False fire alarm at mixed-use building near Main Ave, Passaic NJ

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/28/2025 02:25 PM

Near Main Ave, Passaic, NJ 07055

Fire units responded to an alarm activation near Main Ave in a three-story building with residential and commercial units. They found no fire but a smoke detector was activated. All floors were checked and found clear. The alarm was a false activation.

Audio|Source: Passaic Fire Dispatch

03:19

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 1, engine 4, engine 3, ladder 1, end of battalion, near Main Ave, summer and Burgess on the crosses,

00:09

on an alarm activation.

00:11

Battalion 2, engine 1, engine 4, engine 3, ladder 1,

00:16

near Main Ave,

00:18

summer and Burgess on the crosses, on alarm activation.

00:21

Time is 1727.

00:31

Battalion 2, near Main Ave out.

00:36

The final one's going, near Main Ave.

00:47

And you're one respondent.

00:50

One response.

00:57

Agents are responding.

01:01

I receive all units responding, 1729.

01:07

Italian two call fire dispatch on location[1].

01:10

near Main Ave have got a three-story ordinary occupying multiple dwelling, residential and commercial.

01:16

I got nothing shown from the next year.

01:17

Larva's sounding.

01:19

I'm going to use engine one, and line one investigate.

01:21

All companies is going to be the corner building.

01:27

I received, Chief.

01:28

I got you on scene at 1731.

01:31

The alarm company had two different zone activation, zone 5 and zone 0.01.

01:56

Man call, matter one.

02:02

The panel's in the gate of the station number two.

02:12

I receive, we're going to head up to the president.

02:18

Receive, be advised,

02:20

law missiles, part of our operations.

02:31

One charlie to command.

02:40

The latter on command, second third floor is all clear.

02:46

I received flat 1A we found a smoke detector activated division 1 all floors check

02:55

clear

02:57

permanent upper floor is all clear

03:02

receive fizzbatch hold me one in one in my location I receive engine 4 engine 3 you can go available per command

03:17

Engine 3 is available.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

on location: Unit status indicating on scene

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Near Main Ave, Passaic, NJ 07055

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