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Williamsville · Sheridan Drive · MVA

Two-Vehicle Crash Near the Transit Off-Ramp Puts a Two-Year-Old on the Sheridan Drive Scene

Amherst fire dispatch pushed units to Sheridan Drive just off the Transit Road ramp after a two-car wreck, with a two-year-old reported in one of the vehicles.

At about 10:15 AM, Amherst fire dispatch toned out a motor vehicle accident on Sheridan Drive near the off-ramp from Transit Road[*], describing two vehicles involved and a two-year-old in one of them. Engine 92 marked responding off Sheridan just past the Transit off-ramp, with a second unit rolling in from the Maple-Transit area.

The response built at the busy interchange as the morning traffic thread continued, and the channel later logged an alarm reset elsewhere in Williamsville as units cleared. No further word on the child's or the drivers' condition crossed the air before the call moved off the channel.

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Clarence · Main Street · Bee Sting

RESOLVED

A Bee Sting at Clarence High School Sends a Man to the VA With an Allergic Reaction

Clarence Center EMS was dispatched to the high school on Main Street after a 38-year-old man had an allergic reaction to a bee sting near the pickleball courts.

At about 1:34 PM, Amherst fire dispatch sent Clarence Center EMS to 9625 Main Street, Clarence High School, for a 38-year-old man having an allergic reaction to a bee sting near the pickleball courts. The dispatcher gave the location by the courts as crews were toned out at 1:35 PM.

By 1:42 PM the traffic showed the patient — carried by unit 227 — en route to the VA, with Akron's crew marking back in service at 1:43 PM. The radio carried no further word on his condition once the call cleared.

Medina · Main Street · In Custody

RESOLVED

A Second Ambulance Rolls to the Medina Police Station for a Man in Custody

Orleans County paging called a second ambulance to the Medina police station on Main Street after a man in custody was reported about to pass out.

At about 1:20 PM, fire-EMS paging put out a second ambulance request to the Medina Police Station at 600 Main Street, where a man in custody was reported as though he was going to pass out. Dispatch repeated the request to Medina as the run went out.

The traffic showed a unit clearing at 1:20 PM as the second ambulance was assigned to the station house. No further detail on the man's condition or the underlying complaint crossed the air before the call moved off the channel.


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Northtowns

Amherst · Water Alarm

Amherst Water Races to Pump Out Building Before High-Level Alarm Turns to Flood

Amherst Water crews were called out at 2:21 PM for a high-level alarm identified on the radio only as "alarm 630," after dispatch relayed that water needed to be pumped out of the building before it flooded.

Tonawanda · Truck Fire

Truck Fire Ignites Perilously Close to House on Jamaica Square

Niagara County Fire Dispatch sent Truck 1 at 1:52 PM to 1474 Jamaica Square in Tonawanda, between Deerfield and Lexington, for a truck fire parked dangerously close to a house; dispatchers noted the burning vehicle was parked near the NTS Garage.

Buffalo Metro

Lackawanna · Dual EMS Calls

Lackawanna Crews Juggle Chest Pain and Active Childbirth Calls Minutes Apart on Michigan Street

City of Lackawanna EMS was dispatched at 9:54 AM to 320 Michigan Street, using the rear entrance, for a 60-year-old man with chest pain and difficulty breathing, with dispatch recommending an ALS priority response.

Minutes later, at 9:57 AM, the same dispatcher opened a second ALS-priority call for an active childbirth, putting two serious runs on the board back to back.

GLOW Counties

Attica · Correctional Facility Medical Call

Inmate's Chest Pain Draws Medic Request Inside Attica Correctional Facility

Wyoming County Fire Dispatch requested Medic 8-3 at 11:54 AM to the Attica Correctional Facility, 639 Exchange Street, for a 46-year-old male inmate suffering chest pain; the call was repeated moments later with the crew directed to VCCH.

Other Calls of Note

Northtowns
[8:46 AM]Amherst · Fire Alarm An investigative fire alarm at 1251 North French Road, between Archery Lane and Lynette Lane, turned up nothing; crews walked through, found no issue, and re-secured the house by 8:58 AM.
[9:11 AM]Amherst · Fire Dispatch Amherst Fire Dispatch put out a call shortly after 9:11 AM; the transmission was largely unintelligible, though unit 12-7 acknowledged and responded.
[9:22 AM]Snyder · Fire Alarm Amherst Fire Dispatch sent a Snyder unit to investigate a residential fire-alarm activation at 136 Lafayette Blvd., between King Place and Queen Place, traced to a hallway smoke detector.
[9:09 AM]North Tonawanda · Medical Emergency North Tonawanda's Engine 4 was sent to 290 South Meadow Drive, between East Goundry and Michael, for a 60-year-old man actively seizing, dispatched BLS priority.
[11:55 AM]North Tonawanda · Medical Emergency North Tonawanda's Truck 1 was sent to Elmwood Avenue, between Wright and Christiana, for a 60-year-old man with abdominal pain found on the front porch, dispatched BLS priority.
[11:43 AM]Newstead · Fire Alarm Niagara County Fire Control sent a Newstead unit to 6277 Robinson Road for an office smoke-detector activation at Cruz Hermanos; no fire was reported.
Niagara County
[8:14 AM]Niagara County · Medical Call Barker EMS needed three separate rounds of tones before a crew got moving to 8677 Lake Road, between Quaker and Lovers Lane, for a 24-year-old woman with vertigo symptoms; Niagara County EMS 23 ultimately handled the BLS-priority call.
[9:07 AM]Wendelville · Fall Injury Wendelville EMS was sent at 9:07 AM to 49 Alexander Parkway, off Tonawanda Creek Road, for a 95-year-old man who fell with leg pain; dispatchers noted he already had a cast on the opposite leg, with a BLS-standard response recommended.
[9:24 AM]Niagara County · Medical Emergency Niagara County dispatchers sent an ambulance to 2709 Transit Road, Room 37 in the A-Wing, for a 70-year-old resident reported ill, BLS standard.
[10:03 AM]Niagara County · Medical Emergency An ALS-priority ambulance was dispatched to the Ramble Safety Trailer at 7725 Lake Road for a 34-year-old man with chest pain.
[10:29 AM]Niagara County · Medical Emergency Niagara County EMS responded to Almarie Avenue for a 66-year-old COPD patient who was short of breath and having difficulty standing.
GLOW Counties
[10:50 AM]Genesee County · Fire Dispatch Genesee County Fire Dispatch sent a unit to Rolf Road, between Meade and Circular, with no further details given on the air.
[10:55 AM]Genesee County · Fire Dispatch Genesee County Fire Dispatch sent Fire 13 to St. Mark Street, between North Street and Church Street, in a second Genesee County run within the same morning; no further details were given on the air.

Editor’s Note

A quiet daytime window dominated by routine Niagara-area EMS runs — chest pains, falls, and the ordinary churn of a busy county fire board. The day's real news came closer to home, where a two-vehicle crash near the Sheridan Drive off-ramp put a two-year-old on scene and drew a full Amherst response, and a bee sting at Clarence High School sent a man to the hospital by mid-afternoon. Farther afield, a man in custody at the Medina police station drew a second ambulance to the station house, rounding out an otherwise unremarkable shift.

By the Numbers

Segments
856
Active systems
8
Busiest hour
9:00 AM–10:00 AM (Niagara County fire dispatch)
Regional Breaking
0
Updates
0
By Agency (top 3)
BucketSegs
Fire / EMS780
Police40
Other36
By Area (top 5)
BucketSegs
Niagara County430
Williamsville & Amherst210
Outer counties130
Clarence60
Buffalo26

By-agency and by-area counts are proportional estimates from channel-family activity; conventional trunks are mapped by their home region.

[*] = a name the scanner audio left uncertain and could not be confirmed against an official source; treat as unverified. Routine street-name fixes against official municipal lists are applied silently.
The WNY Listening Post · Saturday, September 12, 2026 · P.M. Edition · Vol. I, No. 126
Compiled from public radio scanner traffic via the WNY Listening Post automated pipeline. Transcriptions are AI-generated and may contain errors; verify names and details before action.