Fire and co alarm triggered by sprinkler obstruction at paramus address, Paramus NJ


The incident involved fire and carbon monoxide alarms activating at two addresses near Farview Ave and Gary Street in Paramus. The cause was a hanger stuck in a sprinkler head, not an actual fire. The health department was called, and utilities were shut down as a precaution.
Audio|Source: Paramus and Area Towns Police / Fire
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Transcript:
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Firecone, Firecone, Respond, near Farview Ave for the CO alarm[1].
00:04
Next to be fire come to the white call firepower, response near Fairview Ave, port of a C.O.
00:09
Alarm, time of the sound at 7-11, operator 2, and 8-2 clear.
00:11
We need the health department to respond here also.
00:14
We have to shut down utilities to the building as we could not isolate areas affected.
00:21
We're ready to.
00:24
Notified to Talion 4.
00:25
No need to respond, just notify.
00:27
Recy. dispatch.
00:28
The man-wall command.
00:29
All right, just to confirm, this was not a candle, this was a hanger stuck in the sprinkler head that caused the activation.
00:36
Nothing related to a fire, a hanger stuck in a sprinkler head.
00:39
Please, set up a 15.
00:40
All right, dispatch, attention, engine two, engine four respond, near Gary Street, report, CO alarm[1].
00:47
Again, engine two, engine four respond, near Gary Street on the report, CO alarm[1].
00:51
Time is 716.
00:52
Dispatcher, 903.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
CO alarm: Carbon Monoxide alarm activation
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Location mentioned:
Near N Farview Ave, Paramus, NJ 07652
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