Fire alarm triggered by construction dust at hotel, Syracuse NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/13/2025 11:51 AM

Near Hiawatha Blvd W, Syracuse, NY 13204

Fire alarm was triggered at a hotel on Hiawatha Boulevard West due to construction dust. The water flow alarm showed activation, but it was caused by dust from ongoing basement work. The alarm system could not be reset and was left silenced.

Audio|Source: Syracuse Police, Fire and EMS

02:13

Transcript:

00:00

Engine Company 2, Truck 2, Car 2, 311, Hiawatha Boulevard West.

00:10

924.

00:13

924, run.

00:18

We have a photograph detector activation, second floor from a 207, living room wall.

00:25

It sounds like this could possibly be from construction that's going on in the basement,

00:31

pulling dust up through the wall.

00:33

Where do you have us, how it's just a fight?

00:35

You said you have any fight?

00:37

Or in there.

00:38

We see if the Photoduct Detector Activation, Apartment 203, possibly from construction 1453.

00:46

What has us on? A flight?

00:49

Affirmative.

00:51

(name withheld).

00:53

Hi,

00:54

629, I don't know if you still had that alarm, that's an A.

00:59

Engine Company 2, truck 2, car 2, fire alarm, 311, Hiawatha Boulevard, west between Hiawatha Boulevard Lodi ramp and the dead end.

01:10

The engine company 2, truck 2, car 2, fire alarm 311, Hiawatha Boulevard at the Embassy Suites by Hilton.

01:18

between the Hiawatha Boulevard West Lodi ramp and the dead end.

01:24

So,

01:25

alarm company reported water flow alarm zone 2,

01:30

1453,

01:32

utilizing TAC 2 for operations.

01:37

Cavi.

01:38

443 arrived.

01:41

4Fed.

01:45

We're going to have a second to 10.

01:47

1454.

01:48

6.4305. 1455.

01:51

Part 335 control.

01:57

This is dust from workers.

01:58

Alarm will not take a reset.

02:01

We'll just leave it in silence.

02:06

Receive, alarm from dust from work.

02:09

The system is not taking a reset.

02:11

They're just going to leave it on silent, 1456.

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