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Fire alarm triggered by cooking or candle wax odor, Ithaca NY

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/7/2025 09:14 AM

College Ave building 3, Ithaca, NY 14850

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was triggered on the third floor near the stairs at 210 College Avenue, Catherine South Development. Emergency responders investigated and found an odor resembling cooking or candle wax, but no fire was detected.

Audio|Heard on: Tompkins County Fire/EMS

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01:59

Transcript:

00:00

Ask Engine 1, Engine 2, the truck,

00:04

942, 210, college, have the proposed Catherine South Development, across the Catherine Street and Cook Street.

00:13

For a fire alarm, drilling Zone 71, Building 3rd Floor by the stairs, smoke alarm.

00:20

Again, that Smith, Engine 1, Engine 2, 942, and the truck.

00:24

210, College Ave,

00:26

cross streets of Catherine Street and Cook Street.

00:29

So, fire alarm showing Zone 71, building number 3,

00:33

the third floor by the stairs.

00:35

So, smoke alarm, time is 12, 17.

00:38

Keeping the offensive strategy, do an investigation.

00:42

Notts repeater.

00:48

963, copy into two, your own scene, activated fire alarm system.

00:52

Nothing's showing you are investigating.

00:54

6-3 is also in.

00:56

College Ave, 6-3 will be command, ops 9, tack and arrival.

01:02

Central is level 1.

01:08

942 is level 1.

01:14

Nothing from 942.

01:15

Can you show us arrive, please?

01:17

942, you're right.

01:24

143 near room 311.

01:26

We'll be heading up to investigate.

01:29

Copy one alarm 4-3 near room 338.

01:38

Odors on the floor, smells like cooking.

01:43

Copy INC2, you made the floor, odor of cooking on the floor.

01:46

Are you looking for an activated device?

01:51

Yeah, cooking or possibly candel wax.

01:56

Okay,

01:57

copy possible candle wax.

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College Ave building 3, Ithaca, NY 14850

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