Smoke reported at residential high-rise fire alarm, Albany NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/1/2025 06:17 AM

Near Central Ave, Albany, NY 12206

Fire units responded to an automatic fire alarm at a residential high-rise near Central Ave, Albany. Smoke was reported but no fire was confirmed. Crews investigated the situation at the building.

Audio|Source: Albany City Fire

02:59

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 7, truck 3, near Central Ave. See Charlie responds to the automatic alarm[1], pardon 6E,

00:09

Grand Ave, King Ave.

00:12

Engine 7 and truck 3,

00:14

near Central Ave, C Charlie for the automatic alarm[1] there.

00:18

Grand Ave and King Ave.

00:20

917.

00:24

engine five back in quarters

00:28

engine five ninety two

00:32

eleven in route under eleven eleven ninety two nine two seven responding

00:54

Dr. 3 responding.

00:57

Shirkley-19. NG1-2-1-2-Rite. NG1-1920.

01:11

7 is a rise. Residential high rise.

01:13

Nothing shown. 7 a half a minute. 7 to be investigating.

01:26

Crash, Mohawk 16. We're in route to Whitehall Road with the 7-minute ETI.

01:32

Mohawk 16 at 921.

01:38

7's ride.

01:42

Angel 11.

01:44

Truck three, driving.

01:47

Truck 3, 9.5.

01:49

Truck 3,

01:51

9.5.

01:56

Truck 1 in Milwaukee,

01:58

65, Western Low Street, and response to the MS, Department D. David.

02:03

26-year-old female there with a medical problem from being sick, Franklin Street,

02:08

and South Pearl Street.

02:11

Truck 1 in Moor,

02:12

65 West or Low Street, Aad in response to MS,

02:16

Franklin Street, and South Pearl Street.

02:19

923-year-old.

02:22

One of seven. One of seven, maybe it's going to be culinary.

02:25

We do have a good amount of smoke up here.

02:33

All of the 4-8 are arriving to 3.79 Hamilton.

02:39

Engine 7, that's not you can cancel truck 3.

02:42

I didn't get the second part of that transmission.

02:48

Yeah,

02:52

you're not coming over.

02:53

111 dispatcher. Do you have an apartment number for us? I stand-by. Engine 7. I'm sorry. You didn't come over with that last part of the transmission.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

automatic alarm: Fire alarm activation reported automatically by an alarm system

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