Controlled burn mistaken for fire triggers alarm in Cape May, Cape May NJ
Fire & ArsonFire and deputies responded to an activated commercial fire alarm near Congress Street in Cape May. They found a small controlled burn in a barrel with no active fire hazard. EMS was dispatched nearby for an 86-year-old person having difficulty breathing.
Audio|Source: Cape May County Public Safety
04:19
Transcript:
00:00
Trophy, it's calling my rescue.
00:01
They're staging on scene for you.
00:06
Understood.
00:12
County Chief 62.
00:18
Chief 62.
00:22
I'll be responded.
00:25
Copy.
00:31
County from Assistant 52.
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Assistant 52.
00:38
I'll be responding.
00:41
Where is it?
00:46
Then activate commercial fire alarm near Congress St activated commercial fire alarm.
00:57
501-1 5011 county 511 5011 501 501.
01:11
50s transporting one off the case.
01:15
To see.
01:18
I think your station is calling you for an activated fire alarm at that location at the officer reported.
01:26
Station 51-51.
01:29
Yeah.
01:33
Are you guys trying to call 51-1?
01:36
Yeah, you know anything about the fire alarm going off? Yeah.
01:41
Yeah, the alarm is activated.
01:44
Sounds like it was a clock machine,
01:46
but it's still going off.
01:49
Aftercedes. Yeah on the engine 51.
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Engine 51, 51,
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2 will be emerged.
02:05
Can Deputy 51's arriving near Congress St have command to be investigating? Timmy.
02:21
BLS[1] 51. Respond to BLS Medical.
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At near Congress St.
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In Cape May, Timeout 2100.
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So here are you.
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Class 62 is respondent.
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362, what do you have down there?
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They were just burning some stuff in a barrel.
03:24
Squaw can come in reduced.
03:27
There's nothing really here for us.
03:33
Okay, I'll stage the apparatus.
03:36
Like putting it out or what?
03:42
You have everything contained, they got a cover on it.
03:46
If you want to come check it out, you can.
03:54
10 is going to be responding to the respiratory, we're just backing down the driveway real quick.
04:00
Okay.
04:02
I have an 86-year-old in mouth and faulty breathing to do this.
04:09
We've got much issues with you.
04:16
30 minutes, 10.
04:18
You can go ahead and disregard.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
BLS: Basic Life Support (non-advanced medical transport)
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Location mentioned:
Congress St, Cape May, NJ 08204
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