Fire crews investigate electrical issue at Cornell, Ithaca NY
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible electrical fire at a four‑story educational building at Cornell University. Upon arrival, they found a light haze in the hallway and burn marks on a breaker box in one room. Power to the affected area was isolated, and ventilation was initiated. No active fire was found.
Audio|Heard on: Tompkins NY Interop Group Calls
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02:39
Transcript:
00:00
2418 to 963, Ops 9.
00:04
2418, you got 963? Go ahead.
00:07
We are on scene.
00:08
There's nothing showing from the exterior.
00:10
There is a slight haze in the hallway.
00:13
We're grabbing the tick to investigate further and we're going to pull a pull station to empty the building.
00:22
All right, copy on all.
00:23
Nothing from the exterior.
00:24
We got a haze in the hallway.
00:26
Yep, let's get that building down.
00:27
Engine two should be there shortly.
00:30
We'll send them in to assist with you on the investigation.
00:34
Engine two copied the report from Cornell.
00:38
Ambulance on scene, twenty-nine.
00:40
We have a large four-story educational building.
00:45
Nothing showing from the exterior.
00:47
We're positioned on the garden side.
00:50
We're going to be in the offensive strategy doing investigation.
00:53
Have two recruits on scene taking with me.
00:55
Ninety-six, are you copy? On all twenty-four, 18, and nine sixty-three.
01:04
Four one eight, go.
01:06
We located a breaker box in room 125.
01:13
It has burn marks on it and just about all the breakers are trapped.
01:21
No active fire.
01:23
All right, 2418, a copy.
01:25
You made the room.
01:26
You located a burn box.
01:28
Not quite sure what you said there, but power has been isolated.
01:32
How about ventilation needs since no active fire?
01:36
It was a breaker box inside the room.
01:41
There's a slight haze, but nothing bad enough that would set off the alarm.
01:49
We'll try and see if we can open some windows to air it out a little bit.
01:54
All right, copy a breaker box in the room.
01:58
And power has just confirmed power's been isolated.
02:01
Engine two is about to walk in.
02:04
Like to get them eyes on it and we'll get some photos of it.
02:07
But it sounds like at this point we can handle everything with engine two.
02:11
Would you concur on that?
02:13
Yeah, we set the auto with just engine two.
02:16
All right, very good.
02:17
All other units en route up to Stocking Hall, you may Comstock call.
02:22
You may return.
02:25
Engine three.
02:28
2417 9th Street House, no silence.
02:29
I think we want to keep the horns on.
02:32
Yeah, let's go ahead and silence that so we can communicate.
02:35
Briefly. Thanks as well, thank you.
02:38
Clear it out from engine two.
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Tower Rd, Ithaca, NY 14853
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