The WNY Listening Post

Vol. I · No. 32 · Wednesday, June 10, 2026 · A.M. Edition · Window 15:00 → 07:00
Western New York's only scanner-fed tabloid. Sixteen hours of trouble, transmitted in plain language.
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Around the Neighborhood

Williamsville / Amherst — 06:09 a.m.

Multi-Vehicle Crash on the 290 East at the 990 Snarls the Morning Drive; One Driver Transported

A pre-rush wreck on the eastbound 290 bottlenecks Amherst right where the 990 meets it.

Amherst Fire dispatched the first call at 06:09 as a single-vehicle accident on the 290 eastbound underneath the 990 with unknown injuries.[1] Within seconds calls were stacking up — Amherst PD was telling dispatch "multi-vehicle accident, we're getting a lot of calls on it," with at least one vehicle spun out in the roadway.[2] By 06:21 PD was reporting four sections of damaged guardrail in the center,[3] and by 06:35 an officer announced "United has its 290 completely reopened; I'll be transporting this driver to the Sheridan/Sweet Home."[4] Ellicott Creek Fire investigators were still working a separate audible-alarm call in the neighborhood as the highway cleared.[5]

Eggertsville — 18:54 last night

Three Cars, One Whole Foods Parking Lot: Amherst Fire Treats a Trio of Crashes at 3139 Sheridan Drive

Dispatch logs it as a single accident, then revises — three vehicles, one lot, one patient with back pain.

At 18:54 Amherst Fire put it out as an Eggertsville motor vehicle accident at 3139 Sheridan Drive.[6] A minute later the call expanded: "three accidents in the parking lot of the Whole Foods, 3139 Sheridan Drive — we've got the fire department responding for back pain."[7] Crews cleared in under fifteen minutes with no damage to extinguishers used and no further injury complaints reported on the channel.[8]

Amherst — 15:32 yesterday

Earlier 290 Pileup Pulls a Second Twin City Ambulance to the Main Street Exit

Three vehicles, six being evaluated, Rescue 5 staged behind 9-2-3.

Yesterday afternoon's MVA on the 290 hit at 15:32 with Amherst Fire announcing a motor vehicle accident on the 290.[9] A fire-side update at 15:40 expanded the scene: "three vehicles also involved in that" with a second cluster of vehicles 200 yards to the east, prompting Amherst Fire to request a second Twin City Ambulance.[10][11] Patients were entered through the Main Street exit; the on-scene supervisor reported evaluating three with three more still being worked.[12]

Amherst — 02:50 a.m.

Orange-Shirted Man Spends the Small Hours Screaming in the 7-Eleven Parking Lot at 2139 Niagara Falls Boulevard

Other party departs in an unknown vehicle in an unknown direction before patrol arrives.

Amherst PD dispatched at 02:50: "7-Eleven, 2139 Niagara Falls Boulevard. A male subject in an orange shirt, screaming and swearing at another male in the lot who has since left in an unknown vehicle in an unknown direction."[13] No further detail crossed the channel beyond a checkback at 02:51.[14]

Overheard: The Wires

Buffalo — 15:11 yesterday

Buffalo Fire Rolls Up Four Flights for — and We Cannot Stress This Enough — Burnt Popcorn

BFD Ch1 dispatch took the call cold and crisp at 15:11: "Firm popcorn on the floor … can't handle it for long."[15] Six seconds later the dispatcher clarified for everyone keying up to ask: "Dispatch 4-3, that was burnt popcorn on the fourth floor."[16] Engine 2 was assigned to handle. Truck was instructed to give a report. The microwave was, presumably, retired with honors.

Akron — 02:12 a.m.

Akron EMS Toned Out at Two in the Morning for — Don't Look at the Address — Perry's Ice Cream, 1 Ice Cream Plaza

Amherst Fire Dispatch handed Akron EMS the call at 02:12: "Akron EMS, Perry's Ice Cream, 1 Ice Cream Plaza, Cedar Street … 33-year-old female."[17] The patient was transported with no disposition reported. The street name is real. The plaza name is real. We checked twice.

Sports Venues / HMS Security — 19:10 last night

Golf-Cart Engines Set Off a Carbon-Monoxide Alarm Inside the Venue; Security Sounds Mildly Annoyed

HMS Security keyed up at 19:10 with a phrase that any building engineer will recognize as a long sigh in radio form: "the gas engines on their carts setting off the carbon monoxide alarm."[18] Twenty-eight minutes later the same channel was reporting "Kitchen area 2A, A1.29 — there's a bunch of water on the floor inside the kitchen," a separate but spiritually similar entry in the night's catalog of small malfunctions.[19]

West Seneca / W Seneca Schools radio — 17:06 yesterday

An All-Points-Notice from a School Bus Dispatcher: One of Linda Otto's Chickens Has Escaped — Please Notify Linda

From the West Seneca CSD school-bus channel at 17:06, delivered with the calm of someone reporting a route delay: "Call Linda Otto and let her know one of her chickens just escaped."[20] No follow-up was broadcast. The chicken's status as of press time is unknown. Linda, if you're reading this, the bus driver tried.

BNIA Delta Ramp — 17:24 yesterday

Two BNIA Ramp Agents Have an Entire Relationship on Channel Inside of Eleven Seconds

Delta Ramp at 17:23: "Can you get a moment? Can you call me?" — "Yes, ma'am" — "I know you sound tired, kiddo." — "I'm over it, Mary." — "Nah, we're good up here." — "Deep breath."[21] The ramp was about to go on weather hold for lightning forty-five minutes later;[22] the deep breath, in retrospect, was well-timed.

FRS 16 — 21:02 last night

A Family Radio Service Conversation Drops a Line That Belongs on a T-shirt

Caught on the half-watt FRS-16 channel at 21:02, mid-conversation, no context, no follow-up: "Next thing you know, you'll be dead."[23] Sixteen seconds later a second voice on the same channel added "… cars when they talk,"[24] which somehow makes the first transmission worse rather than better. FRS is good for about a mile and these are by definition neighbors. Sleep tight.

Amherst PD — 15:36 yesterday

A Williamsville Man Spends His Wednesday Afternoon Trying to Spring a Car He Bought from Arizona

From the Amherst PD channel at 15:36, the kind of complaint that becomes a whole afternoon: "He's having trouble getting a vehicle released that he bought from Arizona."[25] Clint was waiting in a truck with a trailer.[26] We hope Clint was paid in cash and patience.

Regional Blotter

Buffalo — 00:19 to 02:00 this morning

Working Fire on 14th Street: BFD Companies Open Up the Second Floor; "Holes in the Floor, All Companies Be Advised"

Multi-rig response runs nearly two hours, primary search negative on the first floor, rescue going to the second.

BFD F-40 and F-11 companies responded to 14th Street at 00:19, with Truck 6-9 going in shortly after and Engine 1 reporting on location.[27] By 00:26 fireground command was opening up: "Trucks are opening up, primary on the first floor is negative, checking the second floor, we've got a truck on the roof,"[28] and minutes later there was a call up the chain: "I can't get to someone on the second floor … rescue's on the way up now."[29] At 00:28 a fireground command issued a warning to all companies: "be advised there are holes in the floor on the second floor."[30] By 00:47 the incident commander reported "excessive overhaul";[31] by 01:59 a crew was heading to the basement looking for the water shutoff with building maintenance ten minutes out.[32]

Lancaster — 05:48 a.m.

Full Company Response from Town Line on a Multi-Activation Alarm at 81 Steinfeldt Road

Lancaster Fire District One handed off an automatic mutual-aid link at 05:48: "Automatic mutual aid link … fire alarm activation, 81 Steinfeldt Road … multiple activations … full company response from Town Line."[33]

Other Calls of Note

  • BFD 22:07 — Two-car MVA, no entrapment, agent on location; engine still with the truck.[34]
  • BFD 22:11 — Crews report "a strong load of natural gas near the apartment"; National Grid notified.[35]
  • Amherst Fire 19:01 — Medical activation at 11468 Hunts Corners Road for a 92-year-old female unable to voice contact.[36]
  • Niagara Co 17:42 — BLS standard to 57 Robin Drive for a male whose eyes are burning after being pepper sprayed.[37]
  • Niagara Co 17:59 — Fire alarm at 6253 Corwin Road, called in by the alarm company; Zone 1 Pole Station.[38]
  • Niagara Co 18:41 — BLS priority for an 85-year-old male at 6729 Luther Street: fell earlier, weakness, leg numbness.[39]
  • BFD 01:38 — Faulty smoke detector at 505 Elmwood, Apt 90B; no sign of smoke or fire.[40]
  • National Grid 01:26 — Utility crews warned over the air to "avoid Franklin" on a report of a shooting downtown.[41]
  • EAFD 18:59 — Crews dispatched for an electrical fire "irking on the residents" on Lane Race Road.[42]
  • Amherst PD 18:56 — Welfare check at 3139 Sheridan after daughter hadn't heard from her father in a week; his black Nissan Pathfinder still in the lot.[43]

Sources — Audio Files Cited

  1. [06:09] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-10-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-10-26 06-09-31 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 06-09-40.mp3
  2. [06:10] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-10-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-10-26 06-10-11 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 06-10-21.mp3
  3. [06:21] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-10-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-10-26 06-21-32 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 06-21-34.mp3
  4. [06:35] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-10-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-10-26 06-35-13 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 06-35-22.mp3
  5. [06:33] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-10-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-10-26 06-33-35 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 06-33-44.mp3
  6. [18:54] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-09-26 18-54-41 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 18-54-50.mp3
  7. [18:55] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-09-26 18-55-11 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 18-55-18.mp3
  8. [18:56] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-09-26 18-56-07 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 18-56-10.mp3
  9. [15:32] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-09-26 15-32-48 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 15-32-51.mp3
  10. [15:40] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-09-26 15-40-11 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 15-40-21.mp3
  11. [15:41] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-09-26 15-41-39 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 15-41-49.mp3
  12. [15:43] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-09-26 15-43-41 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 15-43-45.mp3
  13. [02:50] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-10-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-10-26 02-50-37 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 02-50-49.mp3
  14. [02:51] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-10-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-10-26 02-51-07 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 02-51-08.mp3
  15. [15:11] Erie County / BFD Ch1 Disp — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Erie County\06-09-26 15-11-11 - Erie County - BFD Ch1 Disp TO 15-11-14.mp3
  16. [15:11] Erie County / BFD Ch1 Disp — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Erie County\06-09-26 15-11-21 - Erie County - BFD Ch1 Disp TO 15-11-31.mp3
  17. [02:12] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-10-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-10-26 02-12-43 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 02-12-52.mp3
  18. [19:10] Sports Venues / HMS Security — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Sports Venues\06-09-26 19-10-01 - Sports Venues - HMS Security TO 19-10-08.mp3
  19. [19:38] Sports Venues / HMS Security — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Sports Venues\06-09-26 19-38-29 - Sports Venues - HMS Security TO 19-38-38.mp3
  20. [17:06] Schools (Erie) / W Seneca — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Schools (Erie)\06-09-26 17-06-00 - Schools (Erie) - W Seneca TO 17-06-07.mp3
  21. [17:23-17:24] BNIA / Delta Ramp — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\BNIA\06-09-26 17-23-52 - BNIA - Delta Ramp TO 17-24-01.mp3 & E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\BNIA\06-09-26 17-24-01 - BNIA - Delta Ramp TO 17-24-11.mp3
  22. [18:22] BNIA / Delta Ramp — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\BNIA\06-09-26 18-22-21 - BNIA - Delta Ramp TO 18-22-30.mp3
  23. [21:02] FRS / FRS 16 — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\FRS\06-09-26 21-02-27 - FRS - FRS 16 TO 21-02-37.mp3
  24. [21:02] FRS / FRS 16 — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\FRS\06-09-26 21-02-40 - FRS - FRS 16 TO 21-02-47.mp3
  25. [15:36] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-09-26 15-36-50 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 15-36-59.mp3
  26. [15:36] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-09-26 15-36-50 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 15-36-59.mp3
  27. [00:19] Erie County / BFD Ch1 Disp — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-10-26\Erie County\06-10-26 00-19-20 - Erie County - BFD Ch1 Disp TO 00-19-25.mp3
  28. [00:26] Erie County / BFD Ch. 2 FG — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-10-26\Erie County\06-10-26 00-26-05 - Erie County - BFD Ch. 2 FG TO 00-26-14.mp3
  29. [00:26] Erie County / BFD Ch. 2 FG — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-10-26\Erie County\06-10-26 00-26-31 - Erie County - BFD Ch. 2 FG TO 00-26-40.mp3
  30. [00:28] Erie County / BFD Ch. 2 FG — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-10-26\Erie County\06-10-26 00-28-39 - Erie County - BFD Ch. 2 FG TO 00-28-48.mp3
  31. [00:47] Erie County / BFD Ch. 2 FG — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-10-26\Erie County\06-10-26 00-47-48 - Erie County - BFD Ch. 2 FG TO 00-47-52.mp3
  32. [01:59] Erie County / BFD Ch1 Disp — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-10-26\Erie County\06-10-26 01-59-24 - Erie County - BFD Ch1 Disp TO 01-59-34.mp3
  33. [05:48] Municipalities / LncstrFD D1 — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-10-26\Municipalities\06-10-26 05-48-25 - Municipalities - LncstrFD D1 TO 05-48-32.mp3 & 06-10-26 05-48-32 - Municipalities - LncstrFD D1 TO 05-48-42.mp3
  34. [22:07] Erie County / BFD Ch1 Disp #2 — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Erie County\06-09-26 22-07-00 - Erie County - BFD Ch1 Disp #2 TO 22-07-08.mp3
  35. [22:11] Erie County / BFD Ch1 Disp — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Erie County\06-09-26 22-11-42 - Erie County - BFD Ch1 Disp TO 22-11-46.mp3
  36. [19:01] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst Fire Dis — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-09-26 19-01-50 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst Fire Dis TO 19-01-59.mp3
  37. [17:42] Niagara County / NC FD Dispatch — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Niagara County\06-09-26 17-42-07 - Niagara County - NC FD Dispatch TO 17-42-14.mp3
  38. [17:59] Niagara County / NC FD Dispatch — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Niagara County\06-09-26 17-59-42 - Niagara County - NC FD Dispatch TO 17-59-51.mp3
  39. [18:41] Niagara County / NC FD Dispatch — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Niagara County\06-09-26 18-41-09 - Niagara County - NC FD Dispatch TO 18-41-19.mp3
  40. [01:38] Erie County / BFD Ch1 Disp — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-10-26\Erie County\06-10-26 01-38-14 - Erie County - BFD Ch1 Disp TO 01-38-24.mp3
  41. [01:26] Utilities / NationalGrid — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-10-26\Utilities\06-10-26 01-26-28 - Utilities - NationalGrid TO 01-26-35.mp3 & 01-26-35 - NationalGrid TO 01-26-41.mp3
  42. [18:59] Municipalities / EAFD Dispatch — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Municipalities\06-09-26 18-59-14 - Municipalities - EAFD Dispatch TO 18-59-24.mp3
  43. [18:56] Amherst-Clarence / Amherst PD — E:\ProScan Recordings\06-09-26\Amherst-Clarence\06-09-26 18-56-37 - Amherst-Clarence - Amherst PD TO 18-56-52.mp3

Editor's Note

A working night, but quieter than the firework of recent weeks. The 290 had two motor-vehicle calls bookending the window — an afternoon multi-vehicle wreck that pulled a second Twin City ambulance and a daybreak repeat under the 990 that closed lanes through the morning commute. Buffalo Fire spent the small hours opening up a second-floor working fire on 14th Street with crews warning each other about holes in the floor. Outside the news ledger, the day belonged to the absurd: burnt popcorn on the fourth floor, an Akron EMS call to Perry's Ice Cream at one Ice Cream Plaza, and a West Seneca bus dispatcher tracking a fugitive chicken. No Tier-Alpha hits, no owned-property mentions.

Overheard Highlights

  1. Snack-Alarm Run. BFD rolls four flights for burnt popcorn.
  2. Two A.M. Sundae. Akron EMS dispatched to Perry's Ice Cream, 1 Ice Cream Plaza.
  3. The Otto Hen. A loose chicken pages itself onto the West Seneca bus radio.
  4. Ramp Romance. "I'm over it, Mary."
  5. FRS-16 Noir. "Next thing you know, you'll be dead."

Daily Gem

"Akron EMS, Perry's Ice Cream, 1 Ice Cream Plaza, Cedar Street.
— Amherst Fire Dispatch, 02:12 a.m.

By the Numbers

Total segments: 2,054
Active systems: 29
Busiest hour: 18:00 (226 segments)
Tier Alpha hits: 0
Tier 1 (owned property) hits: 0
UPDATES: 0
REGIONAL BREAKING: 0

By Agency

Police~720
Fire / EMS~620
Hotel / Shuttle / Taxi~211
Airport / Aviation~130
Schools / Buses~58

By Area

Williamsville & Amherst~1,011
Cheektowaga / Lancaster / Depew~212
Buffalo~168
Niagara County~119
Outer counties (Wyo/Orl/Gen)~54
Generated 2026-06-10 · Compiled from public radio scanner traffic via the WNY Listening Post automated pipeline.
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