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Fire reported near Ryan Road with unresponsive homeownerWantage NJ

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Ryan Rd, Wantage, NJ 07461

Fire was reported near Ryan Road in Wantage. Fire crews found a locked gate and the homeowner did not respond. Emergency medical services saw the fire from up the driveway. Two people in a nearby field did not respond to efforts to contact them. Crews prepared to enter the property by cutting a chain on the gate.

Audio|Heard on: Wantage and Sussex County Fire and EMS, NJ State Police
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04:56
Transcript:
00:00
Reference that burn from near Ryan Road, and the last time it's been called in was a week and a half ago.
00:06
I received, I just wanted to have the numerical on that.
00:09
I thought that's what it was.
00:11
Given the location, it's probably going to be that again.
00:14
So if I'm first in I'll make my way up there just to check it.
00:22
2-4-692, I think that's exactly what it is.
00:24
I'm on Ryan Road at this time.
00:29
I'm going to be heading to Wantage School then and just try to get a location from there, just to confirm.
00:35
Receive, what was the numerical in Ryan 5-1?
00:40
Affirm.
00:45
69 engine two, the county be advised, we're responding to it.
00:51
We see a 69 engine to respond.
00:58
Acommodic 3-2 stop in Frankford.
01:03
6352, 2502.
01:09
I'd be on 635 Redolph-Piemer Church on a Jersey-Ritch Yankee-N-8 Uniform TILO.
01:16
It's going to be a great GMC weight note if I report I-Gague.
01:21
3-2-9-2 on location.
01:24
You want Ryanford?
01:26
2-2-9-2-9-2.
01:29
2-2-9-2.
01:31
C2-2-692.
01:39
Just be careful the horses are out.
01:42
A couple of them are not too friendly.
01:43
Oh,
01:46
I remember.
01:53
16292 in an update the same location the gate is locked High Point EMS just advised they were up the driveway near Ryan Road they could see the fire two people are in the field they don't acknowledge us.
02:16
One, it's cool now.
02:19
All right, reset.
02:27
From 692.
02:29
Got an engine two.
02:32
Guys, pull yourself into the Tractor Supply parking lot, keep yourself available, please.
02:39
Engine 2 receives.
02:46
9-0-6-1 for the disorder.
02:49
BASE on the air.
02:51
We'll be standing by.
02:52
Stack 941A on disorderly.
02:56
...forrest motel in room one.
03:05
Reporting part of seeing (name withheld) stepson is destroying the room.
03:08
The Perry's pocket knife, possibly two.
03:16
There's also a six year old female, a reporting party's wife in the room as well.
03:21
I'll 8-cent.
03:26
9-5-1-9 for the disorderly person.
03:33
9 43522, fire marshal 22, fire marshal 22.
03:37
Motion 8832.
03:41
I'm looking to stop.
03:43
Can you just check my TSAHIS.
03:49
I'm 0540,000 8832.
03:54
Thank you. Thank you.
03:59
525 for the disorder.
04:03
Okay.
04:08
Yes.
04:12
Recease, thank you.
04:14
Keith, I'm good here.
04:20
I think here.
04:21
Thank you.
04:23
Thank you. Thank you.
04:26
64-1-0-2.
04:32
Really, it looks like the reporting party is not on scene.
04:34
He's getting this information from his wife.
04:37
She's in the room with her six year old daughter.
04:39
64-1. And this 18-year-old party, he is apparently supposed to be on medications, but it's not taking them.
04:44
Homeowner is not acknowledging us.
04:46
We will be cutting chain.
04:47
That's your six property.
04:53
Precceive homeowner is not acknowledging cutting the chain.

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Ryan Rd, Wantage, NJ 07461

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Incident Timeline

  1. Fire Source Identified
  2. Access Issues and Homeowner Unresponsive
  3. Units Respond and Investigate
  4. Fire Observed Behind School
  5. Initial Fire Report

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