False alarm triggers evacuation of three-story building


Fire crews responded to an alarm at a three-story occupied building. The building was evacuated while crews checked. They found a small box and no sign of fire or emergency, so units were cleared and made available.
Audio|Source: Elizabeth Fire Department
01:44
Transcript:
Just about tremendous. Answering. This is two on State. We have a three-story president of occupied. We have a building that's being evacuated. Hold on founding. We're evacuated. We're off-rounding. We're evacuated. We're ready to say, judgment. You're on Team U.S. Command. Three-story. One's on the scene. Southbrook. I don't want to assume in command. We see the telling you up, man. My permission to (name withheld), you had answers. Panel Reed. Second floor, full box[1]. You don't ask you. Just a problem. Commit answer. Yeah, we found a small box. There's no pulse alarm. All right, receive. Dispatch, you copy. This was a full box activated, no apparent reason. Make a single seven for engine two, China one ladder three available. This factory, producing signal 404-07[2], helping a gin tool. All the companies are available at 0611.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
full box: Full fire alarm assignment
[2]
signal 404-07: Fire alarm activation (local code)
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Elizabeth, NJ
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