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Three Swimmers in Water Near West Street & Spring Street in Manhattan

By NYC Alert · ·

FDNY units are operating at a water rescue near West Street & Spring Street in Manhattan. Units on scene report that three swimmers are currently in the water. Command tactical is being released from the scene.

FDNY alarm box
Box 0327
Map of West St & Spring St, Manhattan
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Radio audio

Latest transmission
Transmission 2
Transmission 1

Public FDNY / NYPD radio, kept for 7 days.

Updates

  1. Radio Heard: "Ladder two to Manhattan. Ladder two. I'm back online. I was just making sure you can read me. 10 four. We got you, ladder 10 45 by five. You could remain in service...."
  2. Expand 6 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "Manhattan Battalion eight K. Battalion 84 ladder two. Go ahead, Manhattan. Battalion eight, can you get ladder two over the handy talky? Let them know they can remain in..."
    2. Radio Heard: "Marine Battalion Eight."
    3. Radio Heard: "Manhattan ladder two K."
    4. Radio Heard: "Manhattan ladder two K."
    5. Radio Heard: "10 four Manhattan engine company 39. Engine 39. You got the other on the Manhattan. 10 four. One. Manhattan ladder two."
    6. Radio Heard: "Manhattan ladder two."
  3. Three Swimmers in Water Near West Street & Spring Street in Manhattan3 swimmers in water; command tactical 10-8
  4. Expand 12 updates
    1. Radio The Marine Battalion reported it is available and returned to Brooklyn.
    2. Radio Heard: "Division one. Box 327. At this time, most FDNY swimmers are out of the water, going to get decontaminated. The process has become decontamination. We're going to go with..."
    3. Radio Heard: "Division one to Manhattan. Division one. Yeah, box 327. You can keep the fast units, have them continue in. We still have three swimmers in the water. Command tactical..."
    4. Radio Heard: "Battalion two. Battalion two. Do you require command attack or unit 94 to continue it? Negative 10. Any unit 94. Battalion eight. 10 four. Command attack."
    5. Radio Heard: "Standby. Manhattan to Battalion two."
    6. Radio Heard: "Hey, do you want us to continue into box 0327?"
    7. Radio Heard: "Division one, did you receive that last report from battalion two? Division one, 10 four. We received that report about the D.O.A."
    8. Radio Heard: "Battalion two to Manhattan. Battalion two. Box 327. We"
    9. Radio Heard: "10 two, Manhattan. The rescue unit is from ladder eight. I 10 four, and it's just one swimmer now."
    10. Radio Heard: "Battalion two. Battalion two. From which company are the rescue swimmers being deployed?"
    11. Radio Heard: "Manhattan Battalion Two."
    12. Radio Ladder 10 confirmed they are responding to the box.
  5. Unconscious Person in Water Near West Street & Spring Street in ManhattanPatient in water, appears unconscious; rescue swimmer preparing to enter water
  6. Expand 8 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "Manhattan, the ladder 10."
    2. Radio Heard: "Marine Company Six to Manhattan. Marine Six. On your frequency, Box 327."
    3. Radio Heard: "I'm on Battalion Two. Battalion Two. Battalion Two, with the report of the rescue crew getting ready to go under water. You have ladder 10, the Maritime Search Unit..."
    4. Radio Heard: "Battalion two Manhattan. 2nd battalion. Box 327. Be advised, we do have a patient in the water. Appears to be unconscious. We are preparing a enter the water with a..."
    5. Radio Heard: "10 two. Up to 10 two. Ladder eight, water rescue unit. Also, squad 18 became available, replacing two 52. All we got is a personnel award of the 10 two. Get 34. 10 two...."
    6. Radio Heard: "10 five, 10 five. You coming in broken? You're reporting a northbound current, correct? Northbound current, 10 four. 10 four. All companies responding on box 327. Marine..."
    7. Radio Units confirmed they are responding to the water rescue at Pier 34.
    8. Radio Squad is starting out for the water rescue at Pier 34.
  7. Water Rescue Near West Street & Spring Street in Manhattan
  8. Expand 2 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "210 four responding. Two you can actually remain in service. Ladder 210 four. 10 eight. I'm going to have the ladder eight. Ladder eight. Water rescue unit. Ladder eight..."
    2. Radio Units reported a person in the water in the Hutchinson River near Pier 34.

Units on this call

Battalion 2 Battalion 8 Engine 39 Ladder 2 Ladder 8 Ladder 10 Ladder 12 Squad 18

Heard on the FDNY radio for this call and checked against the FDNY unit roster.

How this story was produced: NYC Alert summarizes public FDNY and NYPD radio transmissions with AI and checks every published fact against the radio before it appears. Details can change as a call develops; verify independently.