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Emergency Incidents
Dispute over damaged vehicle mirror at work site
Property Damage
Park Rd, Paterson, NJ 07514
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a location near Rock Park Road in Paterson for a possible minor collision or property damage report. A caller alleged that a construction worker broke a vehicle mirror with a work truck, but the worker reportedly denied causing the damage.
Person having seizures near Straight Street in Paterson
Medical Emergency
Straight St, Paterson, NJ 07501
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS was dispatched to a location on Straight Street in Paterson for a possible seizure-related medical emergency.
Fuel detector alarm at East 18th and 17th Avenue
Fire
E 18th St, Paterson, NJ 07501
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a possible fuel detector or gas-related alarm near East 18th Street and 17th Avenue in Paterson.
Woman in yellow jacket jumps into traffic in Paterson
Medical Emergency
Jackson St, Paterson, NJ
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible psychiatric emergency near South 4th Street and Jackson Street in Paterson, New Jersey, where a woman in a yellow jacket was reportedly jumping into traffic. The responding unit was later advised it could go available.
Disabled SUV on highway right shoulder
Traffic
Christopher Columbus Hwy, Paterson, NJ
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a possible disabled silver Ford Explorer on the right shoulder of I-80 East near milepost 57.8 in New Jersey.
Car parked by hydrant on 19th Avenue
Traffic
19th Ave, Paterson, NJ
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a parking complaint near 19th Avenue and Hurst involving a white Acura reportedly parked by a fire hydrant. An officer checked the vehicle, which was reportedly moving as the officer approached.
Person freed from stuck elevator on Church Street
Rescue / Technical Assistance
Church St, Paterson, NJ 07505
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a stuck elevator in a building in Paterson, New Jersey. One person was removed from the third floor, and no basic life support was requested while crews worked to shut down the elevator.
False fire alarm caused by elevator issue
Fire
Church St, Paterson, NJ 07505
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported fire alarm at a building near Church Street in Paterson. The alarm was later indicated to have been triggered by a pull station and a stuck elevator, and most units were released while Ladder 2 remained to handle the elevator issue.
Fire crew responds to stuck elevator on third floor
Rescue / Technical Assistance
Church St, Paterson, NJ 07505
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a possible stuck elevator on the third floor of a building near Church Street in Paterson, New Jersey.
Cooking smoke sets off fire alarm at River Street
Fire
River St, Paterson, NJ 07524
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at a business on River Street in Paterson. They found a single-story commercial building with no visible fire outside, and it appears cooking smoke activated the alarm. The response was reduced and command was terminated.
Unconscious patient found on Wabash Avenue in Paterson
Medical Emergency
Wabash Ave, Paterson, NJ
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a possible medical emergency involving an unconscious person near Wabash Avenue in Paterson, New Jersey.
89-year-old man with respiratory distress on Main St
Medical Emergency
Main St, Paterson, NJ
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS unit 501 is dispatched to a possible medical emergency involving an 89-year-old man with respiratory distress on Main Drive in Paterson, New Jersey.
Unconscious person reported at Main St and Market St
Medical Emergency
Main St & Market St, Paterson, NJ 07505
As discussed during the dispatch call, engine 7 was dispatched as the first responder to a possible unconscious person near Market Street and Main Street in Paterson.
Person down on Route 80 east near exit 57A
Medical Emergency
I-80, Paterson, NJ
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a possible medical emergency involving a person down on the side of Route 80 East near Exit 57A in Paterson, New Jersey.
Activated fire alarm near Wayne Avenue in Paterson
Fire
Wayne Ave, Paterson, NJ 07522
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a reported activated fire alarm at a building near Wayne Avenue by Birch Street and Maple Street. Squad 6 was later told to stand down while other companies continued responding.
Person receiving CPR near Colonial Avenue, Paterson
Medical Emergency
Colonial Ave, Paterson, NJ 07502
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible cardiac arrest with CPR in progress near Kent Road and Angela Lane, with Engine 2 arriving at a nearby address on Colonial Avenue with EMS and advanced life support.
Apartment smoke from unattended cooking on Main St
Fire
Main St, Paterson, NJ 07501
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews investigated a reported fire alarm at a five-story residential building near Main Street in Paterson. The alarm was traced to unattended cooking in a basement apartment, with no apparent fire showing outside. The apartment was ventilated, alarms were reset, and units were made available.
Activated fire alarm at Madison Avenue building
Fire
Madison Ave, Paterson, NJ 07501
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a possible activated fire alarm at a building near Madison Avenue and the intersection of Twenty First Avenue and Getty Avenue.
Fire alarm activation at 21 Mill Street building
Fire
Mill St, Paterson, NJ 07501
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported activated fire alarm at a four-story converted mill building near Mill Street and State Street in Paterson. Units investigated the building, found nothing showing, and later determined it was an activated detector or alarm on the fourth floor. Several units were stood down and command was terminated.
False fire alarm at Van Houten Street building
Fire
Van Houten St, Paterson, NJ 07505
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to reported activated fire alarms at a mixed-use building on Van Houten Street and another location on Mill Street in Paterson. Crews found no smoke or fire, investigated the alarms, reset the system, and released the responding companies.
