Dryer vent steam triggers false fire alarm, Jersey City NJ
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm on West Side Avenue and Quinn in Jersey City. The investigation determined that steam from a dryer vent caused the alarm. The system was reset and the box was terminated.
Audio|Heard on: Jersey City Fire
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02:6
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch, 1717 on the scene.
00:03
Four-story class five, unattached.
00:07
Ladder 1117 on the scene, we're investigating.
00:11
Received, 17111 on the scene.
00:14
1717 establishing west side evidence.
00:26
Dispatch, the tank is on the scene.
00:28
It's a Northside area claim.
00:31
Received, assigned to you on the scene of West Side Avenue and Quinn.
00:42
Dispatch to the tanker for box 753.
00:45
Gonna hold engine 17 and engine 19, ladder 11.
00:48
We have no daycare session at this time.
00:50
Can return the rest of your time.
00:55
Received. Holding engine 17, engine 19, and ladder 11 at box 753.
00:59
All other companies are back in service with dispatch one.
01:12
Calling two from ladder eleven.
01:13
I made the baby prince.
01:15
He activated head in the laundry room under that scene.
01:23
Lat 11 from 17, read that the reset.
01:28
That's affirmative.
01:31
This is caused by a dryer vent exhausting inside the room.
01:50
Dispatch to tanker box 753, unintentional alarm caused by steam from a dryer vent.
01:56
System's been reset, you can terminate the box if the tanker is ready.
02:02
Received, terminating the box 753.
02:04
All companies are back in service.
02:05
Switching to dispatch one.
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Location mentioned:
West Side Ave, Jersey City, NJ
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