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False fire alarm at Summit Towers Apartments, Schenectady NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/27/2025 02:13 PM

Near Albany St, Schenectady, NY 12307

A general fire alarm was triggered at Summit Towers Apartments near Albany Street. Responders found no fire and suspected a problem with the alarm bell. The unit has been checked and secured with no danger detected.

Audio|Source: Schenectady County Fire/EMS

01:59

Transcript:

00:00

Truck 1, Car 22, Engine 4, near Albany Street, Apartment 605, Summit Tower, Apartments, Cross Streets of Germania, as for a general fire alarm[1], again for truck 1, car 22, engine 4, near Albany Street, Summit Towers, Apartment 605, for a general fire alarm, timeout 1715.

00:25

Stage your welcome.

00:28

Ending 4.

00:33

V.

00:38

Engine 3 dispatch, we're clear about returning.

00:40

I'm sure you're returning in 1715.

00:47

Invived?

00:49

Are responding?

00:52

Racing.

00:57

Your control, 9185.

01:07

9185.

01:14

1716.

01:20

Received 9182, your responding.

01:23

1716.

01:24

Two,

01:25

three, seven, six roof, two three.

01:29

Go ahead.

01:34

We're able to access part of the unit.

01:37

All appears to be okay.

01:39

Still might be a bell issue. We can access it from our location.

01:44

The unit has been secured up at this moment.

01:48

Okay, go ahead and move that unit is shut down.

01:56

You'll stand by Scotia in Milwaukee.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

general fire alarm: Automatic fire alarm activation for the building

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Location mentioned:

Near Albany St, Schenectady, NY 12307

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