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Car Fire Reported on FDR Drive at Pearl Street in Manhattan

FDNY is responding to a reported car fire on the FDR Drive. The incident is located at Exit 2, near Pearl Street, in the southbound direction.

Location
Pearl Street

Radio audio

Latest transmission

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Updates

  1. Radio Units reported traveling southbound and exiting at exit two without locating the caller or finding anything, and asked whether a signal should be transmitted.
  2. Radio Heard: "Manhattan to Battalion six."
  3. Car Fire Reported on FDR Drive at Pearl Street in Manhattan
  4. Radio Heard: "Radio mechanic to Manhattan five. Radio mechanic. Patch up copy battalion six for radio check this time. Five by five. Copy. Thank you. MDT and printer is busy. Pairing..."

Units on this call

Battalion 6

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