Basking Ridge Firefighters Responded to Vehicle Fire on Spruce Street

Basking Ridge, N.J. — November 9 — On Monday afternoon, Basking Ridge Fire Company No.1 and its Emergency Medical Services unit were dispatched to a vehicle fire involving a residential exposure, where crews actively worked to mitigate the risk of the flames spreading into the adjacent home.

Around 1:18 p.m., Basking Ridge Fire Company No. 1 & EMS was dispatched to an incident on Spruce Street in Bernard's Township. Upon arrival, Bernard's Township Police officers informed the responding fire personnel that the fire had spread from the vehicle into the residence. This update triggered the dispatch of a first-alarm assignment from Box 2003.

Upon the arrival of the Basking Ridge Engine 20, its crew immediately initiated fire suppression efforts. The firefighters successfully extinguished the vehicle fire prior to the onset of significant structural damage or the potential for the flames to spread further into the building.

As Patch further reported, the vehicle was situated roughly ten feet from the residence at the time the fire was detected.

Subsequently, Bernards Township Fire Official Rich Von den Steinen determined that a mechanical malfunction had precipitated the blaze.

Mutual aid resources were furnished by the Bernardsville Fire Company, Liberty Corner Fire Company, Lyons Fire Company, and the Millington Volunteer Fire Company. Founded in 1904, the Basking Ridge Fire Co. No.1 & EMS has consistently delivered volunteer fire protection, rescue operations, and emergency medical services to the community.