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False fire alarm at Avalon location caused by air freshener, Wayne NJ

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/17/2025 10:09 AM

NJ-23, Wayne, NJ 07470

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm activated near Route 23 in Avalon led to a response by fire companies 3, 5, and 2. The alarm was later found to be caused by an air freshener, not an actual fire.

Audio|Heard on: Wayne Township EMS & Fire

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01:56

Transcript:

00:00

Company standby, near Route 23, Avalon, fire alarm.

00:10

Headquarters fire companies, 3, 5, and 2, respond near Route 23 to Avalon for activated fire alarm.

00:18

Repeating headquarters fire companies, 3, 4,

00:21

correction, 3, 5, and 2,

00:23

respond near Route 23 Avalon.

00:26

Black Oak Ridge Connector on the Cross for an activated fire alarm.

00:31

Timeout is 1314.

00:35

C-2 responding, near Route 23.

00:45

C-5, responding.

00:57

3-7-2 arrived.

01:03

1317.

01:14

First 2, 1st 8th, first request for a full crew to respond, 13-13-13-13-4-4-4-4-Marlton Drive for the 80-year-old mail.

01:24

Unable to move from a fall from last night, repeating, headquarters of 1st 8th by first request for a full group to respond,

01:30

1313-1-3-4-4-4-5-1-1-3-4-request.

01:35

13-1-3-4-4-4-1-1-4-4-request.

01:44

Is unseen in a two-story assisted living facility, I'll be establishing command, investigating.

01:52

Bruce, you'd be advised I'm going to update from patrol and set off due to an air freshener.

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NJ-23, Wayne, NJ 07470

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