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False fire alarm caused by electrician workLittle Ferry NJ

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audio iconFire & Arson
Bergen Turnpike, Little Ferry, NJ 07643

According to the dispatch call, fire department responded to Bravo building near Bergen Turnpike for a fire alarm and report of smoke. Investigation found that electricians working on the generator caused the alarm. No fire was present.

Audio|Heard on: Little Ferry Fire Dispatch
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02:40
Transcript:
00:00
T.S. Secretary, Little Party, police, the fire department, fire departments requested near Bergen Turnpike.
00:06
Cindy, the Bravo building, first-floor smoke.
00:09
Alarm was called in by the alarm company.
00:12
Rupin KS. Secretary, Little Fire Department, Fire Apartments, requested near Bergen Turnpike in the Bravo building.
00:18
Activated fire alarm, called in by the alarm company coming in is the first floor smoke-stocked time of your tone, 1220.
00:24
KS.K.S.
00:31
Today, I want to respondent, near Bergen Turnpike, Bravo building on a report of smoke.
00:40
Me too.
00:46
Today I want to see the establishment command.
00:49
Six-story residential.
00:51
Be out investigating.
00:56
Thank you. Thank you.
01:03
All right, the command of all units.
01:05
Be advised there's an electrician working on the generator in this building.
01:09
When you click the switch, it set the alarm off.
01:11
We're going to come on in and just check out the area.
01:19
Okay, commandant all units.
01:21
You can remain in quarters.
01:23
I spoke with the electricians.
01:24
It's just a malfunction.
01:33
Six, receive, remaining.
01:44
Go to headquarters.
01:48
Okay, be advised, I'm holding all units in.
01:50
With alarm malfunction,
01:52
there's electricians on the scene doing some work.
01:55
When they put the power back on, it glitched the system.
01:58
They're going to be calling the alarm company right now to put the system on test while they're working because they're going to be continuing some testing.
02:06
Terminating commands this time.
02:09
I receive your terminating command, 12.20 start.
02:19
1227, receive.
02:20
We have a timeout.
02:28
1222, 122020, received, thank you.
02:34
And just be advised that had your offices take the information from the electrical company that's working here.

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Bergen Turnpike, Little Ferry, NJ 07643

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