Fire alarm sounded in building lobby with no fire, Cincinnati OH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/29/2025 05:30 AM

Near W 4th St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm sounding in the lobby and throughout the building near W 4th St. They found no smoke or fire and were unable to reset the alarm.

Audio|Source: Cincinnati Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Engine 14, truck 29, District 1, near W 4th St, Alpha Flum and Central Avenue,

00:07

fire got AFRank 2,

00:09

a fire alarm[1] sounding lobby area by the security doors,

00:13

and throughout the building.

00:15

Engine 14, truck 29, District 4.

00:18

Correction District 1, near W 4th St, firegrounds, F-rank 2,

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fire alarm[1], lobby area by security doors,

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and throughout the building.

00:42

Tension 31, we can. It was called in by the alarm company.

00:45

It was a medical alarm with no contact made.

00:52

Anything, everyone, that's clear. We're not getting any response. We're going to try to gain injuries.

00:58

If not, we'll update you.

01:00

Okay.

01:04

Andrew 31, we made contact with the patient, everything is fine.

01:08

Andrew 31, that's quick at you.

01:14

Truck 29 to engine 14, what do you guys need?

01:19

Mr.

01:20

Warren's on the same.

01:35

Engine 14, we're going to need a key holder.

01:41

Engine 14, that's good.

01:49

Engine 14, do you need a entry or reset system?

01:57

I'll need to enter and reset.

02:00

Okay.

02:08

Engine 14, looking through the history, doesn't look like we have an alarm company that monitors this. Called in by somebody on the scene.

02:18

Mr. 1, engine 14, you guys have anything in there?

02:32

You smell or anything like that. We just haven't a warm going off. Can't reset or we're going to the third floor to check out what we got going on. We've got to keep on responding.

02:45

We're responding.

02:48

Sure, 29. We're on the fourth floor.

02:51

No smoke. Nothing in the hallways.

03:02

I copy that note, no smoke in all ways.

Police codes explained

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[1]

fire alarm: Automatic fire alarm activation incident

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