Residential fire contained to stove at apartment, Wood Ridge NJ

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/5/2025 12:15 PM

Near 9th St, Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075

Fire department responded to a residential fire alarm near 9th Street. A tenant reported visible smoke in an apartment on the second floor, with a male occupant unable to evacuate due to a stroke. Fire crews confirmed the fire was confined to the stove and extinguished it without further damage.

Audio|Source: Wallington Fire Dept & Mutual Aid

03:18

Transcript:

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near 9th Street, attention battalion, 2-3-4-Latatat 2-2 respond for an alarm activation.

00:06

near 9th Street, attention battalion, 2-3-4-Lat2 respond for an alarm activation.

00:13

Crosses there are South and Passa.

00:15

Speed rises came in as second floor smoke-detug. The time now is 1516.

00:27

This fact of battalion, uh,

00:31

two. Alright,

00:33

now I have a tenant calling.

00:35

The initial call came in from the alarm company, now I'm having a tenant call stating that

00:41

she sees a lot of smoke in apartment near 9th Street on the second floor.

00:44

Also states that her husband had a stroke and there's no way to get him out of the apartment.

00:52

Sorry, I got set on, you can repeat?

00:56

I'm responding to city halls,

00:59

confirmed the numeric at night.

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near 9th Street,

01:04

near 9th Street, apartment near 9th Street on the second floor.

01:08

Responding companies be advised, we're getting reports that there's smoke coming from that apartment, you have a male party out of stroke,

01:14

and is unable to come out of the apartment there.

01:23

You see.

01:27

911 dispatch repeat the address and any update you got?

01:33

near 9th Street, near 9th Street, 2nd floor apartment near 9th Street. The update that we have from PD on scene stated that you see is smoke but no fire at this time.

01:48

Herbert Ave, Suite B, Bravo at Herbert Ave Associates, for commercial fire alarm.

01:53

Repeating Firecom to close their fire department, respond 84 Herbert Ave, Sweet B, Bravo, Herbert Ave Associates, for commercial fire alarm. 10-0[1]-1520, dispatcher 2108.

02:05

15-0. 15-0.

02:11

All right, Division 2, I have a smoke condition throughout the apartment, apartment number 6.

02:24

I got a stole fire consigned to these stalls, Division 2.

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tools we got to secure the stole ladder two i'm going to need a fan to ventilate upon your arrival

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so start opening up the bulkhead and the windows in a common hall where i spoke throughout division three and four

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Battalion to a distraction. This time,

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fire is knocked down within the stove. It is confined to the stove, no extension to the structure.

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Members are in the process of opening up, mentally.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

10-0: Use caution

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Near 9th St, Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075

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