Fire alarm triggered by burnt food in multi-unit building, Ithaca NY


Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a large multi-unit building near Stewart Ave and E Seneca St in Ithaca. The alarm was caused by burnt food in a hallway on the second floor. No fire or gas leak was found, and the alarm was reset.
Audio|Source: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
02:46
Transcript:
00:00
932 from 963 it's the large multiple unit on the corner of Seneca and Stewart.
00:13
We're pulling up now.
00:14
We'll be moving up to the Nescape.
00:20
Engine 2 is unseen, large, three-story multi-unit.
00:25
Nothing's showing.
00:26
We'll be offensive strategy investigating.
00:32
Angel 1's in, the crew of 3.
00:36
We're level 1 staging at East State and Sturk.
00:50
3-2 from command is the whole building an alarm?
00:56
Ten-four, thank you.
01:04
Copy passing.
01:07
Command copy.
01:08
Command, copy.
01:13
Command, 192.
01:16
Go ahead, 902.
01:24
A panel might be, we're having trouble finding one.
01:31
Stand by.
01:34
We found the panel indicating floor two.
01:40
Command copies, floor two.
01:48
You got an activated detector, floor two in the hallway.
01:53
Order of bulk food, not sure which apartment is coming from, but it's clear enough for a reset.
01:59
10-4[1], we can go for reset.
02:02
This call came in as a CO[2], so it's definitely not that.
02:10
It looks like there's some occupants on Seneca Street sidewalk up a little bit from you.
02:15
If you could just tell him it was a fire alarm from a little burnt food, not a CO[2] alarm.
02:26
Did the fire alarm reset?
02:33
I believe the alarm did reset and it was apartment two.
02:41
Alarms reset, apartment two, second floor, ten-four, we can all pick up in return.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Message received
[2]
CO: Carbon Monoxide detector activation
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Stewart Ave & E Seneca St, Ithaca, NY 14850
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