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False fire alarm at multi-unit building near Court St, Paterson NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/7/2025 12:45 PM

Court St, Paterson, NJ 07503

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm sounded in a four-story multi-unit residential building near Court Street in Paterson. Firefighters responded but found no fire. The alarm was determined to be accidental and all other units were cleared to return to service.

Audio|Heard on: Paterson Fire 1 and 2

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01:50

Transcript:

00:00

Squad six on location two story type five multifamily quelling visible from the exterior and all alarms down going to investigate establish the command.

00:11

Detention engine 1,

00:13

engine 5, engine 7, engine 4, ladder 3, ladder 2, rescue 2, rack unit, fire investigator.

00:19

Battalion 1, Battalion 2,

00:21

5,

00:25

7, engine 4,

00:31

ladder 3, ladder 2, rescue 2, rack unit, fire and 1,000,000, 8,000,000, 8th 1, battalion 2, 8th and battalion 1,000,000,000, 8th 1,000,000,000,000, 5th,000,000,000.

00:39

19th of Madison have on a possible structure 5.1547 operator 101.

01:06

Hiroft.

01:10

The sky and ones on speed 15, 17, 17th, 10th.

01:15

Four-story ordinary residential, not showing.

01:18

Did have an alarm sounding.

01:20

The officer man investigating.

01:24

This dispatcher Steve, a tie on one.

01:26

Four-story ordinary residential.

01:29

No alarm sounding enough of this.

01:31

That we're going to investigate.

01:37

Spot two small dispatch.

01:39

There'll be an accidental activation.

01:43

Spot disk can handle, return all other companies.

01:45

All right, dispatch is saved.

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Location mentioned:

Court St, Paterson, NJ 07503

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