Unattended cooking triggers fire alarm in Jersey City, Jersey City NJ
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a report of a burning smell in a four-story residential building on New York Avenue in Jersey City. Investigation found that the cause was unattended cooking in an apartment on the second floor. The building was ventilated, and the situation was safely resolved.
Audio|Heard on: Jersey City Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:44
Transcript:
00:00
Four-story ordinary, unattached residential.
00:03
Got alarm sounding.
00:05
Establishing command.
00:09
Given to 14 county near New York Avenue, please.
00:20
Dispatch, show Battalion 3 and all units on the scene.
00:26
Battalion 3, you're on the scene of semi-command.
00:28
All units are on the scene.
00:29
Be advised we received a second call.
00:32
The caller smelled something burning, second floor.
00:37
Received.
00:38
Engine 14, check the second floor please.
00:42
Received.
00:44
Building is clear, we're going to investigate further.
00:52
Received. Building's clear.
00:54
Investigating further.
01:05
Fourteen to command.
01:07
This is unattended cooking,
01:09
Apartment twenty-one, second floor.
01:14
Building is being vented right now.
01:20
Received. I am going to hold Engine 14 Ladder 5 for unattended cooking.
01:25
Return the balance.
01:31
Out of seven.
01:38
Pulling Engine 14, Ladder 7, box 366.
01:41
All other companies ready?
01:49
Engine 14 from Ladder 7.
02:02
Alarm panel states there's a pull station activation.
02:05
Did you check?
02:10
Received on the second floor.
02:17
It doesn't say, but I checked the basement.
02:19
I checked the first floor.
02:20
Negative on both floors.
02:25
Received.
02:30
We're just going to vent this apartment further before resetting the alarm.
02:43
Seven received.
Disclaimer:
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:
New York Ave, Jersey City, NJ
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