Accidental commercial fire alarm at power company, Strongsville OH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/5/2025 07:07 AM

Strongsville, OH

A commercial fire alarm sounded at the Illuminating Company near Pearl Road in Strongsville. Fire units responded and found an employee who said the alarm was accidentally triggered by a vehicle. The scene was safe and no fire was found.

Audio|Source: Southwest Emergency Dispatch Center (SWEDC)

02:25

Transcript:

00:00

Strongsville, Ladder 1, Car4, respond for commercial fire alarm at CEI, near Pearl Road, and panel smoke detector, you'll be on fire on 6.

00:10

Strongsville Car4 copies.

00:17

Ladder 1 copies.

00:20

10 of 8.

00:21

Time to wait.

00:26

Dispatch for all the medic one and we're on St. Bruce.

00:35

Trangelo Car 4 dispatch.

00:38

Townsville Car 4.

00:43

We're out moving to Fireground 6.

00:46

Can I have the business name for near Pearl Road?

00:51

The Illuminating Company (CEI), no answer to the premise, or possibly having phone issues, it clicks on with just attic.

01:01

Copy that.

01:07

So on the latter one en route?

01:09

Copy.

01:10

Copy.

01:11

Copy.

01:12

Copy.

01:15

Great dispatching route to Southwest car before we turn.

01:18

Copy. Copy.

01:21

Okay.

01:23

For Park 2 is in right to south-west. Car 4 is returning.

01:27

Gabby.

01:28

Cabby. Cabby.

01:33

Good badge for us in as you want. That's in service.

01:36

Back up from the dispatch. Okay.

01:39

Is that from Trunkville, letter one?

01:42

Good.

01:45

Latter one's back in quarters.

01:51

Cabby?

01:52

You mean ladder four?

01:57

Yes, sorry, ladder four.

02:00

Kevin.

02:01

Kevin. Travis.

02:06

Time's a car for dispatch.

02:09

Strongville, Carfor.

02:15

4 is on scene. We were met at the gate by an employee. They accidentally bumped it with one of their teams. No pause for concern.

02:23

Ladder 1 can be for service.

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