False fire alarms at commercial and residential buildings, Paterson NJ

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/2/2025 04:37 PM

Near Main St, Paterson, NJ 07503

The fire department responded to multiple fire alarms at commercial and residential buildings near Main St. No smoke or fire was found. The alarm systems were reset and the situation was cleared.

Audio|Source: Paterson Fire 1 and 2

03:12

Transcript:

00:00

We're telling us to WMU69-1 East 12th Street for in zone 6, in zone 10 for a pull station and general fire alarm.

00:19

Tally 2 is on location,

00:22

3-story type 5, no alarm sounding, no sign, smoke or fire.

00:33

See the time 2 have you on location 3-3-3-5 no alarm spawning to no sign of stock fire

00:49

I'm sorry to call in dispatch hold myself at your 5 ladder 3 all other units are up

01:01

Receive, all name is coming to 105 and out of three or other companies are up inavailable in 1944.

01:16

Battalion two-call and dispatch.

01:18

This is a full station fault in 71.

01:22

Systems have been reset and it's been advised.

01:25

All units up and available.

01:33

This is behind 2 up from the pole station in Zone 71. Almonimoire was reset, tenant advice,

01:40

command terminated at 1944.

01:50

Attention, Squad 6, Engine 3, Engine 1, Fire 1, Refusal Battalion 1.

01:57

You're responding to near Main St, Madison Ave, and Park Street on the Crosses for a commercial fire alarm.

02:03

Attention Squad 6, Engine 3, Engine 1, Lighter 1, Refudal Battalion 1.

02:08

You're responding to near Main St, Madison and Park Tree on the Crosses for a commercial fire alarm. Dispatch time, 946, operator 80.

02:23

Got anyone? I want to tell anyone that's near Main St, medicine and truck street on the crosses for a commercial fire alarm. The color safe the fire alarms keep going off for the past two hours.

02:50

Kine-115,

02:52

3-story type 5.

02:55

You have an alarm sounding, let's show them to stop the command that's here. Okay.

03:05

Let's see the 171-3-3-5, do have an alarm sounding, nothing showing,

03:11

establishing command 1-1-1-1.

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Near Main St, Paterson, NJ 07503

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