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Smoke triggers false fire alarm at university buildingBuffalo NY

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Near Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222

Fire department responded to a commercial fire alarm at Newman Hall, Buffalo State University. The alarm was caused by smoke from someone smoking in a room, with no fire present.

Audio|Source: Buffalo Police, Fire and EMS
02:10
Transcript:
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336 ladder 13 before 4 level 2 response[1] to buff state 155 Reese at Newman Hall to investigate commercial alarm activation in preliminary signal engine 1936 ladder 13 before 4 level 2 response to bus state to Newman Hall at 155 Reese thanks for the activated commercial alarm time 438 bus will fire
00:29
EMF engine 37 response.
00:35
Number 335 summer between Norwood and Richmond.
00:45
19, engine 36.
00:47
Correction, engine 37,
00:49
with bond alone to number 335 summer between Norwood and Richmond for a seizure.
00:56
Sign for 40, Buffalo Fire.
01:04
Before responding.
01:07
Before four, you're responding to bookstate at Newman Hall,
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155 brief, to investigate a commercial alarm activation.
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An alarm company didn't have a description of where the alarm was activated in the building.
01:21
You have a PS[2] to investigate.
01:34
A location investigating.
01:36
18 on station investigating.
01:44
4-4.
01:46
Report from campus police set off by smoking Room 228.
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That's clear.
01:54
440 dispatch.
01:56
19 teams reporting, smoking in room 228.
01:58
They're going to handle, pick up the rest.
02:00
I'm in service, truck and get the report.
02:04
Rather, that was set out by smoking.
02:07
19 won't handle the remainder of the incident.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
level 2 response: Elevated response level requiring additional units or resources beyond the standard initial deployment.
[2]
PS: Preliminary Signal

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Near Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222

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