Small fire reported at abandoned building near Truman Drive, Edison NJ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire units responded to an abandoned government building near Truman Drive and Cliff Prescott in Edison for reports of smoke and visible flames. Responders observed smoldering wood and a small fire on the roof. They planned to cut a lock to gain entry and began fire suppression efforts.
Audio|Heard on: Metuchen Fire & EMS
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05:23
Transcript:
00:00
All responding companies Moncliffe Prescott with Engine 6, all other companies,
00:08
Try Truman Drive if we can't get access to the building from here.
00:14
All right, we're hit.
00:20
Drum owners.
00:34
I'm going to be able to be here.
00:47
Track 1, repeat your message, you didn't come over.
00:55
Silver.
01:00
Guys, I believe it's a building on a corner.
01:03
That's been vacant for years.
01:04
The old government building.
01:07
Truck, where are you located?
01:11
We're going to have to, uh,
01:13
there's access on the side, we're going to have to cut the lock or the chain for this gate.
01:18
There's even added in (number withheld) College Drive, building number four, call screening at this time.
01:24
We're actually the township garage out of the abandoned building.
01:29
You can get access from there.
01:32
(number withheld) responding.
01:36
Yeah, the old way we used to come in for the Township garage, where the barriers are in the middle.
01:46
(number withheld) room control.
01:50
121, call 8.
01:53
(number withheld). All right.
01:58
Can you see anything where you're at?
02:03
No, we're, us and engine six, engine six is on the Cliff Prescott wayside.
02:10
We're looking at the building on the corner of Kilmer and Truman.
02:16
That old building,
02:18
that old abandoned building.
02:26
We're farther up by the apartments.
02:31
Negative.
02:32
I don't think it's had the caller we saw on the inner side.
02:38
(number withheld), we see.
02:39
That's before the garage, I know if that's the other building.
02:43
I will relocate.
02:47
Yeah, they stated they could see flames inside the only...
02:50
(number withheld).
02:53
The (number withheld).
02:54
Press count.
02:55
John.
02:58
Okay,
03:02
we're going to relocate over there.
03:06
Four and engine two.
03:07
Come down this way, we get our compass center.
03:15
Engine two are safe.
03:17
Signal break.
03:18
K2EHW and that W.A2SEC.
03:22
Doing good.
03:23
This is the day after my monthly treatment.
03:27
I call it 403, the time has command of the rest of the evening.
03:30
It's kind of bad, you know, the other day I treat.
03:33
It's not much.
03:35
So I'm good with that.
03:36
Tommy, give me water and bring the irons up here.
03:38
The house went out, picked up new glasses that I had in a...
03:41
Restraint 1-2K as a location at (number withheld).
03:45
All right, we stretched...
03:46
We have some fire over here.
03:48
Not a lot, just a little bit of smoldering wood.
03:51
And that's all right we were before.
03:54
(number withheld) showing (number withheld) and Route 1 overpass.
03:57
All right, that's the best.
04:01
I heard.
04:02
That there's somehow there's two marks.
04:08
Rescue 4 C-Mil 3.
04:10
We're taking to C.
04:12
To James Street.
04:14
Go off the signal three.
04:15
Oh. The water scans the other, they keep shipping it back and forth all over the country.
04:19
First, we've a correction on that, they were a Route 1 that was 27 overpass.
04:24
We're showing Route 1 and Main Street currently.
04:43
Receive (number withheld) control.
04:48
(number withheld) on the seat.
04:52
(number withheld).
04:59
6, God.
05:03
Just a small area of fire.
05:05
Not much.
05:12
Numbus, there's a little fire burning up on the roof, but it doesn't know if we're going to hit it right now.
05:22
That we see.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Truman Dr, Edison, NJ
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