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False fire alarm triggered by painters at commercial buildingBuffalo NY

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Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14204

According to the dispatch call, a commercial fire alarm activated at 180 Jefferson Avenue was investigated and found to be a false alarm caused by painters covering the fire detectors during their work.

Audio|Heard on: Buffalo Police, Fire and EMS
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02:46
Transcript:
00:00
Preliminary signal for an activated commercial fire alarm number 180, Jefferson.
00:03
That's between North Division and East Eagle.
00:05
Fetching Douglas Apartments to go for engine 32, engine 3, Ladder 5, and B43.
00:09
The preliminary signal for an activated commercial fire alarm number 180, Jefferson Avenue.
00:14
That's between North Division and East Eagle.
00:16
Such as Douglas Apartments to go for engine 32, engine 3, Ladder 5, and B43, time out of 12, hour, stop full fire.
00:24
281 radio Edward 281.
00:29
31.
00:31
3198 Main Street assisting a motorist.
00:38
Joe Edward 230.
00:44
What color is the vehicle that was struck?
00:48
It's a white Toyota, Corolla.
00:57
This is 32 on location, investigating.
01:00
32 on location, investigating.
01:07
24, respond for EMS, number 59 in Victoria.
01:11
That's for Eilmore and Holden's in the lower.
01:14
Report of a 28-year-old female hemorrhaging.
01:20
Okay.
01:25
In the lower, report of a 28-year-old female hemorrhaging, the time by 1125 hours off fire.
01:36
4.3 allegations to location.
01:42
4332 Lobby.
01:43
Panel reads on the floor, we're going up to investigation.
01:51
Copy.
01:59
Go ahead, 32.
02:03
Chief, that was set up by painters paying this air wall.
02:05
We can handle.
02:09
That's clear.
02:10
32, do they have the detector to cover?
02:16
Yeah, they got them covered, sheep, we're not going to stop.
02:17
I told them to try to recover them.
02:25
Copy.
02:27
Dispatch 4-3, that was set off by workers painting.
02:30
The company's up.
02:31
Truck Coodoo a report.
02:32
4-3 is in.
02:35
Roger 4-3. That was set off by Painters.
02:37
32 will handle the remainder.
02:38
Truck 5 has a report.
02:39
Other companies for Jefferson can call as available.
02:41
4-3 are in service.
02:42
4-3, is there any maintenance on location to reset the alarm or should we start making phone calls?

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Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14204

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