Fire units respond to school alarm with no fire found, Buena Vista Township NJ

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/14/2025 12:11 AM

Williamstown, NJ 08094

Fire units responded to a fire alarm at John C. Milanese Elementary School near Route 40 in Williamstown, New Jersey. Upon arrival, they found no signs of fire in the vacant commercial building.

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Transcript:

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518 station 18 response to the unit 880s 880 route 40 with John C Milanese Elementary School for an active fire alarm

00:20

17 station ET1 respond in Vienna to 880 Route 40 with John C.

00:27

Milanese Elementary School during active alarm, up 311.

00:31

There's no difference in the code.

00:35

County, 12-200, sorry.

00:42

K 1221.

00:44

From the fire alarm company for zone number three.

00:46

Alarm for zone 4.

00:52

The Office 1292, responding.

00:57

PBLO's 1292.

00:58

Peebles 1292.

01:00

The station 121, 122 have bars already.

01:14

Station 12-1 or 12-2 apparatus, sorry.

01:17

12-200 a lot for you.

01:29

Okay, any engine 12-221 if we responded?

01:34

Proof-4.

01:36

Okay, engine 1220.

01:40

12th responding with a crew of two last resource response

01:54

1219 responding with a crew 2

01:59

1219

02:01

County Bios 1292's location.

02:06

Cubilus 1292.

02:07

Cubilus 1292.

02:13

F. 18 and 821 apparatus on there.

02:18

Fus 18 and 821 apparatus on here.

02:21

Furn 181 apparatus on here.

02:38

518, 181, the second request.

02:40

Respond of Vienna, 880, Route 40 at John Milanese Elementary School.

02:46

Sorry, I-3-2-de-filer.

02:57

F-18 session 181 second request.

03:01

Respond Buena 880 Route 40, the John C.

03:05

Milanese Elementary School.

03:08

Time, at 3.20, dispatch, 7-6-7-6.

03:15

Foster County from 1219.

03:18

We're arriving on location at the 7th Elementary School.

03:23

Okay, 1219.

03:29

Any 1221 to write?

03:35

21221 1221

03:42

1219 establishing command

03:45

single story

03:47

commercial building

03:49

vacant at the time nothing showing

03:56

Story commercial nothing showing us.

04:00

Wideways.

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