Basement burning odor investigated on Herrick Ave

Heard on: Bergen County Metro Fire and Rescue - East

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Attention Squad 23, Engine 27, Truck 21, Deputy 1.

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Responding (number withheld) Herrick Ave, Alden Street, dead end on the cross.

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Interior odor of burning.

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Squad 23, Engine 27, Truck 21, Deputy 1, (number withheld) Herrick Ave.

00:17

All units at dead end on the cross.

00:19

The interior burning.

00:21

2248, 593.

00:35

Everyone.

00:39

Received a call through PD.

00:41

Resident reports a burning odor of rubber in the basement, possibly coming from an AC unit.

00:51

All right, received.

00:55

Squad 23 is going to be arriving on scene.

00:57

We have a two-story residential wood frame structure.

01:01

Homeowner is at the front door.

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We got nothing showing.

01:03

We'll be establishing command, investigating further.

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Squad 23 on scene, establishing command.

01:10

2251.

01:16

I'll be assuming command.

01:21

Deputy one on scene, assuming command, 2253.

2026-09-27 02:44 UTC

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Alden St, Wallington, NJ 07057

Basement burning odor investigated on Herrick Ave

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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 and a deputy responded to a reported burning odor in the basement of a two-story home near Alden Street dead end in Wallington. The resident suspected the smell of rubber was coming from an air-conditioning unit. Units arrived, established command, and began investigating with no visible fire reported.

Basement burning odor investigated on Herrick Ave

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