False alarm at apartment due to outdated detector, Ithaca NY
Fire & ArsonFire responders evacuated Parkside Gardens Apartments after a fire alarm triggered by an outdated detector. No fire or hazards were found, and the situation was safely cleared.
Audio|Source: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
02:34
Transcript:
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That's engine one, engine four, the truck, 116, Parkside Gardens, crosses of Wood Street and South Street.
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There's the alarm going off.
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Apartments being evacuated.
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And that's at the engine one, engine four, the truck,
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116 Parkside Gardens,
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crosses of Wood Street and South Street.
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For seal alarm going off from the building.
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The building's being evacuated.
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Time is 12-0.
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Danger 1 is arriving.
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We're on the street.
00:34
We can see an Ackman standing out front.
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Two-story apartment complex.
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Small,
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offensive, investigative.
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Meeters fired up.
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Copy engine one, you're on a scene, small,
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residential,
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building evacuated, you'll be investigating.
00:58
6-3 is on scene, 6-3 will be command.
01:04
And from Interior.
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Command's on Interior.
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Command's on Interior.
01:13
We got negative readings.
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The detector is from 2014.
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She was saying that she felt a little dizzy.
01:20
We'll assess that further, but there's actually nothing going on in the apartment.
01:26
Copy, you got zero done the meter.
01:28
Detectors outdated.
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Let us know if you need EMS.
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Engine 4, you can cancel.
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Go back in service.
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Truck.
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Same.
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There's your four copies.
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I do like he has.
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Man, copies.
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Let's pick up my turn.
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I'm anxious with a helmet.
02:09
Hey Luke, can you rescue my partner on the way out?
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Luke's being thorough.
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He turned the heat up because the lieutenant didn't want to try that.
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He's just going to check and make sure there's nothing coming out of the furnace.
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Turn the utilities on.
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We got all clear.
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Location mentioned:
Parkside Gardens, Ithaca, NY 14850
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