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Collapse of Three-Story Apartment Building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn

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FDNY is operating at a collapse of a three-story apartment building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. Assistant Chief Sim reports that grapplers are continuing to remove debris to the street, where members are searching. Two engines and three trucks are operating in the Sock Task Force, and the incident is currently doubtful to hold. A special call for two engine companies and three trucks for relief is scheduled for 0900.

Location
1321 Flatbush Avenue
FDNY alarm box
Box 3741
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Radio audio

Latest transmission
Transmission 2
Transmission 1

Public FDNY / NYPD radio, kept for 7 days.

Updates

  1. Radio Heard: "We're going to mobile command one."
  2. Expand 5 updates
    1. Radio Units are finishing their work and leaving the scene.
    2. Radio Heard: "1st report for Brooklyn, 4th alarm, 10 60 box 3741. The address of 1321 Flatbush Avenue, south of Bedford Avenue. Collapse of a three-story multiple dwelling. At this..."
    3. Radio Heard: "One 10 four, switch back to Manhattan. We're gonna ladder 85. Ladder 85. Yield location? The Prospect Parkway past 10th Avenue. 10 four, you can uh return to 10 mile and..."
    4. Radio Heard: "Brooklyn 4th to Long Island 60 box 3741 is now under control. Box now being Brooklyn 4th to Long Island 60 box 3741 is now under control."
    5. Radio Heard: "8384. If you can make sure that PD has this, we are going to need some authorized tows. If you can pass on that same information, direct them into where we are. All..."
  3. Radio The fourth alarm fire is now under control.
  4. Expand 7 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "Progress report for your 10 64 alarm box 3741. The address of 1321 Flatbush Avenue. 12 Bedford Avenue."
    2. Radio Engine 21 confirmed it is responding to the box.
    3. Radio Heard: "21 switching over to Brooklyn responding box 3741. 10 four. 15101426."
    4. Radio Heard: "Battalion 45. Your frequency responding 3741 K. 10 four. 1510480."
    5. Radio Heard: "Looking to battalion 41. Battalion 15. Looking to battalion 41. Four, thank you."
    6. Radio Engine 237 reported the gas emergency was reset before arrival and is available.
    7. Radio An ambulance requested two additional ALS units for onsite relief.
  5. Radio Engine 255 reported a patient having trouble breathing and asked for an ETA on the ambulance.
  6. Expand 11 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "Company 255 to Brooklyn. And you 255. 55. Box 3741. EMS that you're gonna have to take Rogers to New Curve against the one way. Response."
    2. Radio Heard: "We're gonna engine 290. Engine 290. EMS just assigned 39 12 two. 290, Town Hall, Brooklyn."
    3. Radio Ladder 29 confirmed it is responding to the box.
    4. Radio Heard: "Your frequency 3741, responding. 74."
    5. Radio Engine 290 reported it is not available and is still waiting for an ambulance.
    6. Radio Heard: "109 to Manhattan. 109. 109. We're from box 3741. We're switching back over to Manhattan. 10 41219. Switch it through."
    7. Radio Heard: "Local command one to Brooklyn. Local command one. On 3741. Special call an additional rack unit to relieve rack four."
    8. Radio Heard: "1110, touch three. Engine 46, the Brooklyn. Engine 46. On your frequency, Atlantic box 3741. 1110, touch three."
    9. Radio Heard: "Three 10 to Brooklyn. 23 18. Regiment to the 41 and 18 three 33 two. Four battalion 41. 41. 33 two. Everybody 28. We're gonna mobile command one. C one. Call this..."
    10. Radio Heard: "NCC one to Brooklyn. NCC one. On 3741 for the 11 hundred relief. Could you replace one of those two trucks, 1030129, with a 95 foot tower ladder?"
    11. Radio Engine 237 reported arriving on scene and is taking time to wash up.
  7. Radio Units reported they are available and leaving the scene.
  8. Expand 4 updates
    1. Radio Engine 237 reported a utility emergency and stated it will remain on scene awaiting police.
    2. Radio Units are finishing their work and leaving the scene.
    3. Radio Heard: "Engine four to Brooklyn. Engine four. Round your frequency, responding to box 3741. 10 four. O 931. Supervisor."
    4. Radio Heard: "Radio mechanic to Brooklyn five. Radio mechanic. Radio captain Battalion 31 for radio chief. Ladder nine. Captain, thank you. MDT brought in to be repaired. 10 40922..."
  9. Collapse of Three-Story Apartment Building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue in BrooklynCollapse of 3-story apartment building; grapplers removing debris; members searching; 2 engines and 3 trucks operating; doubtful to hold; special call for 2 engines and 3 trucks for relief at 0900
  10. Expand 5 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "We're on a mobile command. Albuquerque. The trucks for 900 hours. You require one of them to be 95. Standby, Albuquerque. We're trying to ascertain that from the I C. 10..."
    2. Radio Grapplers continue removing debris to the street for search; two engines and three trucks operating; doubtful K; special call for two engines and three trucks for relief.
    3. Radio Heard: "Engine 162, Brooklyn. Engine 162. Engine 162, leaving your frequency, switching back to Staten Island. 10 40834, switching to New York."
    4. Radio Heard: "Scout one. Scout one. Scout one. Us for the rescue battalion. You're going to be redirected into the 4th alarm box 3741 for the collapse. 10 four."
    5. Radio Heard: "Mobile command, City One. City One responding to Mobile command, please. Rescue report for Brooklyn. Four the log, 10 60 box 3741. The address is 1321 Flatbush Avenue in..."
  11. Major Emergency at 1321 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn
  12. Expand 5 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "County Brooklyn, Mobile Command to Brooklyn. Mobile Command. Dispatcher reports your 4th alarm, 10 60 box 3741. The address on 1321 Flatbush Avenue. That's over the New..."
    2. Radio Heard: "Engine 14. Even your frequency? Switch it back to Manhattan. 10 four."
    3. Radio Heard: "97 to Brooklyn. Battalion seven. Your frequency responding 3741. 10 four. 806 switching to 37. I am 22 to Brooklyn. Battalion 22. I am 22 leaving your frequency...."
    4. Radio Heard: "Attorney 50 to Brooklyn. 50. Good on your pickup series binding to box 3741. Careful. 759 switch to."
    5. Radio Assistant Chief Sims reported one additional black-tagged civilian being removed by members.
  13. FDNY Updates Status at 1321 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn
  14. Expand 2 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "Mobile command. For 10 64th along the box 3741 at 1321 Flatbush Avenue, Bedford Avenue. Assistant Chief Sims. Car eight reports one additional black tagged civilian has..."
    2. Radio Units were directed to stage south of Foster and north of Farragut on Flatbush Avenue.
  15. Radio Heard: "Mobile command. Port, 4th alarm, 10 60. The box is 3741. For the address of 1321 Flatbush Avenue, Bedford Avenue, car eight. Assistant Chief Sims, Staten Island Borough..."
  16. Expand 14 updates
    1. Radio Ladder 48 was instructed to report to the command post with shovels upon arrival.
    2. Radio Engine 162 confirmed it is responding to the box.
    3. Radio Ladder 166, Ladder 28, and Ladder 80 were ordered to the command post to bring shovels.
    4. Radio Heard: "Mobile command. I have your engines and trucks for you when you're ready to go. She lives with the MDT and the ICP for good. All right, 10 four."
    5. Radio Engine 14 confirmed it is still responding to the box.
    6. Radio Ladder 45 was directed to the command post and instructed to bring shovels.
    7. Radio Engine 299 is responding to the box and was directed to the command post with shovels.
    8. Radio Ladder 85 is leaving the scene and will notify when it reaches its area.
    9. Radio Heard: "Ladder 85 to Brooklyn. Ladder 85. Taking over from box 3741. Switching back to Staten Island. 10 485. Back to Staten Island. 0511 hours."
    10. Radio Assistant Chief Keenan special-called four engines and four ladders to the command post with shovels.
    11. Radio Mobile command identified Engine 299 and Ladder 173 as the additional units assigned to the job.
    12. Radio Mobile command reported the units operating on scene are Engine 290, Engine 14, Engine 84, Ladder 113, Ladder 106, and Ladder 45.
    13. Radio Ladder 15 reported it is relieved from the box and is heading back to the station.
    14. Radio One additional black-tag civilian has been recovered, and many remain down below.
  17. Radio Assistant Chief Keenan reported that one additional black-tagged civilian was removed from the scene.
  18. Radio The incident is at fourth alarm, canines found two scent areas, two vacuum trucks are removing debris, and the fire is doubtful to hold.

Units on this call

Battalion 7 Battalion 15 Battalion 31 Battalion 35 Battalion 41 Battalion 45 Division 15 Engine 4 Engine 14 Engine 21 Engine 46 Engine 84 Engine 162 Engine 237 Engine 255 Engine 290 Engine 299 Ladder 9 Ladder 15 Ladder 28 Ladder 29 Ladder 45 Ladder 48 Ladder 85 Ladder 106 Ladder 113 Ladder 166 Ladder 173

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