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Unintended cooking triggers fire alarm at church, Ridgefield Park NJ

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audio iconFire & Arson
Mt Vernon St, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660

According to the dispatch call, fire response was dispatched to St. Francis Church near Mt Vernon St for a commercial fire alarm activation caused by an unintended cooking incident. Firefighters investigated and confirmed no fire was present.

Audio|Heard on: Bergen NJ Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:21
Transcript:
00:00
50 Car 1, I'll be responding, Mount Vernon.
00:04
Receive 50 Car 1.
00:05
You're responding one more for Malvern at St.
00:07
Prentish Church for activated commercial fire alarm came in his basement smoke detector.
00:13
Bergen and Euclid, your cross via the Hygians Corner Melbourne and Euclid.
00:19
Car 1104.
00:21
50 4.1, I'll be out.
00:23
I'll be a salvaged command and investigating.
00:27
Ritchie, 1222.
00:30
50 engine to respond me, St.
00:32
Francis, Church.
00:35
Reachee, 1222.
00:38
Now I'mverting command to Firecom.
00:40
We're going to have a two-story order.
00:43
We'll have companies to investigate, reported unintended cooking.
00:48
Receive, 1223.
00:51
50 truck users and servers.
00:54
Receives,
00:55
1224.
00:57
50 engine once upon them.
01:00
Received 1224.
01:02
50 engine once on 24.
01:04
Received 1224.
01:06
Received 1224.
01:09
50 engine 200 on a seat every morning.
01:13
Receive, 1224.
01:14
Received, 1224.
01:16
50 times.
01:19
Receive 1225.

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Location mentioned:
Mt Vernon St, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660

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