Fire department responds to smoke in senior housing unit, River Vale NJ


Fire department responded to a strong smoke condition on the third floor of a senior housing facility near Cedar Lane. Multiple fire units arrived on scene. No visible fire was seen from outside, but police reported significant smoke inside.
Audio|Source: Battalion 7 Fire Response
05:32
Transcript:
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Senior housing near Cedar Lane ground.
00:03
Apard me (number withheld).
00:05
Thank you, (name withheld).
00:17
I have 53 car ones in.
00:20
Senator Aski's gone.
00:21
Cohnarasky's gone.
00:22
From Morgford. So there's 11 a week.
00:23
Maxwell, do you have an update for near Cedar Lane?
00:26
7-2 to Car 1.
00:27
Yeah, Engine 2.
00:28
We're going to roll this instead.
00:30
Engine 2, we got the rescue on the road, just stand by until we have an update for you, right?
00:33
Rescue[4] is not here.
00:35
Yeah, it calls in service from the cover assignment.
00:37
53 car one, half four.
00:40
Chiefs that are responding, just use caution to park a lot to tight swing, try not to leave your cars and not a lot if you can help it.
00:47
53, three, sounds respond.
00:48
27 car 1[2], 531.
00:51
Yeah, Chief. Yeah, Tommy, my engine, this firehouse, they apparently have a crew.
00:55
Do you want them to roll as well or you want them to hang out for now?
00:57
Stand by. Great.
00:58
53 car 1 and 53 Station 1-353 engines today on the air.
01:01
104 27 engine you guys copy that I want you guys to head out all right we're gonna load up now
01:09
53 squad 531 we're heading that way
01:12
time for L3L3-3 we're finding that way time for L3
01:13
503 we're finding 1111
01:15
Everyone a 43 engine.
01:17
Are you guys approaching?
01:18
Yeah, we're just about to make a turn onto Cedar.
01:21
Alright, when you pull into that lot, you have to make the first right and tuck yourself up in that corner of the parking lot there.
01:27
Okay. Reese, just past you building?
01:29
As soon as you pull into the lot, first right, tuck yourself in the southwest corner of that block on the Alpha side of the building.
01:37
Central 27 car one will be arriving at River Vale.
01:40
I got a two-story assisted living facility.
01:43
I have nothing shown from the exterior.
01:44
Fire[1] trucks, 27 agent twos and trucks.
01:46
Or receive, all units have an update from PD[3] that is a strong smoke condition on the third floor, Parvin 308 and 309, possibly coming from the fire.
01:57
53 trucks responding.
01:58
247, I see the approach from north.
02:00
Alright, time 4.
02:02
Alright, time 4.
02:08
Central, 53 car ones on the scene, assuming Cedar lane command.
02:12
Command to engine 2, I want you to grab the hydrant and you might be first too.
02:18
43 engine, what's your location?
02:20
We're in the parking lot all the way in the south side of the building.
02:25
Alright, ten floor.
02:26
53 engine tube.
02:27
Grab the hydrant and stage at the FEDC.
02:29
Grabbing the hydrant.
02:30
On the stage, repeat that.
02:32
Should be a hydrant just behind you as secondary hydrogen.
02:34
You can stage by that hydrant.
02:35
You can stage by that hydrant. Alright, receive.
02:37
67 truck coming in, where do you want to?
02:40
67 trucks, stand by one.
02:42
Alright, receive.
02:46
Alright, receive. So, all the seven Rasky's around.
02:48
503 shotguns.
02:49
27 rescue, I want you on to your lane out of the way somewhere.
02:53
53 squad, 531, we're coming in up here on.
02:56
53 ladder. Can you swing and nose up to engine two?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fire: Fire/Smoke Condition
[2]
27 car 1: Unit identifier for arriving command
[3]
PD: Police Department
[4]
Rescue: Rescue Unit
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Location mentioned:
Near Cedar Ln, River Vale, NJ 07675
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