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Smoke or possible fire reported at a multi-family building, Building 10, second-floor elevator smoke detector activation; Station 60 units responding., Watchung NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/17/2025 01:16 AM

Watchung, NJ

According to the dispatch call, smoke or possible fire reported at a multi-family building, Building 10, second-floor elevator smoke detector activation; Station 60 units responding.

Audio|Heard on: Somerset County Public Safety

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02:12

Transcript:

00:00

Okay, station 16 just be advised we got a second call from the premise who advised they saw a smoker fire.

00:22

Chief 60 County.

00:26

Go ahead, Chief 60.

00:29

County, show her responding.

00:33

Three issues you.

00:42

County from squad 60.

00:46

Go that's squad 60.

00:48

Squad 60 is in service.

00:56

Received.

01:00

County, did we have a building number as well?

01:06

A firm, it's going to be building 10 and the zone is the second floor elevator smoke detector.

01:15

Very safe, thank you.

01:19

Secy County.

01:23

Yep.

01:26

County, you put you 6.0-11, 3-story, multifamily building, horns and strobes sounding, U6-7 command of you had to investigate.

01:35

Where is?

01:42

G-60 Squad 60.

01:44

What's your ETA?

01:48

Two minutes out.

01:50

Thank you.

01:59

Command 2 County and all Watchung units Fung fire upon arrival squad 60 send your true and upon arrival check the second floor area of activation and temp to reset

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