Buffalo · Monteclair Avenue
RESOLVEDBFD Throws a “Preliminary Signal” at 72 Monteclair: Smoke in the Structure, Level-2 Response
At 11:28 a.m., Buffalo Fire dispatch put out a “preliminary signal, level 2 response” for “smoke in structure” at 72 Monteclair Avenue, between Kinshawana and the dead end. The system’s preliminary-signal language means an active investigative response one step short of the full first-alarm package. Companies cleared it without escalating to a working fire — a residual-smoke find that ended at the door.
Buffalo · Tops on Niagara
RESOLVED“They’re Requesting Us to Force Entry, and I Think This Is a Police Matter” — Buffalo Fire at the Tops on Niagara
At 10:57 a.m., a Buffalo Fire crew at the Tops on Niagara Street radioed in a tasking that did not fit their badge: “they’re requesting us to force entry — and I think this is a police matter” — then named the address, 425 Niagara. Twenty minutes later the crew was back in service after handing the call to BPD with the case information on file. A reminder that the day’s least glamorous radio work is figuring out which agency the next radio belongs to.
Hamburg · Thruway overpass
RESOLVEDAuto Accident With Injury: Southwestern at the New York State Thruway Overpass, Big Tree Picks It Up
At 2:07 p.m., Hamburg dispatch sent Big Tree Fire to an “auto accident with injury” at Southwestern at the NYS Thruway overpass; the report was “one male in the hamlet”. By 2:18 dispatch had cleared the field with a negative on the near-field hazard — a textbook Southtowns afternoon MVA, on a route that on a heat-advisory afternoon does this more than once.
Orleans County · 11213 Ridge Road
RESOLVEDSmall Shed on Fire on Ridge Road, Six Feet From Another Shed; Medina Pumper Requested
At 2:53 p.m., Orleans County Fire-EMS paging requested “Ridgeway equipment, Welling Fast, Medina pumper” — ladder requested — to 11213 Ridge Road, north side between Marsh Road and North Gravel Road, for “small shed on fire — possibly out now, six feet to another shed”. Crews knocked it down before the second shed went up.
Other Calls of Note
[09:28]Buffalo · Glenwood Community Services
Engine 1 took an EMS run to Glenwood Community Services on Sycamore Street between Michigan and Pine for a 64-year-old woman with chest pain.
[10:47]Eggertsville · 5300 Main at the Mobile
Smoke-detector activation, zone 2, at the Mobile gas station at 5300 Main Street between Linwood and South Union — alarm-company report only, cleared at the door.
[09:55]Williamsville · 4987 Transit at McDonald’s
Commercial fire-alarm activation at the McDonald’s, 4987 Transit Road, between Sheridan Drive and Greiner Road[*]; set off by a contractor, the alarm was reset prior to arrival.
[09:46]Getzville · 501 John James Audubon Pkwy
Commercial fire alarm at the Town Centre office building, 501 John James Audubon Parkway, Getzville; investigation cleared as no issue, occupants advised to seek service on the panel.
[14:44]Amherst · 3320 Millersport Highway
Fire alarm activation at 3320 Millersport Highway for a smoke detector in an upstairs apartment.
[09:57]Niagara Falls · 35 Division Street
BLS priority response to 35 Division Street, front lobby, for a 40-year-old diabetic male reported sweating, lightheaded and dizzy.
[10:31]Lockport · Briarwood Manor
Mutual aid into the City of Lockport at Briarwood Manor, 1001 Lincoln Avenue, for a 73-year-old woman who fell, struck her head, and had a laceration to her arm.
[14:16]Niagara County · Amazon on Lockport Road
Mercy EMS sent to the Amazon facility at 8995 Lockport Road for a 36-year-old with difficulty breathing, dispatch noting “possibly due to the heat”.
[14:38]Lockport · 828 East High Street
Lockport EMS to 828 East High Street for a 76-year-old male with chest pain.
[11:45]Batavia · Crestport Apartments
Genesee County Fire ran an EMS call to the Crestport Apartments, 269 State Street, for a child “not acting right — complaining of a headache”.
[12:10]Medina · 209 William Street
Medina ambulance requested to 209 William Street, between West Avenue and Gwen Street, for a 47-year-old woman with a gallbladder issue.
[12:39]Hamburg · Falcon Learning Center
General fire-alarm activation at the Falcon Learning Center, 4540 Southwestern Boulevard; full assignment dispatched, no working fire on arrival.