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Fire Knocked Down at 148-17 61st Road in Queens

By NYC Alert · ·

FDNY has an all-hands fire operating at 148-17 61st Road in Queens. The fire is in a private dwelling located between 148th and 149th Streets. Battalion 52 has put the all-hands units to work. Units have reported water is on the fire and are moving up the block to provide a full plume and area update. The fire has been knocked down, and units are checking for continuing smoke and extension. The gas and electric have been shut off, and a utility team is responding to the box. Secondary searches of the first and second floors were negative, and the lower floor and basement search is in progress.

Location
148-17 61st Road
FDNY alarm box
Box 9486
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Radio audio

Latest transmission
Transmission 4
Transmission 3
Transmission 2
Transmission 1

Public FDNY / NYPD radio, kept for 7 days.

Updates

  1. Radio Heard: "It's 299 K. It's 98 from box 9486. You can send out."
  2. Radio The fire was declared secured with no patients, and all units were released.
  3. Expand 2 updates
    1. Radio Battalion 52 reported that all units are available and the box is closed.
    2. Radio Battalion 508 reported that units are available and the box is closed.
  4. Radio Division 14 reported that secondary searches in the basement were complete and negative, and declared the fire under control.
  5. Radio Ladder 154 reported it is available.
  6. Fire Knocked Down at 148-17 61st Road in QueensFire knocked down; checking for continuing smoke and extension; gas and electric shut off; utility team responding; secondary search negative on 1st and 2nd floors; lower floor and basement search in progress
  7. Expand 6 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "231 acting 305. 231 acting 305. Response area 10 eight available. 10 four. 18 47. Dispatcher 17. Division 14 K. Box 9486. That's for this. That's the heater. We'll put..."
    2. Radio Heard: "Engine 31, engine 305 to Queens."
    3. Radio Heard: "One for the Queen. Division 14 K. On hands box 9486. Let's present the chief. Let's present. Name of the fire has been knocked down. Check for continuing smoke. Opening..."
    4. Radio Heard: "Division 14. Division 14. Incident duration now two o 20 minutes. 14 10 four. An engineer is responding to an operating at all hands box 9486. Incident duration now two..."
    5. Radio Battalion 52 clarified that the address is on the north side of Horace Harding Expressway, not the south.
    6. Radio Battalion 52 corrected the address for the all-hands fire to 148-17 Horace Harding Expressway South.
  8. Water on Fire at 148-17 61st Road in QueensWater on the fire; units moving up the block for full plume and area
  9. All-Hands Fire in Private Dwelling at 148-17 61st Road in QueensFire in a private dwelling; located between 148th and 149th Streets; all hands put to work by Battalion 52
  10. All-Hands Fire at 148-17 61st Road in Queens
  11. Expand 5 updates
    1. Radio Units reported water is on the fire and are moving up the block to provide a full plume and area update.
    2. Radio All Hands was announced citywide for the fire in the private dwelling.
    3. Radio All Hands was transmitted for the fire in the private dwelling.
    4. Radio Heard: "Attach all citywide resources. There's a report of fire being transmitted in the borough of Queens, 148 17, 61st road, crosses 1483, 148 place. The cab number is 4177..."
    5. Radio The fire was reported in a private dwelling.
  12. Working Fire at 148-17 61st Road in Queens
  13. Radio A working fire was transmitted for the private dwelling at the box.
  14. Radio All units were released except one engine and one ladder. The job was an outside rubbish fire.
  15. Radio Engine 299 reported its position on the service road at 148-17 61st Road.
  16. Smoke in the Basement at 148-17 61st Road in Queens
  17. Radio Engine 299 is responding to the box for smoke in the basement.

Units on this call

Battalion 52 Engine 299 Engine 305 Ladder 125 Ladder 143 Ladder 151 Ladder 154

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