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Fire alarm triggered by cooking near Carroll St, Paterson NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/27/2025 09:41 AM

Carroll St, Paterson, NJ 07501

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a building near Carroll Street and Harrison Street in Paterson for an activated fire alarm. The incident appeared to be accidental, caused by smoke from cooking in an apartment unit. The alarm was reset and the situation confirmed to be safe.

Audio|Heard on: Paterson Fire 1 and 2

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01:37

Transcript:

00:00

Attention, engine five, engine four, engine one, ladder three, rescue two, battalion two.

00:05

Respond to near Carroll St, Harrison and Governor on a cross for an activated alarm.

00:11

That's attention, engine five, engine four, engine one, ladder three, rescue two, battalion two here responding to near Carroll St.

00:20

Harrison St, Governor St on a cross for an activated alarm.

00:23

Time responding (number withheld).

00:32

I'm sorry, sir.

00:38

Chief to respond near Carroll St.

00:42

Harrison St and Governor St as cross streets for an activated alarm report.

00:47

Apartment (number withheld) activation.

00:57

Thanks.

00:59

I'm with my resident.

01:02

I've not been showing an alarm sounding.

01:13

Thank you, call dispatch.

01:18

Go ahead, chief.

01:21

This is going to be an accidental trip from smoke from cooking in apartment (number withheld).

01:25

The mass that we settle comes to be available for manpower.

01:32

Accidental trip, smoke from cooking in apartment (number withheld), alarm reset, command terminated.

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Location mentioned:

Carroll St, Paterson, NJ 07501

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