False fire alarm at Alexander Square Apartments, Barberton OH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/2/2025 12:50 PM

Near W Tuscarawas Ave, Barberton, OH 44203

A commercial fire alarm activated at Alexander Square Apartments near West Tuscarawas Avenue. Firefighters responded but found no fire or danger on scene. The alarm was confirmed false.

Audio|Source: Summit County Fire and EMS

01:50

Transcript:

00:00

Commercial fire alarm, District 1, Tower 1, Engine 2,

00:06

OIC, Alexander Square Apartments, near West Tuscarawas Avenue, between 5th Street Northwest and 4th Street Northwest,

00:15

Commercial Fire Alarm.

00:17

Dispatch, not one? No one.

00:20

Med 1, truck 1, route.

00:22

Med 1, truck 1, and route, (number withheld).

00:24

Barb and fire copies.

00:26

OIC, Tower 1, Engine 2, to respond.

00:32

Station 2 copies.

00:39

OICs in route.

00:42

OICT, you're in route at (number withheld).

00:44

Coming in as a general fire alarm showing zone 993, no further description.

00:50

Copy.

00:51

Tower one's around.

00:53

Tower one at (number withheld).

01:04

Stowe EMS, District 3, METIC 2, truck 3, near Friar Road, B, 6-Party,

01:12

between Independence Circle and Call Road.

01:15

Thank you, (number withheld).

01:18

Page 2 copies.

01:20

(number withheld)

01:21

This that's OIC's unseen, multi-story residential apartment complex, nothing showing from two sides.

01:29

I'll be Tuskeman.

01:30

Oh,

01:32

I see on scene. Nothing showing from two sides has Cust command at (number withheld).

01:36

Dispatch, FalseMet 2.

01:38

False Mett 2.

01:40

Out of Western Reserve.

01:41

At Western Reserve, (number withheld).

01:45

(number withheld) is the right.

01:47

(number withheld). Tower one's on scene.

01:50

(number withheld).

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Location mentioned:

Near W Tuscarawas Ave, Barberton, OH 44203

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