Debris found near fire scene by Memorial Library

Heard on: Maplewood Police Department

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Is there any chance that the four departments are going to catch the memorial library structure?

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Negative. You got the FD pulling up and they're far enough away.

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They're at the curb line at Tuscan and Oakland on the memorial side, but at that intersection.

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All right, received.

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Okay, received 0539 .

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Eight 12441 .

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Come on.

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I pushed up to close off Tuscan and Tuscan.

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Do you see any individuals staying by the gazebo?

01:01

Let me just do a double check.

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Eight one central, just for cat notes.

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When I arrived, there was a bunch of debris, clothing, blankets, other personal effects next to the porta potties, but no subjects on scene.

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81 Central, 441 is doing a quick canvas, see if there's any cameras that point

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either from the library or residential towards the fire scene.

2026-10-29 09:36 UTC

Fire

Oakland Rd & Tuscan Rd, Maplewood, NJ 07040

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews arrived near the memorial library at Tuscan Road and Oakland Road in Maplewood for a reported fire. Officers closed off part of Tuscan Road and checked the area for people and nearby cameras pointing toward the fire scene. Debris, clothing, blankets, and other personal effects were found near portable toilets, but no people were present.