False fire alarm at three-story school on Tacoma Avenue, Buffalo NY


A fire alarm activated at a three-story school on Tacoma Avenue in Buffalo. Multiple response units entered and inspected the building. They found no signs of smoke or fire and concluded the alarm was caused by a malfunction.
Audio|Source: Buffalo Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Location, it's a three-story school, you're investigating.
00:07
Yeah, I'm 541.
00:09
Just got mail in a second call back, he hung up the phone.
00:14
That's clear, thank you.
00:16
You're welcome.
00:27
Thank you. 432.
00:29
All right.
00:36
Company to respond.
00:38
Rone car motor motor vehicle accident, route 33 westbound at homeboat.
00:41
Scope, scope for entry 21, ladder 6, rescue 1 at 40 and B43.
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The following company's first hour, report of a motor vehicle accident,
00:49
route 33 westbound.
00:51
You're humbled. Let's go for engine 21-96 Rescue 1 F-40 and B-4-3, timeout 256 hours, Buffalo Fire.
00:59
...and no answer on the callback.
01:11
42 and I will take the check welfare.
01:18
47 allocation.
01:25
4736. Key in the Knoxbox is now working on the main entrance for checking other doors.
01:33
Roger that.
01:40
Westbound just before the home vault exit.
01:42
We do have airbags deployed, unknown injuries.
01:47
There is a male out of the car trying to assist another female.
01:52
I'm out of the car.
01:54
reported weather conditions are pretty harsh out there. You have 1-1 the rescue at 40.
02:04
Dispatch 36. Can we have a runner for this place?
02:09
36 standby.
02:13
That's far.
02:16
They attend you on.
02:21
Can you put us out on a walking squad call,
02:24
possibly intoxicated?
02:28
Roger, is it near or at the firehouse?
02:33
Affirmative.
02:36
Roger that.
02:40
One out of servicing quarters, walk in EMS.
02:42
Time,
02:43
259 hours. Buffle fire.
02:51
4-736. We gain entry. I'm making my way to the panel.
02:58
Roger, heading towards the office.
03:11
Billarm level one response.
03:14
Number 10 7th Street, apartment 717, between West Mohawk and Pine Harbor Walk.
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To assist citizen with left-out medication,
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go for engine two.
03:29
No alarm level one.
03:32
Response to number 10 7th Street, apartment 717 between Westmoreawk and Pine Harbor Walks to assist citizen to let's out. Need medication.
03:42
Let's go for engine two.
03:44
Engine two, be advised.
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Please check with and run.
03:47
Check with and one.
03:49
Time out 2100 hours, Buffalo Fire.
03:57
Investigating first floor room three.
04:02
Roger.
04:03
Investigating room three in the first inversion.
04:09
Can you get a runner first building?
04:13
Can't by engine two.
04:20
Engine 26 EMS, number 1870 Kenmore, between Grove and military.
04:26
Engine 26 EMS, number 1870 Kimmore, between Grove and military.
04:31
For a part of difficulty breathing, timeout, 2101 hours, buffer fire.
04:38
Dispatch 4-3. I saw one car pulled over the side between Best and Humboldt.
04:45
Didn't look like an accident, but I have an accident westbound before the 198,
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heading west right before it.
04:54
Roger 4-3.
04:57
One accident 33 west going toward the 198.
05:07
Up to Genesee, we don't see anything.
05:14
What are you? We're going to turn around to end the 198.
05:20
We're going to east.
05:25
Anybody know what he's saying?
05:32
We went all the way down west.
05:34
We're getting off the Genesee and going to head to east. Now.
05:46
Can you please have two 9-11 hangout, 586 Ohio, busy on call back?
05:55
And we're going to be kind of a bad spot here, Radio. It's just past the 198 split under the Overpass.
06:03
If you can let BFT or AMR no.
06:08
Thank you.
06:15
4736, 3rd floor, room 318, no signs of smoke and fire.
06:23
Malfunction, recommend us alone.
06:29
Roger at 36.
06:34
Did you say third floor, I thought originally you said first floor was the alarm activation.
06:43
4736, third floor, third floor.
06:49
Roger. Dispatches, 4-7.
06:51
It's an apparent malfunction.
06:53
We're going to pick up all the companies. Trucks got the report.
06:55
4-6-in.
06:56
You're at the school on Tacoma. It's an apparent malfunction.
06:59
Company's call on services you are available. Truck will take the report.
07:02
47 will be in service.
07:03
We're going to reach out to the school engineer and let them know about that malfunction.
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Tacoma Ave, Buffalo, NY
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