Truck engine fire spreads to cab on highway

Heard on: Mahwah Fire and EMS Dispatch

02:17

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Squad two, come up in the slow lane.

00:02

Position yourself in front of Eddie's truck.

00:07

Give me a hand line.

00:08

You got an engine compartment fire extending into the cab portion of a flatbed truck trailer.

00:17

Ten four, received.

00:23

See how you're doing.

00:24

I'll have 425 pull the 2nd hand line off Squad 2.

00:34

Sounds good.

00:41

Tommy, if we get a car out here to shut this highway down.

00:50

I should be with the car by.

00:51

Maybe by the end.

00:58

Hey,

01:04

if we get this car by, we can.

01:14

I'm probably going to let need a few go to get the other two trucks up here.

01:23

Yeah, we got the diesel fuel.

01:35

45, get there.

01:53

When you got to get on scene, position yourself in the slow lane behind Squad 2.

01:57

I'll give them your water, please.

02:01

45, copy.

02:04

Ladder 4 behind 425 when you get here, and both units when you're done, you can send your manpower up to assist.

02:16

Ladder 4 received, that's turned around now.

9/7/2026 03:08 AM

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Mahwah, NJ 07430

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews respond to a reported engine compartment fire that has spread into the cab of a flatbed truck or trailer on a highway near Mahwah, New Jersey. Units position in the slow lane, request hand lines, and coordinate a highway shutdown while diesel fuel is present and additional trucks are dispatched.

Truck engine fire spreads to cab on highway

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