High-rise fire alarm at residential building in Akron, Akron OH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/27/2025 12:53 PM

Near W Cedar St, Akron, OH 44307

A fire alarm was activated at a 12-story residential high-rise called the Alpeter Building near 135 Street SE in Akron. Multiple fire units responded to the scene. No smoke or flames were observed from the building.

Audio|Source: Summit County Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

High-rise fire alarm, district two, tower one, engine two, engine three, OIC, Alpeter Building, AMHA, near 135 Street SE, between Portsmouth Street and Conservatory Drive, high-rise fire alarm.

00:18

Fire copies, Tower one,

00:20

engine two, engine three, OIC.

00:22

Central pre-medic threes, on scene.

00:24

Graemeverancey.

00:26

Chase through.

00:28

Chase through. OIC.I.C.

00:30

Responding? O I see responding.

00:32

1555.

00:38

Spatch, Harvard and engine three is en route.

00:41

Harvard and engine three, you're en route at 1556. We're getting a call from someone unseen.

00:46

The alarm is going off, but they do not see any smoke or flames.

00:53

Bench Marvin Engine 2.

00:57

Engine 2. Engine 2 is responding.

01:02

Engine 2, responding, 1556.

01:07

Gifatch.

01:08

Ladder 1's en route.

01:11

Ladder 1, you're en route at 1557.

01:14

Special pre-medic ones in service.

01:16

Three-medic one-in-service.

01:31

Robert OACC is unseen.

01:34

12-story high-rise,

01:36

residential, nothing's showing on three sides.

01:40

CELPETA command.

01:42

Robert and OAC are unseen, 12-story residential high-rise, nothing's showing from three sides.

01:48

You'll have command at 1559.

01:51

This is back, Barbara and Engine 3.

01:53

Robert and Engine 3.

01:55

Barbara and Engine 3 is on scene on the Charlie side of the building. Nothing is showing.

02:00

Engine 3, you're on scene, Charlie's side, nothing's showing, 1559.

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Near W Cedar St, Akron, OH 44307

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