Fire crews contain smoldering debris on JFK Boulevard, Jersey City NJ
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to possible smoldering debris near John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City. Crews found light smoke in a building and discovered burning particle board in a stairwell. The fire was contained and conditions improved after ventilation and suppression efforts were made. No active fire remained at the conclusion of operations.
Audio|Heard on: Jersey City Fire
Listen to dispatch call
04:34
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 12 from Battalion 4.
00:04
Go to Adam 1.
00:06
You got an update?
00:10
We're in the original store and we've opened up the ceiling.
00:14
Got nothing going on up there.
00:16
Received.
00:27
Battalion three from Battalion four.
00:32
What are the conditions on the second floor?
00:42
Very light smoke condition and we're still opening up.
00:45
No fire at this time.
00:50
We checked the grate; that was negative.
00:57
Be safe.
01:09
Denied from Battalion Four.
01:17
Go to Engine Nine.
01:20
Update.
01:25
Chief, it seems we got the opening to the front door going up the stairs.
01:32
There's a plywood wall that we got open.
01:35
We hit it with the hose.
01:37
We're opening it up more.
01:44
We have some smoldering in the lower half of the doorway.
01:51
Received Battalion Three from Battalion Four, second floor.
02:00
Second floor, we just have residual.
02:05
No fire at this time.
02:18
Dispatch to battalion four, be advised that 30 minutes is zero working power.
02:23
Received dispatch, 30 minutes.
03:06
Might have found the source.
03:09
Battalion Four received.
03:47
Chief, what we got in the doorway looks like we got it knocked down and someone on the second floor is wetting it down from above.
03:55
We have some jarring right where it looked like that incense was in the doorway.
04:06
The conditions on the exterior are improving too.
04:09
The smoke is dissipating.
04:22
We found the source — burning particle board in the Bravo stairwell.
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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:
John F. Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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