Road closed for safety checks before watchung fireworks, Watchung NJ
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Road ClosureFire and police worked together to clear pedestrians and close roads near Watchung Circle before a fireworks display. Barricades were placed and safety checks done to secure the area.
Audio|Heard on: Watchung Police, Fire and EMS
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05:57
Transcript:
00:00
G-60 Firefighter Christian.
00:05
Go ahead.
00:08
Ten minute mark.
00:11
Copy.
00:18
You should be nobody on the sidewalk.
00:23
They're making a way past us already.
00:32
Rachel, you got a group coming down to you.
00:34
Don't want anybody else out.
00:37
These are set.
00:39
Nice to see with me.
00:47
95, 101.
00:55
I'm going to be on foot down by Hughes.
00:59
We're just trying to clear pedestrians.
01:01
All right, everybody's cleared from Hughes, up to water and wine on placing the last barricade in place.
01:11
All right, ten four.
01:17
G6PB, we're holding all foot traffic at water and wine, Stirling Roadside's clear.
01:30
G60 command.
01:34
Good.
01:36
Stirling road shut down, it's all clear, sidewalks clear past the lake from Water & Wine all the way down to the circle.
01:45
Very good, thank you.
01:53
Fire branch.
01:55
Do we have the okay to proceed with the fireworks? My time?
02:00
A-Firm.
02:04
Recease.
02:07
Chief, you see a couple headed towards you.
02:11
I see a couple headed towards you.
02:16
Rachel again, we'll do that.
02:19
Two pedestrians are walking towards you.
02:24
Why?
02:27
Not sure where they came from.
02:31
Fire to command.
02:35
Good.
02:38
Just hold off.
02:40
We have pedestrians in the hot zone.
02:44
Appreciate.
02:51
Fire branch.
02:53
Did those people make it all the way up?
02:56
They did not.
02:59
Do not fire yet.
03:02
Yeah,
03:04
you're from.
03:10
They're heading down to the parking lot now.
03:12
We should be clear.
03:20
The vehicle came out of the lakeside billers.
03:30
95 and G60 have it.
03:40
Chief Angel, he's directing them towards the circle.
03:50
Firebrush, can you repeat that?
03:53
The car is clearing the hot zone.
03:59
All right, we see it.
04:03
John, we're good up there?
04:07
Good to go.
04:14
Command of Firebrands, we're at the 2 minute mark.
04:19
Receive, 2 minute mark.
04:22
We're at the 2 minute mark.
04:24
We're at the 2 minute mark.
04:36
1.0595. Fire branch, are we good on your end to proceed with the firework?
04:45
Jonathan, confirm,
04:47
between you and Blas, nobody's on sidewalk.
04:51
Sidewalk's clear by me.
04:55
Fire to command, we're good to proceed.
04:58
All right, rescue, stand by.
05:06
Chief Anderly, do we have the O.K.
05:08
to proceed with the firehors from your end?
05:15
9-5 to command, but we're clear on sewing.
05:20
Very good.
05:25
Banner fleet.
05:28
Matt King, can you hear me? This is Chris.
05:33
All right, on your end, are you good to proceed with the fireworks?
05:41
Matt, can you hear me,
05:45
we're okay to proceed?
05:54
All right, standby.
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Watchung Circle, Watchung, NJ 07069
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