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False fire alarm at Califon residence, Califon NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/12/2025 04:20 PM

Cold Springs Rd, Califon, NJ 07830

Fire department responded to an alarm activation at a residence near Cold Spring Road in Califon. The alarm was a false trigger caused by the fireplace. No fire or danger was found.

Audio|Heard on: Hunterdon County Fire, EMS and Police South Dispatch

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02:17

Transcript:

00:00

By-lock, 24-8, 24-5, 34-5-Response 6-ray Township 30, Cold Spring Road, for a general alarm activation.

00:09

Reading Firebox, 24-8, 24-fire, 34-fire response to the Great Township, 30 Cold Spring Road, up Homestead to Alder Creek.

00:16

Finalm activation, Zillan 11, Fandler Smoke Detector, (number withheld), QAQ 553, Callio 430.

00:34

All units respondent Firebox, 20-08, 30 Cold Spring Road.

00:38

Second call from the alarm company.

00:41

They spoke to the homeowners, got proper pass, so they advise it to be a false alarm and the fireplace set at all.

00:47

There's no problem there.

00:48

Ninety-twenty-right.

00:53

Tide around the telephone pole for right now.

00:56

All right.

01:05

I don't know from, Tappen 24.

01:10

Tappen 24.

01:12

Plus to confirm that that alarm activation was concerned to be called alarm with proper task codes.

01:21

That's April.

01:24

You see you.

01:26

You can hold Spamont unit.

01:28

I'll be in a number.

01:37

All right, Reece Steve, so just confirming scratch 15A.

01:40

It was just you responding out for reporting you want a whole unit to hold for now?

01:46

I'm just hold all units.

01:52

Reef.

01:54

Just confirm it.

01:59

All right. Time 4.

02:06

All units, Farlock, 0282 Strait Township, Cole, Spring Road.

02:10

For Captain 24, responding,

02:12

all units can hold in quarters responding per alarm company, all along.

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Cold Springs Rd, Califon, NJ 07830

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