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Heard on: Paramus and Area Towns Police / Fire · 1/18/2026 10:11 AM
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Sector dispatch, Ridgewood Fire Department all apparatus responding.
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Near Washington Place crossing Sherman Place in West Ridgewood.
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Accidental fire alarm at group home in Ridgewood
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible alarm activation near Washington Place in Ridgewood. The building, identified as a group home, had an alarm that was accidentally triggered by a caller. No smoke or fire was found, and the scene was investigated and cleared as accidental.
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