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Fire alarm at senior living high-rise due to cooking smokeCity Of Orange NJ

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Oakwood Ave, City of Orange, NJ 07050

Fire alarm at a 12-story senior living building near Oakwood Avenue was caused by unattended cooking producing light smoke. Ventilation was requested and the alarm was reset without further incident.

Audio|Heard on: Orange Fire Department
Listen to dispatch call
03:47
Transcript:
00:00
Fire, signal nine coming in, near Oakwood Avenue.
00:20
Rams the car 2, engine 3, engine 4, squad 1.
00:25
You're responding to near Oakwood Avenue.
00:28
It's near Oakwood Avenue,
00:31
Clay Street, to East Highland Avenue on the cross.
00:34
The orange high-rise for the general fire alarm activation.
00:39
Car 2, engine 3, engine 4, and squad 1,
00:44
near Oakwood Avenue, Clay Street to East Highland Avenue on the cross.
00:48
Orange high rise to the commercial fire alarm activation.
00:51
Timeout, 1454.
00:59
Orange fires, you receive that?
01:03
Receive all are you in, sir, responding.
01:08
Receive 1455.
01:15
Car 2 is on scene.
01:17
We have a 12-story type 1 high-rise senior living occupied at this time.
01:24
Deputy One, command.
01:33
We see, Deputy One, you got a 12-story, high-rise, senior building.
01:38
Command of 1457.
01:45
Engine 3 is arrived.
01:53
1457. All units were investigating fifth floor by apartment W5W.
02:10
Pre-season rescue, four, apartment five, whiskey.
02:18
Deputy Wanda, car 2B.
02:25
Uh,
02:27
Chief, I think we got an unintended cookup here, uh, slightly headed to spoke.
02:32
Yeah, affirmative security just said it was Department 5V as in Victor.
02:37
Check 5 Victor.
02:46
Engine force move on up with your...
02:55
Three-sede.
02:56
Fan up here.
03:00
You need a fan?
03:05
Squad one in command.
03:08
Definitely going to need a fan.
03:11
Receive.
03:17
We're coming in with a fan.
03:20
308 DIST for squad and engine four.
03:31
Deputy wanted to engine four, captain.
03:36
Chief, you call for engine four captain.
03:40
The firearm is just silent at this time.
03:42
Just reset it with you guys before you clear.
03:46
All right, Sam.

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Oakwood Ave, City of Orange, NJ 07050

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