False fire alarm at Carousel Apartments caused by cat, North Tonawanda NY
A fire alarm was activated at Carousel Apartments near Oliver Street, North Tonawanda. Fire crews responded but found no smoke or fire. Investigation revealed the alarm was triggered accidentally by a cat in an empty apartment.
Audio|Source: Niagara County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Fire control to all North Tonawanda stations and monitors.
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You have the fire alarm[1] activation at Carousel Apartments.
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100 Oliver Street.
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100 Oliver Street for the fire alarm[1] that is activated.
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No smoke or fire reported from the hallway on the 6th floor.
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Tonight is 6'6.
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Yep.
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Repeating.
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North Tonawanda stations and monitors, you have the fire alarm[1] activation.
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100 Oliver Street, the Carousel Apartments between Mechanic and Goundary Streets.
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The fire alarm[1] activated, no smoke or fire per the caller.
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It's coming in from the hallway on the sixth floor.
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NT Engine 4, NT Engine 6, NT Truck 1 to respond, 754.
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Happy card time responding, 100 Oliver Street, between Mechanic and Boundary.
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Engine 4 on location, 100 Oliver, nothing showing.
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Engine 4 on location, reporting, nothing showing, investigating.
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229 county trip.
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229.
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B River and Summer with Tennessee play Boy Sam Mary-1306 B-Sm-1306 B-Sm-1306 Tancel.
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Engine 4 to Carton.
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There's nothing showing on the panel.
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I'm going to go to the 6th floor and see if it's an EMS alarm.
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Yes, I'll notice.
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Keratown Parketrap.
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Caritone, go ahead.
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This is Sinnott's 4-7.
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Can you start a princiti to make calls,
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please?
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Town for.
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I'll be at the house, Millisterty, a subpoena.
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Okay.
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Q29, checking your status.
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Okay.
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Recease.
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Staff for the security.
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Security. Security. Security.
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4-9.
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Okay, now one.
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Good morning.
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Can I get service entrance number one roof hatch open for blow up? Copy.
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29, get that one.
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There's a 911 hang up from Charles Ubson, near Harding Avenue.
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Came in from the county with the voicemail and call back.
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Okay.
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Okay.
02:57
All right time you'll have Twin City responding cold from Fillmore.
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Copy. You can also put the recall on and hold this engine for the remainder to return.
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229 is clear, couple.
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4-229. 24,
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recall on holding engine 4, engine 6 and truck won't return.
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The engine 6 can return.
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TENT truck one copy for turning.
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Ten four engine six and ten for truck one.
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Engine four, two car ten, apartments, six, two, two, two.
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I'll be in route there to Charles, that's one.
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Okay.
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So.
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Four, three.
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Go ahead.
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Car 39 to county, in service.
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Art Trail Caval Department, 622.
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10-8, car 55.
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10-4-car 3-9.
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Kyle.
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The city is Thursday, November 6, 2025.
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Platoon 3 is on duty with Chief Inns and Carter 80.
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All units stand-live for the morning radio test.
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Three.
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Engine three.
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Engine three.
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Engine four.
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Engine four.
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Indie seven.
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Engine seven.
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Engine seven. Engine eight.
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Charge ten.
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Truck one. Truck one.
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Truck one. Truck one. Truck one. Truck one.
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All right. Turn.
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Go ahead.
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Engine nine.
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Chuck one.
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Chuck one.
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The apartment is empty other than a cat who pulled the alarm.
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You can cancel the center.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
fire alarm: Automatic fire alarm activation
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Location mentioned:
Near Oliver St # 1, North Tonawanda, NY 14120
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