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Alarm triggers campus fire response at RIT, Rochester NY

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/19/2025 04:52 PM

Building 50 A, 1 Latimore Pl, Rochester, NY 14623

According to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an automatic alarm at Rochester Institute of Technology's Building 50A (Ellingson Hall). Campus safety reported a door hot to the touch and possible heat in a dorm room. Firefighters investigated and found no active fire.

Audio|Heard on: Monroe NY Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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01:36

Transcript:

00:00

646, the automatic alarm, the RIT campus Building 50A, Ellingson Hall, turning from room 1004-1.

00:07

At 646, the automatic alarm, the RIT campus Building 50A, Ellingson Hall, (number withheld).

00:14

46, folks.

00:15

I hear of 46.

00:18

46.

00:19

I'm hearing the door hot to the touch.

00:23

I acknowledge door hot to touch.

00:28

Imperative base operating to a district assignment for the door is now hot to the touch reported by campus safety the RIT campus Building 50A, Ellington Hall.

00:38

Be room (number withheld), assignment campus safety reporting door hot to the touch the campus Building 50A, Ellingson Hall, (number withheld).

00:57

I read a 6.46 on location.

00:59

Nothing shown from a multi-story dormitory, alarms activated.

01:03

We're on the investigation.

01:04

We are not on water.

01:06

46-year-old alarms active, multi-stories, you are not on water.

01:10

On the investigation, (number withheld).

01:13

We are on water.

01:16

You are on water.

01:20

40.5275 on the way.

01:25

Units responding, campus safety now reporting,

01:29

the heat in the room was turned all the way up.

01:32

There is no fire.

01:35

30 copies.

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Location mentioned:

Building 50 A, 1 Latimore Pl, Rochester, NY 14623

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