Steam from shower triggers home smoke alarm

Heard on: Bergen NJ Fire-Tac Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Hoover Way and Madison Avenue.

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There's a hydrant in front of the memorial park there.

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Point of activation is going to be 2nd floor smoke detector, sir.

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Copy that.

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Nine car one, if I come.

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Nine car one, yes sir.

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I'm seeing (number withheld) Whitman.

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It's a two-story residential.

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I'll be establishing command.

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We received two-story residential, establish command at 1001.

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Whitman Street, come in, Firecom.

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Go, Firecom, sir.

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Now you can hold everyone in quarters.

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Two thirty-three Whitman was steam from a shower, reset prior to our arrival.

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I am going to be up. You can terminate command.

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Where is she? Ten over.

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Twenty-six squad, twenty-six truck received.

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Remaining quarters.

7/28/2026 06:58 AM

Fire

Whitman St, Haworth, NJ 07641

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported fire alarm at a two-story home near Whitman Street, Hoover Way, and Madison Avenue. The activation appeared to come from a second-floor smoke detector. The situation was determined to be steam from a shower, and command was terminated with units held in quarters.