False fire alarm due to sprinkler system issue, Ithaca NY
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at a building near West State Street due to an issue with the sprinkler system. Investigation found no smoke or fire. The cause was likely a frozen or damaged dry sprinkler pipe affecting the parking garage. The fire alarm was reset and no fire was found.
Audio|Heard on: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
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06:48
Transcript:
00:00
This is activated smoke detector right outside of the laundry.
00:04
Pause alarm was over, stacked washer.
00:07
Do you guys go ahead and clear if you like, we're going to go for reset.
00:14
Copy that, go for a reset floor laundry with that.
00:19
Copy that, thank you.
00:28
All AFD units to Waltrow and return in service.
00:37
Dr. Command,
00:40
the changes on the dry system are equal.
00:44
It doesn't seem to be any flaw in our sprinkler sites.
00:50
Kathy, so we think that dry sprinkler trip.
00:53
That's what I'm taking?
00:57
Yeah, it looks like it.
01:00
The panel shows sprinkler-rides a room wet system water flow.
01:10
Copy panel.
01:12
Anybody see you any maintenance that around?
01:19
502 West State Street for the fire alarm[1] going off the building to the engine 2 engine 3 502 West State Street for the fire alarm blown off the building here again ops 10 1830
01:34
9-04 from 6 3 aft 9
01:41
location
01:48
Uh, Jagannica, Buffalo.
01:52
Put yourself in service, attach it to the State Street call.
01:56
We're going to be all set here. You get there faster and three scum.
02:01
Copy that. 504 West State.
02:05
You'll be on Optin with Engine 2.
02:17
Go ahead.
02:20
I think you're able to catch most of what Firebird Bartow said.
02:24
It does look like there is an issue with the compressor.
02:27
The dry system is wet.
02:29
Are you good with us shutting that down, draining it?
02:33
Yeah,
02:34
I guess we're going to have to,
02:36
being dry. It's got to be covering something that's going to cold, which I'm guessing is the parking garage.
02:40
So yeah, let's shut it down and drain it.
02:45
Copy and we can silence the fire line.
02:52
System silence.
02:54
Can I send people back in price?
02:59
A firm. Final 4, make sure you attach yourself to that call.
03:12
Engine 4 from Engine 2 on OPS 10.
03:18
Ford's just arrived at 502 West State.
03:21
I got nothing showing.
03:23
We're going to be the offensive mode investigating.
03:30
Got me that, thank you, Mike.
03:31
We're headed down from 4 now still.
03:38
Knox repeater.
03:39
We'll be on Tac B.
03:41
The high system is shut down that train.
03:49
Panel from 963.
03:53
Go ahead.
03:57
Is there an emergency contact number anywhere near that panel by any chance?
04:06
We've got the property manager.
04:08
She's still in her office inside here.
04:13
Copy. Just spoke to A.C.
04:15
Hamilton again,
04:16
and he would like her to contact the sprinkler company.
04:23
Copy. I'll touch base on that and I grab the paperwork for her.
04:30
He said we do not have to do a fire watch.
04:35
I think this covers the parking garage.
04:37
He's okay with it.
04:40
Copy. I'll let her know.
04:46
I think you're having trouble getting out of that building.
04:49
Can you repeat that?
04:55
But no smoke, no fire, they were moving furniture and they hit something, and we're going to verify and see where we can do to get a reset.
05:05
Copy that one, they agree.
05:06
Someone hit something.
05:08
Copy that.
05:13
Property managers on the swelling right now, with regular contractors.
05:19
A.C. Hamilton said there's a low point drain that isn't getting drained, and most likely that's the cause.
05:27
The pipe probably split again from freezing.
05:35
Man, what do you get going on now, Mike?
05:39
Tews, you can clear.
05:40
We just reset a pole station and we're going to try to reset the alarm here.
05:46
Copy that reset pole station.
05:49
Where's the location on the station?
05:53
The pole station was on the Delta Charlie Corner, rubbish you could be in that doorway.
06:00
It was right by that door.
06:01
And the panel is on the state treeshead.
06:09
Receive. Thank you.
06:10
Let me know when you got to reset.
06:16
The pipe, not that I can see, looks like the valve might be.
06:23
I'm actually not able to operate below cell.
06:24
I think there's ice vacuum behind it.
06:29
Copy.
06:36
Copy the reset and progress. Copy the reset and progress.
06:43
We're going to clear.
06:46
After that, let's all head home.
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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Location mentioned:
W State St, Ithaca, NY 14850
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