Fire alarm at UPS turns out to be malfunction


Fire units were sent to check a fire alarm at a UPS location. It was found that the alarm was false and no fire was present.
Audio|Source: Buffalo Fire
00:55
Transcript:
47 is responding. 34[2]7, you're responding number 1678 hurdle between Wallace and Starrant. Washington Market. This is an investigative commercial alarm. (name withheld) 34 on location of SCA[4]. 34 on location of USDA[5]. 47's on location. 347[3] on location. 47, this is 34. That was a malfunction we can handle. Copy. Pettysatch 4-7[1], malfunction 34. We'll handle. Truck 7-pix report, pick up the rest. 4-7. Roger.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
4-7: Unit identifier for Buffalo Fire
[2]
34: Unit identifier for Buffalo Fire
[3]
347: Unit identifier for Buffalo Fire
[4]
SCA: Supervisory Control Alarm (likely refers to a building system alarm)
[5]
USDA: Possible misheard code, but contextually not a crime code
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Location mentioned:
Buffalo, NY
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