Firefighters respond to report of wires tied to pole, Garfield NJ


Dispatch audio sending Garfield Fire Department units to reports of wires down near Malcolm Ave. Later clarification says it is not a downed wire but a wire tied to a pole, with a resident complaining; crews treat it as an assist rather than a wires-down emergency.
Audio|Source: Wallington Fire Dept & Mutual Aid
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Transcript:
00:00
Fire comments to the Garfield Fire Department. Respond, 266 Malcolm Abbs can be Rescue Engine[2] 3, Engine 5. Reports of wires down. Repeating Fire Com[1] to the Garfield Fire Department, Rescue Engine 3, Engine 5, Engine 5.
00:25
Respond 266 Malcolm Ave for reports of wires down. Time of that tone, 1539, special 235, split. Act 20124. We're on 266, Malcolm. A receipt, Deputy, they're showing your route to 266 Malcolm. Straight advice I got from PD dispatch now. Came from the desk on their correction. It's not a wire down.
00:55
It's a wire tied to a pole with a resident complaining about it. It's more of an assist than a wires down. K-man-it wires down.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Fire Com: Fire Department Communication
[2]
Rescue Engine: Fire Response Unit
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Location mentioned:
Near Malcolm Ave, Garfield, NJ 07026
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