False fire alarm triggered at Chester location, Bedminster Township NJ


A fire alarm was triggered near Pottersville Rd but was a false activation. A keyholder, who was not present onsite, confirmed the alarm was false after speaking with the alarm company. The initial location was confused between Bedminster and Chester.
Audio|Source: Bernards Township, Somerset Hills, and Somerset County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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2.63 responding 704, near Pottersville Rd.
00:08
263-7-40. Auditial.
00:12
Thank you.
00:18
County, engine 631 will be removed with 4.
00:22
Engine 631 will be in route with 4.
00:23
Engine 631, we're shooting.
00:26
Next 3 November, October, I could hotel, one soon.
00:33
(name withheld), there's another walk-in reference threat.
00:40
All right now, somebody outside, walking, reporting harassment.
00:48
County 135.35.
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35.
00:56
I'll draw the notes. Should be shown me click.
01:02
Alright,
01:06
I'm going to assume this is a far-hills zip code and this is probably in Chester.
01:14
Guy from G-63.
01:24
You have patrol en route to this.
01:33
263, we're gonna take Union Grove and head to Chester's Potterville Road.
01:38
I'm thinking it's there.
01:42
Very safe.
01:48
Chief, I was just looking at the CAD notes. Looks like PD canceled. There's a note in here, the alarm company spoke to a keyholder advising a false activation. They were not on site but they advised their brother was.
02:05
Is this in by the sentencing now?
02:10
That's what (name withheld) security gave us.
02:13
I will call them back and confirm.
02:16
Receive right here.
02:20
If it else, they call the Bedminster Police Line.
02:24
Yeah, the zip code for Farhills span both Chester and Bedminster Township, it's confusing, so I think they got the wrong department for Chester Township.
02:34
Sounds not right.
02:40
Cadet Street confirms 113 13, correction 740 PARs over what is a Chester address.
02:52
Okay, repeat that message?
02:55
Looking at the Cat History, we have Urgo Arms from this location, and there's a note that this is a Chester address that called us previously before, claiming he was in Bedminster.
03:06
Thank you. Just notify Morris County then,
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please.
03:11
We'll do.
03:14
Mr. Grays County.
03:20
That's the Morris County.
03:23
Morris, we got a fire alarm activation that was given to us as being in Bedminster.
03:28
However, I believe the address attack.
03:31
Thanks for me, Tommy.
03:36
The vehicle, all fire is going to be clear.
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14-09.
03:46
We've got a false alarm from someone who was not on site.
03:51
I don't know if you want to send the patrol over to us to confirm.
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Location mentioned:
Pottersville Rd, Bedminster, NJ
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