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Residential fire alarm triggered by cooking accident, South Orange NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/18/2025 02:47 PM

Irving Terrace, South Orange Village, NJ 07079

According to the dispatch call, a residential fire alarm was activated near Irving Terrace in South Orange. The resident later confirmed it was accidentally triggered by cooking. Fire units responded and cleared the scene with no fire found.

Audio|Heard on: Essex NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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02:12

Transcript:

00:00

72 engine 83 ladder 81, near Irving Terrace,

00:06

residential alarm activation.

00:25

Deputy 2, Engine 83, Ladder 81,

00:29

near Irving Terrace.

00:31

At South Orange, near Irving Terrace,

00:35

Residential alarm activation, Zone 12, First War Smoke.

00:39

And Deputy 2, Engine 83, Ladder 81, South Orange,

00:44

near Irving Terrace,

00:46

Zone 12, First War Smoke activation, Residential 1748.

00:53

Thank you.

00:56

Rems, Deputy 2, Responding near Irving Terrace South Orange, Resident Patrol alarm.

01:03

We received, Deputy 2, I got you going.

01:06

Additional call from the alarm company.

01:08

Resident on-state reports everything's okay, set off own unattended cooking.

01:14

All right, receive.

01:15

You can downgrade a signal 305 for Ladder 81 myself.

01:19

I'll give you an update once I get there.

01:23

We receive 305 for Deputy 2, Ladder 81, Engine 83 can return available.

01:30

801. 801.

01:33

Deputy is on location near Irving Terrace, South Orange, occupied, story wood frame single-family private dwelling.

01:41

Nothing visible from next here.

01:43

I'll have command. I'll be up vestigant.

01:46

I'll be up next to him.

01:48

Roger, that's 1752.

01:51

Eighty-one, all right.

01:55

Deputy, two, eighty-one, you pick up.

02:00

Thank you. Ram's over in Thursday, man.

02:05

Good.

02:08

Confirm, unattended correction, negative ascension, no ventilation need.

02:11

You should terminate, terminate, renewable.

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Irving Terrace, South Orange Village, NJ 07079

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