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Emergency Incidents
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.
Person overdosing at Market Street and Memorial Drive
Substance Use
Memorial Dr & Market St, Paterson, NJ 07505
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a possible overdose near the intersection of Market Street and Memorial Drive in Paterson.
Person having cardiac issue near Van Houten Street, Paterson
Medical Emergency
Van Houten St, Paterson, NJ 07505
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS was dispatched to a possible cardiac emergency at a residence on Ben Houghton Street in Paterson.
Person with respiratory distress near Stark Street in Paterson
Medical Emergency
Straight St, Paterson, NJ 07501
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS was dispatched to a possible respiratory medical emergency near Stark Street in Paterson.
Resident's foot stuck in home radiator grate
Medical Emergency
McBride Ave, Paterson, NJ 07501
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a home near McBride Avenue in Paterson for a medical assist where a resident’s foot was stuck in a radiator grate. Engine 7 helped free the person’s foot, and EMS was requested because the man may be intoxicated.
Teen trapped in stuck elevator near Presidential Boulevard
Rescue / Entrapment
Presidential Blvd, Paterson, NJ 07522
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched for a stuck elevator near Presidential Boulevard involving one juvenile occupant reported stuck on the (number withheld) floor, with cross streets referenced as West Broadway and Temple Street.
Cooking smoke sets off alarm at Main Street business
Fire
Main St, Paterson, NJ 07503
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a reported fire alarm at a commercial building near Main Street between Elk Street and Robert Street. Crews investigated a two-and-a-half-story wood-frame building with nothing showing, and the alarm was attributed to cooking smoke.
Woman with high blood sugar treated in Paterson
Medical Emergency
Franklin St, Paterson, NJ 07524
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a location on Franklin Camp Road in Passaic, New Jersey, for a reported diabetic emergency involving a woman with very high blood sugar, with advanced life support also sent.
Person setting fires inside and outside Paterson apartment
Fire
Plum St, Paterson, NJ 07503
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a possible fire at an apartment building on Plum Street near Washington Avenue and Spring Street. Occupants reported someone outside trying to set items on fire and clothes burning inside an apartment.
Patient transported to hospital with family member
Medical Emergency
Main St, Paterson, NJ 07503
As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical transport was reported to a nearby hospital with one family member on board, and advanced life support was canceled due to the close proximity.
Fire alarm ringing near Clifton and Oxford
Fire
Oxford St & Cliff St, Paterson, NJ 07522
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a fire alarm ringing in the area near Oxford Street and Cliff Street in Paterson, New Jersey. No confirmed fire is mentioned.
Fire alarm activation near Ellison Street in Roosevelt Park
Fire
Ellison St, Paterson, NJ 07501
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a possible activated fire alarm at a building on Ellison Street near Rosa Parks and East 18th, with the alarm later described as a basement phone alarm.
False alarm from discarded smoke detector on Madison Ave
Fire
Madison Ave, Paterson, NJ 07514
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported alarm at a two-story wood-frame building near Madison Avenue. The caller was outside, and the investigation found a smoke detector that had been disposed of in a garbage can. The incident was cleared and the responding engine became available.
Report of fire alarm sounding on Madison Avenue
Fire
Madison Ave, Paterson, NJ 07514
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were sent to check a reported activated fire alarm near Madison Avenue in Paterson. A caller outside said the alarm was sounding a few buildings away, but responding personnel did not find any alarms sounding at the reported location.
Patient transported to hospital from near main street in paterson
Medical Emergency
Main St, Paterson, NJ 07503
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews report transporting one person to a nearby hospital, and medics are canceled due to the close distance.
Person transported to hospital with advanced life support
Medical Emergency
Main St, Paterson, NJ 07503
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS crews are transporting one patient to a hospital in Paterson with advanced life support on board, while a partner drives the vehicle.
Water condition in basement on East 16th Street
Fire
E 16th St, Paterson, NJ 07524
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a reported water condition in the basement of a two-story wood-frame building near East 16th Street and the cross streets Keen and Franklin. Engine Five arrived and began investigating the situation.
Two-car crash at Central and Delaware avenues
Traffic
Delaware Ave, Paterson, NJ 07503
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a possible two-vehicle crash near Central Avenue and Delaware Avenue in the Paterson area.
Male found unconscious, breathing unknown at produce store
Medical Emergency
E Railway Ave, Paterson, NJ 07503
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were sent to a produce business on East Railroad Avenue for a possible unconscious man whose breathing status was unknown.
Broken pipe floods basement on Putnam Street
Other Non-Crime Event
Putnam St, Paterson, NJ 07524
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported broken pipe causing basement flooding at a building near Putnam Street. Water and utilities were secured, and building management was requested to address the issue, with residual water also reported at a nearby address.
