Livingston’s Fire Department responded to several calls last week, including a two-motor vehicle accident on Thursday, July 13. Smoke came from the vehicles at Livingston Circle, but there was no report of a fire. The two cars were towed from the scene.
Burning Odors
A painting contractor smelled a burning odor on the second floor and attic area of 5 Cornerstone Drive on Friday, July 14. The air conditioner unit was turned off and the air conditioner contractor was notified.
The homeowner of 179 West Mt. Pleasant Avenue had burned “construction materials” in a fire pit, according to the fire department. Fire officials advised the homeowner that only wood is permitted in a fire pit, and that the fire pit needed to be moved farther away from residence. The homeowner put the fire out and moved the pit.
False Alarms
The fire department responded to 17 calls of false alarms.
A gas odor was reported in a residence at 30 Tremont Terrace on Thursday, July 13. No readings of gas were found.
There were three reports of a fire alarm transmission activating on Wednesday, July 12: at 328 East Mt. Pleasant Avenue due to burned food; at 16 Fawn Drive after a contractor was spraying the basement; and at Livingston Mall’s Sarku Japan after a griddle was being cleaned. All systems were reset.
Work being done inside 76 Force Hill Road on Friday, July 14, set off the fire alarm. Fire officials found no problems.
That same day, an alarm company was testing the system at Nero’s Grille, 618 South Livingston Avenue, which activated the alarm.
The fire alarm transmission activated on the second floor of Keller Williams at 4000 Town Center Way on Thursday, July 13. The office was checked from the exterior, and no problems were found. On Monday, July 17, the fire alarm activated again, and nothing was found.
On Saturday, July 15, low air in a sprinkler system at 644 West Mt. Pleasant Avenue activated the alarm system, which had not been reset. Later that day, there was a report of a fire alarm activation by a struck pull station at 483 South Livingston Avenue. The system was reset.
No issues were found in residences at 6 Lockhern Court and 7 Regent Street when their fire alarm transmissions were activated on Saturday.
The next day, the fire alarms had been activated at 9 Beverly Road, due to a system malfunction; and 16 Cypress Lane, whose homeowner called to cancel the fire department’s arrival.
On Monday, July 17, there were fire alarm transmission malfunctions at 34 Okner Parkway and 343 East Cedar Street. The system sounded again at 34 Okner Parkway because it had not been reset.
