False fire alarm at Morristown church

Heard on: Morris NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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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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Captain One, got another call for you guys.

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(number withheld) South Park Place, the Morristown United Methodist Church, activated fire alarm.

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Received.

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This alarm activation here was unfounded.

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System's been reset, all units will be clear and available.

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I'll be responding over to the next call.

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30.

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Captain One arriving on scene.

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30.

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County Fire 1, responding, 3.

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Morristown engine four arriving at the hydrant.

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Three.

00:31

Canceling the call.

00:32

This is called in by central station.

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I have no alarm sounding at this location.

00:37

Hey, for I'm called in by Johnson Controls.

00:39

They gave it to us as (number withheld) South Park Place, the Morristown United Methodist Church.

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And it should be a commercial fire alarm, zone one from the church.

8/8/2026 08:40 PM

Fire

S Park Pl, Morristown, NJ 07960

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported commercial fire alarm at a church near South Park Place in Morristown. Units investigated and found no alarm sounding, and the activation was determined to be unfounded. The system was reset and the call was canceled.