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Unattended cooking triggers false apartment fire alarm, Paterson NJ

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/5/2025 11:59 PM

Near Atlantic St, Paterson, NJ 07503

A fire response was dispatched to an apartment near Atlantic Street for a possible fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found unattended cooking causing smoke but no fire spread. The incident was cleared with no fire extension or injury.

Audio|Source: Paterson Fire 1 and 2

02:23

Transcript:

00:00

Attention squad six, engine three, engine one, engine seven, ladder one, ladder two, rescue two, battalion one, battalion three, rack unit, fire investigating number two.

00:11

You respond to near Atlantic St, that's near Atlantic.

00:16

Newark Avenue to Bullfiel Avenue,

00:18

are your groceries for a possible fire in apartment three alpha.

00:23

Attention squad six, engine two, engine one, engine seven, line.

00:28

Ladder 1, Ladder 2, Rescue 1, Battalion 3, Dirac Unit,

00:33

and Fire Rescue Unit No.

00:35

2.

00:36

You respond to near Atlantic,

00:38

Newark Avenue, Boulevard Avenue, E, Corp.

00:42

Apartment 3 Alpha, a possible building fire.

00:47

Time 0303-66.

00:56

Battalion 1 in route.

01:00

Let me say Battalion 1.

01:01

They respond to near Atlantic Street, Apartment 3 Alpha.

01:05

Your course search will be Dook Avenue or Bullfield Avenue for a possible fire in Apartment 3 8.

01:14

Battalion 1.

01:15

Department 3 Alpha.

01:19

Ah, for a minute.

01:23

Tyone on, please.

01:26

We have a tie one on six.

01:28

O three o five.

01:36

I want dispatch multi-story type 1 message and high-rise investigating establishing command

01:43

Receive G multi-story high-rise type 1 nothing trying to investigate and and establishment command 3.06

01:58

Battalion, one called Digback, hold squad six in the rescue zone, and tenta-cooking doll extension.

02:03

Okay.

02:06

See, chief, you hold on the squad six and Rusky 2,

02:09

unattended cooking, no extension.

02:13

O310. You are inspired on near Atlantic Street with the exception of Squad 6 and Rescue 2.

02:19

Even now, sir, sir, lawyer was over the chief of the First Battalion.

02:22

Time, O310.

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Near Atlantic St, Paterson, NJ 07503

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