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False fire alarm at parking deck in New BrunswickNew Brunswick NJ

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audio iconFire & Arson
Hardenberg St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

As discussed during the dispatch call, responders checked a fire alarm call at a parking deck near Hardenberg Street in New Brunswick. No fire department personnel were present, and no alarms were active at the site.

Audio|Heard on: Middlesex NJ Emergency Ops Group Calls
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01:16
Transcript:
00:00
I'm on location near Hardenberg Street, New Brunswick.
00:05
Can you find out what fire department was here? Because there's nobody on location now.
00:11
I'm on location near Hardenberg Street, New Brunswick.
00:17
Can you find out what fire department was here? Because there's nobody on location now.
00:22
Did you receive this call from somebody or,
00:26
and you called Mike Gallagher?
00:29
I received a call for (number withheld) Maple Street.
00:34
And that was it?
00:35
Did you receive this call from somebody or,
00:39
and you called Mike Gallagher?
00:43
I received a call for (number withheld) Maple Street.
00:47
And that was it?
00:49
Yes.
00:50
Yeah, that's a structure, like, two blocks away.
00:52
I got dispatched out to near Hardenberg Street at a parking deck for a fire alarm.
00:57
It's supposed to be a fire department here.
00:59
There's nobody here.
01:00
Yes.
01:02
Yeah, that's a structure fire like two blocks away.
01:04
I got dispatched out to near Hardenberg Street at a parking deck for a fire alarm.
01:09
It's supposed to be a fire department here.
01:10
There's nobody here.
01:12
And I have no alarms going off.
01:14
And I have no alarms going off.

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Location mentioned:
Hardenberg St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

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  2. Follow-Up Report
  3. Inquiry About Fire Department Presence
  4. Arrival on Scene
  5. Dispatch to Fire Alarm

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