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Heard on: Clifton Fire and EMS · 1/17/2026 01:13 PM
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Engine one, engine two, engine five, Ladder 2, (number withheld) Highland Avenue.
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Unit common crosses are Lexington Avenue and Hope Avenue on fire alarm.
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Fire crews respond to alarm near Highland Ave

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As discussed during the dispatch call, multiple fire units were dispatched to a possible rubbish fire at a building on Highland Avenue near the intersections of Lexington and Hope Avenues in Clifton, New Jersey. The fire appears to have been quickly contained and extinguished, and some responding units were later released from the scene.

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Highland Ave, Clifton, NJ
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