Fire alarm malfunction at mill street building, Paterson NJ
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A fire alarm activated at a building near Mill Street in Paterson. Initial reports of smoke were later found to be false. Firefighters investigated and determined the alarm was malfunctioning with no smoke or fire present.
Audio|Heard on: Paterson Fire 1 and 2
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04:8
Transcript:
00:00
Receive battalion, one that's going to be near Mill Street, Ellerton if it's taken across,
00:05
activated fire alarm.
00:08
Showing smoke that is covered ground for the street.
00:18
Mill Street Command, dispatch.
00:23
Command, go ahead.
00:28
Fibble Market reduced the assignment to Engine 4 and myself, possible alarm not function.
00:37
Receive possible alarm out function, reducing a time to itself and engine companies for all of the companies available.
00:49
Also for Marker Street check back with the alarm company, deep day ever restore.
00:59
Okay,
01:06
7 call dispatch.
01:12
7, go ahead.
01:15
Do you show us? She's finding 21 on the street.
01:17
We're like right around the over.
01:21
Steve, that was engine company, too.
01:40
Ladder Company 2 will take in Mill Street.
01:45
You'll receive ladder 2.
01:46
Ladder 1 can disregard.
01:47
Ladder 2 is going to take that.
01:52
Engine 3, engine 3.
01:54
You can disbar at Mill Street.
01:55
Okay.
01:59
Engine re-received.
02:00
All right one received.
02:10
Agent 7 phone dispatch, engine 7 is down on location, near Mill Street, got a four-story converted mill, got no alarm sounding, engine 7 will be establishing Mill Street command.
02:22
14-story converted mill.
02:26
Investigating.
02:33
Engine 7, Zipf.
02:37
7, go ahead.
02:41
Zipfetch, how did you receive this fall? At this time we have a large system not sounding and showing the normal.
02:55
Ah, Vodka came in from the alarm company.
02:59
We got a near Mill Street, Wind Hamilton North.
03:03
We also got updated another three activation coming from that location.
03:14
This is having received.
03:17
Is that you say, 2-0 mil or 2-1 mil?
03:24
That's 2.0, near Mill, near Mill street.
03:37
Markis your command was best.
03:42
Marker's your commandant.
03:44
Just time we checked the building, no central smoker fire throughout.
03:49
A lot system showing normal prior to our arrival, both in the alarm malfunction all units available.
03:53
Command and remain.
03:58
Receive, check buildings throughout the Saunders smoke and fire.
04:02
Long camels are normal.
04:05
The alarm malfunction, all companies available can't actually.
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Location mentioned:
Mill St, Paterson, NJ 07501
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