Fire alarm triggered at nursing home due to overheated equipment, Philmont NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/24/2025 04:20 AM

Near Main St, Philmont, NY 12565

Multiple fire alarms sounded at Pine Haven Nursing Home near Main St, Village of Philmont. Firefighters investigated and found an overheated circulator in the basement mechanical room. The cause was not a fire, and the alarm was reset with no emergency found.

Audio|Source: Columbia County Sheriff and Fire, Hudson Police

03:57

Transcript:

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Columbia 911-1-2-Silmont Fireron Automata Beach League of Melanville Fire Response for Fire alarm activation.

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Pinehaven, Nursey Home,

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near Main St, Village of Selmont.

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North Sign 3 and Fire Round 7.

00:37

Columbia 911-12-Filmont Fire-Rautomatic Mutualated Melanville Fire Response for a fire alarm activation.

00:43

Pinehaven Nursing Home, near Main St, Village of Fillmont.

00:47

Your sign, command 3 and fire round 7.

01:07

Column 12 Philmont Fire and automatically neutralize Melanilfire.

01:11

Respond for a fire alarm activation.

01:13

Pine Haven Nursing Hall,

01:15

near Main St, Village of Fillmont. You're assigned to...

01:23

Columbia 911 Fire, Fire and Automatic News Melanil Fire. Respond for a fire alarm activation.

01:29

High Haven Nursing Home,

01:31

near Main St, Village of Fillmont. Your sign, Tand 3, Fireground, 7, 720, 11, T.8.

01:40

3, Fireground 7, 7, 11, 28.

02:10

You know what?

02:38

Columbia 9111-1-2, Fillmont Fire per Fillmont Car 1,

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Mellonville can hold in quarters.

02:47

723-11-88.

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Columbia 911 Fire, Fire, Automatic Usually, Melonville Fire Response for a Fire alarm vaccination.

03:18

Pine Haven Nursing Home, near Main St, Village of Philmont.

03:23

Call direct from the scene,

03:24

it's an overheated circulator in the mechanical room in the basement.

03:29

Per Philmont Car 1, Melonville can hold in quarters.

03:32

723-11-88.

03:48

Coleman, I'm going to Sillmont Fire, Melville Fire,

03:52

Perkman, the alarm has been reset, and the alarm is terminated, 726-11K8.

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