False fire alarm at Northcliff Road apartments building, Cortland NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/1/2025 01:37 PM

Northcliffe Rd, Cortland, NY 13045

A fire alarm was activated at the Northcliff Road North Apartments building 200. Emergency responders arrived and found no signs of fire after investigation.

Audio|Source: Cortland County Public Safety

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Transcript:

00:00

the apartment's cylinder building, fire alarm.

00:06

One monitor, St. Northcliff Road, North apartments, the 200 building,

00:10

it's going to be for a fire alarm activation.

00:14

This one monitor is one monitor, Sunlightcliff Road, north of the apartments, the 200 building.

00:18

For a fire alarm activation code out is a 52, Charlie 4.

00:22

Crosses the Fox Hollow Road, Northcliff Court, 10 1640, 231, cover the jury room.

00:28

Station fuse out.

00:34

Part of the fast 2.6-4 a piece 9-9-4-2-6-4 is mine.

00:41

3181 to Corland can you show me out?

00:45

Reaching.

00:50

Star Control Courtney is arriving on scene at Northcliff.

00:54

Building 200, nothing showing exterior will be investigating.

00:58

Town 14 that's right on the scene, nothing showing exterior, investigating.

01:04

204 is arriving at C. I'll be taking my driver.

01:07

231, you got the pump.

01:09

Okay.

01:10

Got me on hydro.

01:11

Okay.

01:17

264 is arrived.

01:19

Time for 264 on C.

01:22

Horned 3168.

01:27

Horned 3168. 368.

01:30

68. 68.

01:36

68 fraud complaint at near Hubbard Street. We do complainant.

01:40

States the landlord has taken his rent money and decided to run out the place to another person.

01:47

Caller would like to speak with you.

01:49

Three feet.

01:55

Command Team 1, Fox Bowers. We do have an audible alarm somewhere here. It's going to be a single station, I believe.

02:03

I copy. Thank you.

02:09

Command, Team 1, no fire.

02:13

Copy, Team 1.

02:19

Fire, Fast 2, 64, no fire.

02:22

Team 2, Home, 1.

02:25

Number, 2, 4, no fire.

02:27

Everybody can return.

02:30

Team 2 returning.

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