Fire crews responded to an exterior fire reported behind a building, later identified as a dumpster fire. Multiple units including Engine 1, Engine 2, and Rescue 4 operated on scene; fire confirmed outside and extinguished., Metuchen NJ
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to an exterior fire reported behind a building, later identified as a dumpster fire. Multiple units including Engine 1, Engine 2, and Rescue 4 operated on scene; fire confirmed outside and extinguished.
Audio|Heard on: Metuchen Fire & EMS
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04:50
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 1 arriving. Angel 1 is its own hydrant at the end down here.
00:12
Okay.
00:19
Rescue, check the opposite side of this building.
00:24
Rescue receives.
00:28
Cross your command of Central.
00:29
Can you have the caller come out and let's see?
00:33
I'm sorry a minute.
00:37
It's six must be received.
00:57
Because that was all arrived for all alone.
01:02
Three teeth, 2111.
01:06
The engine one and you two rescue four.
01:14
Centuracy, signal 14-1 engine 2, rescue 4.
01:17
We've been burning outside the building 2111.
01:20
Did you need access to the inside the building so I wasn't able to get the call around the phone?
01:30
Eventually we're going to have to make entry, but we believe we found it.
01:35
Commandant Engine 2.
01:38
Can you pull the offsets out of the building to Engine 1?
01:46
Engine here is safe.
01:53
Engine 1.
02:01
Engine 1 is signal 4K.
02:10
3162 from 2132.
02:16
3162 can cancel the events.
02:23
Thank you, Topis.
02:24
Thank you very much.
02:31
Central, you're seeing for signal 4-engine 1.
02:36
Sorry.
02:43
That was engine 9 taking a single for, engine 1 is still on scene.
02:53
Yeah, I got it one.
02:58
My bad, sorry, boy.
03:00
2132, into Greenbrook, 2-132.
03:09
2132
03:14
Rescue for it, come in.
03:22
Rescue for it, come in.
03:25
Come in. Come in by.
03:29
Wander, it's clear.
03:34
Races.
03:41
1 Bravo to Command.
03:45
Command by.
03:50
All right. Do anyone, 301 about?
03:59
Commandant 1 Bravo, vote your message.
04:03
One Browlo to command.
04:04
The alarm is coming from the dumpster behind the building.
04:10
20 to think about what it is right now.
04:18
Really, see, probably a disclosal multi-fector.
04:20
213 for the urgent SDC assignment.
04:29
Yeah, we're going.
04:35
It's fast 2132.
04:40
2132, go ahead.
04:44
Cancel then Ralph.
04:49
Receive. Receive.
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