Fire Alarm in Marcellus
What happened
A fire alarm was reported at Melrose Ave, across West Genesee St and Sydney Street, due to smoke detector activation. Units Marcellus and Garth arrived on scene. Picked up on County Fire Control radio traffic.
Key Facts
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Aug 30, 8:42:35 PM Initial DispatchFire Alarm in Marcellus: A fire alarm was reported at Melrose Ave, across West Genesee St and Sydney Street, due to smoke detector activation. Units Marcellus and Garth arrived on...Source: OTA only
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Aug 30, 8:43:36 PM transcriptFire alarm, fire alarm, Melrose Ave, across the W Genesee St Street and Sydney Street, team to the alarm, smoke detector activation, we have TAC-3 at 2043. Marcellus, Garth, arrive. Marcellus, Garth, re-arrived.Source: radio_tg_1
Radio Dispatch Intel 2 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
Fire alarm, fire alarm, Melrose Ave, across the W Genesee St Street and Sydney Street, team to the alarm, smoke detector activation, we have TAC-3 at 2043. Marcellus, Garth, arrive. Marcellus, Garth, re-arrived.
Transcribed from over-the-air P25 radio traffic. Accuracy may vary.
A fire alarm was reported at Melrose Ave, across West Genesee St and Sydney Street, due to smoke detector activation. Units Marcellus and Garth arrived on scene. Picked up on County Fire Control radio traffic.
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Alert details
- Town: Syracuse
- Public location: Melrose Ave, West Genesee St and Sydney Street, Marcellus
- 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 30, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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Source
Derived from over-the-air radio traffic. Treat it as an early signal until public updates confirm it.