Smoke at apartment was normal cooking, no fire, Paramus NJ

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/28/2025 02:34 PM

Kinderkamack Rd, Paramus, NJ

Firefighters responded to smoke reports at an apartment near Kinderkamack Road in Paramus, New Jersey. Residents were evacuated as a precaution. The smoke was determined to come from normal cooking activities, and no fire was found.

Audio|Source: Paramus and Area Towns Police / Fire

02:22

Transcript:

00:00

Agent 1, 5204, 774 in fire dispatches, units responding per patrol on scene set up to the cooking.

00:12

The two-story wood frame, group hole.

00:15

Residents are evacuated, not that shown from 31 will establish Eastland Out Command.

00:21

All ready to engine 3 on C-31 as command 1736.

00:27

Angi 1 is also on scene and we'll have water.

00:29

All right now 2 in water, 1736.

00:40

A failure to answer a summons as of August 23rd this year.

00:49

Was the data month again?

00:54

It's going to be August 23rd of this year.

01:03

Innsert order of the gas.

01:13

Engine 5, engine 4, engine 2, Loudder Rescue, Defony, respond.

01:17

2, Kinderkamack Road, Apartment,

01:19

near Brisky Street in Jefferson Street, inside order and natural gas.

01:24

Engine 5, engine 4, engine 2, louder rescue deputy respond.

01:28

2, Kinderkamack Road, Apartment 667, the inside order of natural gas.

01:33

Time now, 1739, operative 515.

01:37

Command call on dispatch.

01:41

Command's good.

01:43

This is confirmed smoke from normal cooking.

01:46

You can hold this with Engine 3.

01:50

Receive holding West Engine 3.

01:51

Stay shorting all available.

01:53

1739.

02:00

Good.

02:03

Hill, he's been naturally ventilated, the alarm has been reset.

02:06

Engine 3 is available, command time, terminate.

02:09

Race Avenger 3, available, Commit to terminate, time down 1742.

02:17

BASC, ending.

02:20

Release you've been to five on scene, 1742.

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