False fire alarm triggered with no visible fire found, Ithaca NY
Fire & ArsonFire department responded to a fire alarm activation near Ridgewood. On arrival, they found an alarm detector activated on the second floor but no fire or visible cause for the alarm was found. The alarm was determined to be false.
Audio|Source: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
04:29
Transcript:
00:00
If you look at the CAR, there should be a fire alarm, I think near Ridgewood, I had to thank you guys because I had no one free if you could head to that.
00:09
On the way.
00:16
903 is on scene near Hillview. Two-story residential will be investigating.
00:32
4903, 963 is on the scene, 960 B command.
00:48
The initial report of what happened or what's going on?
00:56
Just said they were a party and somebody had a pipe broke and it smells like gas. I can smell gas at the door.
01:05
Do you want us to just shut it off from the outside?
01:14
949.
01:21
963, go ahead.
01:25
Can you get a gas spitter at this call near Hillview Place?
01:31
Affirmative.
01:36
Can you repeat that?
01:40
Check to see if your units were mine using opt-10 for this, which would call, which pro-call.
01:50
Yep, we're on off-time.
01:53
Everything.
01:59
Gas meter could be in the basement if it's not on the outside.
02:17
For you behind 9-3-1-2-4-2-2-4.
02:31
Do you want us on the Hudson side or stay on Aurora?
02:37
You can stay on the Aurora side.
02:44
Cover down.
02:46
It was definite gas.
02:49
We're getting out of here.
02:55
We're getting out of here. We're getting out of here.
03:08
Fan, ventilation fan.
03:13
Negative.
03:19
Engine 1, engine 2, ops 10.
03:24
Number 10.
03:29
Not a what I'm friend, I'll do.
03:35
Are you still at Cook and Eddie, or are you near Ridgewood?
03:43
We are almost near Ridgewood and 2.03 just pulled on scene. They're investigating.
03:53
Tompkins, 963.
03:59
963 is then go ahead.
04:02
Niceig has been notified at this time.
04:09
Engine 2 is on scene near Richwood.
04:12
Engine 2 will be command.
04:18
Final showing, second floor.
04:26
Activated head second floor, no apparent cause.
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Location mentioned:
Near Ridgewood Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
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