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Fire alarm activation at 48 Bergen Street; multiple fire units dispatched to a school, basement smoke detector triggered, no smoke or fire found, alarm reset and students allowed to return., Passaic NJ

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audio iconFire & Arson
Bergen St, Passaic, NJ 07055

According to the dispatch call, fire alarm activation at 48 Bergen Street; multiple fire units dispatched to a school, basement smoke detector triggered, no smoke or fire found, alarm reset and students allowed to return.

Audio|Heard on: East Rutherford Fire and Police
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03:47
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, Battalion 2, Engine 2, Engine 3, Engine 4, and Ladder 2.
00:05
Respond to 48 Bergen, 48 Bergen for an alarm activation.
00:11
Attention Battalion 2,
00:13
Engine 2, engine 3, engine 4, and ladder 2.
00:17
Respond to 48 Bergen,
00:19
48 Bergen for an alarm activation.
00:21
Time now, 10-100.
00:33
Battalion 2 is responding 48 Bergen.
00:35
Dispatch is confirmed that's the school.
00:42
That's affirmative.
00:44
Just be advised, my cad is also down at this time.
00:51
Orange is going.
01:11
Latitude, respondent.
01:13
Tension 2, respondent.
01:14
Tension 2, respondent, 48 Bergen Street.
01:17
Thank you, 3rd Respondent, Bergen.
01:32
Titan II is on location, Bergen Command.
01:35
Three-story ordinary, constructed educational facility, all alarms are active.
01:39
I'll be investigating.
01:44
10-03[1].
01:51
Trying to the Latter 2.
01:54
Basement area is smoking sector activation.
02:05
Ladder 2, give me a report as soon as you can.
02:30
Ladder 2A to command.
02:35
Ladder 2A. Activated ahead.
02:39
He's placed in those lines of smoke or fire.
02:45
Tyree Kew.
02:51
9-2 dispatch hold the first two engine a ladder with the investigation
03:00
10.06
03:07
Ladder 2A if you're with me and it's advise them they can start bringing the kids back in
03:25
Battalion 2 dispatch.
03:30
Go for dispatch.
03:34
Basement smoke detector activation in the area of the basement bathroom bathrooms.
03:38
No apparent cause for the alarm activation was found.
03:41
Alarm system is reset and holding.
03:43
Students are returning to the building.
03:45
Determinate command battalion 2 is available.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-03: Stop transmitting

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Bergen St, Passaic, NJ 07055

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