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Water heater issue mistaken for structure fire at Closter homeCloster NJ

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Alpine Dr, Closter, NJ 07624

A call about a possible structure fire at a home near Alpine Drive in Closter reported heavy smoke. Fire units investigated but found the issue was a water heater and no fire was present.

Audio|Heard on: Middletown and Monmouth County Bayshore Towns Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Station 32.1 described.
00:01
Citi-321-discreturn.
00:07
3290-9-6-5-8 responding.
00:11
1390, 3296-3258 responding to 531.
00:14
We're about to redispatch it.
00:16
We got another call advising up to a possible structure fire.
00:19
A lot of smoke in the residence.
00:23
Okay, guys, I'm off.
00:41
Station 32-1 re-dispatch, C2N-E2-1-T-1 Tanker, near Alpine Drive, cross-aggress Allegrolete possible structure fire.
00:50
Station 321-2-1-Dispatch, DECD-2-1-T-1-Tanker.
00:56
Three-Eighton BAT21-210.
00:57
3rd2-8-Lpine-6-Line-6-8-2.
00:59
(number withheld).
01:05
(number withheld).
01:17
County...
01:18
South, (number withheld).
01:25
County, do mutually aid for that Woodville road call.
01:30
Mutually for the Woodville call, 1533, sir.
01:37
I got about a 10-minute ETA to you.
01:41
Okay, we should make block now.
01:43
All right. 3290 arriving, going to add single-foundland.
01:50
Nothing evident on the exterior will be out of investigating.
01:54
3290 arriving.
01:56
Nothing out investigating 1535.
01:58
South 3296 arriving.
02:03
329-6-503.
02:05
2.9, can I confirm you guys want the box?
02:15
3290, we did head out the box per one of the officers' requests.
02:19
You want us to cancel it for now?
02:25
The one I got myself in 82, correct?
02:32
Service doesn't right now, but we were told to hit out the box.
02:39
Okay.
02:42
Talk to some Texas at 1730.
02:46
County, 3290.
02:47
Cancel the box.
02:48
We'll hold with 32 units.
02:49
I got a water heater that is one in my house.
02:51
It was stained.
02:56
holding with the instant one here in 1530.

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Location mentioned:
Alpine Dr, Closter, NJ 07624

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Incident Timeline

  1. Situation Under Control and Box Canceled
  2. Units Arrive and Investigate
  3. Re-dispatch and Mutual Aid Considered
  4. Units Respond and Escalation
  5. Initial Fire Alarm Dispatched

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