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Smoke detector activated by celebration sparklers at rooftop barEast Rutherford NJ

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East Rutherford, NJ

According to the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a smoke detector activation at a rooftop bar in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The alarm was caused by sparklers from a celebration cake, not a fire. The alarm was reset and the scene was cleared.

Audio|Heard on: East Rutherford Fire and Police
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02:40
Transcript:
00:00
I got a report that this was sparkler from a celebration cake and activated a smoke detector in a stairwell.
00:06
Can you get security in the front? They can just walk you up and confirm it.
00:12
Greetings.
00:20
Command the letter 1, you on the scene?
00:24
Just pulled up, Chief.
00:29
Jack, they're on the way to meet you.
00:39
East side units, you can return.
00:49
Distractor 10303-0 You're already safe 100.
01:00
Ladder 1, Command.
01:03
Go ahead.
01:07
The call is at the rooftop bar, right?
01:13
Command's got to be in the front and he'll walk you to where the activation is.
01:19
Okay, he's here.
01:21
There's no one's out here.
01:24
He's on his way.
01:28
He's on his way.
01:34
You better want to retire, we're walking in now.
01:41
Chad.
01:50
Go ahead. One of the time.
02:00
Go ahead. Yeah,
02:03
for me, if you've activated the head at the top of the stairwell, you can try to reset.
02:15
148. That party is now in his Uber and on his way.
02:26
Maynap command dispatch.
02:31
Go for dispatch.
02:35
Unintentional activation closed by party candles.
02:38
The alarm is reset and holding.
02:39
You can terminate command.

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  1. Incident Closed
  2. Cause Identified
  3. Investigation Initiated
  4. Alarm Activation and Response

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