False alarm from smoke detector at Oak Lane home

Heard on: Essex County Police, Fire and EMS - West

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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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alarm. Point of activation is going to be upstairs smoke detector.

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Repeat,

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Essex Fells Police, Essex Fells Fire, respond to (number withheld) Oak Lane on an activated fire alarm.

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Point of activation is going to be upstairs smoke detector.

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First attempt time at oh 09:50 7 h .

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This is

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624 Central.

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622.

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624, I'll be out of time for the wash.

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624.

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That's 6000 103 is arriving.

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Received.

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That's 6000 103 to 120 .

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This is.

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House fire.

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As per 103, all apparatus and equipment can be held at station.(name withheld) , I'm at 120.

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I'm holding all the engines here.

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103 to dispatch.

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Dispatch, we advise that we set off an error by the homeowner.

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All fire personnel are clear.

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Received at 1005 hours.

2026-09-12 06:57 UTC

Fire

Oak Ln, Essex Fells, NJ 07021

False alarm from smoke detector at Oak Lane home

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a home on Oak Lane in Essex Fells for an activated fire alarm, with the activation reported from an upstairs smoke detector. Responding units later advised holding apparatus at the station after the homeowner reportedly set off the alarm by mistake, and fire personnel cleared the call.

False alarm from smoke detector at Oak Lane home

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