False fire alarm at Burger King on West State Street

Heard on: Oneida, Herkimer, and Madison Counties Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Alarm at Burger King, West State Street.

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Duct detector activation, zone one.

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Herkimer, a fire alarm at Burger King, West State Street.

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Duct detector activation, eleven twenty-one.

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Engine two en route, 01:15 six in line.

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Fire control to Camden ambulance, difficulty breathing, (number withheld) Voorhees Ave.

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Fire control to Camden ambulance, difficulty breathing, (number withheld) Vorhees Ave.

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Canton ambulance, difficulty breathing, (number withheld) Vorhees Ave between Mexico and Van der Walker for a thirty-five male, difficulty breathing.

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Six David Two, eleven twenty-three.

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In (number withheld) Paris Road,

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receive engine 31123.

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1124.

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Hello, this is radio from Oneida,

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New York, Oneida County Fire and EMS. This is United.

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Stay from Aspen.

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Investigating at this time.

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Out 1126 . The patient's going to be in a white truck with a boat behind it.

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There is no current fire.

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They were launching the boat and the engine backfired.

8/30/2026 08:19 AM

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W State St, Herkimer, NY 13350

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, crews responded to a fire alarm activation at a Burger King on West State Street in Herkimer. Radio traffic later indicated there was no active fire and the alarm may have been triggered by a nearby boat engine backfiring while launching.

False fire alarm at Burger King on West State Street

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