Fire alarm at senior housing triggered by construction dust, Paramus NJ


A fire alarm at Bankie Senior Housing near Garden State Plaza Boulevard was triggered by construction dust. Fire crews responded but found no fire. The alarm was reset and the building was safe.
Audio|Source: Paramus Fire Department
03:28
Transcript:
00:00
Fire dispatch, tension, engine, 3, engine, 4, truck, 1 of the rescue response to need to Bankie Senior Housing, near Garden State Plaza Boulevard for the activated fire alarms.
00:09
Dead, it's going to be engine, 3, engine, 4, truck, one of the rescue, response to me to the Banking Senior Housing, near Garden State Plaza Boulevard for the activated fire alarms, 1127.
00:18
1127.
00:23
That's a second response.
00:29
6.I respond 1128. Coming in zone 2, general from the alarm company.
00:35
To be advised, they did not have a key holder on file.
00:43
Agent 3 responding with 4.
00:45
Patient 2.
00:48
Engine 3 responded with 4.12, 1128.
00:54
Truck 116, responding with Rita Bankie.
01:02
Truck 1,1129. A 6-0 at Station 2.
01:19
Route 17, command 1 to dispatch.
01:22
17, go ahead.
01:26
Confirm, set off from dust from construction. We're going to take the alarm at a service no further notice.
01:31
The contractor was advised to contact you when they're done working. The alarm is back in service. Can you show myself and actual one available, command terminated.
01:37
And I'll be responding to Bankie, Senior House.
01:42
Receive 1131.
01:43
Fire 60's on scene, banking senior housing.
01:47
Two-story type 2, nothing shown, will begin banking you senior housing command.
01:56
Receive 60, on scene,
01:59
two-story type 2, nothing's showing.
02:01
You'll have command 1132.
02:04
Command of Fire, dispatch.
02:14
Notify a dispatch.
02:17
It can be failure to notify the alarm companies here doing a test.
02:23
Risi, failure to notify alarm companies doing a test 1133.
02:28
We can return all units.
02:32
Risi, returning all units.
02:34
Engine 3, truck 1,
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and go back in service, engine 4 and rise to remain in quarters.
02:42
Andrew C. Armstein returning.
02:48
Truck one available.
02:55
I'll break command to dispatch.
02:58
All right, command. All right, you have break in.
03:03
This was a malfunction of a freezer door heater.
03:08
The power to the heater has been secured.
03:10
We did not shut power to the freezer, so there's no need for a health department.
03:16
We'll be available.
03:17
Command is terminated.
03:19
Truck four is in the process of advising catch air they could reoccupy.
03:27
Receive 1134.
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