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False fire alarm at IHOP due to power outagePhillipsburg NJ

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US-22 W, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was triggered at the IHOP restaurant on Route 22, Greenwich during a power outage. Fire responders found no fire. The alarm was reset by the keyholder after power was restored.

Audio|Heard on: Warren County Police, Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
03:41
Transcript:
00:00
98 fire, 908 fire, first three alert, Greenwich, IHOP, Route 22, activated fire alarm.
00:05
Repeating 98 fire, 98 fire, first three alert, Greenwich, IHOP, Route 22, activated fire alarm.
00:13
Per employee on location alarm, needs to be reset.
00:16
You can have options two, Warren County, one to wait, and either two.
00:23
7810, we've got a 911 heading up from 305, Warren Street.
00:29
Negative contact.
00:31
On the initial, then we spoke back to a female student line with 911 by the power outage.
00:41
We advise her to call the power company.
00:43
Responding to the alarm.
00:46
Receive, we advise her to contact the power company.
00:57
County 70 to 10, I'm on location.
01:12
16-received your aisle, 903.
01:16
County 76, received your aisle, 903.
01:25
County 7614.
01:27
Okay. Thank you.
01:40
County, engine 9862 on service responding momentarily, negative real alert.
01:47
Engine 98663, received the waiting career negative relapse to 904.
01:52
Thank you.
02:11
Warren, engine 9862 is responsible.
02:16
Engine 9862 received a swatling Greenwich, International House of Pancakes, Route 22.
02:22
I created fire alarm, postation from the kitchen and a general fire alarm.
02:26
Alarm company called back, he spoke to the keyholder, who's on location, set alarm to be reset.
02:30
There's no fire.
02:31
He can have off the two.
02:34
Okay,
02:39
16, go ahead.
02:42
Is the fire department responding?
02:48
That's affirmative.
02:50
You have engine 9862 responding.
02:55
Receive, advise them there's negative problems here, they lost power temporarily and when it came back on all the alarms one off.
03:02
All right, receive, don't notify them.
03:08
You can show me it's clear as well.
03:09
Okay.
03:11
Received, you're clear at 9-07.
03:21
29862 County.
03:25
Your message, county.
03:28
Trolls advising the alarm went off due to a powder power outage, not the power is back on, everything seems to be okay.
03:37
Receive, we'll continue in non-emergent.
03:40
Receive 907.

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US-22 W, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
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