Unattended backyard fire pit extinguished

Heard on: Middlesex NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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

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It was an unattended backyard fire.

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There's nobody home at the house.

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It's in a fire pit, but there was nobody with it.

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Being extinguished by myself, the deputy, and the fire official at this time using a garden hose.

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You can put all that in the fire report.

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There was a anonymous phone call about smoke in the area.

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My fire chief.

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Engine 47, received.

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Eventually, we'll do a follow up.

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It's a known issue in the area.

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Central from Firefly.

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Go ahead.

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Myself, the fire chief, and the deputy chief are here at (number withheld) Durham.

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Fire prevention is going to follow up with a fine for unattended fire in a pit.

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We fully extinguished the fire.

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Nobody's home.

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Received 1703.

7/29/2026 01:55 PM

Fire

Durham Ave, Metuchen, NJ 08840

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire personnel responded to a possible unattended backyard fire in a fire pit near Durham Avenue in Metuchen after an anonymous report of smoke. The fire chief, deputy chief, and a fire official reportedly used a garden hose to fully extinguish the fire. Fire prevention officials are expected to follow up regarding the unattended fire pit.