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FDNY · MANHATTAN · Fire

All Hands Operating on Fourth Floor of 16-Story Manhattan Building

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FDNY is operating with all hands on the fourth floor of a 16-story building at 541 East 20th Street in Manhattan. The fire is in the kitchen of apartment 48, with stair B used as the attack stair. The building measures 180 by 70 feet; exposure one is identified, and exposures two, three, and four are similar. One line is in operation, and the fire is doubtful.

Location
541 East 20th Street
FDNY alarm box
Box 0498
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Radio audio

Latest transmission
Transmission 2
Transmission 1

Public FDNY / NYPD radio, kept for 7 days.

Updates

  1. Radio Engine 33 again reported it is available from the box and was told to send the relocator; Engine 307 was directed to return to Queens.
  2. Expand 4 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "Engine three. We're 10 eight from box 0498. You can send the real estate home. 10 four engine three."
    2. Radio Heard: "Engine three, demand."
    3. Radio Secondary searches were completed and found no victims.
    4. Radio Heard: "Engine 34, acting engine three. 10 83's response area. Do you got that box for us, Kate?"
  3. Radio Heard: "Division one, man. Division one. Division one, so probably you will hold it for five. 10 foot. You probably will hold time is 2329 hours. Division one."
  4. Expand 3 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "All units operating on the high-rise fire in the borough of Manhattan at 541 East two o. We're having some radio interference. If you can all switch over to the citywide..."
    2. Radio Heard: "10 seven, 10. 10 seven. Box 498. Can we also have a 10 nine gas? Get started. 10 four. Every time there was a gas shut to the apartment or building there. The apartment...."
    3. Radio Heard: "Division one, man. Division one. Division one at this time. Primary search is a fire. Fireman 54, complete. Nine, you got one line stretch and one in operation at this..."
  5. All Hands Operating on Fourth Floor of 16-Story Manhattan Building16-story building, 180x70; fire in kitchen of apt 48; stair B attack; exposure 1 identified, 2-4 similar; 1 line in operation; fire doubtful
  6. Expand 6 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "Battalion seven. Battalion seven. All right, searches in the fire apartment are complete and negative. 10 four battalion seven. Also, battalion seven, we sent you a list..."
    2. Radio The building is a sixteen-story multiple dwelling, and the attack stairs B is empty.
    3. Radio Heard: "Manhattan announcing all hands operating 10 77 box 498. The address 541 East Two O Street off Avenue C. For fire, apartment four Henry of a 16 story multiple dwelling...."
    4. Radio All Hands was announced citywide for the fire.
    5. Radio Heard: "About a 25 is your 1st truck. Battalion A C safety officer, engine 22, transporting high rise two for vent. Battalion seven. Engine seven 10 four."
    6. Radio Heard: "75, designated missions. If you're ready to right. Ready. Engine three is your high rise nozzle. Engine 15 is the other."
  7. All-Hands Fire at 541 East 20th Street in Manhattan
  8. Expand 5 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "10 497. Box 498. Got your address, apartment 48. Fire in the kitchen. We're using all hands on the 4th floor. B is the attack stair. 16 story. Size up one 80 by 70...."
    2. Radio Heard: "Engine 15 responding to C F R. 15 10 four. Manhattan engine three. Engine three, you're the high rise nozzle. Engine three 10 four, high rise nozzle. Manhattan Ladder..."
    3. Radio Units confirmed they are on scene and are staging on East 20th Street eastbound from First Avenue.
    4. Radio The building is a 16-story multiple dwelling, Class One, with scissor stairs and an interconnected standpipe system.
    5. Radio Heard: "Citywide notice in the borough Manhattan at 10 77 has been transmitted box 498. At the address 541 East two o Street, at Stuyvesant Oval to Avenue C and Charlie for a..."
  9. High-Rise Fire at 541 East 20th Street in Manhattan
  10. Expand 2 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "10 four. Manhattan taxi 1077 has been transmitted on box 498. Yeah, just 541 East Two O Street. That's off Avenue C. Pulling four 94 four. Manhattan taxi 1077 has been..."
    2. Radio Heard: "Battalion seven to Manhattan. Battalion seven. Box 498. We're going to go with the 10 77. We have a heavy smoke condition on the 4th floor. We'll get back to you with..."
  11. Fire Reported at 541 East 20th Street in Manhattan
  12. Radio Heard: "Manhattan Engine Company Five. Engine Five. Engine Five. We have reports of a fire on the 4th floor in apartments four Henry and four George. Ladder three. Three 10..."
  13. Radio Heard: "Manhattan box 498541 East two O Street. That's off the A B C. Fire on the 4th floor, apartment four Henry. Manhattan box 498. The address 541 East two O Street. That's..."

Units on this call

Battalion 7 Battalion 8 Engine 3 Engine 5 Engine 15 Engine 22 Engine 33 Engine 34 Engine 307 Ladder 3 Ladder 25

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Community

  1. Community update · @nyc_buff245 · Fire Buff Engine 34 is responding to the box
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