Water leak causes false alarm at apartment building, Mt Olive Township NJ
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According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm at an apartment building was triggered by a water leak in an apartment. Maintenance and fire marshals responded, investigated, and confirmed no fire was present. The alarm was canceled after the source was identified.
Audio|Heard on: Mount Olive Public Safety
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04:28
Transcript:
00:00
You know what maintenance was notified?
00:06
We do not notify them, we can call now.
00:10
I receive, thanks.
00:11
It's a storage area activation.
00:14
It's not a physical right now, we're just checking all the units.
00:20
Definitely.
00:26
This is 5-9 responding.
00:30
59 going.
00:36
Engine 59 responding Oakwood.
00:40
Ready to 52 responding.
00:47
316, the car 5-2.
00:52
Go to 52.
00:55
Myself and a junior, one and two, stand by.
01:01
Yeah, until you get a full crew.
01:03
I have an engine en route already and FM's are on scene.
01:07
Okay.
01:15
Dispatch car 52 will be gone and seen, building 72.
01:19
I'll have a quick command.
01:22
Thank you.
01:24
FM 3 to 52.
01:26
I'm going to go to a fire attack.
01:41
Thank you. Good, dispatch.
01:42
I'm coming.
01:47
Go ahead.
01:50
If you get all the maintenance, it's by them that we have a leak in one of the apartment, closing the alarm and they can expedite it a little.
02:00
All right, we're trying to get them on the phone.
02:10
Command, Engine 59, proceeding with investigation at this time.
02:16
Engine 590, see you, proceed with a question at this time.
02:20
FM5-2.
02:26
FM5.
02:28
If you guys didn't already, I have maintenance responding to their location for the water leak.
02:37
Now 4.
02:40
FM 5 to 3. You guys have an exact location for maintenance.
02:56
FM5 made so aware of the apartment because maintenance sold to them the qualified department
03:02
but it is going through the floor down in the basement and that's what's causing the alarm.
03:11
It was apartment three.
03:22
Command engine 59, you guys take the cancellation.
03:24
There's nothing for us to do here.
03:29
Engine 59, receive canceling.
03:45
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03:51
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03:56
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04:06
Timeout 1401.
04:14
Dispatch from 52.
04:19
52. 52.
04:23
Maine's is on scene.
04:24
They're going to work with the FM's on the alarm.
04:27
I'll be clear to seeing command terminated.
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Location mentioned:
Building 72, Flanders, NJ 07836
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