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False fire alarm caused by fireplace at Cold Spring Road, Califon NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/12/2025 04:20 PM

Cold Springs Rd, Califon, NJ 07830

A fire alarm was activated at near Cold Spring Road in Tuxbury/East Fairate Township. It was a false alarm caused by the fireplace.

Audio|Heard on: Hunterdon County Fire & EMS Dispatch

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01:45

Transcript:

00:00

Firebox 2408, Tewksbury Township, Cold Spring Road.

00:26

Firebox 24-8, 24-5 response Fairate Township, 30 Cold Spring Road for a general fire alarm activation.

00:34

Reading, Firebox, 24-08, 24 fire, 34 fire, respond to Exfairate Township, 30 Cold Spring Road, off Homestead to Alder Creek.

00:42

Fireland activation, Zone 11, Family Risk Smoke Detector, 1921, KWAQ 553, KWAO430.

00:58

All units responding firebox 2408 30 Cold Spring Road.

01:03

Second call from the alarm company.

01:06

They spoke to the homeowner, got proper passcode.

01:09

They advise it's going to be a false alarm.

01:11

The fireplace set it off.

01:12

There's no problem there.

01:13

1923.

01:32

Mollionitz, Starlock 24, 082 straight township of Cold Spring Road per captain 24, responding.

01:38

Molliates can hold in quarters responding for a report per alarm company, false alarm.

01:44

1924.

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Cold Springs Rd, Califon, NJ 07830

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