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Utility pole sparking and ready to fall at intersection, Ridgewood NJ
Fire & ArsonA utility pole at the intersection near North Monroe Street and Valley View Avenue was reported sparking and leaning, potentially ready to fall. Emergency responders checked the scene and coordinated with utility services to address the hazard.
Audio|Heard on: Paramus and Area Towns Police / Fire
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02:57
Transcript:
00:00
Central Dissette, rigid fire department.
00:01
Attention engine 3-1 and Corp3, responding back to Monroe and Valley View.
00:08
Caller is reporting possibly at Windsor and Valley View.
00:10
A telephone pole appears to be ready to fall over with arcing.
00:16
Again, it's engine 31 and car 3, the intersection of North Monroe and Valley View Avenue.
00:21
The utility wire sparking possible pole that's followed.
00:26
(number withheld).
00:32
Viewer, Monroe, and Valley View.
00:40
Redding North, Monroe.
00:44
Copy that.
00:48
Responding.
00:50
(number withheld).
00:59
Clark, very central, 3A's responding.
01:02
North Monroe, if you can contact PC and G, have the MERS respond out with the update.
01:07
We're (number withheld).
01:09
(number withheld). 3-1, standing by, we're out of the area, nothing showing.
01:20
We'll be checking further.
01:24
We're (number withheld).
01:32
Mr. Brian again, are you able to get the caller on the phone and have them meet them?
01:40
The caller was at near Windsor Terrace, I'll give them a call back.
01:48
Just stand by one.
01:51
It's the pole on the northeast corner of Valley View in north of the draw.
01:57
I'm going to get you a poll number when you set.
02:01
You can go ahead with that poll number, so everyone.
02:09
Okay, bye.
02:13
Where are you, Chief,
02:15
whenever you're ready, I'm ready.
02:18
It's (number withheld).
02:21
There's two poles away from the pole in question.
02:25
The one I just gave you is two poles to the north.
02:28
It's a little bit on Windsor.
02:36
Do you have active arcing and sparking out there? No,
02:42
you know, they describe three occasions of farce coming,
02:47
probably in the secondaries by the street light.
02:51
They're sent in a checkout.
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Location mentioned:
N Monroe St & Valley View Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
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