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Chimney fire reported and extinguished at residence, Ridgewood NJ
Fire & ArsonA chimney fire was reported at a residence near Glenwood Road in Ridgewood. Firefighters arrived and confirmed smoke and fire in the chimney and fireplace. The fire was extinguished, and checks for fire extension were completed with no active fire found inside the residence.
Audio|Heard on: Ridgewood Fire Dispatch
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05:41
Transcript:
00:00
Central dispatcher, all apparatus responding to near Glenwood Road, Morningside Road and Sherwood Place for a reported chimney fire called in by police.
00:24
Yeah, I'm working on it.
00:29
Good.
00:32
Good.
00:46
Central dispatch, car 3-8.
00:50
3-8 for patrol on C, you have a heavy smoke condition coming from the residence as well as a chimney.
00:57
It's a working chimney fire.
00:58
Do you want to start here or later?
01:01
Yeah, firm.
01:05
Breesie starting a Wyckoff truck.
01:07
All units to be advised, you are going to have a hydrant in front of the residence on the Glenwood side.
01:18
Secondary hydrant is going to be in front of 630 Morningside.
01:32
3-8-0. You show me responding, yeah.
01:36
3A3A, you're responding, 12.01, Capitol note, you've got the update.
01:39
You have a hydrant right in front of the residence.
01:43
It's going to be on the Glenwood side, and you have a secondary hydrant in front of 616 Morningside.
01:50
Where you see, any further reports repeating? Any, uh,
01:52
we have a motion showing no place.
01:58
Stand by, we're asking out.
01:59
White calls been notified that this back.
02:00
in the truck.
02:10
Thank you. All right.
02:11
You could make it out. What units were responding?
02:13
Car 49.
02:15
You're responding.
02:16
You're responding.
02:18
49. You're responding.
02:19
4.9, you're responding, 12-1.
02:22
3-142 responding.
02:25
3-1-4-2, same time.
02:32
Car 4-2,
02:34
car 4-1-0-0.
02:37
4-1, you're in routes follow through Dispair Central 3.
02:45
Three. Three in per patrol.
02:47
There were logs in the fireplace.
02:49
They are evacuating.
02:50
There is no active fire at this time.
02:52
Seems to be an overloaded fireplace.
02:54
Thank you.
03:03
Three five, Spine in Glenwood.
03:07
Three five, twelve, two.
03:10
Three, go ahead.
03:13
Three,
03:18
stand by, three-story wood frame.
03:21
We have a smoke showing from the chimney.
03:26
I'll be glum command, I'll be in manufacturing.
03:30
Three-suit card, three-story, you're on location, three-story wood frame.
03:33
You have the smoke condition coming from the chimney, investigating steps, command to all vote for it.
03:43
Automobile units go to firegrounds.
03:50
3049 getting by.
03:53
3049, 1204. 3049, 1204.
03:54
3049, 1204.
03:56
3.1 is a lot in the morning side, Glenwood.
04:05
Yep.
04:09
3-1 follow the section.
04:13
Commandant 3-1.
04:15
Just hook up the water, stretch the dry line.
04:19
Come on in with your text.
04:25
Repeat.
04:30
Commanding the white-off truck.
04:40
Command to wake-off truck.
04:53
Yeah, on your arrival,
04:56
you can't set up on morning sides.
04:58
You'll see the chimney just set up.
04:59
So we can reach up to that.
05:09
Slaves,
05:10
fire in the firebox is extinguished.
05:12
We're just going to check for extension.
05:17
Central, receive fire in the firebox, check it for extension.
05:20
12-07.
05:23
3-5,000, secondary order.
05:27
Secondary order, 12-07.
05:28
Secondary order, 12-07.
05:39
Thank you.
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Glenwood Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
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