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Commercial fire alarm activated near Madison Ave, Paterson NJ

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Madison Ave, Paterson, NJ 07501

As discussed during the dispatch call, a commercial fire alarm was activated near Madison Avenue at the intersection of Ellison Street and 16th Avenue. Fire units responded and found no visible fire; the alarm was apparently triggered by smoke.

Audio|Heard on: Paterson Fire 1 and 2
Listen to dispatch call
01:53
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, Engine One, Engine Five, Ladder One, Battalion One.
00:03
You're responding to 710 Madison Avenue near Ellison Street and 16th Ave for commercial fire alarm.
00:13
Attention, Engine One, Engine Five, Ladder One, Battalion One, you're responding to 710 Madison Ave near Ellison Street and 16th Ave for activated commercial fire alarm.
00:25
Time is 2356, operating 71.
00:29
You
00:30
Tie on.
00:35
Battalion one, you responded to 710 Madison Avenue near Ellison Street and 16th Ave for activated commercial alarm.
00:42
Time is 2359.
00:45
Again, that's 710 Madison Ave near Ellison Street and 16th Ave, activated commercial fire alarm.
00:55
Engine one's on location.
00:57
We have a two-story.
00:59
Type three restaurant, nothing visible from the exterior.
01:02
No long sounding.
01:03
Establish the best after investigation.
01:12
Two story type three restaurant.
01:15
Nothing visual.
01:16
Going in investigate.
01:19
Time is double 0000.
01:30
Out of staff, command and dispatch.
01:34
Come in, go ahead.
01:39
Inactivation caused by smoking.
01:42
Hold Engine 1, Ladder 1, returning additional companies.
01:49
Division by smoking, hold the engine one, ladder one.
01:52
All others available.

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Madison Ave, Paterson, NJ 07501

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