Fire extends to upper floors of multi-story Jersey City building, Jersey City NJ
Fire & ArsonA multi-story building fire in Jersey City extended to the fourth and fifth floors. Firefighters reported heavy smoke and fire in the ceiling. Crews were actively stretching water lines, opening ceilings, and performing primary searches on upper floors. Command directed additional teams and resources to control the fire and check for people in affected apartments. The fire was knocked down in some areas but required continued efforts on the upper floors.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Fire
08:10
Transcript:
00:00
Are you reporting an extension of fire to the fourth floor?
00:08
Fire.
00:09
Fire dispatch from Montgomery command.
00:16
We dispatch RISC.
00:18
Receive Montgomery, men, inspecting all of me.
00:27
Back from Montgomery's and Commander on the way.
00:35
Command from squad one.
00:38
Clear.
00:45
Receive, primary search clear on the bus.
00:57
Command to units in 5L.
01:00
Set the window sill in 5L.
01:14
All right, shit, we're gonna stretch lines at three, uh, we got some, uh,
01:19
little smoldering going on down here. We're stretching the lines.
01:24
Recease.
01:27
All right, she's reopened up, Bivise, a lot of the performance are under construction.
01:33
Thank you.
01:46
Rescue Roos to come in?
01:50
It's our rescue room.
01:54
A lot of smoke pushed from the floor above. Can we get a unit up there?
01:59
Engine one can be any second up to the 5th4. We need a line up on the 5th4.
02:13
The line in Destiny 1.
02:16
We're pulling ceilings on a fifth floor.
02:20
These nights have something rolling up in this ceiling along the front wall.
02:27
Engine 9 from command, do you have a line on the fifth floor?
02:33
That's a negative. We have no line right now.
02:36
We need lines for the fifth floor.
02:46
We're on a command. We're on the first floor.
02:49
We're opening up.
02:50
We're hitting your warning can't right now.
02:53
We're turning your line up here.
02:58
Fire dispatch.
03:00
Transce me another RIT team.
03:02
I'm going to put out of three to work.
03:04
Please keep my company. Can I see you another RIP team?
03:11
We have fire in the ceiling. We have fire in the ceiling. All right, receipt the report, fire in the ceiling in 5-out.
03:29
Thank you.
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for Montgomery command.
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Unit calling command go.
03:45
Command, do you want a RIP team or a RIT truck?
03:51
Such another RIT truck.
03:53
Not a RIT truck. Receive.
04:05
Rescue from command.
04:06
You have a primary of the 4th floor?
04:11
Just a fire farmer right now. We can work out of the rest of your line.
04:17
All right, I need a primary of the 4th floor and I'm getting a report of people in 4A. 4A.
04:25
Thank you. Take a power shelf on place right now, but we'll check it out.
04:32
Rest route to command,
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the bumped-out cut open, heavy spoke, no heat.
04:39
Command receipt.
04:50
Squad a four, the Squawalli, Angelica.
04:53
You can make the rule?
04:56
Yes, affirmative.
04:57
We're up here in Redmond. We got a hole cut open in Bobo.
05:00
Just smoke.
05:05
Okay.
05:18
For Montgomery, she commands, your roof to office is Ladder 11. They're in row.
05:25
Command, please.
05:27
Command, please.
05:30
Command from 82.
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Involvement 4A, the 2-1-A, the 2nd 3-1.
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Letter 2, repeat a message.
05:43
Apartment 4A is clear.
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Mission.
05:53
And this is clear. For Frank, clear.
06:06
Recease.
06:11
Thank you.
06:16
Command from Reds before Bravo is put on our side.
06:24
Command from the County 4.
06:27
Giant 4.
06:30
Do you have a line working up to the 5th floor?
06:35
Affirmative. Loud of the 3 is making their way up with a line.
06:39
Readdney. Command.
06:44
Chief, we knocked it down with some watercans, so we're going to have to hit it with the line once we get up here.
06:51
All right, repeat.
06:53
About a few seconds.
07:06
Command from engine 6. Did you have something to check too well for extension for drop-down?
07:19
All right of six.
07:21
Over the bell, we're unit on the street. Any unit on the third floor? He checked 2L for attachment.
07:29
I'll make my way down and check 2L.
07:33
My guy's got a handle on the issue with 3L. Come after Mexico.
07:42
Go rescue.
07:44
Or Charlie,
07:46
Delta, and Echoes clear on occupied.
07:49
We're heading to the other end of the hallway.
07:53
Proceed.
07:58
Agent 9,
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the command,
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have them charge that line to the 5th floor.
08:04
We have it in place.
08:09
I receive.
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Location mentioned:
Montgomery St, Jersey City, NJ
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