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Fire crews secure boiler leak near Jackson Ave SchoolHackensack NJ

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audio iconFire & Arson
Jackson Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601

According to the dispatch call, fire crews, rescue units, and command personnel responded to a possible gas odor near Jackson Avenue School in Hackensack. Upon investigation, the source was determined to be a boiler issue. The gas supply was shut off as a precaution, and the situation was secured without further hazard.

Audio|Heard on: Bergen County Metro Fire and Rescue - East
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02:44
Transcript:
00:00
Jackson Avenue to Jackson Avenue School, reeling after dead-end,
00:03
inside odor of gas.
00:05
At danger, one engine, two, and five, bottom one, rescue, one deputy, four.
00:09
near Jackson Avenue School, real and wendy to the dead end on the inside odor of gas.
00:14
(number withheld).
00:18
Engine 4 on scene, establishing Essex Command.
00:24
14, Essex Street, Command, (number withheld).
00:34
Receive, 6.
00:38
Receive 6.
00:42
Listen, assist.
00:44
(name withheld),
00:46
that's not held that when we move to respond.
00:49
6th Horm Street, on.
00:52
SPD when we be able to get seen that,
00:54
that.
00:59
Good response.
01:01
to back to the LAM.
01:05
Thank you.
01:09
Thank you. Thank you.
01:21
The horizontal command at (number withheld).
01:44
Water from the Sunpump Battery and the Fire alarm control panel.
01:49
It's impaired, firefront is on the beam issuing a minute and after a truck to the bill be able to be a better road magnate.
02:17
Yes, ma'am.
02:21
AETA, that's a five-minute ETA for the building department.
02:25
Yes, ma'am, thank you.
02:28
Jackson and a command, dispatch.
02:31
Command.
02:33
I can stop the PSE&G Gas dislocation as precautionary.
02:36
Engine 1 reporting they have no readings as an ongoing issue with the boiler, it's been secured.
02:41
I'm going to hold this engine 1 myself all the company to be available from Jackson Avenue.

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Jackson Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601

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Incident Timeline

  1. Incident concluded and units cleared
  2. School personnel await utility inspection
  3. Meter readings confirm no hazard
  4. Engine 5 released from scene
  5. Command coordinates with responding units
  6. Engine 4 establishes Essex Command

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