Smoke from cigarette triggers fire alarm in lobby

Heard on: Paterson Fire 1 and 2

01:31

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

This is engine four, engine seven, ladder three, battalion three.

00:03

(number withheld) Main Street, (number withheld) Main, Van Houten and Ellison.

00:06

Report of an activated fire alarm.

00:08

This is engine four, engine seven, ladder three, battalion three.

00:12

(number withheld) Main Street, Van Houten and Ellison, on an activated fire alarm.

00:17

One 31 of 35 .

00:35

Engine three.

00:39

Someone smoking set off the alarm system.

00:42

Gonna be reset in a couple of minutes.

00:44

So I'm gonna pull out of one of your three.

00:52

Received engine three, going to continue with your assault at ladder one.

00:55

Someone's smoking, set off the alarm.

00:57

You can handle the giant two, giant two, you're safe.

01:03

Battalion three, received the bill.

01:08

Received.

01:10

Battalion three, responding (number withheld) .

01:17

Dispatch received.

01:25

23, 23, just be advised it came in as a lobby zone two.

01:30

Lobby zone two.

2026-11-07 18:30 UTC

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Main St, Paterson, NJ 07503

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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 crews were dispatched to a reported activated fire alarm near Main Street in Paterson. A later update indicated that someone smoking may have set off the alarm system in a lobby area.

Smoke from cigarette triggers fire alarm in lobby

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