Smoke alarm triggers at school auditorium during roof work, Buffalo NY


A smoke detector activated in the auditorium of a school near Seneca St during ongoing roof work. The building was evacuated, but fire crews found no actual fire. The alarm was triggered by the roof work activity.
Audio|Source: West Seneca Fire Dispatch
06:4
Transcript:
00:00
E-Seneca, Vigilant Union for your latter.
00:03
Border Limer Activation with smoke shown from the auditorium, near Seneca St.
00:08
West Seneca Fire Vigilance, seven.
00:10
Seven. In service from Cheryl seemed to turned over to reserve before headed back to the hall.
00:15
Cut.
00:16
Westlacifier, you're sucking that water out.
00:17
911[1], you're out.
00:18
SRO said there's smoke showing from the auditorium area.
00:21
Copy, I'll take you back, James.
00:23
Westonic fire, reserve 911[1]X.
00:25
911[1]X. 911. From Sheryl, scene turned over to West Seneca PD, all Vigilant Reserve Unit survey again with our thanks.
00:33
1151. 1151.
00:34
You can't have a 9x in route.
00:36
9x. 9x. Westenica, East Seneca 9.4 to the hall.
00:39
94. 94. West Nicarry, you second that one's on scene.
00:47
Three stories, school.
00:48
Building evacuated.
00:49
I'll be taking a command. I'm looking 911[1] Sonica.
00:50
Fasting has been notified.
00:52
I got your size up.
00:53
Do you say you do or do not still have smoke shown?
00:55
You can pick up the fast team.
00:56
You can hold my engine alone.
00:57
There's no smoke.
00:58
Smokehead. Copy no smoke, just a smoke head activation canceling the fast teams.
01:02
Your engine alone.
01:03
Stand by. Vigil of Union, units have not yet responded, are to standby in quarters for near Seneca St.
01:08
No smoke, actually just smokehead deep activation.
01:12
Okay. You send a engine company. 9-1.
01:13
West Seneca, you, Seneca, Seneca, Seneca one at romew.
01:14
He's second one in route, the 911[1]'s your command.
01:17
No, no smoke showing there now.
01:18
No second fire, near Seneca St, Command.
01:26
Goodside, command.
01:27
As stated, no smoke showing in the inactivated smokehead in the auditorium.
01:31
I'll take my engine company to investigate.
01:33
Copy, your one's on the road there.
01:34
I think they were just calling you.
01:35
Decide engine one.
01:36
Come in.
01:37
One. One. One. Take Seneca three-eye entrance, obviously.
01:39
Just beat you right in front of the flight pole.
01:40
Take your courty hog.
01:41
Take your courty-od. Westenica, fire south-991 next to route to East High School.
01:44
He's trying to go one option.
01:45
911[1]. 911. X.
01:46
109X. 12-9-9-9-6.
01:47
293.
01:48
9x. 10.9X, I'll with you.
01:49
911[1]. And 9.
01:51
Command 1. Command 1.
01:54
Command, 191. Go ahead. Go ahead.
01:55
Are you at the panel?
01:56
Yes,
01:57
sir. Happy, I may have missed it, but what's the panel say?
02:01
Uh, the train is both detectors.
02:03
Jeff, we're in the odd now.
02:04
Nothing's showing. We'll be investigating.
02:05
Yeah, I just want you to check that out.
02:07
They weren't working over the auditorium, so I just want to make sure to be wide activated.
02:10
I was trying to compare yourself in 911[1]-X location.
02:12
9-1 location.
02:13
I believe they were holding, but you want to verify it's 9-1 on the air.
02:16
Softane chief, you're thinking that one.
02:18
Go right ahead, sir. You guys can go ahead and pick up.
02:20
It's just going to be an activated head in the auditorium.
02:22
Or Roger.
02:23
Command, engine one.
02:24
Go ahead. Go ahead. All the heads are activated in the auditorium.
02:26
The process is due to the work going on the roof.
02:28
You're going to try to give a recess.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
911: Emergency telephone number
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Location mentioned:
Near Seneca St, Buffalo, NY 14224
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