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False fire alarm at DPW garage, Caldwell NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/24/2025 06:01 AM

Caldwell, NJ 07006

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported fire alarm near Provost Square at the Department of Public Works garage in Caldwell. After inspection, no fire was found and the alarm was determined to be false.

Audio|Heard on: Essex County Police, Fire and EMS - West

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02:19

Transcript:

00:00

Four 44. Activated fire alarm near Provost Square, DPW garage coming in his channel.

00:14

Seriously.

00:16

Four forty-four.

00:39

Call all police to all.

00:41

Call all fire department receivers needed to respond near Provost Square on an activated fire alarm DPW garage coming in as general.

00:51

Call all police to all Caldwell Fire Department receivers needed to respond near Provost Square activated fire alarm coming from the DPW garage, general fire alarm.

01:01

Time of dispatch is 0902.

01:08

Five hundred service.

01:19

Both units are pulling up.

01:31

Operations.

01:37

500 to arrive, establishing call.

01:39

Fire command.

01:53

Dispatch, what is the exact area of activation for this?

02:04

Give me a general.

02:10

(name withheld), we're out with the DPW workers.

02:12

There's no sign of fire to us at all.

02:14

Just confusion as to where the activation is coming from.

02:17

We'll be checking all the municipal buildings over here.

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Caldwell, NJ 07006

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