Sprinkler activation causes fire alarm at Washington School, Rutherford NJ


Fire units responded to an alarm at Washington School caused by sprinkler activation. Crews located and shut off the sprinkler valves. There was no active fire, only water flow from the sprinklers triggering the alarm.
Audio|Source: Wallington Fire Dept & Mutual Aid
03:44
Transcript:
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3920. I have engine one picking up to go to the alarm. I didn't hear that on the radio command. What was the second alarm?
00:12
That's a school.
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Washington School.
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I receive. We found a shutoff for the sprinkler system.
00:26
We're shutting the valves now. We'll see the water slow down.
00:33
Yeah,
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firm. We found one in the base and we're turning it as well.
00:43
1414.14.
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9900, I'm 30940 from L2.
00:54
Go ahead, Alto.
01:04
The engine one,
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the fire dispatch, we're going to take that alarm at Washington School. We're responding.
01:16
Engine one received, your only egress is Billmore.
01:20
For the Senate on scene,
01:24
Albert is completely blocked.
01:31
Engine 1 received, access, Bill Moore.
01:38
3921, do you have firefighters go along there?
01:43
It's negative, he's with L2.
01:45
L2, go your last message, it's broken up, switch the channel 2. It's not coming out.
01:50
Correct.
02:09
Come back with that message, Ray, Robbie, is all broken up.
02:31
The location is no location is made to the desk I don't know if you're made to the desk
02:53
On a fire dispatch, we're on the scene in Washington School, a three-story school assembly,
02:57
and you want to be established command on Dillmore.
03:24
In one of the schools is in rap like via who versus residents?
03:31
The Washington
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Washington School Command, I'll be assuming command.
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Location mentioned:
Near Wood St, Rutherford, NJ 07070
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