Unattended cooking causes fire alarm in Paterson, Paterson NJ
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a commercial fire alarm near Lafayette Street in Paterson. Crews investigated a reported possible fire and found the cause to be unattended cooking in an apartment building. No significant fire activity was found, and the situation was resolved without injuries.
Audio|Heard on: Paterson Fire 1 and 2
Listen to dispatch call
03:3
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, squad six, engine two, and ladder two.
00:04
Responding to near Lafayette Street, Paterson.
00:12
Attention units, it came in as a commercial fire alarm, now updated to a possible fire.
00:21
Near Lafayette Street, for squad six, engine seven, and ladder two.
00:26
Cross streets are Rosa Heath and Sixteenth.
00:29
It has now come in as the Barnabasville Fire.
00:31
Operator Four Six at 1840.
00:41
Squad Six is responding.
00:53
Ladder three to dispatch, ladder 19, near Godwin.
00:58
Three stories, nothing showing.
00:59
Type five, establish command.
01:03
Okay.
01:08
Three stories, nothing showing, establishing command.
01:18
Everyone's down.
01:20
Confirming a lot of piercing work.
01:23
Establishing command.
01:45
Here, go ahead.
01:58
Dispatch.
02:06
Can you go ahead?
02:10
Be advised, investigating on the second floor.
02:13
Cause determined to be unattended cooking.
02:15
Checking the apartment building.
02:22
Cause of unattended cooking.
02:24
Is that for Godwin Avenue or Lafayette?
02:35
Got one as command.
02:44
Operating on the first floor of the rear apartment.
02:49
Holding five and three, have a fire investigator respond to this location.
03:00
On the first floor, holding engine five out of three.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Lafayette St, Paterson, NJ 07501
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