Wyoming County · Morton Salt · Electrocution

An Electrician Is Electrocuted at the Morton Salt Plant, Airlifted After Crews Confirm the Power Is Cut

Silver Springs ambulance, a medic, and Mercy Flight converged on 45 Rebo as crews guided the aircraft past the guard shack to a patient still not fully alert.

At about 8:20 AM, as the Route 19A rollover was still winding down, Wyoming County crews turned to an electrocution at Morton Salt, 45 Rebo, where an electrician had been shocked and was unresponsive. Mercy Flight 5, already in the area, was given a landing-zone brief describing a cornfield with chopped power lines to the west and a hedgerow to the south.

Silver Springs Ambulance, Medic 82, and Medic 3 were committed to the plant, with Gainesville 4 moving up to cover the open call. Crews directed the responding units in the Bigelow Avenue entrance — past the guard shack, down and left toward some large tanks, where someone would meet them. Dispatch noted that the “power has been disconnected” but that the patient was still not fully alert, and stood up a second helicopter just in case before the patient was flown out.

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Erie County · I-190 · Pursuit

A Pickup Pursuit on the I-190 Follows a Report That the Driver Tried to Run Over a Border Patrol Agent

A gray Ford F-250 blew past troopers at 78 mph after a failure-to-yield and an attempted assault on a federal agent, running south and then west onto the 90.

At about 9:25 AM, Thruway dispatch broadcast a report of a gray Ford F-250 at Exit 4 southbound on the I-190 — a failure-to-yield at 78 miles an hour after the driver reportedly “tried to run over a Border Patrol agent”, with a request for assistance. A unit radioed that the truck had just passed near marker 2.5 and offered to move his traffic stop clear.

Dispatch lost direct contact with whoever was chasing the pickup, telling a unit to call them back and stay on the line because “we don't have communications with them”. The truck pushed to Exit 2 southbound and then onto the 90 westbound, with marked units converging and one trooper exiting onto the 400 to cut it off. The scanner did not carry a clean stop before the thread moved on.

Cheektowaga · Slate Bottom Drive · Hit-and-Run Manhunt

A Hit-and-Run That Started in Lancaster Ends With a Drone Over the Woods Off Forest Stream

Cheektowaga and Lancaster worked an injury hit-and-run north on Transit, a male suspect running into the woods behind the cove as officers scrambled a drone and named a wanted man.

Just before 1:00 PM, Cheektowaga dispatch pushed units toward a hit-and-run that had started in Lancaster and crossed onto the Cheektowaga side, with the vehicles now parked near Slate Bottom Drive, off Forest Stream behind the lake. One of the males from the accident “ran into the woods behind the cove”, and Lancaster had asked for Cheektowaga's drone after their own either failed or couldn't find what they were looking for.

A nearby unit broke from the station to grab the drone and meet officers at the search area down by the cove off Transit. Over on the Lancaster side, the hit-and-run had run northbound on Transit with the suspect on foot and the vehicle identified; dispatch tied the case to warrants for a man named Christopher Marco, reportedly wanted on a Buffalo warrant and described as bald in dark jeans and a light shirt. The scanner carried the drone going up but no capture before the window closed.

West Seneca · Ridge Road · School Bus Scare

A School Bus Driver Is Found Unresponsive at the Wheel on Ridge Road, the Bus Empty

Seneca Hose crews were pulled to Ridge Road before the 219 entrance for an unresponsive but breathing female in a school bus with no students aboard.

At about 12:45 PM, Seneca Hose put in an EMS request on Ridge Road before the 219 entrance for “an unresponsive female, she is breathing”. Dispatch relayed that she would be found in a school bus, and that the bus was empty of students.

Seneca 071 was signed in responding, with dispatch noting the address might show as an M&T Bank because the exact location was hard to pin down on the map. Crews converged on the roadside with AMR en route to work the driver. The scanner carried the response but no further detail on the woman's condition before the thread quieted.

Buffalo · South Park & Southside Parkway · School Bus Crash

A School Bus Crash at South Park and Southside Parkway Draws a Heavy Buffalo Fire Response

Engine 4, Ladder 10, and command rolled on an MVA involving a school bus with one student aboard.

At about 8:08 AM, Buffalo Fire dispatched EMS to South Park Avenue at Southside Parkway for a report of an MVA involving a school bus with one student on board, sending Engine 4, Ladder 10, F20, and Battalion 46.

Battalion 46 arrived with a police investigator, followed by Ladder 14 and Ladder 10. With only a single student aboard, the heavy early assignment was quickly scaled back — dispatch released F20 shortly after the companies sorted the scene.

Niagara County · Jackson Street · Vehicle Fire Entrapment

A Driver Trapped in a Smoking Vehicle on Jackson Street Draws an ALS-Priority Extrication Response

Niagara County fire dispatched an ALS-priority run for a female driver with smoke coming from the car and crews unable to get her out.

At about 8:59 AM, Niagara County fire dispatch ran an ALS-priority call referencing Jackson Street for a female driver with smoke coming from her vehicle and no way to get her out, pulling a high-priority medical and fire response.

The combination of smoke, entrapment, and an ALS priority put the call among the morning's more serious Niagara County runs. The scanner carried the dispatch but no further detail on the outcome before the thread moved on.

Amherst · Main Street · Gas Odor Evacuation

A Natural Gas Odor Forces a National Fuel-Ordered Evacuation of a Main Street Medical Office

Harris Hill and Sheridan crews were sent to a doctor's office at 9095 Main Street after National Fuel directed the building be cleared.

At about 2:30 PM, Amherst Fire dispatched crews to investigate an odor of natural gas inside the doctor's office at 9095 Main Street, Suite B — Frank R. Lurie, M.D. & Associates — between Shimerville Road[*] and Barton Road.

Harris Hill 9-2 radioed in responding and relayed that the direction had come from National Fuel, with the caller already instructed to evacuate the building. Sheridan Live and additional Harris Hill companies rolled in behind as crews worked the odor investigation.

Buffalo · Niagara Street · A Bun Too Far

One Toasty Sesame Bun, One Commercial Fire Alarm, One Chief Blaming the Cookie

A commercial fire alarm at the McDonald's at 390 Niagara Street sent Engine 2 rolling, lights and sirens, to confront a smoldering menace. The culprit, the crew reported to the chief, was “a sesame bun that was toasted a little too much. We can handle”. Dispatch dutifully logged the company for burnt food, and the chief delivered the verdict for the record: “that was set off by Cookie”. No word on whether the bun survived.

Chautauqua County · Bus Stop · Sibling Rivalry

Everything's Dented, But It's Just Two Siblings Screaming at the Bus Stop

A Chautauqua County dispatcher summed up a morning complaint with the weary poetry only a 7:00 AM shift can produce: “Everything's dented. Well, it's just two siblings screaming at each other waiting for the bus”. The follow-up detail — three to five minutes each on the clock — suggested the real crime was a schoolyard, not a crash scene.

Tonawanda · McDonald's · Order Up

A Tonawanda Officer Puts In a McDonald's Order for Two Over the Dispatch Channel

At 1:21 PM, radio raised car 5-0 with a logistical heads-up of the highest priority: “If you can, I've ordered two 21s at McDonald's”. The reply carried a note of genuine surprise — “I'm sorry, you said you ordered both of them?” — confirmed in the affirmative, and the transaction closed, as all good ones do, with a simple thanks, Pete.

Hamburg · Dispatch Desk · Call and Response

I'll Be for 14. 14. I'll Be for 14: A Hamburg Dispatch Koan

Around midday, the Hamburg PD channel settled into an oddly hypnotic three-beat rhythm as a unit and the desk traded a terse exchange over a code 14 — a call, a confirmation, and a call again, the kind of spare back-and-forth that reads like free verse once you stop waiting for it to resolve. On the scanner, half of police work is simply making sure the other person heard you.

Amherst · ECC North Campus

Man in Green Hat Accused of Filming, Harassing ECC Employees as Second Man Brandishes Bat

At 12:08 PM, Amherst Police were sent to the Gateway parking lot at Erie Community College's North Campus, in front of the Lund School, after callers reported a man in a blue Chevy Impala who had been “recording everyone getting out, walking up to employees, harassing them, acting very unusual”. He was described as a dark-skinned male about six feet tall, wearing a backwards green hat, a flannel shirt and glasses, with a handlebar mustache.

Dispatchers relayed that a secondary caller said the encounter had actually started outside ECC itself, where another man had a baseball bat and was “shaking it at that subject”, before the confrontation moved to the Gateway lot; officers ran a plate on a second vehicle, a Dodge Caravan, and later reported it came back negative.

Amherst · Hertel Avenue

Injury Crash With Downed Power Lines Closes Hertel at Main & Valley Curve

At 11:36 AM, Amherst dispatch put out an injury accident at Main Street and the curve near Valley, with a dispatcher adding a request to “some power lines down as well” for the responding car.

Buffalo Police and Buffalo Fire were also expected to respond, with dispatchers noting it would “good chance this is Buffalo's call”; the Amherst unit on scene was cleared a short time later.

Town of Tonawanda · Sheridan Drive

Third-Floor Smoke Report on Sheridan Drive Draws Multi-Company Fire Response

At 1:33 PM, Tonawanda Town Fire dispatch toned out an alarm of fire at 2799 Sheridan Drive, between Parkhurst Drive and Eggert Road, with firefighters told the report was “coming from the third floor”.

Dispatchers set up a firefighter rehabilitation station for the extended response, and additional companies were toned out, including Kenmore's Engine 92 and Engine 2.

The call remained active past its scheduled time-out shortly after 1:37 PM as crews continued arriving on scene.

Buffalo · Fenimore · Domestic Dispute

Caller Talked Into Dropping Knife After Ex Kicks In Door on Fenimore

At 7:01 AM, a Buffalo Police dispatcher relayed a call from a woman identified on the radio as Jackie, who said an ex-boyfriend identified as Levon had kicked in her door at an address on Fenimore and was last seen driving a Jeep Cherokee on Kensington Avenue.

The dispatcher said Jackie told a 911 call-taker she had a knife in her hand, and that the call-taker was able to talk her into putting it down so she could receive medical attention, before she called back again.

Buffalo · Main Street · Psych Call

Violent Psych Patient on Main Street Draws Engine, Ladder and Police Standby

At 10:50 AM, Buffalo Fire dispatched Engine 21 and Ladder 6 to 1325 Main Street, between Riley and Laurel, for a “violent psych patient”, with police asked to stand by.

Truck 6 radioed on location with police four minutes later, and the crew came back on the air shortly after to say they would be going out of service, with no further detail on the patient's disposition given over the air.

Buffalo · Downed Power Lines

Light Poles Collapse, Power Lines Spark Near University Police Response in Buffalo

At 11:48 AM, an officer radioed that “light poles falling everywhere, just had a light pole just fall on a UV patrol vehicle”, reporting a pole had just come down on a UB Police patrol vehicle near Bailey Avenue.

The officer followed up seconds later saying more lines had come down and that University at Buffalo Police were also on scene, warning it looked like “we're going to be here for a while”, with other units sent the opposite way around the closure where buses were parked.

A separate unit warned responders that “the power lines are popping, going nuts for now”, urging caution for anyone approaching the area.

Cheektowaga · Walden Galleria

Trespassed Shoplifter Leads Cheektowaga Officers on Foot Chase Through Walden Galleria

At 10:38 AM, Cheektowaga Police dispatch asked for available cars after Walden Galleria security reported a man previously trespassed from the mall was back inside and shoplifting, described as a Black male in a blue jacket, black pants and white shirt, traveling with two women near Victoria's Secret.

At least four units converged on the mall as the man was tracked moving past Zumiez and toward Macy's, running the upper level before heading down an escalator.

The chase circled back through the lower level toward the Dick's Sporting Goods entrance, with dispatchers directing the next arriving car to that location as the radio traffic on this segment ended.

Hamburg · McKinley Mall

Possible Burglary Reported at Vacant Former Macy's Home Store Space in McKinley Mall

At 9:33 AM, Hamburg Police dispatch sent a unit to the former Macy's Home Store space at McKinley Mall for a possible burglary, noting a representative identified on the radio as Henderson was already on site.

West Seneca · Woodcrest Drive

West Seneca Police Check Report of Teen Making 'Shooting Gestures' on Woodcrest Drive

At 10:45 AM, West Seneca Police dispatch sent a car to the area of 310 Woodcrest Drive for a report of a roughly 13-year-old white female with blonde hair, wearing a blue jacket and carrying a red book bag, who was “acting pretty strange, shaking and making shooting gestures with her hands”.

Additional cars checked the surrounding area over the next several minutes; by 10:55 AM dispatch confirmed the check was complete and cleared the call.

Jamestown · East 4th & Prendergast

Two-Car Crash at East 4th and Prendergast Brings Mercy Flight After Injury Upgrade

At 12:12 PM, Jamestown Police were dispatched to a two-car crash at East 4th Street and Prendergast Avenue, initially logged as property damage only.

Minutes later dispatchers upgraded the call to report a minor injury and said Mercy Flight was being sent to the scene; officers also requested a fire engine company after noting wires down on the roadway.

Units on scene asked for two tow trucks for the vehicles as the response continued.