False fire alarm at junior school in Madison, Madison NJ

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/3/2025 02:39 AM

Near Madison Ave, Madison, NJ 07940

Fire and police responded to a fire alarm at a two-story junior school near Madison Ave in Madison. There were no visible signs of fire or emergency. The alarm was triggered by a heat detector in the art room. Windows were opened for ventilation. The incident was cleared as no fire was found.

Audio|Source: Madison Public Safety

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Transcript:

00:00

Man, as an engine three, tower one arriving,

00:03

two-story school,

00:05

nothing showing, engine three,

00:08

establishing command out investigating.

00:13

Engine three had command zero five, three.

00:20

Just a double check, though.

00:23

It is the junior school, correct?

00:29

That is what they gave me. I will replay the tape.

00:35

There's no forms going off of the panel within saying anything.

00:42

They told me it was coming from a heat detector in the ARC.

00:49

Did you 3?

00:54

Go ahead.

00:57

Yeah, it is confirmed and county even received it now one from the neighbor reporting the alarm going on.

01:03

Time for the alarm just activated again.

01:06

170.

01:10

Good.

01:14

Start going to pine acres, concrete there, have a code in progress from 46 phone network.

01:20

That one.

01:38

Madison Emolts, Madison Fire Pine Acres.

01:42

We're going to be for the cardiac arrest.

01:45

Madison, Anandale, Pine Acres, for the cardiac arrest, don't have a location yet.

01:50

0546, operator, Madison.

01:57

15698.

02:00

15616. Once that any county wasn't able to get a location just set up at the NARC station.

02:06

Telephone, Nigel.

02:12

Madison, Engine 3, Terminating Drew Command, Drew, Junior School Command,

02:18

set off in the art room,

02:21

opened up some windows.

02:23

We'll be heading to Pine Acres.

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