Cooking sets off residential alarm near Pennsylvania Ave, Elizabeth NJ
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a residential alarm near Pennsylvania Ave in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The source of the alarm was determined to be careless cooking in a five-story residential building. Crews ventilated the area, reset the system, and confirmed there was no fire extension or further hazard.
Audio|Heard on: Union NJ Fire-Tac Group Calls
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02:58
Transcript:
00:00
Ladder one's on scene, near Pennsylvania Ave.
00:05
Five-story residential fire-resistive alarm sounding.
00:11
Ladder one will have Pennsylvania come in and investigate it.
00:19
Dispatch for Pennsylvania Command, we're getting reports from building representative on scene that it's cooking.
00:24
We'll be evacuating further.
00:29
Engine six on the scene.
00:34
Pennsylvania Command from engine six.
00:40
Hey (name withheld), you guys need anything in there?
00:43
Stand by. We're investigating now.
00:58
Confirm careless cooking, no extension.
01:03
Received. Confirm careless cooking, no extension.
01:13
Please bring a fan up into Division Three.
01:43
Do you have contact with a maintenance person for this building or any chance of a combination reset for the alarm system on call?
02:07
Maintenance should be on scene.
02:16
Maintenance is on scene.
02:32
Firefighter just silenced the system for now.
02:38
He’s going to wait about 10-15 minutes and try for a reset after ventilation.
02:44
Ventilation in progress now.
02:54
You can reduce the assignment to a signal seven for ladder one.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Pennsylvania Ave, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
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