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Working chimney fire reported in South RiverSouth River NJ

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Garwood St, South River, NJ 08882

As discussed during the dispatch call, a working chimney fire was reported near Garwood Street in South River. Firefighters responded with multiple units and mutual aid assistance. The fire was contained to the chimney with no visible basement flames.

Audio|Heard on: East Brunswick, South River and Spotswood Fire / EMS
Listen to dispatch call
05:31
Transcript:
00:00
If one's on scene,
00:02
Smoke's showing, three-tone, first one's on it.
00:10
Chief One dispatch.
00:19
Please drop tone, working fire, work, I've been working off.
00:24
Fire is dressed in front of the house, the one-and-half story.
00:32
Chief, can you confirm a working fire, please? I can't hear you over, PDM.
00:42
Chief 3 is going to be arriving.
00:49
Okay, time portion 1.
00:55
I get the reason service.
00:56
We have five.
00:59
Copy that.
01:04
Chief on station ward.
01:09
Chief is in service.
01:12
Alright, Chief.
01:15
Get the line on the road first.
01:17
Stay as D.S.A.P.
01:18
Get a rush on it.
01:23
And you two being in service momentarily.
01:27
Okay, I need the line on road first.
01:31
Chief One just set.
01:37
Chief One did such.
01:41
Agent Tunes and service with four.
01:44
Go ahead, Chief.
01:47
I need to place a full re-tone first alarm assignment working 75 to the address.
01:53
Turn four.
01:59
Flight Tower warning, turn for the 4.
02:04
Firetower stepping up, I need you in front of Rosen.
02:20
Engine 2 will access off of Virginia.
02:23
You want to commit off of Wilcox.
02:28
South River Police is South River Fire.
02:30
We have a first alarm working fire, chimney fire, near Garwood Street.
02:36
South River Police is South River Fire.
02:38
Near Garwood Street, first alarm working fire, chimney fire.
02:43
Time in 1828, number 30.
02:49
One G4, where you watched one arrival?
02:57
Chief three, the Chief One.
03:04
Call message, Chief Three.
03:07
Okay, there's no visible flame in the basement.
03:11
Moderate smoke condition,
03:14
Looks like it's all contained to the chimney.
03:18
Hopping, a light is on standing.
03:19
We have him go right to the roof.
03:23
Oh, that's a third arrived.
03:25
Yeah, Chief, but it's starting to cook up pretty good in there.
03:32
Agent 2 is on scene.
03:35
Okay, I'm going to find Captain 3 to the basement.
03:41
3 degrees on the team.
03:46
All right, it's your copy.
03:51
She still go.
04:04
Headquarters to District 1, you will be responding mutual aid into South River, near Garwood Street for a working chimney fire.
04:11
You are to respond to the scene, headquarters District 1.
04:14
You will be responding mutual aid into South River, near Garwood Street, for a working chimney fire.
04:20
Respond directly to the scene.
04:22
Timeout, 1830 to Special 17.
04:39
Headquarters to District 2, you will be responding mutual aid into South River, near Garwood Street for a working chimney fire.
04:46
They require one truck and one engine to stand by at your own quarters.
04:52
Headquarters District 2, you will be responding mutual aid into South River, near Garwood Street.
04:58
For the report, if a working chimney fire, they require one truck and one engine to stand by at your own quarters.
05:03
Timeout, 1831, dispatcher 17.
05:10
We see.
05:17
Thank you very much.
05:18
Pretty sure the fact is available as well.
05:20
We're against by ALS for the street unit.
05:28
That's what everyone.
05:29
It's out there. We're canceled by Metacompton.

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Garwood St, South River, NJ 08882

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