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Water leak causes road icing near Broad AvenueRidgefield NJ

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audio iconRoad Closure
Broad Ave, Ridgefield, NJ 07657

According to the dispatch call, water is leaking from a fire department connection near Broad Avenue, causing ice to form on the roadway. The Department of Transportation has been contacted to respond.

Audio|Heard on: Bogota Public Safety
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02:27
Transcript:
00:00
FireComputer, Ridgefield Fire Department on the Chief Stone.
00:03
Responses requested near Broad Ave.
00:10
Water leaking from the fire department connection on the fence line.
00:15
Fire Compton, Ridgefield Fire Department on Chief Stone.
00:18
Sponsors requested near Broad Ave from water leaking.
00:23
The fire department connection on the fence line.
00:28
Icing on the roadway.
00:29
Time now, stay 22.
00:39
EMSCOM to the Whitecroft Ambulance on a duty tone,
00:43
respond near Hickory Hill Road,
00:46
for a nine-year-old male with croup and asthma.
00:53
EMScom to the Whitecroft ambulance respond,
00:56
near Hickory Hill Road for nine-year-old male with croup and asthma.
01:01
Time is 323 to spread of 2117.
01:04
49 RF9 responded near Broad Avenue.
01:10
49 RF9 responded near Broad Ave from water leaking from the fire department connection on the fence line, icing on the roadway, the advised DOT is contacted E-J within two hours.
01:24
RF not seen.
01:31
RF9 is on scene.
01:34
Establishing Broad Avenue Command.
01:36
RF9 is on scene, established Command 331.
01:38
9 to Fire Kong.
01:40
RS9, go ahead, sir.
01:41
We have the sprinkler fire connection from Broad Avenue that extends down to 65 Railroad Avenue.
01:50
Is the water company here to notify the water company?
01:57
The company was not notified for a moment.
02:00
Do like, man?
02:01
Did we notify Viola, the water company?
02:04
Negative if you want me to get involved.
02:05
They need to get a crew out here.
02:07
They have a water main that goes down to 65 railroad avenue to the east.
02:13
It's a standpipe up here on Broad Avenue, that's flowing water at this time into the highway.
02:19
They just repaired the facility to Water Main down on 65 Railroad Avenue this week, so.

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Broad Ave, Ridgefield, NJ 07657

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Incident Timeline

  1. Situation Assessed and Command Terminated
  2. Water Company Contacted and Response Expected
  3. Extent of Leak and Water Company Notification
  4. Fire Department Responds and Establishes Command
  5. Initial Report of Water Leak

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