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FDNY · MANHATTAN · Fire

Units Releasing at 85 Kenmare Street in Manhattan

By NYC Alert · ·

FDNY is operating an all-hands fire on the sixth floor of a six-story, 15x70, class 3 building at 85 Kenmare Street in Manhattan. One line is in operation, and primary searches are in progress. The fire is reported as down. Battalion 2 has reported that units are 10-8 from all hands.

Location
85 Kenmare Street
FDNY alarm box
Box 0317
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Radio audio

Latest transmission
Transmission 4
Transmission 3
Transmission 2
Transmission 1

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Updates

  1. Radio Heard: "Benad, engine nine k."
  2. Units Releasing at 85 Kenmare Street in Manhattan10-8 from all hands
  3. Expand 6 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "Battalion two, the manette. Battalion two. We are 10 eight from all hands, box 317. For battalion two."
    2. Radio Heard: "Engine nine. Engine nine, are you involved in the auto accident K? Engine nine negative. 10 four."
    3. Radio Heard: "Engine nine, man. Engine nine, you back to the eight 10 91 remaining service. Engine 10 four. Can you put us on another box in front of quarters? Is an accident? The..."
    4. Radio Heard: "Engine nine."
    5. Radio Heard: "Medical Branch, Manhattan, 317 to Citywide."
    6. Radio Heard: "Division one. 5317. Request for Marshall. Marshals for undetermined origin, and Battalion two is going to be your point of contact."
  4. Radio The fire is declared under control; secondary searches are complete and negative.
  5. Expand 3 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "Progress report for box 317. 1st line is doing the final washdown. We will have the secondaries completed shortly."
    2. Radio Primary searches are complete and negative; secondary searches are delayed due to clutter; the fire is probably contained.
    3. Radio Command reported water is on the fire.
  6. Radio Primary and secondary searches in adjoining and below apartments are complete and negative; electric removed; primary search of fire apartment pending due to clutter.
  7. Fire Down at 85 Kenmare Street in Manhattan6-story, 15x70, class 3; fire on 6th floor; 1 line in operation; primary searches in progress; fire down
  8. Expand 2 updates
    1. Radio Units reported they are still responding to the all-hands box and that operations are now 20 minutes in.
    2. Radio Command reported the fire is down, one line is in operation, and primary searches are in progress.
  9. All-Hands Fire at 85 Kenmare Street in Manhattan
  10. Expand 7 updates
    1. Radio All Hands was announced citywide for the fire in a multiple dwelling.
    2. Radio All Hands is being transmitted for the fire at 85 Kenmare Street.
    3. Radio All Hands was announced citywide for the box.
    4. Radio Heard: "Ladder 21 10 four. Battalion two. 317. Going to all hands. Fire on the 6th floor of a six-story class three, one 15 by 70. Stretch is 85 10 near. Exposure one is 10 near..."
    5. Radio Heard: "Engine nine, Research MDT responding to 10 75 box 317, address 85 Kenmare Street. Fires in apartment four O. Engine nine 10 four responding. 10 four. 10 to line six...."
    6. Radio Units confirmed they are still responding to the working fire signal.
    7. Radio The building is a six-story class three multiple dwelling with a commercial first floor and two side-by-side stairways.
  11. Working Fire at 85 Kenmare Street in Manhattan
  12. Smoke Reported in Apartment 4O at 85 Kenmare Street in ManhattanSmoke in Apartment 4O; phone alarm; between Cleveland Place and Mulberry Street
  13. Expand 3 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "Citywide announcement to Borough Manhattan, 10 75, box 317, the address 85 Kenmare Street between Cleveland Place and Mulberry Street for fire in a multiple dwelling...."
    2. Radio A working fire signal was transmitted for the box.
    3. Radio Heard: "Engine nine remaining service. 10 four in service. Engine two to Manhattan. Engine two. 317. Transmit to 10 75. Apartment four, all on the top floor. Come back to you..."
  14. Smoke Reported at 85 Kenmare Street in Manhattan
  15. Radio The alarm came in by phone for smoke in Apartment 4O.

Units on this call

Battalion 2 Engine 9 Ladder 21

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