Faulty detector triggers alarm at Main Street building

Heard on: Erie NY Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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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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For (number withheld) West Main Street, we did find an activated head in the 1st floor lobby near the elevator.

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We're investigating.

00:07

I'll hold with my ladder 4 and engine 5.

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Can you also note on the card that I also do have Bowmansville 92 on location.

00:18

That's clear.

00:24

Lancaster Fire, you can show Lancaster ladder four on location.

00:30

Lancaster Village, hold with units on location.

00:32

Ladder four, engine five.

00:33

All other Lancaster Village units can remain in quarters.

00:38

Lancaster, I have a location.

00:42

Lancaster, engine five on location.

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Lancaster Fire, Lancaster 92.

00:56

Lancaster, go ahead 92.

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For (number withheld) West Main Street.

01:01

No sign of smoke or fire found.

01:03

Looks to be a faulty detector head in the front lobby.

01:07

Building owner has called the alarm company, they've taken that head offline.

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System has been reset.

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You can put the village back in service.

2026-09-16 05:09 UTC

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W Main St, Lancaster, NY 14086

Faulty detector triggers alarm at Main Street building

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews investigated a fire alarm at a building near West Main Street in Lancaster. They found an activated detector head in the first-floor lobby near the elevator, with no smoke or fire reported. The issue appeared to be a faulty detector head, which was taken offline and the system reset.

Faulty detector triggers alarm at Main Street building

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