Fire alarm triggers at elderly care facility in Jersey City, Jersey City NJ
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm activated at an elderly care facility on Orchard Street in Jersey City. Firefighters investigated the alarm, found no fire, and reset the alarm panel.
Audio|Heard on: Jersey City Fire
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02:45
Transcript:
00:00
District Patch from Inger 9.
00:01
Engine 9 is on the scene.
00:03
25 orches.
00:05
Engine 9 is going to investigate.
00:07
Class 1 residential, elderly care facility.
00:11
Nine's investigated.
00:13
Team Edge 9, you're on the scene, establishing Orchard Street command.
00:15
Class 1 residential, senior facility.
00:21
The Battalion 4th is on the scene and super command.
00:26
Receive Battalion 4, you're on the team and assuming command.
00:29
Engine 9 of Battalion 4.
00:32
I'm with security.
00:33
They said no alarm going off here.
00:38
The 24 received.
00:47
Sitz, can you confirm the address?
01:00
You stand by.
01:10
From dispatch from the alarm company.
01:12
This is the correct address.
01:14
The alarm is still active.
01:16
All they have is zone 02.
01:18
It does not specify where.
01:20
It just says fire trouble.
01:29
Dispatch from Scarfield command, members been transported to JPMC, safe Yorkton on his way to the hospital.
01:38
You can release Engine 19, Battalion 2, Powell out of 4.
01:43
Engine 22 is going to wait the arrival of arson.
01:48
Precise. Pulling Engine 22, cross-thirty and box 929.
01:54
All companies are back in service, safety officers making his way to the MC with the injured member.
02:07
This is 19, 19 switching back to 1, remaining off-duty, manpower.
02:13
Receive 19, switching back to 1 remaining off-duty for manpower.
02:26
9 Delta, 6th floor is all quick.
02:35
The 9th Battalion 4.
02:37
The alarm panel showed an activation on the 6th floor.
02:41
Went up and checked, all clear.
02:43
A reset on the panel,
02:45
cleared the panel.
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Location mentioned:
Orchard St, Jersey City, NJ
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