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False fire alarm at 28 East Broad Street, Hopewell NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/17/2025 07:00 AM

E Broad St, Hopewell, NJ 08525

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was activated at a three-story wood frame business near East Broad Street in Hopewell, New Jersey. Fire units responded but found no fire upon arrival. The alarm was determined to be a test or false activation, and no fire services were needed.

Audio|Heard on: Mercer County Fire/EMS Dispatch, Ewing Response and Fireground

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01:44

Transcript:

00:00

HATTS-50, station 51, 52, oh well,

00:05

28 East Broad Street, the alarm system.

00:08

Engine 50, patient 51 and 52, Anopro.

00:12

28, East Broad Street, the alarm system.

00:15

North, responsible.

00:17

Is that your 15th, is responding? 150 is responding?

00:25

150. 150 responding.

00:44

Station 51, Your Second Request, and Hopewell, 2A, East Broad Street, the alarm system.

00:49

Station 51, your second request, and Hopewell,

00:52

28 East Broad Street, the alarm system, North Response 1.

01:01

are available.

01:07

Hi.

01:12

Central. 152 is on said.

01:13

I got a three-story wood frame.

01:15

Business got nothing shown from Alpha Delta without investigating, establishing Bouchure Command.

01:25

Crosher Command, the Central.

01:30

Uh,

01:32

workers on location, fair to notify the system on test, look for the fire department services needed.

01:38

Determinating Broad Street Committee to make 152 available.

01:42

Great, is everybody for Broad Street is available?

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Location mentioned:

E Broad St, Hopewell, NJ 08525

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