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False fire alarm at elementary school in Dumont, Dumont NJ

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/12/2025 06:44 AM (PDT)

Near Depew St, Dumont, NJ 07628

Fire and police responded to a commercial fire alarm at an elementary school near Pew Street in Dumont. The alarm was later found to be a false alarm caused by a malfunction.

Audio|Source: Dumont Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

I'm going to WPTN, 580, do our police, do our fire department request response, near Pew Street, honest elementary school for an activated commercial fire alarms, auto-activation, given as multi-purpose for a detector.

00:18

And do you want to police, doing on fire, request, response, near Pew Street, the on a college school, for activated commercial fire alarm, general, activation, given as multi-purpose for an detector, newer type 945.

00:28

C-4-4-B-advised patrol on us.

00:31

The answer is 940.

00:32

C4B advised, the troll-on-te.

00:34

This is activated an error by a chatterer.

00:36

Temple. Engine's recent service.

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Near Depew St, Dumont, NJ 07628

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