OPRA Request – 911 Audio – Barn Fire (02/26/26)
Dear Howell Township,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
To Whom It May Concern,
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), I am respectfully requesting copies of all audio recordings and related records pertaining to the reported barn fire that occurred shortly after midnight on February 26, 2026, at 172 Easy Street.
Specifically, I am requesting:
• All 911 call recordings related to this incident
• All police, fire, and/or EMS dispatch audio transmissions associated with this call
• Any CAD reports, incident reports, or dispatch logs connected to the event
If any portion of this request is denied, please provide the specific legal basis for the denial in writing, as required under OPRA.
If these records are available in electronic format, I prefer to receive them via email. Please advise in advance of any fees associated with fulfilling this request.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Mike Moyer
Good morning,
Your OPRA request is under review. You should receive a response by the end of business on 3/9/26.
Thank you.
JillAbernathy
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Howell
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 ext. 2241
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Moyer <[OPRA #87911 email]>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2026 1:07 PM
To: clerkforms <[Howell Township request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA Request – 911 Audio – Barn Fire (02/26/26)
Warning: Unusual sender <[OPRA #87911 email]>
You don't usually receive emails from this address.
Make sure you trust this sender before taking any actions.
Dear Howell Township,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
To Whom It May Concern,
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), I am respectfully requesting copies of all audio recordings and related records pertaining to the reported barn fire that occurred shortly after midnight on February 26, 2026, at 172 Easy Street.
Specifically, I am requesting:
•All 911 call recordings related to this incident
•All police, fire, and/or EMS dispatch audio transmissions associated with this call
•Any CAD reports, incident reports, or dispatch logs connected to the event
If any portion of this request is denied, please provide the specific legal basis for the denial in writing, as required under OPRA.
If these records are available in electronic format, I prefer to receive them via email. Please advise in advance of any fees associated with fulfilling this request.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Mike Moyer
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For more information, contact us at: (732) 707-1628 or PO Box 3180, New Brunswick, NJ 08903."
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Good afternoon,
Attached, please find the documents in response to your OPRA request 26-0447.
The fire origin and cause investigation report is pending administrative review, and is not available for release.
Additional report information may also be available from Howell Township Fire District #4, specific to fire department response information.
This request is closed.
Thank you.
JillAbernathy
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Howell
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 ext. 2241
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Moyer <[OPRA #87911 email]>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2026 1:07 PM
To: clerkforms <[Howell Township request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA Request – 911 Audio – Barn Fire (02/26/26)
Warning: Unusual sender <[OPRA #87911 email]>
You don't usually receive emails from this address.
Make sure you trust this sender before taking any actions.
Dear Howell Township,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
To Whom It May Concern,
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), I am respectfully requesting copies of all audio recordings and related records pertaining to the reported barn fire that occurred shortly after midnight on February 26, 2026, at 172 Easy Street.
Specifically, I am requesting:
•All 911 call recordings related to this incident
•All police, fire, and/or EMS dispatch audio transmissions associated with this call
•Any CAD reports, incident reports, or dispatch logs connected to the event
If any portion of this request is denied, please provide the specific legal basis for the denial in writing, as required under OPRA.
If these records are available in electronic format, I prefer to receive them via email. Please advise in advance of any fees associated with fulfilling this request.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Mike Moyer
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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #87911 email]
Is [Howell Township request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Howell Township? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
View this OPRA request & responses online:
https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New Jersey public records.
For more information, contact us at: (732) 707-1628 or PO Box 3180, New Brunswick, NJ 08903."
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This message, including any prior messages and attachments, may contain advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material, confidential information or privileged communications of the Township of Howell. Access to this message by anyone other than the sender and the intended recipient(s) is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or not taken in reliance on it, without the expressed written consent of the Township, is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, you should not save, scan, transmit, print, use or disseminate this message or any information contained in this message in any way and you should promptly delete or destroy this message and all copies of it. Please notify the sender by return e-mail if you have received this message in error.
Good morning,
Attached, please find the fire investigation report that was previously unavailable for your OPRA request 26-0447.
This request is closed.
Thank you.
JillAbernathy
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Howell
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 ext. 2241
-----Original Message-----
From: Jill Abernathy
Sent: Monday, March 9, 2026 2:46 PM
To: 'Michael Moyer' <[OPRA #87911 email]>; clerkforms <[Howell Township request email]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - OPRA Request – 911 Audio – Barn Fire (02/26/26)
Good afternoon,
Attached, please find the documents in response to your OPRA request 26-0447.
The fire origin and cause investigation report is pending administrative review, and is not available for release.
Additional report information may also be available from Howell Township Fire District #4, specific to fire department response information.
This request is closed.
Thank you.
JillAbernathy
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Howell
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 ext. 2241
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Moyer <[OPRA #87911 email]>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2026 1:07 PM
To: clerkforms <[Howell Township request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA Request – 911 Audio – Barn Fire (02/26/26)
Warning: Unusual sender <[OPRA #87911 email]>
You don't usually receive emails from this address.
Make sure you trust this sender before taking any actions.
Dear Howell Township,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
To Whom It May Concern,
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), I am respectfully requesting copies of all audio recordings and related records pertaining to the reported barn fire that occurred shortly after midnight on February 26, 2026, at 172 Easy Street.
Specifically, I am requesting:
•All 911 call recordings related to this incident
•All police, fire, and/or EMS dispatch audio transmissions associated with this call
•Any CAD reports, incident reports, or dispatch logs connected to the event
If any portion of this request is denied, please provide the specific legal basis for the denial in writing, as required under OPRA.
If these records are available in electronic format, I prefer to receive them via email. Please advise in advance of any fees associated with fulfilling this request.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Mike Moyer
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #87911 email]
Is [Howell Township request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Howell Township? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
View this OPRA request & responses online:
https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New Jersey public records.
For more information, contact us at: (732) 707-1628 or PO Box 3180, New Brunswick, NJ 08903."
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NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
This message, including any prior messages and attachments, may contain advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material, confidential information or privileged communications of the Township of Howell. Access to this message by anyone other than the sender and the intended recipient(s) is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or not taken in reliance on it, without the expressed written consent of the Township, is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, you should not save, scan, transmit, print, use or disseminate this message or any information contained in this message in any way and you should promptly delete or destroy this message and all copies of it. Please notify the sender by return e-mail if you have received this message in error.