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Emergency Incidents
Fire alarm activation at auto body shop on Pennsylvania
Fire
Pennsylvania Ave, Paterson, NJ 07503
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a reported activated fire alarm at an auto body location on Pennsylvania Avenue near Florida and Illinois avenues. A key holder requested that the response be canceled, but the chief directed all units to continue to the scene.
False fire alarm at Paterson meat business
Fire
E 18th St, Paterson, NJ 07524
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported activated fire alarm at a meat distribution business near East 18th Street and King and Franklin. Units arrived to find a one-story business with nothing visible and investigated. The alarm company later reported a proper passcode reset and the system was reset, and units were made available.
False fire alarm at Eva’s Kitchen on Main Street
Fire
Main St, Paterson, NJ 07501
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an activated fire alarm at a three-story building near Main Street and Grand Street. Units investigated and reported no smoke or fire, with the alarm apparently triggered by hot water steam.
Report of scam call at Main Street department
Fraud Report
Main St, Paterson, NJ
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a city department on Main Street in Paterson for a possible scam call report from a Spanish-speaking caller.
Traffic stop involving Chevy Suburban on Main Street
Traffic
Main St, Paterson, NJ
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop on Main Street involving a Chevy Suburban. A Spanish-speaking person in the vehicle reportedly wanted to make a report about a possible scam call.
Elderly male with swollen legs and altered status at Garfield Ave
Medical Emergency
Garfield Ave, Paterson, NJ 07522
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews requested a mutual aid ambulance in Paterson for a possible medical emergency involving an elderly man with swollen legs and altered mental status near Garfield Place.
Person having trouble breathing at Paterson school
Medical Emergency
22nd Ave, Paterson, NJ 07513
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews were dispatched for a possible breathing problem near Paterson and 22nd Avenue, close to a school building.
Heavy flooding blocks I-80 west left lane
Road Closure
Christopher Columbus Hwy, Paterson, NJ
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports possible heavy flooding on I-80 west near mile markers 57 to 57.4, affecting the left lane.
Report of burning odor at Redwood Avenue home
Fire
Redwood Ave, Paterson, NJ 07522
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a possible house fire near Redwood Ave after a neighbor reported an alarm sounding and a smell of something burning. Crews checked the two-and-a-half-story wood-frame house and found no smoke, fire, or alarm, and the incident was marked unfounded.
Commercial fire alarm at East 24th Street store
Fire
E 24th St, Paterson, NJ 07513
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a reported commercial fire alarm at a one-story business near East 24th Street and Market Street in Paterson. Crews investigated an active audible and visible alarm at the location.
Fire alarm activation near Presidential Boulevard in Paterson
Fire
Presidential Blvd building 3, Paterson, NJ 07522
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported activated fire alarm at a multi-story building near Presidential Boulevard between West Broadway and Temple Street. Engine 4 arrived, found nothing visible in the area, and investigated the alarm in (number withheld).
Unconscious female found near East 23rd Street
Medical Emergency
Park Ave, Paterson, NJ
As discussed during the dispatch call, engine 3 was dispatched to a possible medical emergency involving an unconscious woman near 23rd Street between 15th Avenue and Park Avenue in Paterson, New Jersey.
Fire alarm malfunction on Presidential Boulevard
Fire
Presidential Blvd, Paterson, NJ 07522
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported alarm malfunction near Presidential Boulevard. The system was reset, command was terminated, and most responding companies were told to disregard.
Activated fire alarm at apartment tower in Paterson
Fire
Presidential Blvd, Paterson, NJ 07522
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to an activated fire alarm at a multi-story building near Presidential Boulevard between West Broadway and Temple Street. Crews reported nothing visible from the outside and began investigating the alarm.
Unconscious male found at tavern on Trenton Ave
Medical Emergency
Trenton Ave, Paterson, NJ 07503
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a neighborhood tavern near Trenton Avenue and the Delaware and Buffalo Avenue area for a report of an unconscious man. Responders were advised that naloxone may have been administered.
Person having trouble breathing at Van Houten St in Paterson
Medical Emergency
1/2 Van Houten St, Paterson, NJ 07505
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS was dispatched to a location near Van Houten Street and House Street in Paterson for a possible medical emergency involving a person having trouble breathing.
Patient found unconscious then conscious at 110 Market St
Medical Emergency
Market St, Paterson, NJ 07505
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a business on Market Boulevard in Paterson for a reported unconscious patient, who was later reported to be conscious.
School bus and truck collide at Emerson and Crosby
Traffic
Emerson Ave & Crosby Ave, Paterson, NJ 07502
As discussed during the dispatch call, crews responded to a reported crash at Emerson Ave and Crosby Ave involving a small school bus and a truck. Responders requested police for an accident report and towing for the bus, and it was unclear from the caller whether children were on board.
Loose dog reported near East Main Street home
Other Non-Crime Event
E Main St, Paterson, NJ 07522
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a loose dog near East Main Street in Paterson after a caller said the dog ran into a backyard. An officer later found a dog behind a unit and believed it may belong to someone on Hoffman Street.
False alarm at Mercer Street residential building
Fire
Mercer St, Paterson, NJ 07524
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported commercial fire alarm at a three-story occupied residential building near Mercer Street and the Franklin and Lafayette area. On arrival, nothing was showing, and the alarm was later determined to be a malfunction, with the response reduced.
