False fire alarm caused by elevator mechanic, Paramus NJ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was triggered at the loading dock at One Garden State Plaza Parkway. The alarm was caused by dust created when an elevator mechanic accidentally dropped an item down the elevator shaft. The system was reset and no fire was found.
Audio|Heard on: Paramus and Area Towns Police / Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:5
Transcript:
00:00
Deputy arriving section, command, 2031.
00:07
Order no readings.
00:08
It's going to be an alarm malfunction.
00:09
Myself, Engine 1, available, command terminated.
00:14
Airacy, One, Yourself.
00:16
And engine one, available, command terminated 2032.
00:19
Second,
00:25
final order for a wall or floor stretch.
00:29
Measure 4 with water, 2033, print.
00:38
7-0 will be on scene South Deck with our plaza command.
00:43
4A7-700 and seen establishment command, 2034.
00:51
233. 33.
00:57
Patient waiting by the door.
01:07
4-Lata-1-1-2 investigation is still waiting on a preliminary report.
01:16
Receive report 2034.
01:17
Alarm company reporting Zone 5 General.
01:20
I have PD coming for you for traffic.
01:31
Try to reset it.
01:32
Reset the box will go 10-8.
01:35
As you want to rescue, if you're out, you can vote for a turn.
01:41
Okay.
01:44
This, sir.
01:51
The elevator mechanic was working on number seven, dropped an item down the shaft causing dust in the pit, which activated the head.
01:59
System is in a process of being reset, engine one in a rescue available.
02:04
Other companies are in the process.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
One Garden State Plaza Pkwy, Paramus, NJ 07652
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