False fire alarm at Main Avenue apartment building

Heard on: Passaic Fire Dispatch

02:36

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

(number withheld) main avenue.

00:05

Battalion two.

00:25

Battalion two, (number withheld) main avenue.

00:29

Eleven 21 .

01:06

Three-story ordinary constructed occupied multiple dwelling alarm.

01:11

Battalion, you're gonna see the command on 1123.

01:22

Ladder one's on.

01:25

1123.

01:30

911, this is command.

01:32

We have contact with an apartment that's working.

01:35

Activate action.

01:50

East side, you can return.

01:55

727.

02:04

Dispatch.

02:06

Come in, dispatch.

02:12

Dispatch, we have two areas of activation.

02:14

Division three smoke detector activation at 1st .

02:18

For annual full station activation, building was checked.

02:21

No signs of smoke or fire.

02:24

The alarm activation for division three was caused by contractors working through the dust.

02:29

Alarm systems reset.

02:30

Hold and terminate command.

02:34

Terminate command 1128.

6/25/2026 08:19 AM

Fire & Arson

Main Ave, Passaic, NJ 07055

False fire alarm at Main Avenue apartment building

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a reported apartment fire at a three-story occupied building near Main Avenue in Passaic. Crews investigated multiple alarm activations on an upper floor and determined they were likely caused by contractor dust, with no smoke or fire found. The alarm system was reset and command was ended.

False fire alarm at Main Avenue apartment building

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