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FDNY · QUEENS · Fire
All-Hands Fire at 22-46 79th Street in Queens
FDNY has an all-hands fire operating at Box 7668, 22-46 79th Street in Queens.
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- Box 7668
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- Radio Vision 14 is available; Battalion 46 is the assigned command.
- Radio Sergeant W. C. Pollock identified himself on the channel.
- Radio Heard: "Engine 297 acting. Engine 263. We are 10 eight available. Engine 23. 1st response, long area. 10 four."
- Radio Heard: "All hands lock 7668. Secondary searches in the fire apartment are complete negative. That makes primary and secondary throughout complete negative, with the exception of..."
- Radio All visible fires are knocked down, primary searches are negative, and secondary searches are in progress.
- Radio Heard: "Engine units responding to and operating at Queens, all hands box 7668. Incident duration now two o 20 minutes. Engine units responding to and operating at Queens, all..."
- All-Hands Fire at 22-46 79th Street in Queens
- Radio Heard: "All hands box 7668. We're using all hands for fire on the 1st floor of a three-story multiple dwelling. The dimensions are one 50 by 60. Class three, non-fireproof...."
- Radio Ladder 138 reported arrival on scene.
- Radio Units reported water on the fire and provided a time check.
- Radio Units reported water on the fire and that the primary search in the apartment above was negative.
- Radio Heard: "Division 14, while I have you, on the all hands engine 262. Is your extra engine and your extra truck is ladder one 60. Engine company two 87, Queens guy."
- Radio Heard: "Citywide, North and Boulevard Queens. All hands have been transmitted for box 7668, address 224679 Street, intersection of Ditmars Boulevard and the Story Boulevard..."
- Radio All Hands is operating at the scene for a first-floor fire in a multiple dwelling.
- Radio All Hands was transmitted.
- Radio The fire is on the first floor.
- Radio Ladder 138 is responding to the scene.
- Working Fire at 22-46 79th Street in Queens
- Radio The building is a three-story, class three multiple dwelling, 150 by 60 feet, with a heating plant and an underground garage nearby.
- Radio A working fire was transmitted for the multiple dwelling.
- Radio Units are in transit to the scene.
- Radio Heard: "Engine 263 to Queens. Engine 263. K. 10 75. The box. Size up as specified. Fire 1st floor. 10 four."
- Radio Heard: "Repeating, this is for four alarm box 7668. For the address 22 dash 4679 Street. Multiple dwelling."
- Radio Heard: "And that thing says for final unbox 7668. That's for the address 224679 Street between Ditmars Boulevard and the Storyy Boulevard North."
- Radio Heard: "263, respond 1st to box 7668. Espany address 22 dash 4679 Street, over Jitmars Boulevard Fire Apartment One Boy. 263 10 four responding. 10 four, Queens to the 46. 46..."
- Fire Reported at 22-46 79th Street in Queens
- Radio Units confirmed they are responding to the fire alarm box.
- Radio Heard: "Queens Fire Alarm Box 7668. The address 22 dash 4679 Street. That's between Ditmars Boulevard and Astoria Boulevard North. Fire on the 1st floor apartment one boy...."
Units on this call
Battalion 46 Engine 23 Engine 262 Engine 263 Engine 287 Engine 297 Ladder 138 Ladder 160
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