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Fire crews respond to alarm at Quail Heights ApartmentsHackensack NJ

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Quail Heights Apartments, 240 Prospect Ave #1, Hackensack, NJ 07601

As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a possible alarm activation at Quail Heights Apartments near Prospect Avenue, between Central Avenue and Golf Place. Crews reported a trouble condition on the fourth-floor smoke panel without audible alarms. The scene appeared stable, and fire prevention was requested to investigate the issue further.

Audio|Heard on: Paramus and Area Towns Police / Fire
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03:27
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, engine two, engine four, engine one, ladder one, rescue one, deputy two.
00:04
Near Prospect Ave, building one, between Central Avenue and Golf Place, activated fire alarm.
00:10
Engine two, engine four, engine one, ladder one, rescue one, deputy two.
00:15
Near Prospect Ave, building one.
00:17
Central Avenue to Golf Place activated (number withheld).
00:24
Engine five.
00:33
Attention, engine five respond.
00:35
Near Main Street at Target.
00:38
Difficulty breathing.
00:40
Engine five, near Main Street at Target.
00:43
Difficulty breathing.
00:50
Be on the look for a missing and endangered suicidal male.
00:55
It's going to be a 34-year-old male by the name of (name withheld).
00:58
5'11", 150 pounds.
01:03
Frequents Paramus (name withheld) in southern Bergen County.
01:07
No clothing description at this time provided.
01:39
Deputy two answering.
01:43
Company reports zone 209 in building one.
01:51
Deputy receive near Prospect, correct?
02:00
Ambulance four seven is clear of valley.
02:10
Deputies arriving, establishing command.
02:45
There's no audible alarms.
02:47
The panel's showing a trouble for the 4th floor smoke.
02:54
You can check the trouble and then I'll have fire prevention respond.
03:12
Engine two is going to remain and have fire prevention respond.

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Quail Heights Apartments, 240 Prospect Ave #1, Hackensack, NJ 07601

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