Road closed on Oak Street for power line repairs, Ridgewood NJ

Road Closure

Reported: 11/8/2025 04:08 AM

Oak St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450

Utility workers and fire units responded to power issues on Oak Street. The power was secured and the home was made safe. Repairs are ongoing on the power lines. The road remains closed until repairs are completed and will be monitored by police.

Audio|Source: Ridgewood Fire Dispatch

01:55

Transcript:

00:00

On an update for Oak Street, PSE&G is almost done with your work here.

00:04

We're actually been giving the approval to open the road and they're going to make a repair once for this homeowner here from the original call as electricians come out and get the panel up and run it.

00:16

Receive, that's 7.O.

00:20

John, the police desk, we're not scared of the trouble alarm here, just so you know.

00:30

Okay, thanks.

00:33

Carthreat Central.

00:41

Claree.

00:44

Okay,

00:45

for near Oak St.

00:46

We're complete here.

00:47

Power's been secured, home secured.

00:50

We've been contacted with the contractor and the homeowner.

00:52

They're going to reach out to whom they have to make the necessary repairs.

00:55

PSE&G is going to one location and they're coming back here.

00:58

We're going to leave the road closed.

01:00

He has to make one more repair up on the power lines.

01:03

But everything on the ground level is clear there's no more need for the fire department here.

01:07

Myself, at 1035 is available.

01:08

You can terminate Oak Street command.

01:11

First,

01:15

use time, termination, 716.

01:19

One nine zero's central.

01:22

One nine zero, central.

01:27

One nine zero.

01:30

All right, can you have PD then just monitor that section of Oak Street.

01:36

And when the road's able to be reopened,

01:38

they can push the cones off to the side of the road.

01:40

Our guys will come back in the afternoon and pick them up once they're off to the side of the road.

01:50

Recease 717.

01:54

And at this time, ES is off the air.

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