Water leak triggers fire alarms at excavation site, Ridgefield NJ
Fire & ArsonExcavation work on Railroad Avenue caused a water pipe to leak. This led to fire alarms being activated repeatedly as they turned the water on and off. There was no fire or injuries, and no fire department was needed.
Audio|Source: Palisades Park/Ridgefield Fireground
02:33
Transcript:
00:00
Hey, you can put me out on tape. Grease. Eight to seven. Yeah, Jeep. What are you got, Steve? All right, in front of 65 railroads where the excavators are operating.
00:28
They sprung another leave. Chief, if you want to walk over to the railroad avenue side, we have another leak. All right, restate. You just want to give ComCenter the update on the secondary leak? I didn't inform them yet. All right, copy. RFA and Firecum. Go ahead.
00:54
The excavators have found the secondary leak at the water pipe on railroad. They're addressing the situation now. I got 10 and 7[1] down here. I'm just finding out if we need units down here. Just have them stand by and quarters while they call in. Please, it's just confirmed. You want to tell them to stand by in quarters in case they have to respond that to the call? Hey, Scott, why are we calling in...
01:21
bringing people out. There's no need for anybody on site. Hi, received. Calls copies. 9 to 8 and 7. This is going to go on until they've finally repaired a leak. They're going to be turning it on, turning it off, and every time they turn it on and turn it off, they're going to activate a fire alarm. They're working with 10 and me.
01:50
And if 10 and I decide to dispatch, we'll dispatch. But at this point, it's just repairing an existing waterline. All right, 7 and 9. I was in the area, so I stopped by.
02:06
You do not want to tone out. That's affirmative, no turnout.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10 and 7: Units/Fire Companies referenced for standby
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Location mentioned:
Railroad Ave, Ridgefield, NJ
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