Fire crews investigate false alarm at South Orange, South Orange NJ
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm near West Third Street in South Orange. Multiple units investigated a report of an alarm in a multi-story apartment building. The alarm panel indicated all systems were normal, and no active fire was found.
Audio|Heard on: Essex NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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05:6
Transcript:
00:00
There, signal leak going off.
00:01
Seventy-three engine and three ladder eighty-one.
00:03
Near West Third Street, City of South Orange.
00:06
Come on, come on.
00:24
Deputy three, engine eighty-three and eighty-one for the city of South Orange.
00:27
Could be near West Third Street.
00:31
We're going to have Sloan Street between Mission Cross.
00:34
For the commercial alarm, it's going to be in building two, apartment forty-five on the 3rd floor.
00:38
And again, deputy three, engine eighty-three, ladder eighty-one for the city of South Orange.
00:42
That's going to be near West Third Street, building two, apartment forty-five on the third floor for the commercial alarm.
00:50
Sloan Street and South Orange Avenue.
00:52
Your time now is thirty-one.
00:56
Runs a signal line.
01:01
Received signal nine.
01:05
Hey, engine thirty-three.
01:09
Engine thirty-three.
01:13
Can you fly along with the signal nine? Was here southbound along with deputy three, engine eighty-three, ladder eighty-one.
01:19
Going to be near West Third Street.
01:23
Building two, apartment forty-five, 1st floor for the commercial alarm.
01:26
Third Street is across.
01:30
Rams thirty-two is on that also.
01:37
Eighty-one responding.
01:40
Thank you, eighty-one.
01:45
Rams, deputy three is on location.
01:47
Near West Third Street.
01:48
I have two occupied buildings.
01:50
Building two is going to be a four-story lightweight wood frame podium style apartment complex building sprinkler and standpipe.
02:00
I have no alarms down at the night stair.
02:03
Establishing advisor chief command because we will be behind behind building two.
02:11
Received deputy three.
02:14
Rob's engine 83, great hop team.
02:18
Engine 83.
02:21
33 is responding.
02:25
This is basic.
02:32
Commander 33, squad 32, you can stage out on West Third Street.
02:44
Ground 20, was there a sheet coming?
02:48
73, go ahead.
02:51
Companies will be investigating 3rd floor apartment 25.
02:56
The fire alarm control panels reads all systems normal.
03:03
There it is, see?
03:05
81, okay.
03:08
Do you have anyone?
03:10
Responding 20 to Windsor Street, please.
03:14
Go ahead.
03:16
Just confirm you have that floor three apartment twenty-five?
03:23
Call again, floor three or apartment forty-five.
03:27
All right, we'll be investigating.
03:31
Thirty-three is on scene.
03:35
Thirty-three.
03:39
Eighty-three Alpha from 81 Alpha.
03:41
We're out with the occupant of the apartment.
03:46
Ground floor.
03:48
32 is on scene.
03:52
Let's see.
03:55
Command NJ3 Alpha.
03:57
1183 Alpha.
04:00
It's bringing an occupant up.
04:02
We're not reporting any other alarms sounding every 20.
04:08
Can you repeat that, Chief?
04:11
Occupant's going to meet you up in the apartment.
04:14
I'll report anything other and no longer sounding every 20 minutes.
04:20
Let me see, can you out or repeat on the apartment number if they don't see a 25?
04:27
The occupant's making his way up.
04:29
We'll show you.
04:33
Command.
04:35
Four (number withheld).
04:39
Command engine three.
04:42
Okay.
04:45
Judging from the 1st floor, it should be (number withheld).
04:53
Command, the correct apartment number is going to be (number withheld).
05:00
Received (number withheld).
05:04
Round is 20 by search and command.
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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:
W 3rd St building 2, apartment 45, South Orange Village, NJ 07079
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