Fire Alarm Activation in Van Buren
What happened
Northwest Air reported a fire alarm activation at the FedEx Ground Facility on Van Buren Road, possibly related to an earlier power outage. Lakeside is en route to another call. Heard over County Fire Control radio.
Key Facts
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Aug 24, 2:30:48 PM Initial DispatchFire Alarm Activation in Van Buren: Northwest Air reported a fire alarm activation at the FedEx Ground Facility on Van Buren Road, possibly related to an earlier power outage....Source: OTA only
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Aug 24, 2:35:52 PM escalationweapons involvedSource: radio_tg_1
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Aug 24, 2:35:52 PM escalation->
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Aug 24, 2:38:35 PM escalationPriority escalated from routine to urgentSource: radio_tg_1
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Aug 24, 2:38:35 PM escalation->
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Aug 24, 2:39:39 PM transcriptOh, you said Car 1 just now? I said Car 1.Source: radio_tg_1
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Aug 24, 2:41:29 PM transcriptNorthwest Air to Lakeside on a fire alarm activation at the FedEx Ground Facility, Van Buren Road, possibly related to an earlier power outage. Lakeside en route to another call. Parking lot of Lakeside and Solvay, be advised. Caller that's now speaking to the truck driver, the vehicle that's rolled over was actually being towed in this incident. There was no driver in that vehicle. It may be a 79. All right, Carlin copies Lakeside. My unit's going to get out. You can slow Solvay down. I'll let you know. I'm going to tie them up. copy that, Chief. We have it on the highway cameras. It is actually going to be right underneath the 695 ramp to get on to the westbound side. Copy. I'm coming up eastbound on it now. I have my squad to get on it, Daniel. Listen, you're going to come that way. It's a gridlock eastbound. I'll let your squads on the way. We'll be to get on it, Daniel. affirmative.Source: radio_tg_1
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Aug 24, 2:42:14 PM transcriptNorthwest Fire on a fire alarm at the FedEx facility, Van Buren Road.Source: radio_tg_1
Radio Dispatch Intel 4 units
Transcribed from over-the-air P25 radio traffic. Accuracy may vary. Information reflects raw dispatch communications and may not reflect final incident outcomes.
Dispatch Transcript
Northwest Air to Lakeside on a fire alarm activation at the FedEx Ground Facility, Van Buren Road, possibly related to an earlier power outage. Lakeside en route to another call. Parking lot of Lakeside and Solvay, be advised. Caller that's now speaking to the truck driver, the vehicle that's rolled over was actually being towed in this incident. There was no driver in that vehicle. It may be a 79. All right, Carlin copies Lakeside. My unit's going to get out. You can slow Solvay down. I'll let you know. I'm going to tie them up. copy that, Chief. We have it on the highway cameras. It is actually going to be right underneath the 695 ramp to get on to the westbound side. Copy. I'm coming up eastbound on it now. I have my squad to get on it, Daniel. Listen, you're going to come that way. It's a gridlock eastbound. I'll let your squads on the way. We'll be to get on it, Daniel. affirmative.
Transcribed from over-the-air P25 radio traffic. Accuracy may vary.
Northwest Air reported a fire alarm activation at the FedEx Ground Facility on Van Buren Road, possibly related to an earlier power outage. Lakeside is en route to another call. Heard over County Fire Control radio.
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Alert details
- Town: Van Buren
- Public location: Van Buren Road, Van Buren
- Service: Fire
- Source: CNYICC
- Source model: Over-the-air monitor only (CNYICC)
- Signal confidence: early signal
- Transcript state: radio only
- Public note: Derived from over-the-air radio traffic. Treat it as an early signal until public updates confirm it.
- Published in archive: Aug 24, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Source
Derived from over-the-air radio traffic. Treat it as an early signal until public updates confirm it.