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Heard on: Essex NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls · 1/16/2026 06:36 PM
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Engine six, engine eight, and Ladder eleven responding on the telephone line.
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Station near South 17th Street and 18th Avenue for automatic school alarm.
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Fire units respond to school alarm in Newark

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews including Engine 6, Engine 8, and Ladder 11 were dispatched to a school near South 17th Street and 18th Avenue in Newark for a possible automatic alarm. The situation may have involved a false or accidental activation, as no confirmed fire was reported at the time of the transmission.

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S 17th St, Newark, NJ 07103
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