False alarm from smoke detector at residential building, Mcgraw NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/11/2025 10:29 AM

Near North St, McGraw, NY 13101

Fire units responded to a smoke detector alarm at a residential building near North Street in McGraw. No smoke or fire was found, and the building appeared unoccupied as residents had moved out about a week ago.

Audio|Source: Cortland County Public Safety

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Transcript:

00:00

I'm gonna draw near North Street.

00:15

McGraw, near North Street.

00:17

The caller reporting a smoke detector that's going off for over an hour.

00:21

Caller is a neighbor to that property.

00:24

This time, no fire, no smoke is been noticed.

00:27

McGraw, near North Street, caller reporting a smoke detector that's going off for over an hour.

00:33

The caller is a neighbor to that property.

00:36

This time, no fire, no smoke has been noticed.

00:38

It's a Bravo response[1].

00:42

765 room.

00:44

7-7-1's on the air.

00:51

765 is arrived.

00:57

Fire control McGrath 765.

00:59

I'm on the scene, two-story,

01:02

multiple dwelling, nothing's showing.

01:07

565 drive two-story multiple family dwelling nothing showing

01:14

Sex is on here

01:17

We have three C two zero Two zero

01:28

Are you complete on this traffic stop for the arrest?

01:37

That's all right.

01:38

We'll clean off shortly.

01:42

Mr. Mr.

01:48

Chairman, we've got a 765.

01:59

You want to reach out to Coral and Housing Authority,

02:02

send them down here.

02:04

Apparently the people moved on about a week ago.

02:07

I'm not seeing anything, but we need them down here to open it up and see what's going on, please.

02:13

Happy.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

Bravo response: EMS priority level Bravo (typically a BLS-level response)

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Near North St, McGraw, NY 13101

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