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Fire alarm caused by overcooked food at Van Winkle AvenuePassaic NJ

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Van Winkle Ave, Passaic, NJ 07055

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm at a location near Van Winkle Avenue was investigated and found to be caused by overcooked food without any fire spread.

Audio|Heard on: Passaic Fire Dispatch
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03:27
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, battalion 3,
00:01
engine 3, engine 1, and ladder 2,
00:05
Near Van Winkle Avenue, Brinkerhof, and President, for alarm activation.
00:10
Attention, battalion 3,
00:12
engine 3, engine 1, and ladder 2,
00:15
Near Van Winkle Ave, Brinkerhoff, and President for alarm activation.
00:21
Time now, 1448.
00:33
Ladder 2 going Van Winkle.
00:39
NGELBURG. NG responding to telephone.
00:50
NGIFT.
00:52
NG3, you're responding, Van Winkle.
01:04
Agent Tree, the engine one.
01:07
Take Van Winkle and Bricka Hoff.
01:08
We'll be coming off a president.
01:18
Engine one, we're signed in Van Winkle.
01:36
Engine 3 to engine 1.
01:49
Go ahead, Ninja 1. Go ahead, Ninja 1.
01:53
We're coming off the President.
02:08
Mattisuzon-stein established command, three-story ordinary, alarm sound in Madisonville be investigated.
02:18
1451.
02:19
Came in as smoke protector zone four.
02:26
Receive.
02:30
At least on location, they're on location, they're assuming command from Larry Two-way.
02:53
Latvade Command, Overcut tool department 9.
02:56
The battery set.
02:59
Check, receive, Overcook Pool Department 9.
03:10
Van Wakel, Command's Dispatch.
03:15
Go for dispatch.
03:19
The cause for the activation was due to overcook food, Department 9, no extension.
03:24
The alarm at this time is reset and hold their normal status to determine command.

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Van Winkle Ave, Passaic, NJ 07055

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