Firefighters Respond to Working Vehicle Fire on Route 202/206
Photo by Courtesy of Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department
Photo by Courtesy of Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department
Photo by Courtesy of Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department
— October 22, 2026 — Firefighters responded to a working vehicle fire along northbound Route 202/206 Thursday evening after an initial report of a vehicle smoking.
The Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department was dispatched after receiving the report. Before crews arrived, the incident was upgraded to a working vehicle fire.
Chief 29 and Squad 29 responded with five firefighters. Squad 29 serves as the department's first-due rescue engine for highway and other specialty calls and is equipped to handle vehicle fires.
The department's October 23 announcement provided the responding units and staffing but did not include details about the vehicle, the extent of the fire, injuries or the cause. No additional fire departments or mutual-aid companies were identified in the available response information. The incident required a response from local firefighters along a busy highway corridor. Further details about the fire were not available at the time of publication.
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