Fire alarm triggered by hair dryer smoke at college dorm, Syracuse NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/8/2025 01:31 PM

H-3 Hall / Student Residence, 4894 Onondaga Rd, Syracuse, NY 13215

A fire alarm was activated in Shapero Hall at Onondaga Community College due to smoke from a hair dryer. The building was evacuated and fire response teams arrived on scene.

Audio|Source: Onondaga County Sheriff and Fire

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Transcript:

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One of information, fire, responding to near Onondaga Rd, near Josephine Drive, a fire alarm[1].

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All right, hill fire and a fire alarm[1].

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6-1894 on a fire alarm[1], OCCC.

00:15

Five, notification for NAVAC, falls off for response, 77-89, Brugent Road at Brickon Brew, across the Cope, and business at a 26-year-old mail.

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Hospital broken arm in the sister of fire district 1632 So fire alarm[1] activation near Onondaga Rd cross Fireton driving airpoint dam OCC Shapero Hall called into security receiving a fire alarm from room 342

00:44

smoke from a hair dryer

00:47

being evacuated you have tech three and 1632

00:52

Network Nurture gets your right.

00:58

4509GF service.

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1633. Your response.

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Until the Anniburpee, your response, status.

01:12

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This is true.

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The verbal domestic in progress mother versus 12-year-old child.

01:29

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Sistro, smell for response to you have after fall.

01:35

Receiving a B.

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17178.

01:38

Benjianniewski.

01:39

Mid the Ficino's brick and brew.

01:41

We had 26 mail.

01:43

Fraction Army after a fall.

01:45

Dave Max out and Noble will be the ambulance 1633.

01:48

Thank you.

01:51

Rachel out on a Yale base.

01:54

I have a DPS unit arrive indicating smoke from a hair dryer.

01:57

Lighter 2 against your responding.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

fire alarm: Automatic fire alarm activation

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H-3 Hall / Student Residence, 4894 Onondaga Rd, Syracuse, NY 13215

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