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FDNY · MANHATTAN · Fire

All-Hands Fire at 120 West 116th Street in Manhattan

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FDNY is operating an all-hands fire at 120 West 116th Street in Manhattan. The building is a six-story, 75-by-80, Class 3 apartment building with a U-shaped layout, one stairway, and seven apartments per floor.

Location
120 West 116th Street
FDNY alarm box
Box 1386
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Radio audio

Latest transmission
Transmission 2
Transmission 1

Public FDNY / NYPD radio, kept for 7 days.

Updates

  1. Radio Heard: "Division three to Manhattan. Division three. 1386, requesting Con Ed utilities, both electric and gas. They were shut down in the apartment, and we will go. Probably..."
  2. Radio All Hands was transmitted for a fire on the second floor of a six-story multiple dwelling; primary searches are negative except for two victims with minor injuries.
  3. Expand 8 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "10 four battalion 12. Six boy checks out at this time. Still working on five David. 10 four battalion 12. 13 55 476. Battalion, I take that back. Five David also checks..."
    2. Radio Heard: "Attention all units, responding and operating at all hands box 1386. The incident duration has reached two o 20 minutes. Beating all units, responding and operating at..."
    3. Radio Heard: "Battalion 12, see. Battalion 13 10 four."
    4. Radio Heard: "Four Battalion 12. Time of our report 1352 hours. Duration of incidents reached two o 20 minutes. Battalion 12."
    5. Radio Medical Branch reported two green tag civilians and requested a unit breakdown.
    6. Radio Heard: "Battalion 12."
    7. Radio Heard: "Manhattan two battalion 12. Battalion 12. Battalion 12. Apartment five David is supporting smoke check. Battalion 12 10 four. We'll check it out. 13 48 476."
    8. Radio Heard: "One and two battalion, 12."
  4. All-Hands Fire at 120 West 116th Street in ManhattanFDNY is operating an all-hands fire at 120 West 116th Street in Manhattan. The building is a six-story, 75-by-80, Class 3 apartment building with a U-shaped layout, one stairway, and seven apartments per floor.
  5. Expand 6 updates
    1. Radio Engine 14 was instructed to pick up the modified SCBA fast pack from Squad 41.
    2. Radio Ladder 14 is designated as the FAST truck and SCBA pilot units are responding.
    3. Radio Ladder 14 was designated as the FAST truck.
    4. Radio Heard: "Citywide announcement in the Borough of Manhattan. 10 10. All hands box 1386. The address 120 West 116 Street between Lennox Avenue and Power Boulevard. To find the..."
    5. Radio The building is a six-story class three multiple dwelling with seven apartments per floor, an isolated roof, and a single stairway.
    6. Radio All Hands was announced citywide for the multiple dwelling.
  6. Radio The frequency is changing to the working fire channel.
  7. All-Hands Fire at 120 West 116th Street in Manhattan
  8. Expand 2 updates
    1. Radio Heard: "Anad announcing, all hands operating box 1386, 120 West 116 Street between Lennox Avenue and Hall Boulevard. Kitchen fire, apartment two Edward. Anad announcing, all..."
    2. Radio Heard: "Battalion 12. We're going to transmit to 1075 for box 1386. We have a kitchen fire, apartment two Eddie on the 2nd floor. We're going to go with you all hands."
  9. Kitchen Fire Reported at 120 West 116th Street in Manhattan
  10. Radio Heard: "Manhattan phone arm box 1386120 West 116 Street, between Lennox Avenue and Powell Boulevard, for a kitchen fire, apartment two boy. Manhattan phone arm box 1386120 West..."

Units on this call

Battalion 2 Battalion 12 Battalion 13 Ladder 14

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