False fire alarm at multi-story building in Cleveland, Cleveland OH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/9/2025 11:26 PM

Near E 55th St, Cleveland, OH 44103

Fire units responded to a reported fire on the fourth floor of a multi-story building at 1919 East 55th Street in Cleveland. Upon arrival, crews found no visible fire and determined it was a false alarm.

Audio|Source: Cleveland Fire and EMS

02:52

Transcript:

00:00

Alarm[1] 1.19.19.155, thick engines 22 to 7.1.

00:06

Tower 10, truck 7.

00:08

In service, truck 30, rescue 1.

00:11

Chief of the 6th Battalion.

00:19

Press alarm.1919.19.E.55, take Agence 22,

00:24

7.1.

00:26

Tower 10, Trach 75, 1, 2, 46, battalion, report of a compact fire at the location.

00:31

Oh, and the second, B6.

00:34

This rest of the Churc 7.

00:35

Surk 7 continue, and you're going to be in service.

00:38

Truck 30, Captain.

00:44

dispatch. Truck line can be in Service 324.

00:47

All vehicles clear from the scene.

00:50

Any service.

00:55

Dispatch, rest of the scene, only one store.

00:59

High rise and occupied up the building.

01:01

Flat roof, roof, construction, nothing showing.

01:04

Rest one command.

01:06

D6, Cady.

01:08

Let's almost.

01:10

Rescue B6. This is reported on the 4th floor.

01:14

We're heading up right now.

01:16

B6, copy that.

01:22

Injured 22 is on scene.

01:29

The 2nd2 is unseen.

01:30

22 is unseen.

01:31

The 22 is unseen.

01:33

Is it 24 now.

01:39

Truck 10 on scene.

01:45

Truck 10 on scene.

01:47

The truck 10 on scene.

01:49

They're sitting on scene.

01:54

Truck 30 second, then.

01:58

Rescue on to B6.

02:00

Division 4 is all clear.

02:02

We're heading down to 3.

02:04

Sir, you back.

02:06

E6, copy.

02:13

EG7, I'm going to handle this alarm.

02:21

I'm going to handle this alarm.

02:24

Rescue 1 to 22.

02:26

We'll need another pump tank on 3.

02:30

Legion 7, 7.

02:34

Happy.

02:38

E6 to dispatch.

02:39

I'm going to handle this alarm with TR1, engine 22,

02:45

and ladders.

02:46

You can put all other companies in service,

02:49

and you could EM in service as well.

02:52

Copy, B6.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Alarm: Intrusion/burglary alarm activation

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Near E 55th St, Cleveland, OH 44103

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