Fire alarm activated at building near west buffalo street, Ithaca NY
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire alarm at a building near West Buffalo Street was triggered possibly due to smoke detector issues related to drilling and heat work. Fire units responded and found no active detector alarm, likely caused by ongoing construction work. A system reset was attempted.
Audio|Heard on: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
Listen to dispatch call
02:18
Transcript:
00:00
Ithaca's engine 1, 2, and the truck, near West Buffalo Street, Founders Way across the North Plain Street, North Albany Street,
00:09
have a smoke detector, drilling zone 45.
00:14
Again, that's Ithaca Engine 1, engine 2, and the truck, near West Buffalo Street, Founders Way across the North Plain Street, North Albany Street, for a fire alarm, drilling smoke detector zone 45.
00:27
Your time is.
00:28
(number withheld).
00:33
(number withheld). (number withheld).
00:36
0.
00:42
963 will be command.
00:51
possible workers sheet rocking,
00:54
he'll direct you into the area if that's what the panel confirms.
01:01
Copy the Shigrass.
01:09
Come in, Zahn, go ahead.
01:14
There are always office.
01:18
I copied Office.
01:20
Office.
01:22
In favor of Office, no subject there is.
01:28
Ten-four.
01:31
Engine 1, set it up with me, then.
01:36
(number withheld).
01:41
We're in the questioned area.
01:44
Don't have an activated detector, but do have obvious heat work going on.
01:49
They're going to bag the detectors from here on out if we want to try for a reset.
01:56
Sounds like a good plan.
01:58
Yes, let's try a reset.
02:00
If it's a newer building like this, that detector may have reset itself.
02:09
Engine 2, you can pick up and head to Central.
02:17
Engine 2.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
W Buffalo St, Ithaca, NY 14850
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