Commercial fire alarm at Forge Apartments on Broadway, Buffalo NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/25/2025 04:29 PM

Near Broadway, Buffalo, NY 14204

A commercial fire alarm was activated at the Forge Apartments near Broadway in Buffalo. A level 2 fire response was dispatched, and fire units investigated a heat detector alarm in room 121. No fire was found upon investigation. Maintenance was notified.

Audio|Source: Buffalo Police, Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

We've been arguing since 5 a.m. ...Climinary signal to investigate and activate a commercial fire alarm at near Broadway.

00:05

Between Tuesday and Mortimer, Level 2 response to the Forge Apartments.

00:09

Let's go for Engine 3, Engine 1, Ladder 2, and B43.

00:14

Permanary signal to investigate an activated commercial fire alarm.

00:18

Near Broadway, between Tuzi and Mortimer, level two response to the forge apartments, go for engine 3, engine 1, ladder 2, and B43. Time about 1930 hours, Wuffle Fire.

00:31

4-3 is going.

00:33

Should you be 4-3? You're responding near Broadway.

00:36

Between Tusi and Mortimer, level 2 response to forge apartments.

00:39

While companies had zone number 208, B-wing, number 121, which may be an apartment number.

00:46

That would be the area of the alarm. It should be a multiple maxboxes area of PS.

00:54

4-2 from ECFC going to...

01:02

Affirmative, Chief.

01:09

Go ahead.

01:13

Go ahead.

01:16

With 42, headed down to CB, then I'll head over that Larson after.

01:22

Okay, you're first.

01:27

Label departments in this building. There's a caller no which apartment.

01:34

Let me give a call back.

01:38

Sir, thank you. This is your building.

01:45

Engine 3 is on location.

01:47

Investigating nothing showing.

01:49

Engine 3 on location, you're investigating and you're report nothing showing.

01:57

Oh, uh, go ahead.

02:00

The room is 4.22. Can you log any of our 521?

02:03

All right, you're question.

02:12

Go for 4.3.

02:15

Chief, we're going to investigate a heat detector in room one, two, one.

02:21

4th Street, copies dispatch, holding all companies investigating room 1-21.

02:25

Judge, this care on Broadway holding our company's investigating room number 121. Chief, we call the on-call maintenance line and left the message.

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