False fire alarm triggered by cooking appliance, Hackensack NJ
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm near Main Street in Hackensack. Multiple units investigated and found that the alarm was triggered by steam from a rice cooker, not an actual fire. The system was reset after determining the cause.
Audio|Heard on: Paramus and Area Towns Police / Fire
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01:58
Transcript:
00:00
Deputy two, near Main Street activated fire alarm.
00:04
Two engine one,
00:07
ladder one, rescue one.
00:08
Deputy two,
00:10
Near Main Street activated fire alarm, (number withheld).
00:16
Deputy crews arriving.
00:42
Received hold number one and one.
00:44
Engine two on the rescue, you can't return to remain in quarters.
00:47
Four to the two alpha, how many left?
00:49
I
01:05
Got four investigating.
01:06
I'm gonna have to pull engine one for a fire alarm on Hoffman.
01:15
Other alarms.
01:34
Engine One, near Hudson Street, Hackensack Bay Street activated fire alarm.
01:40
(number withheld) Hudson.
01:47
Main Street command.
01:49
Cause of the activation is a rice cooker caught on steam setting the system off.
01:55
Engine Two is going to remain to reset the system.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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