Fire alarm at large residential building found normal, Ithaca NY


Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a large residential building near Conifer Dr. No visible smoke or fire was found. The alarm panel showed normal conditions. Crews made contact with a resident who reported the alarm had been going off for over an hour and mentioned an elevator concern. No fire or emergency was confirmed.
Audio|Source: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
02:25
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 4 is arriving, near Conifer Dr.
00:02
We have a gigantic three-story residential community.
00:05
We have nothing shown from the A, B, and D sides.
00:09
We are going to be in the offensive strategy heading inside to investigate.
00:14
6-3 copy. Injutor, you're on scene, you got nothing showing.
00:17
Fire alarm systems does not appear to be active.
00:19
Downtown, you can slow down.
00:20
Charlie's side,
00:21
all clear. 6-3 is in, 6-3 will be command, ops 9, tag and arrival.
00:25
Angel 1 there. Calvian, you're in.
00:26
You in the truck and stay, you somewhere comfortable?
00:28
Truffs level one, kind ofurn, Cyprus.
00:31
Have a truck. Panel reads normal condition.
00:33
Copy, fire alarm panel indicates a normal condition.
00:36
Yeah, how about set up to 2027, make contact with the caller, see what's going on up there.
00:41
Agent 4, command.
00:42
Agent 4, Commit. Agent 4, 904, commit.
00:44
Hey Nick, I don't know if you took CAD notes, but this caller seems a little irritated about an elevator issue here, so just use caution.
00:52
904-963. Commandant.
00:54
Meet contact with the resident.
00:56
Nothing appears to be going on.
00:57
She was saying the fire alarm was going off for over an hour.
01:00
There may be a mental health issue.
01:02
All right, I understood.
01:03
If you want to report, you can return.
01:04
6-3, we're going to just check the elevator real quick while we're here.
01:08
Copy that.
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Location mentioned:
Near Conifer Dr, Ithaca, NY 14850
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