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FDNY · STATEN ISLAND · Fire

Lithium Ion Battery Removed from Hopper at Midland Avenue and Patterson Avenue

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Engine 161 was dispatched to a brush fire at Midland Avenue and Patterson Avenue in Staten Island. Units reported removing a lithium ion battery from a hopper, where a few cells caught fire. The crew stated they did not need Hazmat 1.

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Radio audio

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Updates

  1. Radio Engine 165 was released from the scene and reported available.
  2. Radio The ring was removed from the patient's finger.
  3. Lithium Ion Battery Removed from Hopper at Midland Avenue and Patterson AvenueLithium ion battery removed from hopper; a few cells caught fire; Hazmat 1 not needed
  4. Radio The lithium ion battery was removed from the hopper, and a few cells caught fire.
  5. Brush Fire Reported at Midland Avenue and Patterson Avenue in Staten Island
  6. Radio Engine 161 arrived on scene.

Units on this call

Battalion 2 Battalion 21 Engine 161 Engine 165 HazMat 1

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