Smoke alarm triggered by unattended cooking at apartment, North Arlington NJ
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a smoke detector alarm at an apartment in the Formant 200 building in North Arlington, NJ. They found no fire or smoke; the alarm was caused by unattended cooking. The occupants ventilated the apartment, and the fire department reset the alarm before clearing the scene.
Audio|Source: Harrison Metro Area Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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Outside of Formant 200 is a smoke detector that went off.
00:06
It looks like they were cooking.
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There's no cause,
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no smoke.
00:14
Let's see, were you able to gain access to Department 200?
00:23
We're going to check the surrounding apartments as well.
00:28
Command receipt.
00:35
Engine 4. So from command command.
00:38
Go ahead.
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Let me know when you're ready to try a reset.
00:49
Man, why are you trying to reset it? Thank you.
01:00
All unit systems reset it.
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Companies in service.
01:17
Ranger 4 also from command.
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Dad.
01:23
Is it okay to let the occupants back in?
01:29
The officer's front.
01:38
Thank you.
01:40
Engine 4 officer to engine 4 driver.
01:44
Red.
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100 points located on the east side of the building.
01:53
Reaching.
01:55
Firecom from Andrew Rochepelle.
02:04
The alarms are set off in the common hallway by unattended cooking.
02:11
The occupants self-ventilated his apartment himself.
02:16
We were able to reset the alarms, alarms are holding.
02:19
We're going to be clear from the scene you could terminate the command.
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North Arlington, NJ
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