Faulty smoke detector triggers alarm on North Fifth

Heard on: Passaic NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls

01:49

00:00

Fire comes to command.

00:01

We attempted to make contact with the caller with negative results.

00:06

We're gonna see negative results on that caller.

00:11

Command from engine four.

00:13

Engine four, command.

00:18

Okay, taking apartment.

00:21

We do have sounds going off.

00:23

Sounds like it could be a faulty smoke detector.

00:25

Can we get a ladder up here?

00:32

We'll send a little time up there.

00:37

Receiving, advise smoke or fire.

00:41

Receiving, no smoke or fire.

00:43

(number withheld) North Fifth.

00:48

Receiving.

00:51

(number withheld).

00:56

Receiving.

00:58

Removed batteries, bad head.

01:03

Fire, call for the rest.

01:06

Go for fire, come.

01:11

Unit made entry into (number withheld) North Fifth, 2nd floor unit, which is unoccupied.

01:17

They had a bad head on the unit.

01:20

They've removed the batteries at this point in time.

01:26

Received 2049.

01:30

This is

01:33

command. Command, this is command.

01:34

Two and four, ladder one, available returning.

01:40

Hold me.

01:42

Hold on.

01:45

Receive all units up in the mobile command.

01:47

Terminated at 2051 .

5/9/2026 05:44 PM

Fire & Arson

N 5th St, Paterson, NJ 07522

Faulty smoke detector triggers alarm on North Fifth

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Faulty smoke detector triggers alarm on North Fifth

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