Firefighter Removed On Stretcher As Crews Battle Large Brush Fire

A Fair Lawn firefighter was injured battling a large brush fire Saturday afternoon behind the railroad line on Main Street in Glen Rock.

said from the scene that the cause of the fire is unknown, though it spread quickly on a fairly hot, dry spring day.

The name of the firefighter was not released. He was taken to with shortness of breath and was in stable condition, authorities said.

Jennings estimated the fire, which started just after 1:15 p.m., extended roughly 400 feet from the west side of the train line into the woods of Diamond Brook Park, burning through what appeared to be the length of several football fields.

No buildings were damaged.

“It spread really quickly," Jennings said at about 2:15 p.m. "We've got a ways to go. We'll probably be here for another two hours."

Flames could be seen from nearby houses on Main Street, though within an hour most of the flames had been doused. The fire was put out at around 3:30 p.m., officials said. Fair Lawn and Hawthorne assisted Glen Rock, and Ridgewood units were on standby.

All trains on the Main Line had been halted for two hours but reopened at 3:30 p.m., according to NJ Transit.