Firefighters respond to damaged hydrant near hospital, Summit NJ
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Other Non-Crime EventAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters were dispatched to Overlook Hospital after a fire hydrant near Broad Street was struck and broken off. The fire department investigated and requested the water company to make repairs.
Audio|Heard on: Union NJ Fire-Tac Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch, I'm Engine One responding to Overlook Hospital.
00:03
How's your investigation?
00:06
Copy.
00:07
Engine One en route to Overlook Hospital, near Broad Street.
00:13
It could be on the road prior to the ER entrance on the right side of the street with a hydrant that was dropped.
00:25
86.
00:32
Dispatch, ambulance one on scene at the hospital.
00:36
We'll be investigating the hydrant.
00:39
Engine one, stop, should connect.
00:44
Copy, engine seven.
00:47
Overlook command.
00:52
Go ahead, command.
00:54
A hydrant was struck and sheared completely off from the ground.
00:59
Can you make notification to American Water?
01:02
They'll need to come out here for repairs.
01:08
Command, do you have a hydrant number by chance?
01:14
Stand by.
01:17
This is Special Model.
01:18
Go ahead.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Beauvoir Ave, Summit, NJ 07901
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