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FDNY · BROOKLYN · Fire

All Hands Operating for Cellar Fire at 445 Bleeker Street in Brooklyn

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FDNY is operating all hands for a fire in the cellar of a three-story, 30-by-50, class 3 building at 445 Bleeker Street, between Saint Nicholas Avenue and Cypress Avenue in Brooklyn. Firefighters have two lines stretched with one in operation, and searches are in progress.

Location
445 Bleecker Street
FDNY alarm box
Box 0762
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Radio audio

Latest transmission
Transmission 2
Transmission 1

Public FDNY / NYPD radio, kept for 7 days.

Updates

  1. Radio The fire was declared secured with Authority Condition 53, and one civilian was transported.
  2. Expand 2 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "We're going to battalion 32."
    2. Radio Battalion 28 reported it is available and released from the response area.
  3. Radio Battalion 32 reported it is available and released from the response area.
  4. Expand 3 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "Division 11 to Brooklyn. Division 11, K. 10 eight from 762 to 28. Radio contact, K. 10 four. Division 11. Time now 18 46. Brooklyn two 70."
    2. Radio Fire operations are de-escalating.
    3. Radio Deputy Chief Simpson reported one line is stretched for a final washdown, secondary searches are in progress, and gas and electric utilities are responding.
  5. Radio Heard: "28. At this time, as per Acting Battalion Chief McCallum, we're going to go under control. 10 for me. Under control time 1831 hours. Your duration 22 minutes, 22 minutes."
  6. Radio Heard: "Division 11 to Brooklyn. Division 11. I'm a few blocks out. I'm acknowledging the 20 minute march. 10 four. Attention units, covering at all hands block 762. The..."
  7. All Hands Operating for Cellar Fire at 445 Bleeker Street in BrooklynFDNY is operating all hands for a fire in the cellar of a three-story, 30-by-50, class 3 building at 445 Bleeker Street, between Saint Nicholas Avenue and Cypress Avenue in Brooklyn.
  8. All-Hands Fire at 445 Bleeker Street in Brooklyn
  9. Expand 3 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "Citywide Dispatcher, Borough Brooklyn. All hands have been transmitted for box 762, address 445 Bleecker Street, intersection of Saint Nicholas Avenue and Cypress..."
    2. Radio All Hands was transmitted for the box.
    3. Radio Heard: "928 to Brooklyn Fire. Battalion 28. Eight at box 762 by orders of ABC Mc Adams. We're using all hands for fire in the cellar of a three story. We're gonna go 30 by 50..."
  10. Working Fire at 445 Bleecker Street in Brooklyn
  11. Expand 3 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "This information for box 762. The address 445 Bleecker Street. It's a multiple dwelling, four story, 25 by a hundred, class three. Access for the addition over the store..."
    2. Radio A working fire was transmitted for the box.
    3. Radio Units reported a working fire in the basement of a three-story building with heavy smoke and are searching for the fire.
  12. Fire Reported at 445 Bleecker Street in Brooklyn
  13. Radio Heard: "All right, 10 four. Follow on broken box, 762445 Bleecker Street. That's over Saint Nicholas and Cypress, reporting a fire in the basement. Follow on box 762445 Bleecker..."

Units on this call

Battalion 28 Battalion 32

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