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False fire alarm triggered in auditorium mezzanine, Buffalo NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/04/2025 01:22 AM (PDT)

Buffalo, NY

A fire alarm went off in an auditorium mezzanine. Responders found no smoke or fire. They concluded the alarm was a malfunction.

Audio|Source: Buffalo Police, Fire and EMS

02:27

Transcript:

00:00

Panel's reading an auditorium mezzanine.

00:02

We're investigating the PDP[1], believe that there's a person in the building.

00:06

Copy. Dispatch holding all companies.

00:08

Roger Forrest since holding all companies.

00:09

Floodown, going to Broadway, all carriage you and slow down going to Broadway.

00:12

To be in the rear between London Avenue and Tioga Street for activated CO detector to go for engine 36 the alarm level 1 response 2255 Delaware Avenue and the rear between London Avenue and Tioga Street for activated CO detector that's to go for inch of 36 I'm out for 25 hours Duffalo fire one area.

00:38

Two-one. Not sure if our MCT is down or not, but myself in 20 are going to be back, GOA, pulling up to Wilkes.

00:44

That's clear, thank you.

00:45

Do you have ADI coming? He's got a nice little reclaceration on top of the forehead.

00:50

I was notified, I can call bus and route, stand by.

00:54

No signs of smoke or fire in the auditorium.

00:57

Did he confirm that someone did enter the building?

01:00

I'm going to call this a malfunction or possibly malfeasance.

01:04

Copy.

01:05

Dispatch 4-6.

01:06

8.46.

01:07

Yeah, this was, uh,

01:09

this alarm, we'll call it a malfunction.

01:10

There's no signs of smoke or fire.

01:11

Companies can pick up, truck contact report.

01:13

I'm in service.

01:14

Project 4.6, malfunction, no signs of smoke or fire, letter 10 is a report.

01:18

46 are in service.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

PDP: Panel Display Point (fire alarm activation)

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