.
01:52
Both trucks are going to be delayed.
01:54
We've got PD on the scene here trying to get the cars out of the way.
02:03
98, see these open to the truck, walk off.
02:08
Two, C, burn route.
02:14
22, here comes your water.
02:18
Receive, at this time, rubbish in the alley,
02:22
threatening property, not on the interior at this time.
02:27
Receive. Receive.
02:38
Ladder 8 chauffeur.
02:40
There's no rush.
02:41
Guys are inside.
02:51
We got water on the fire.
02:57
Latter-a-demand, first floor, primary negative.
03:01
We're going to check on the second floor.
03:09
Command[1]ment 22, exterior fire knocked down.
03:12
No extension into the basement in the main building.
03:18
Deputy Warwick, main body knocked down.
03:22
Do you need a backup line there?
03:25
That's a negative.
03:35
Command[1] from Rescue 1.
03:40
Go to command.
03:42
Primary, second, 4 negative.
03:50
Command[1] receipt.
03:52
Second.
03:54
Command[1] from 22.
03:56
Have someone checked, the Delta Exposure basement.
04:02
Recease. Eight engine is doing that as we speak.
04:07
Man from the tankers.
04:11
Patrick.
04:13
A lot of Tower 4 is going to check the Delta Exposure basement.
04:19
Preceeds. Cowlotta 4 and I have an engine 8 and then Delta Basin as well.
04:27
Myrtle Avenue Command[1], just the advisory 10 minutes since the working fire.
04:30
So you ready for that, Vib?
04:34
There you send it.
04:38
Mr. Chief, 10 minutes a day.
04:41
And today's the command.
04:43
The basement appears all clear.
04:47
The bridge Tuesdays in today.
04:58
This time, I'm using engine 8, engine 22.
05:02
Ladder 8,
05:04
ladder 4, rescue 1, 4.
05:07
Rangeroon,
05:08
come to the command bar.
05:11
Police, command, command,
05:16
using engine 8, engine 22, ladder 8, ladder 4, rescue 1 and square 4.
05:28
Myrtle Avenue Command[1] from dispatch.
05:32
Good.
05:34
Whenever you can, can you give me a correct address of where the fire was, the two fire buildings.
05:46
One page five.
05:58
185 and 187.
06:00
All right on.
06:09
Dispatch, Jeffrey 1st.
06:12
The fire building is 185, the Delta exposure is 187.
06:18
Yeah, that's affirmative.
06:19
I got that.
06:20
Thank you.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Command: Incident command in charge of the scene
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Location mentioned:
Myrtle Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305
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