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Bogota Fire Department Responds to Overnight Alarm and Third-Alarm Fire in Bitter Cold
February 08, 2026 | NEW JERSEY
Courtesy of Bogota Fire Department,
Bogota, NJ - In the wee hours of 8th February at approximately 02:30 hours, the Bogota Fire Department responded to an activated fire alarm at a business on West Fort Lee Road. Immediately after clearing the alarm, an engine was requested to a third-alarm fire on Broad Avenue in the City of Palisades Park.
Engine Company 1 responded and operated on scene for approximately three hours in bitter cold conditions before being released and returning to the borough. Temperatures felt like -14 degrees. Despite the extreme cold, volunteer members left their warm beds to answer the call and serve their community.
Courtesy of Bogota Fire Department
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