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False fire alarm at homeless shelter in Hackensack, Hackensack NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/12/2025 05:42 AM

S River St, Hackensack, NJ 07601

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the County Homeless Shelter near South River Street in Hackensack. After investigation, the fire department found no fire and terminated command.

Audio|Heard on: Wyckoff Fire and NORCON

Listen to dispatch call

02:57

Transcript:

00:00

Show me responding, County Homeless Shelter, near South River Street in Hackensack, I'm activated, far away.

00:06

Near South River activated alarm, received (number withheld).

00:14

Indications to FM2, you're not aware of anyone working or not just in today, correct?

00:21

It's a negative to my knowledge.

00:25

Ready.

00:41

Baseball. communication (number withheld).

00:47

Plus the (number withheld) for our word drive for property damage report.

00:52

DPW is correct.

00:53

You mean 35 fan or are you got 34 or back there? A white fan.

00:58

Let me have put (number withheld).

01:00

Complete.

01:04

Reading.

01:14

Operates.

01:16

Technical ventilation has different readings than ours,

01:22

which are words 335 parts to million.

01:25

Ventilation on the way.

01:28

Communication on the way.

01:34

Communication screen on.

01:41

You just checked the crossing post at Franklin Mason, and I have a resident calling stating that there's no crossing guard.

01:50

Here you see.

01:55

Operating botanical ventilations.

01:59

Support P-S-D-N-C.

02:06

And four.

02:07

Chief Presidents can go back down, right?

02:16

Hey, perfect.

02:24

Three-six.

02:25

Stay free minute.

02:34

All of all units are going to turn when you have your manpower, we will be brief on Everett.

02:45

Frank Laimman is command to Firecom, investigation is complete.

02:49

PSE&G has released the fire department.

02:52

Command is terminated.

02:55

Receive up the command is terminated at (number withheld).

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S River St, Hackensack, NJ 07601

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