False fire alarm due to expired smoke detector, East Rutherford NJ
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Fire & ArsonFire responders in East Rutherford responded to an alarm on Jackson Street. The cause was an expired smoke detector, which was replaced. No fire was found and all units cleared the scene.
Audio|Heard on: East Rutherford Fire and Police
Listen to dispatch call
02:29
Transcript:
00:00
Operation 2, Engine 2, you get standby in quarters, we're just finishing up.
00:07
Engine 2 received,
00:09
engine to return and quarters to stand by.
00:15
And you want to command?
00:20
Gover command.
00:24
Chief, if you want us to proceed in or return, we're on Jackson now.
00:37
Stand by for a minute.
00:39
You can continue in.
00:40
It might be another meter.
00:43
Press it.
00:49
Command, Engine 1, you can return.
00:56
Engine 1, received,
00:58
return.
01:03
Go on, Frank.
01:11
Run. All right, I'm back in.
01:13
You're on sending.
01:18
Now you've just had a welfare check.
01:27
I'm inside the apartment, T.J.
01:28
right now, speaking with this gentleman.
01:30
Everything's okay.
01:31
I'm just going to gather information.
01:35
Very good.
01:41
All right, one point out.
01:42
I'll disregard going there.
01:47
Okay
01:54
LTV advised activation is going to be due to an expired smoke detector
01:59
FD is going to clear the scene I'll be back and available
02:04
Bracey
02:06
I need two button company quotas available.
02:14
Fire command, East Rutherford.
02:19
Good.
02:22
We found no cause for the alarm.
02:24
Detector was expired.
02:26
We left the resident with a new one.
02:27
All units will be released, commandly terminated.
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