Fire alarm activated at Tompkins County DSS building, Ithaca NY
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A fire alarm activated in the Tompkins County DSS building at near West State Street, Ithaca. Responders found food odor was causing the alarm, and the system was reset after investigation.
Audio|Heard on: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
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04:1
Transcript:
00:00
Do you have a fire alarm loading up for the county building on State Street and Seneca Street?
00:12
I'll go over there and check if fire alarm systems activated.
00:16
I don't know if it just hasn't come in yet or they're testing it.
00:26
24 is back in.
00:33
Boundkins 963.
00:38
Go ahead.
00:40
Just got the call from Westfire.
00:42
It's a general fire alarm activation.
00:44
Do you want a full response?
00:47
Affirmative.
00:48
And can you show me unseen?
00:52
Received. (number withheld).
01:02
There's got engine one, engine two, truck two,
01:06
near West State Street, Tompkins County DSS building, give a general fire alarm activation.
01:11
Again that's for engine one, engine two, truck two.
01:15
near West State Street,
01:17
DSS building, general fire alarm, time now is one two, four one.
01:24
Cougu Heights Rescue, Bangs Ambulin, States for Law Enforcement, near Waron Road.
01:30
It's going to be the Boese-Smith Building, which is E.
01:32
Edward. 16-year-old female, suicidal.
01:36
Coach 25 Charlie 2.
01:37
Again, that's for Cougu Heights Rescue and Bang.
01:40
States for Law Enforcement, near Warren Road.
01:43
Smith Building, 16-year-old female, suicidal.
01:47
25 Charlie 2 response.
01:49
Time now is one two four two.
01:55
Command from Hamilton.
01:59
Commandant, go ahead.
02:01
Got up our food odor.
02:03
We're headed out.
02:06
Sunport just got an initial report.
02:08
I want to start some food pretty good for toast on the third floor.
02:16
I'm not sure how it activated the fourth floor.
02:23
Under 64. PIN-4.
02:30
Pan-thon.
02:35
President for Florida to verify.
02:40
104.
02:55
They got an engine 3, bangs ambulance.
02:57
Go to one vellivist to drive, Longview, dining room.
03:01
For a male subject's passed out,
03:04
shallow breathing, 31 Delta 2 response.
03:06
Get engine 3 and bangs, one vellivist to drive, you're going to Longview, it's in the dining room.
03:11
For a male resident who has passed out, breathing shallow.
03:15
31 Delta 2, time now is one two four four.
03:22
I think force the match run L.A.
03:24
Give it a minute and we should be able to do a reset.
03:34
Command from Hamilton.
03:37
Command's not, go ahead.
03:40
Starting to dissipate a little bit.
03:41
We can't find that popcorn bag, though, that they take it out with them.
03:45
And also I think we could be fine with just one engine.
03:49
Acknowledgement / Message received, I finally got the system to reset it with silence.
03:56
Okay, I'll have to keep the doors open and windows open for a bit then, just in case.
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Location mentioned:
W State St, Ithaca, NY 14850
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