Fire alarm at high school media center from burned bagel, Paramus NJ


A fire alarm went off at a high school media center due to unattended cooking, specifically a burned bagel. The smoke detector was activated. Staff ventilated the area. Fire units responded but later reduced their assignment and ended the command.
Audio|Source: Paramus Fire Department
02:39
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 225, responding to 5.
00:04
The engine 2.25-809.
00:12
Use the main entrance.
00:14
It's going to be unattended cooking in the media center as per PD on scene.
00:30
Action two's arriving, 25. We'll have high school command.
00:36
Precious, eight, ten.
00:39
Engine 22 is responding with three.
00:44
Engine 22 with 3, 8:13.
00:48
High school command of fire to special.
00:58
Go ahead.
01:02
Burned bagel in the library activated the east smoke protector. The staff is in the process of ventilating two is going to stand by to assist.
01:10
You can reduce the assignment engine two.
01:15
Receive. Confirm unattended cooking, reducing assignment for engine two, engine four, truck four, rescue nine remaining quarters as per command.
01:24
Time now 814.
01:29
Agent 22, receive,
01:32
returning.
01:38
Rescue available, cordon.
01:43
Reshift.
01:48
Station floor, receive.
01:58
Rescue Sea of corners.
02:06
Engine 22 is back in the firehouse.
02:12
317.
02:18
High school command of fire dispatch.
02:23
Go ahead.
02:27
Library is ventilated, alarms reset.
02:31
You could show engine two available, command terminated.
02:36
We receive command terminated at 818.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Century Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652
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