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Fire units investigate smoke report, nothing foundBuffalo NY

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West Ave, Buffalo, NY 14213

As discussed during the dispatch call, buffalo Fire Department units investigated reports of a smoke odor near Massachusetts, Prospect, and West Avenue. Crews checked surrounding streets including Plymouth and Hampshire but found no fire or smoke.

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03:48
Transcript:
00:00
44 is on location in the vicinity of Massachusetts and Prospect, investigating.
00:06
44 on location investigating.
00:08
44, I just got an additional call near West Avenue reporting a strong odor of smoke and fog in the area.
00:19
Copy near West Avenue.
00:21
Engine 21, 44.
00:26
21, going to school, white start.
00:29
Head over to West, please.
00:33
Roger, heading to West.
00:34
We're gonna go on level three.
00:38
That's affirmative.
00:43
21, West Avenue is between school and Hampshire.
00:52
School Street at Hampshire Street.
01:10
34 is in.
01:12
34 is in?
01:19
Since that turtle command, rescue should be in service already or picking up shortly and they're going to be picking up 19 as well.
01:30
Traffic command update received.
01:35
Massachusetts Prospect area, we're not finding anything yet.
01:37
We'll continue to investigate.
01:40
Roger, continue to investigate.
01:43
The caller near West Avenue believed it may have been coming from Plymouth Avenue between school and Hampshire.
01:58
Right. We'll head down Plymouth.
02:03
That's affirmative.
02:13
Buffalo Fire Engine 31 is on location.
02:17
31 on location?
02:20
Sorry, not 31, that's your three.
02:23
Engine 3 on location under Washington, apartment 501.
02:34
4421, we got off of my man.
02:36
We're going up west.
02:37
We don't see anything.
02:41
One four four copies in the area.
02:44
Nothing found.
02:45
Let's just take one more lap.
02:47
If we don't find anything, they're calling in service.
02:53
Roger, we'll go up a couple blocks and I'll have that down.
03:00
That's affirmative.
03:01
Thank you.
03:10
EMS, engine 33, near West Humboldt in apartment 903.
03:14
That's between the Abbey Circle and Main for a diabetic.
03:19
EMS, engine 33, near West Humboldt, an apartment 903 for a diabetic.
03:25
Time out is 1854 hours, Buffalo Fire.
03:31
Dispatch 44.
03:34
440.
03:37
Companies have investigated the area several blocks in each direction, nothing found.
03:41
They're going to do one more lap and then they are going to call in services available.
03:47
Roger.

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