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Cooking smoke triggers fire alarm in PatersonPaterson NJ

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audio iconFire & Arson
Lafayette St, Paterson, NJ 07501

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an activated fire alarm near Lafayette Street, at the intersection with Rosa Parks Boulevard and East 16th Street in Paterson. On arrival, units found that the alarm had been set off by cooking smoke. The system was reset and the scene cleared.

Audio|Heard on: Paterson Fire 1 and 2
Listen to dispatch call
02:39
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, Engine Five, Engine Four, Ladder Three, Battalion Two.
00:05
You'll be for Battalion Three.
00:07
You'll be responding to near Lafayette Street, Rosa Parks Boulevard and East 16th on the crosses for activated fire alarm.
00:15
Attention, Engine Five and a four ladder three battalion three will be responding to near Lafayette Street.
00:21
Rosa Parks Boulevard and East 16th Street from the crosses for activated fire alarm.
00:24
Eleven fifty-seven operator on the line.
00:34
Side three.
00:40
Battalion three, you'll be responding to near Lafayette Street.
00:44
Rosa Parks Boulevard East 16th on the crosses for activated fire alarm.
00:56
Engine Five on location, three-story wood frame.
00:58
Charlie.
01:06
Three.
01:17
Hey, Engine Five on dispatch.
01:24
Engine Five, go ahead.
01:27
Could you check them with alarm company and see how they got the call because alarms are going off here?
01:39
There are.
01:48
Engine Five, go dispatch.
01:52
Engine Five.
01:56
You reduce to Engine Five, Ladder Three.
01:58
You can handle.
02:03
Just to be clear, sound from out of three.
02:05
All other companies are available.
02:09
Sign three received.
02:18
Engine Five phones dispatch.
02:23
Engine Five.
02:27
Smoke from cooking set off the alarm.
02:28
System has been reset.
02:30
You're fine.
02:36
Smoke from cooking set off the alarm.
02:37
Alarm was reset.
02:39
Command terminated.

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Lafayette St, Paterson, NJ 07501

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