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FDNY · QUEENS · Fire

All-Hands Fire at 178-39 137th Avenue in Queens

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FDNY has an all-hands fire operating at Box 5308, 178-39 137th Avenue in Queens.

Location
178-39 137th Avenue
FDNY alarm box
Box 5308
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Radio audio

Latest transmission
Transmission 1

Public FDNY / NYPD radio, kept for 7 days.

Updates

  1. Radio The MCI 21 report confirms the fire is secured with a total pitch and count of one.
  2. Expand 3 updates
    1. Radio The fire at the box has been secured.
    2. Radio Fire Department operations have concluded and all units are in the process of returning to service.
    3. Radio Heard: "We stop time 54. The under control time and time of that report 1619 hour. Total incident duration two o 20 minutes, K."
  3. Radio The fire is declared under control, primary and secondary searches are negative, and units are going available.
  4. Expand 2 updates
    1. Radio Division 13 asked Battalion 54 for the status of the fire and searchers, noting they are stuck in heavy traffic.
    2. Radio Heard: "Four 78 four. At box 5308. 10 four. Rock 44. The all hands at 1614 hours."
  5. Radio Units are continuing operations until the secondary search is complete.
  6. Expand 3 updates
    1. Radio Battalion 54 reported the primary search in the basement was negative and the fire is probably contained.
    2. Radio All Hands was announced citywide for the fire in a private dwelling.
    3. Radio Heard: "54. Transmission of the all hands. Engine company 301, Talladega 155 K."
  7. All-Hands Fire at 178-39 137th Avenue in Queens
  8. Expand 2 updates
    1. Radio All Hands was transmitted for the incident.
    2. Radio Heard: "Reserve battalion 54 K."
  9. Radio Units reported water is on the fire on the second and first floors, and the primary search was negative.
  10. Working Fire at 178-39 137th Avenue in Queens
  11. Radio Heard: "10 four. 10 75. Transmitted Queens box 5308. The address 178 dash 39137 Avenue. That's between Thurston and Bennett Street for fire in the basement of a private..."
  12. Expand 3 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "Attention all C two Y units, MCI tone quarter file was transmitted from Queens at 178 dash 39 one 37th Avenue between Berston Street and Bennett Street. Cat number 3557...."
    2. Radio A working fire was transmitted for the incident.
    3. Radio A fire in a private dwelling at the given address.

Units on this call

Battalion 54 Engine 301

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