Fire alarm activation at 1221 New York Avenue; multiple fire units (Squad 2, Engine 1, Engine 4, Ladder 1, Battalion 1) dispatched. Battalion 1 reported a four-story ordinary building, nothing showing on arrival, command established, investigation ongoing; companies later released., Union City NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/12/2025 02:25 PM

New York Ave, Union City, NJ 07087

According to the dispatch call, fire alarm activation at 1221 New York Avenue; multiple fire units (Squad 2, Engine 1, Engine 4, Ladder 1, Battalion 1) dispatched. Battalion 1 reported a four-story ordinary building, nothing showing on arrival, command established, investigation ongoing; companies later released.

Audio|Heard on: Harrison Metro Area Fire & EMS

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02:6

Transcript:

00:00

City for squad 2 engine 1, engine 4, Ladder 1, battalion 1 respond, 1221 New York Avenue.

00:06

That's 1221 New York Avenue, alarms activated.

00:09

Squad 2, engine 1,

00:12

engine 4, lot of 1, but Tyler 1 respond.

00:15

1221 near gap, along is activated.

00:23

Control from Battalion 2.

00:25

Union City Benito, they can open up the street.

00:31

Rees it, we're notified.

00:33

As your four is response.

00:40

I'm sorry Joe, battalion one's on the scene, 1221.

00:44

I have a four-story ordinary.

00:49

There's nothing showing.

00:51

The battalion will establish command investigation.

00:55

We just see the battalion once in a lot of sounding nothing shown, battalion establish an estate.

00:59

Battalion wants me in the basement.

01:03

The advice the incoming company,

01:06

the main entrance is on.

01:11

Incompan companies is on 13th Street.

01:22

Next, right, cell.

01:25

Squad is on, sir.

01:32

New York Avenue committee.

01:33

New York Avenue commitment.

01:44

New York, command, workers in a building, bolt on squad two, latter one.

01:48

Holder companies come return.

01:56

Fire control prevention four, just come return.

01:59

Fire control prevention four, just return. The affirmative engine for you, you're released.

02:05

That's your poor receipt.

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New York Ave, Union City, NJ 07087

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