Large tree down on power lines causes road closure, Bernards NJ
Fire & ArsonA large tree fell on power lines near the intersection of Jockey Hollow and Hart Scrabble in Bernards, NJ. The tree caused smoke indicating a fire risk, leading authorities to close the road to ensure public safety. Police and road crews are on site managing traffic and securing the area.
Audio|Source: Bernards Township, Somerset Hills, and Somerset County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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It is going to be close to the intersection of Jockey Hollow and Hartstabble.
00:04
Looks like the fuse is tripped on the pole.
00:07
No flyer noted yet.
00:13
Forest County, 200 in on the Holland.
00:16
All right,
00:21
see, that's JCPN up there, correct?
00:27
County 22?
00:30
Okay, go ahead.
00:33
There's needs to come from. SJCP and all there, correct?
00:37
That's correct, but you can just make notification to them.
00:40
I'm still a searching area.
00:47
Engine 22-2 is on-air winning a crew.
00:54
24-902.
00:56
Chew-22 to the engine tree, you can stand by at quarters break.
01:00
Choose 22 to county. I'm out with patrol.
01:02
We do have a large tree down on the primaries.
01:06
It is still smoking.
01:07
The road is going to be shut.
01:13
Is the location,
01:15
Lloyd and Forest travel?
01:20
And we're going to be south of Jackie Hollow Road on Hart Scrabble.
01:25
I got another poll number for you.
01:28
It's BT 2170 BVP.
01:37
Have that house number in front of? And can you send the poll number once again?
01:43
Yeah, toll number,
01:46
Boy Thomas, 2170, DVB,
01:50
and trying to get a house number.
01:53
Stand by.
01:59
Chief 22 to Brush 22. Can you shut the road as you approach this tree somewhere where cars can start turning around down there until Patrol or EPW gets up here, you'll see the tree in the road.
02:10
22 from Chief 22 on off-law.
02:17
You guys have on location yet?
02:24
Is she the 43 BEL still?
02:26
Yeah,
02:31
we got people behind us stacking up on the road.
02:33
I'm going to shut it off. I'm going to shut the road at a 124 hard scrabble.
02:43
be hollow and hardscrabble, making sure nobody goes down until they can shut it up here.
02:50
Received that yet.
02:51
We have PD here by the tree. If you want me to head down to chestnut, I can do that.
02:58
Yeah, do that. I think you should have caution tape under your seat.
03:01
You can probably just swing it across the road by chestnut and hopefully cut until they get EPW up here with barricades.
03:09
Yeah, and on our way up, there's some very low lines, like down on the ground,
03:14
other locations. I'll picture a better location on the way back down.
03:21
Copy that, I don't know if they're going to be dead or live.
03:26
Really?
03:35
Two-line-ups one.
03:40
Go ahead.
03:46
You're talking with PD, they're going to throw some caution tape up around Chestnut. They're leaving for other calls. I'm going to stay up here on the tree.
03:54
They said road department's already getting cones together for Chestnut.
04:03
Copy that.
04:04
Yeah, I would say once you see the traffic's not coming up, I don't know that you need to stay on the tree. You can probably clear and we'll share it up here also.
04:21
All right, I'm just in the driveway of 124.
04:25
So let me know if you want me to clear.
04:30
Copy that. Is that still smoldering, that's right?
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