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Fire alarm activated at commercial building on main streetSomerville NJ

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audio iconFire & Arson
E Main St, Somerville, NJ 08876

As discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm activated at a single-story commercial building near East Main St in Somerville. Fire command was established, and a Knox Box was used to access the building and locate the alarm panel.

Audio|Heard on: Somerset County and Franklin Twp
Listen to dispatch call
03:5
Transcript:
00:00
County 242 is arriving, single story commercial.
00:03
I'll have Main Street Command alarm in the active mode.
00:11
County for Main Street, command.
00:15
Command, go ahead.
00:17
All right, the address is going to be 439 to 443.
00:20
Do you see if the alarm company, if it came in through them, if they have a key holder or anything, I'm going to try to see if we have a Knox Box for this location.
00:34
8242. Go ahead, Connie.
00:36
I do have a key holder on the phone.
00:39
He can respond.
00:41
However, he said there is a Knox Box by the rear door.
00:46
Yeah, I've just located.
00:47
I'm going to try to make it.
00:48
It's the entire building,
00:52
not just the one business, it's the entire building.
00:54
I'm going to try to see if I can get in and see where it's coming up best.
01:00
Did you want him to respond? I think he's just from the auto body company.
01:05
Uh,
01:10
Negative at this time.
01:11
I'm going to just try to see what I can get in with the Knox Box.
01:23
Service County 57 fire, second call in town, responding to importments, 373-3 East Main Street.
01:29
Readie, I'll have a H-3 on the cross for the elevator travel, one person stuck in car one on a third fork.
01:35
Repeat, Sursa County, 57-fire, second call in town, respond in NM4 apartments, 373 East Main.
01:41
Freehill Ave on the cross for the elevator extravenment.
01:43
One person stuck in car one on the third floor.
01:46
Next to injury is 1820 at Everett, 4C7.
01:51
Fortry 2 responding.
01:55
Mr. Tower 4-2.
02:01
Command to Tower.
02:03
Tower.
02:07
Go to Tower.
02:08
All right, come in the back of Coolmatic.
02:12
I'm gonna try to see if I can get in the back over here to try to find the panel in the rear.
02:17
It's the all the businesses from Coolimatic down to the foreign auto body.
02:26
Tower received.
02:33
Cower for fuel location.
02:36
This is Tyler, Air Force.
02:42
Johnny Chief 5, 7, this monitor 7.3, Eastman.
02:46
Chris, Chief.
02:52
Robert, I'm right over here where I'm at.
02:54
I need the Knoxville on the theater.
03:00
I'm doing here with me to the auto body shop.
03:03
I try to find where the panel is.

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E Main St, Somerville, NJ 08876

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