Fire alarm triggers school evacuation after electrical odor, Ridgewood NJ
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was activated at George Washington Middle School after an electrical odor of smoke was reported in the girls' bathroom. The school was evacuated as a precaution, but no fire was visible from outside.
Audio|Source: Ridgewood Fire Dispatch
02:46
Transcript:
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Central to the Ridgewood Fire Department, all apparatus respond.
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GW. School 155 Washington Place off of Southman-Row and Garfield.
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Activated Game Wellbox.
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Again, Central Ridgewood Fire, All-Aparatus, respond.
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G.W. School 155.
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Washington Place off of Southman Rowland Garfield for an active...
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Activated Game Wellbox.
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I am 1416.
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3A, central 3A is gone chowee W.
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Received 1417.
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3.5s conchew W.
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Received 1417.
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311 service.
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Receive, 1417.
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Red, you know IDW.
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Received. Time check, car three.
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Go to grade. Go to three.
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PD, on-table reporting, electrical odor of smoke in the girls'
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basement. Receive girls' bathroom or girls' locker room?
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Bathroom.
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Bathroom. Central call 3-8.
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Receive 1419.
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Do you need any additional resources since 36 is out of service? Stand by for now.
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I'm arising.
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Received. Three-story non-combustible, school, schools being evacuated alarm is sounding, nothing showing from the next tier.
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I'll be out, BGW, come in.
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Receive, Your Honor, established for GW, rent 1420.
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3-1 at 3.3, 5.
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Three-five. Do you guys want to take the primary on Washington? We're in the lot off of Finro.
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Yeah, we're turning on to Washington now.
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Freezing, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
George Washington Middle School#, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
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