Smoke alarm triggers fire response at Rome Tower Apartments, Rome NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/5/2025 10:32 AM

Near Black River Blvd, Rome, NY 13440

Fire department responded to a smoke alarm activation on the 7th floor of the Rome Tower Apartments near Black River Blvd. No visible fire was found upon arrival after thorough inspection of the building.

Audio|Source: City of Rome Fire Department

03:19

Transcript:

00:00

Fire control to Rome, Engine 2, Card 2, Investigate,

00:05

Near Black River Blvd, Rome Tower Apartments.

00:16

Fire control 2, Rome, investigate near Black River Blvd, Rome Tower Apartments.

00:23

Engine 2, code to respond, Rome, investigate,

00:26

Near Black River Blvd, Rome, Tower Apartments, B building, 7th floor, engine 2, card to respond.

00:34

Received a call from the building stating the smoke alarm was going off on the 7th floor.

00:39

We also just got a fire alarm coming in through their fire alarm company.

00:46

1333.

00:52

Cartoon essentials, make that a full alarm.

00:58

Player Control, copy.

01:00

Did you choose, Ralph?

01:02

Let's see them just two.

01:04

Stay for one, receive.

01:11

Cartoon essential, did you copy? Full response.

01:18

Tarawa one's responding.

01:20

Let's see Tyler 1. It's going to be answers.

01:24

Correction, engine three, no.

01:27

The future.

01:28

One rescue ones and out.

01:30

Andrew 3 rescue and tell and one responding.

01:33

1334, utilize, that's two.

01:46

1335 engine.

01:48

Well, car two's on the seam.

01:53

Each story,

01:54

masonry.

01:56

Nothing visible, size A, B,

02:00

C and D.

02:02

Checking further.

02:04

Make this Black River command.

02:09

Cartoon on the scene, 8-story masonry, nothing visible all sides, checking further. 1335.

02:17

1335.

02:21

Andrew 2 is on the same.

02:24

1336,000. 2.

02:31

Cartoon to all companies. We're going to operate on Channel 2.

02:40

Town of six.

02:52

Tower one, Zerner.

02:55

I'll rescue one's on the same.

02:57

Okay, 36, Trial Rescue.

03:14

Cartoon to all companies. One engine two.

03:18

How are you ready?

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