Downed electrical wire sparks brush fire on 6th Street, Phillipsburg NJ
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a report on 6th Street in East Valley of a downed electrical wire that was smoking and causing a small brush fire. The fire chief instructed not to use water on the leaves near the wire to avoid danger. Emergency units were dispatched to handle and contain the fire.
Audio|Source: Phillipsburg / Easton Public Safety
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78 fire, 178 fire.
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Respond, near 6th Street, East Valley, do you have for a wire that's split, smoking, and now starting to cause a brush fire.
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Meeting, 78 fire.
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Respond near 6th Street, East Valley, do you have for a wire split that's smoking appears to be causing a brush fire.
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Time now, 12-01, Warren County, 68.
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Receivers falling.
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Receiver responding. Receiver, responding.
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County, 4618, hold me on a check of Blairstown Elementary.
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Receive.
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Okay, check 252021.
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Thank you.
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Receive 702-202.
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47th County got phone called in you can close it out I handle it 1041203.
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County 78 18 on location received on location.
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Set by 24 skill 12-05.
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7U18, if you can still fire, step it up.
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Receive.
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18 from 3, you need another unit out there?
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It's 70 and 18. What's the update per fire?
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It will help. I'm currently using my fire machine.
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7818 from county. Go ahead.
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Per the fire chief, if the wire is in the leaves,
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don't put anything on them.
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Receive counter a little too late.
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I hear them responding.
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Receive, you have an engine currently responding right now.
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How many from 783, moving around?
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6th St, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
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