Name: Heavy Smoke Condition on 11th Floor video
Uploaded: 2026-09-29T02:27:22.000Z
Description: Firefighters responded to a smoke condition on the 11th floor of a building at 48 W 38th St in New York City. Crews reported heavy smoke and are actively searching for the source while deploying a hose line.

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Firefighters responded to a smoke condition on the 11th floor of a building at 48 W 38th St in New York City. Crews reported heavy smoke and are actively searching for the source while deploying a hose line.

Heavy Smoke Condition on 11th Floor

Medic advance, 751. Manhattan box 0751, you can show call 552, 10-8. Condition, 08 will be your point of contact. Fire operations are de-escalating, patient count remains at 0, potential remains low.

 10-4, time is 2259 hours, to reach incident 33 minutes, get over to dispatcher 13.

Medic advance, 751. Manhattan box 0751, you can show call 552, 10-8. Condition, 08 will be your point of contact. Fire operations are de-escalating, patient count remains at 0, potential remains low. 10-4, time is 2259 hours, to reach incident 33 minutes, get over to dispatcher 13.

Fire operations are de-escalating, and no injuries have been reported.

Medical Branch Director, Manhattan box 0751.

 51, fire operations in the S, with 80 unit that is not showing 84, please 87 to my authority.

 Staging vest actions remain the same, potential is now low.

 The public safety and civilian population.

Medical Branch Director, Manhattan box 0751. Medical Branch 0751, proceed. 51, fire operations in the S, with 80 unit that is not showing 84, please 87 to my authority. Staging vest actions remain the same, potential is now low. The public safety and civilian population. End in progress, 402. 10-4, time now 2249 hours, 845.

Fire operations report the situation is stable, with low potential for further risk.

 552, show you medical branch director, Manhattan, box 0751.

 States you can pass actions that remain the same, potential is moderate in public safety.

 The command post is going to be in front of 48 West 36th Street, adjacent to Engine Company 65.

 Have all units switch over to citywide 1 TAC, and you can 87 to respond to any specialty truck to this assignment.

552. Call 552. 552, show you medical branch director, Manhattan, box 0751. States you can pass actions that remain the same, potential is moderate in public safety. The command post is going to be in front of 48 West 36th Street, adjacent to Engine Company 65. Have all units switch over to citywide 1 TAC, and you can 87 to respond to any specialty truck to this assignment. Thank you.

3 Manhattan. Division 3. Box 0751, secondary is a complete negative throughout, by orders of DC, Gagin, 3rd Division, you can place the box under control. 10-4, under control time, 2256 hours, incident duration 5858 minutes, K. Division 3, 10-4.

3 Manhattan. Division 3. Box 0751, secondary is a complete negative throughout, by orders of DC, Gagin, 3rd Division, you can place the box under control. 10-4, under control time, 2256 hours, incident duration 5858 minutes, K. Division 3, 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters report the situation is under control, with no trapped individuals found.

A secondary search for trapped individuals is currently underway.

Lower above, fire has been knocked down. Secondaries are currently in progress. The TAC there is A as in Alpha.

10-4 Division 3, time of your report, 2239 hours, incident duration 4141 minutes, K.

 Manhattan announcing all hands operating for box 751, 48 West 38th Street, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue. Fire on the...

Lower above, fire has been knocked down. Secondaries are currently in progress. The TAC there is A as in Alpha.10-4 Division 3, time of your report, 2239 hours, incident duration 4141 minutes, K. Manhattan announcing all hands operating for box 751, 48 West 38th Street, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue. Fire on the... 11...

Engine 3, Manhattan. Engine 3. Engine 3, box 0751, address 48 West 38th Street. We're using all hands for a fire on the 11th floor of a 12-story, 100 by 100, class 2 commercial building. Explosions are as follows. One is a street, two is a class 2 building, three is an alley, four is a two-story class 3. We currently have one line threat, one line in operation. Primaries are negative on the fire floor and the...

Engine 3, Manhattan. Engine 3. Engine 3, box 0751, address 48 West 38th Street. We're using all hands for a fire on the 11th floor of a 12-story, 100 by 100, class 2 commercial building. Explosions are as follows. One is a street, two is a class 2 building, three is an alley, four is a two-story class 3. We currently have one line threat, one line in operation. Primaries are negative on the fire floor and the... Yes, sir.

Fire crews report stretching two hose lines, with one currently in use; a preliminary search for injured or trapped individuals on the affected floor and the floor above was negative.

Medical branch, Borough of Manhattan, box 0751 with the progress report.

 Medical branch 0751, proceed with your progress.

 Patient count totaled right now is zero.

 is still moderate to MLS. Keep the units coming. They're still searching for the fire, but most of it's out.

Medical branch, Borough of Manhattan, box 0751 with the progress report. Medical branch 0751, proceed with your progress. Patient count totaled right now is zero. is still moderate to MLS. Keep the units coming. They're still searching for the fire, but most of it's out.Metro.

Firefighters report the fire is mostly out, with no injuries currently reported.

Battalion 9. Advise, we've found the source of the fire, we have a charge line operating now.

 10-4, Battalion 9, time of that report, 2229, incident duration 3131 minutes, K.

Battalion 9. Advise, we've found the source of the fire, we have a charge line operating now. 10-4, Battalion 9, time of that report, 2229, incident duration 3131 minutes, K.

Firefighters have located the fire source and are actively working to extinguish it.

Manhattan 2, Battalion 9. Battalion 9. Battalion 9, are you ready for your designations, K? Yeah, we have 65, one-line stretch, charge, attack stairway A. We're still searching for the source of the smoke. Alright, 10-4, are you ready for your designations, K? 10-4, we're ready. Alright, 10-4, engine 1.

Manhattan 2, Battalion 9. Battalion 9. Battalion 9, are you ready for your designations, K? Yeah, we have 65, one-line stretch, charge, attack stairway A. We're still searching for the source of the smoke. Alright, 10-4, are you ready for your designations, K? 10-4, we're ready. Alright, 10-4, engine 1. Engine 5-4, your CF...

Firefighters have stretched a hose line and are continuing to search for the smoke source.

Battalion 9 to Manhattan. Battalion 9. Yeah, Battalion 9 for box 751. We have a, we were

 transmitted to 1076. We have heavy smoke condition on the 11th floor. One line being stretched. Search is in progress. 10-4.

Battalion 9 to Manhattan. Battalion 9. Yeah, Battalion 9 for box 751. We have a, we were transmitted to 1076. We have heavy smoke condition on the 11th floor. One line being stretched. Search is in progress. 10-4. Battalion 9.

Firefighters report heavy smoke on the 11th floor and are actively searching the area.

 Transmit the box for 751, we have smoke on the 11th floor.

Engine 65 to Manhattan. Engine 65. Transmit the box for 751, we have smoke on the 11th floor. 10-4.

Firefighters confirm smoke on the 11th floor and are actively addressing the situation.

Manhattan box after initial 751, 48 West 38th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenue, for smoke on the 11th floor.

 Manhattan box after initial 751, 48 West 38th Street, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue, smoke on the 11th floor.

Manhattan box after initial 751, 48 West 38th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenue, for smoke on the 11th floor. Manhattan box after initial 751, 48 West 38th Street, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue, smoke on the 11th floor.

Firefighters are responding to a 911 report of a smoke condition on the 11th floor of a building.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 48 W 38th St.

Heavy Smoke Condition on 11th Floor

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