Fire alarm malfunction at near Market St in Paterson, Paterson NJ
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Emergency crews responded to an activated fire alarm near Market Street in Paterson. Upon arrival, a small fire involving a garage door motor near the post office was quickly extinguished. The main alarm activation was determined to be caused by a malfunction, not a larger fire. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Paterson Fire 1 and 2
Listen to dispatch call
06:17
Transcript:
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Attention, engine 4, engine 7, ladder 2, battalion 3, responding to near Market Street,
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Church and Clark Street on the cross,
00:11
for activated fire alarm.
00:13
Attention, engine 4, engine 7, ladder 2, battalion 3, responding to near Market Street,
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Church and Clark Street on the cross,
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for activated fire alarm.
00:25
The time is 829, Alberta 1,000.
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109.
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109. Callant3 is responding to address.
00:39
Callant 3 is responding to address.
00:40
See you this game from the alarm company.
00:56
Mission squad six, engine one, engine three, engine two, ladder one, ladder three, rescue two, battalion two, rack unit, fire investigator.
01:07
Responding to 194, Ward Street,
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Ward Street, and Essex Street on the bus for a possible structure fire.
01:16
Attention squad six, engine one, engine three, engine two, ladder one, ladder three, ladder three, rescue two, battalion two, rack unit.
01:25
Fire Investigated.
01:28
They're responding to 194, 1 Street, 1 Street and Edge Street on the cross for a possible structure fire.
01:35
Time is 832, operate 109.
01:48
County 133 Market Street, Type 3-story, Type 3 mixed-use, alarm town.
01:53
No sign is smother.
01:54
I'm going to transfer a command to the Officer Venn.
01:57
I'll respond into the possible fire.
02:07
Chiefs, command transfer to engine four, three-story, mixed use, type 3.
02:29
92, go ahead.
02:32
I'm responding to 194 Wardstreet in quarters.
02:43
194 Ward Street, you have Essex on the cross.
02:46
B-vise, someone is putting a bomb on fire in the back.
02:54
Back of post office.
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Dispatchamonteen, two stories,
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post office, no kind of smoke or fire.
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Establishment investigating.
03:11
News Story, post office, nothing visible, command established.
03:40
You go ahead.
03:44
Mississippi,
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what appears to be a station operator on the roof of the post office.
03:50
Extinguished prior to our arrival, companies are going to check for extension.
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You can have all companies stage.
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You can have all company stage.
03:59
Number three to ladder one.
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We receive for Ward 3.
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Go to Battalion 2.
04:27
If you want us on Strait Street or we're on to Federal Paws and workstreet.
04:34
Today is just the front of the post belt which we're working in the rear.
04:37
I got ladder one.
04:38
Just come in straight and hang out, hang out over there.
04:53
Border Command dispatch.
04:58
Go ahead.
05:02
This is going to be a garage door motor that caught fire by post office workers.
05:08
I'm going to hold ladder one, block six, myself,
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and the investigator.
05:13
You can return all everything.
05:21
Steve, garage door, motor car fire, extinguished, holding battalion 3, ladder 1, squad 6, and fire investigator.
05:37
The battalion is available over Moore Street.
05:51
Market Street Command going dispatch.
06:05
It's going to be an alarm malfunction.
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The little representative has been informed.
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I'm going to contact the alarm's coming to make proper repairs.
06:14
The system is being retests in trouble.
06:15
Command terminated, all comes to their element.
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