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Fire Alarm Activation Showing Smoke Detector

West Carthage Fire, Great Bend Fire, and Rutland Fire dispatched to a residence for fire alarm activation showing smoke detector. Cross streets are Franklin and Champaign. Alarm company reports panel on test and all okay.

Closed Apr 19, 2026 u{007407} 12:45 PM West Carthage Fire, Great Bend Fire, Rutland Fire
31 Madison St, Carthage, NY 13619 · Near Franklin and Champaign

Incident Report

**Carthage, NY Fire Alarm Quickly Cancelled After Dispatch**

West Carthage Fire, Great Bend Fire, and Rutland Fire were dispatched at 12:45 p.m. to a residence at 31 Madison Street in Carthage for a fire alarm activation indicating a smoke detector, according to dispatch radio traffic. Cross streets were identified as Franklin and Champaign. West Carthage Fire Chief 49-0-1 acknowledged the call and responded en route.

Responders reported that the alarm company had contacted the homeowner, confirming the panel was on test and all was okay. Upon arrival at the scene, Chief 49-0-1 verified the alarm was on test around 12:47 p.m. and requested mutual aid units from Great Bend and Rutland Fire be disregarded.

Dispatch cancelled the response shortly after, with all units reported available by 12:48 p.m. The incident was cleared at 12:48:53 p.m., lasting just three minutes.

Dispatch Audio

Initial 12:45:36 PM

Fire Alarm Activation Showing Smoke Detector

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West Carthage Carthage. Great Bend at Rutland Fire, respond. 31 Madison Street, the Shoei residence. Viral activation showing smoke detector. Eli, fire tech one repeating at West Carthage Carthage, Great Bend, Sproutland Fire, respond. 31 Madison Street. Shoei residence for fire alarm activation showing smoke detector. Cross is Franklin and Champaign. Eli, fire tech one. 4901 responding. Copy. 4901 responding, 1246. Just to advise, alarm company spoke to Jacob, states all okay, States panel is on test for an hour.

West Carthage Fire, Great Bend Fire, Rutland Fire

Cancel 12:47:45 PM

Fire Alarm Call Disregarded Shortly After Dispatch

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Carthage, Creek Bend, Rutland Fire. Per 4901, you disregard last call. Repeating Carthage, Creepin, Gruppland Fire. Creepin, 90 1, you can disregard last call. Showing you available at 12:48. Creepin, copy.

West Carthage Fire, Great Bend Fire, Rutland Fire

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Incident Timeline (5 events)

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Fire Alarm Activation Showing Smoke Detector 12:45:36 PM

West Carthage Fire, Great Bend Fire, and Rutland Fire dispatched to a residence for fire alarm activation showing smoke detector. Cross streets are Franklin and Champaign. Alarm company reports panel on test and all okay.

West Carthage Carthage. Great Bend at Rutland Fire, respond. 31 Madison Street, the Shoei residence. Viral activation showing smoke detector. Eli, fire tech one repeating at West Carthage Carthage, Great Bend, Sproutland Fire, respond. 31 Madison Street. Shoei residence for fire alarm activation showing smoke detector. Cross is Franklin and Champaign. Eli, fire tech one. 4901 responding. Copy. 4901 responding, 1246. Just to advise, alarm company spoke to Jacob, states all okay, States panel is on test for an hour.
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Chief verifies alarm on test, cancels mutual aid 12:47:13 PM

West Carthage 49-0-1 on scene at Shoei residence fire alarm. Alarm company confirms all okay, panel on test; mutual aid cancelled, Great Bend and Rutland Fire disregarded.

12:46:39 PM JE Dispatch West Carthage Carthage, Grape Bend at Rutland Fire, respond. 31 Madison Street, the Shoei residence. Firearm activation showing smoke detector. UI fire tech one repeating at West Carthage, Grape Bend, Rutland Fire, respond. 31 Madison Street, residence for fire alarm activation showing smoke detector. Cross is Franklin and. UI, fire tech one.
12:46:46 PM JE 49-0-1 P 40 90 1 responding.
12:46:57 PM JE Dispatch Copy. 4901 responding 1246. Just to advise, alarm company spoke to Jacob. State all okay. State's panel is on test for an hour.
12:47:13 PM JE 49-0-1 P 40 9 0 1, receive. I'll be on scene. You can cancel all Mitchell eight units.
12:47:19 PM JE Dispatch Copy. You're on scene. Cancel mutual aid unit twelve forty seven.
12:47:32 PM JE Dispatch Garage at Great Bend, Rutland Fire, disregard last call.
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Fire Alarm Call Disregarded Shortly After Dispatch 12:47:45 PM

West Carthage Fire, Great Bend Fire, and Rutland Fire were instructed to disregard the previous fire alarm activation in Carthage. Cancellation issued per unit 4901 with units reported available at 1248.

Carthage, Creek Bend, Rutland Fire. Per 4901, you disregard last call. Repeating Carthage, Creepin, Gruppland Fire. Creepin, 90 1, you can disregard last call. Showing you available at 12:48. Creepin, copy.
4
Fire alarm cancelled, units available 12:48:08 PM

Dispatch disregards fire alarm call for Carthage, Great Bend, Rutland Fire for 49-0-1; shows all available at 1648. Great Bend base copies.

12:48:08 PM JE Dispatch Carthage, Great Bend, Rutland fire for 4901. You can disregard the last call. Repeating Carthage, Great Bend, Rutland fire for 4901. You can disregard the last call. Showing you available, 12 forty eight.
12:48:13 PM JE 24 BASE Green Bay, copy.
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Fire alarm verified, all units available 12:48:53 PM

West Carthage 49-0-1 verifies alarm on test, requests available. Dispatch shows 49-0-1 and mutual aid units available at 1648.

12:48:45 PM JE 49-0-1 P Jefferson 4901.
12:48:47 PM JE Dispatch 4901.
12:48:53 PM JE 49-0-1 P Alarm verified. Show us character to be able to.
12:49:00 PM JE Dispatch Copy. 40 nine zero one alarm verified. Going west charge units available twelve forty eight.
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