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Balloons cause power outage near East 22nd StreetPaterson NJ

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Near E 22nd St, Paterson, NJ 07514

Emergency crews responded to near East 22nd Street in Paterson, New Jersey, for a dangerous situation involving live electrical wires. The hazard was caused by balloons tangled on high-voltage power lines, which knocked out electricity to several homes. The utility company was notified to address the power outage.

Audio|Source: Paterson Fire 1 and 2
05:51
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, engine 5, right of 2, Battalion 1.
00:04
You respond to near East 22nd Street.
00:07
That's near East 22nd Street.
00:13
Check out a dangerous condition with live wires.
00:48
You're smashed Lada 1, Lada 1, what's your status?
00:53
I'll be finishing up here in a few minutes.
00:59
Cab, I have a box that go out.
01:01
Will you be available to tape that box?
01:05
That's affirmative.
01:09
Safe.
01:17
Ladder 1 calling dispatch.
01:22
This is a landlord-tenance to be unit 109 on the handle.
01:28
Later 1 is available.
01:32
See, Ruther 1.
01:33
Later 1. Taken 49-06, 49-06, Temple to Clinton, now your grocery turn activated by alarm.
01:47
Ladder 1 received.
01:52
Ladder 2 to ladder 1.
01:54
You want to take in the east 22nd? We'll take north 6.
02:01
Fire ground 1.
02:03
Ladder 2 is your location.
02:08
Attention engine 4, engine 2, latter 1 battalion 3.
02:11
You respond to 49 North 6th Street.
02:14
49 North 6, Temple to Clinton on your 4th Street on activated fire alarm.
02:19
Attention engine 4, engine 2, letter 1, battalion 3.
02:23
You respond to 49 North 6th Street.
02:26
Temple to Clinton on your close streets on activated fire alarm.
02:30
Time 1959-66.
02:39
Battalion 3 to dispatch,
02:41
49-06, an ongoing alarm malfunction, reduce that assignment to engine 4.
02:45
The engine 4.
02:48
Receive, chiefs, ongoing problem with the law system for 49-0-6, reducing assignment to engine 4, engine 4 rolling.
02:56
Engine 2, rider 1,
02:58
retired voice by O'S issued a third battalion.
03:04
Flatwood receives available.
03:08
Receive, it's the latter one.
03:18
Engine two received in service.
03:22
Receive engine two received in service.
03:32
Engine 5 is on location.
03:33
2.5.3.5.2.5.2.5.
03:42
Residential is on location.
03:43
Residential off to Chavez can establish command.
03:46
20-0.
03:56
This is 22nd Street commandingold dispatch.
04:03
Come in. There's going to be balloons that are wrapped around the high voltage line.
04:11
CS Electric to 19, and you can return the battalion and the laddars hold engine box.
04:17
Notting that it's knockout power in the area.
04:22
Receive, cut.
04:24
Dispatch the ladder, two, ladder two, stand down, return, and report us.
04:28
Dispatch battalion, what did you receive?
04:31
Nine alarm two, though.
04:35
Receive CPO available, 2003.
04:41
Number 104 on location, perhaps, right-up, right-downed-visible, but you're having stopped in the command.
04:50
Number 1503.
04:54
Ladder is there on location.
04:58
That's right on location, 2003.
05:06
55 call on dispatch for PS Electric poll number is (number withheld).
05:18
(number withheld) as a pass as no easy.
05:35
Engine 5, go on dispatch.
05:38
Agent 5.
05:40
You could also let PIA's electric know it knocked power out to, it appears to be 7 homes on the block.
05:48
Receive power, knocked out for 7, rather than release it.

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Near E 22nd St, Paterson, NJ 07514

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