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False fire alarm at Edison commercial buildingEdison NJ

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audio iconFire & Arson
NJ-27, Edison, NJ 08820

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a commercial building near Route 27 in Edison for an activated fire alarm. Upon investigation, the alarm was determined to be false with no fire found.

Audio|Heard on: Metuchen Fire & EMS
Listen to dispatch call
02:59
Transcript:
00:00
Two-Myfire traffic activated fire.
00:03
I'm going to do, engine 9,
00:13
truck 2, and car 7.
00:25
And then I receive responding.
00:48
Edison Fire Central Engine 9, Truck 2, Car 7, a response to near Route 27 for an activated fire alarm.
00:54
Eddcent Central Engine 9, Truck 2, Car 7, Responded near Route 27 for an activated fire alarm.
01:00
Be advised me, you got a call from a C1C,
01:04
state nodes, and accidental activation.
01:09
Car 7 Central.
01:12
You can make that a 14 for engine 9.
01:15
NG6. NG714, engine 9, 15 Flaser.
01:18
Oh, that's 3V6.
01:21
Truck 3rd,000.
01:28
Central for 30-74.
01:29
7.
01:33
10. 3104.
01:35
73104.
01:39
Central, if you receive an accurate fire alarm from the firehouse, you can just read the right.
01:47
We just received one from headquarters 222-Selfth.
01:50
In Edison at Brighton Garden, 1801 Oak Tree Road, 201 Oak Tree Road, 2nd, 258, Bravo, closed training.
01:58
What was the address for that?
02:02
222 South-Fest, it just came in through the alarm company.
02:09
Yeah, correct, this should be the firehouse.
02:13
Let me see, sound disigrant.
02:20
Engine 9 is arriving.
02:22
Pass driver should be a Lincoln Highway Command.
02:24
We're investigating.
02:26
It's a two-story type five commercial.
02:29
I can show it.
02:37
Engine 9, be accounted for me.
02:48
Lincoln Highway, Command, Fire Central.
02:50
Signal 14[1], engine 9, this is a clear false alarm.
02:57
We see Cyl 14 engine 9, 6208.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Signal 14: Unknown/unspecified code used by fire/EMS dispatch

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Location mentioned:
NJ-27, Edison, NJ 08820

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