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Fifth-Floor Fire in Seven-Story Apartment Building, One Person Injured

511 W 235th St

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  • Firefighters are battling a fire that has spread to the fifth floor of an apartment building in the Bronx, with reports of a person possibly trapped. An "all-hands" response has been initiated, and a second alarm is being considered due to smoke on the sixth floor.

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A civilian with minor injuries is being treated, and additional medical support has been canceled.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
22. 522. 522, we're at the Bronx, Bronx report, zone 4, 0970, at this time, personnel is on, patient count is 1, civilian, green tag, made by A.J. Henry. You can 87 that ALS that you have coming to this assignment. Conditioner 19, will meet America and French, and I'm 10-8.10-4, 302 hours.

Firefighters report the situation is now under control, with all searches complete and no additional findings.

Bronx FDNY · 0:30
Division 7. Division 7. Division 7, box 4970 at this time, as per Deputy Chief Mazzanelli, primaries and secondaries are complete and negative throughout, including the elevator. We're going to go probably will, correction, we're going to go under control at this time. We're going to make this box a 41, code 1 for unknown reasons. Can you have ConEd, Gantz, and Elektra for the fire department? Yes, sir.

One person from the fire apartment is receiving medical treatment for serious injuries. Searches for another individual continue.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:15
Yeah, 10-4, they're still searching the the fire apartment for that other, that other caller. 10-4, and that was 4 George. 10-4, time's here 257 hours, 866.
FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Medical branch, director 4970, citywide. Proceed, ma'am. I just want to make a correction by mistake. It's one orange tag from apartment 63, uh, being treated by, uh, uh, X-ray 3. Alright, so just to reconfirm, you have one patient, one orange tag from apartment 600 at the moment? Yeah.

Two civilians have been identified with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and are receiving medical attention.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:23
And Medical Branch Director, box 4970, your total patient count of two civilians, what, what, what color tag were they? Orange. 10-4, total patient count two, orange tag, civilian time now 0255 hours, duration of incident shows 23 minutes, 866.

An additional medical team is being dispatched for a person with breathing difficulties in the fire apartment.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:16
Citywide to Medical Branch Director, box 4970. Be advised, duplicate job came in for the address. There's a disc bleeding in apartment 4, G as in George. I'll start you on additional ALS for the moment, okay?
FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Citywide to Medical Branch 4970. Medical Branch Director 4970, go ahead. I'm requesting one additional ALS, diff breather job, duplicate job came in for the address of the report of fire. They have a diff breather in apartment 4 G as in George. That would be the fire apartment, but as of.

Firefighters report primary searches on the floor above are complete with no findings. Secondary searches are underway.

Bronx FDNY · 0:31
Division 7 to the Bronx. Division 7. Box 4970, primaries on the floor above are complete and negative, secondaries are underway. At this time we have one 10-45, code 4 from apartment 68. And we will go, probably will hold at this time. 10-4, Division 7. The probable hold time is 0253 hours and the duration is 31...

No injuries have been reported so far, according to medics.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Proceed.Medical Branch Director 4970, total patient count is zero. Stating is going to remain the same. I have 18 Henry and 27 Eddie at the command post with me. Potential is high of two public safety personnel, moderate to civilian. Battalion.

Primary searches in the fire apartment are complete with no findings. Searches continue on the floor above.

Bronx FDNY · 0:31
188 Street, auto extrication. 0248 dispatcher, 507. Division 7 to the Bronx. Division 7. 4970. At this time, as per Deputy Chief Bassanelli, we have primaries in the fire apartment complete and negative. Primaries on the floor above are still underway. Apartment 60, the original caller with a trap member, uh, 2. Excuse me.

Firefighters have two hoses in operation, and primary searches are still ongoing.

Bronx FDNY · 0:30
Division 7 to the Bronx. Division 7, K. 4970, at this time we have two lines of stretch, one line in operation. Primaries are still underway. The fire is canceled at this time. 10-4, Division 7. Time of the report, 0243 hours, incident duration 21 minutes. 21 minutes, 10-4, thank you, Bronx. We'll be right back.

Crews are staging additional units nearby to assist with the ongoing apartment fire.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Conditions 19, citywide. Condition 19. Condition 19, what's the box number again? Alright, condition 19, box number will be 4970, 4970. 10-4, that's echo. Alright, so yeah, going to keep staging at Riverdale and 236. And I'll give you further when I get up to the command.

Firefighters are considering calling a second alarm due to smoke on the sixth floor.

Bronx FDNY · 0:27
Alright, 10-4, Battalion 27. You want an extra engine on top of the all-hands? And also, we're getting smoke, 6 Henry. 5. Alright, first we're getting smoke, 6 Henry, on top of the all-hands. If you're getting an extra engine, it'll be the second alarm. Do you want to transmit the second alarm?
Bronx FDNY · 0:23
All units going to work in the box box 497, out of the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire, apartment 4 George. All units going to work in the box box 497, out of the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire, apartment 4 George.

Firefighters have called for an ''all-hands'' response, implying that available units are responding to the scene to assist.

Bronx FDNY · 0:30
27 to the Bronx. 27. Box 497, we are using an all-hand for a fire on apartment board G, of a seven-story Class 3, non-fireproof. Dimensions of the building are 65 by 145, address 511 West.
FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:08
49 70, address 511 West 235 Street.

Firefighters report the fire has spread to the fifth floor of the apartment building. Initial reports indicate that a person may be trapped.

Bronx FDNY · 0:31
We're, we're on our way there, sounds like they're stretching the line, uh, Alright, 10-4.1075, translator, Bronx box 4970, the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue. Find multiple dwelling.1075, translator, Bronx box 4970, the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue. Find multiple dwelling.
Bronx FDNY · 0:30
Bronx Battalion 27. Battalion 27. We're getting fire to the fifth floor now. No apartment in the fifth floor, right? 10. 6 to the Bronx. Engine 96, stand by. Bronx to Battalion 27. 7. If you want us to transit to 1075, all we have is Engine 52 saying we're going to work. Control.
FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:18
10-4, 27 Eddie, I'll put it on your screen. I'll preempt you off your rest from HF and be out of place. You're going to go for West 235 and Riverdale, okay, 27 Ed? 7 Ed, 10-4, thank you. 63. 10-4.
Bronx FDNY · 0:13
Box to Ladder 52. 52 K. 52 again, person trapped, 6 Edward.

Firefighters have received a report of a fire in an apartment building.

Bronx FDNY · 0:19
Police alarm box 4970, the address is 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire in a multiple dwelling. Home alarm box 4970, the address is 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire in a multiple dwelling. Box Battalion 27.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 511 W 235th St.

A civilian with minor injuries is being treated, and additional medical support has been canceled.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
22. 522. 522, we're at the Bronx, Bronx report, zone 4, 0970, at this time, personnel is on, patient count is 1, civilian, green tag, made by A.J. Henry. You can 87 that ALS that you have coming to this assignment. Conditioner 19, will meet America and French, and I'm 10-8.10-4, 302 hours.

Firefighters report the situation is now under control, with all searches complete and no additional findings.

Bronx FDNY · 0:30
Division 7. Division 7. Division 7, box 4970 at this time, as per Deputy Chief Mazzanelli, primaries and secondaries are complete and negative throughout, including the elevator. We're going to go probably will, correction, we're going to go under control at this time. We're going to make this box a 41, code 1 for unknown reasons. Can you have ConEd, Gantz, and Elektra for the fire department? Yes, sir.

One person from the fire apartment is receiving medical treatment for serious injuries. Searches for another individual continue.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:15
Yeah, 10-4, they're still searching the the fire apartment for that other, that other caller. 10-4, and that was 4 George. 10-4, time's here 257 hours, 866.
FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Medical branch, director 4970, citywide. Proceed, ma'am. I just want to make a correction by mistake. It's one orange tag from apartment 63, uh, being treated by, uh, uh, X-ray 3. Alright, so just to reconfirm, you have one patient, one orange tag from apartment 600 at the moment? Yeah.

Two civilians have been identified with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and are receiving medical attention.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:23
And Medical Branch Director, box 4970, your total patient count of two civilians, what, what, what color tag were they? Orange. 10-4, total patient count two, orange tag, civilian time now 0255 hours, duration of incident shows 23 minutes, 866.

An additional medical team is being dispatched for a person with breathing difficulties in the fire apartment.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:16
Citywide to Medical Branch Director, box 4970. Be advised, duplicate job came in for the address. There's a disc bleeding in apartment 4, G as in George. I'll start you on additional ALS for the moment, okay?
FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Citywide to Medical Branch 4970. Medical Branch Director 4970, go ahead. I'm requesting one additional ALS, diff breather job, duplicate job came in for the address of the report of fire. They have a diff breather in apartment 4 G as in George. That would be the fire apartment, but as of.

Firefighters report primary searches on the floor above are complete with no findings. Secondary searches are underway.

Bronx FDNY · 0:31
Division 7 to the Bronx. Division 7. Box 4970, primaries on the floor above are complete and negative, secondaries are underway. At this time we have one 10-45, code 4 from apartment 68. And we will go, probably will hold at this time. 10-4, Division 7. The probable hold time is 0253 hours and the duration is 31...

No injuries have been reported so far, according to medics.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Proceed.Medical Branch Director 4970, total patient count is zero. Stating is going to remain the same. I have 18 Henry and 27 Eddie at the command post with me. Potential is high of two public safety personnel, moderate to civilian. Battalion.

Primary searches in the fire apartment are complete with no findings. Searches continue on the floor above.

Bronx FDNY · 0:31
188 Street, auto extrication. 0248 dispatcher, 507. Division 7 to the Bronx. Division 7. 4970. At this time, as per Deputy Chief Bassanelli, we have primaries in the fire apartment complete and negative. Primaries on the floor above are still underway. Apartment 60, the original caller with a trap member, uh, 2. Excuse me.

Firefighters have two hoses in operation, and primary searches are still ongoing.

Bronx FDNY · 0:30
Division 7 to the Bronx. Division 7, K. 4970, at this time we have two lines of stretch, one line in operation. Primaries are still underway. The fire is canceled at this time. 10-4, Division 7. Time of the report, 0243 hours, incident duration 21 minutes. 21 minutes, 10-4, thank you, Bronx. We'll be right back.

Crews are staging additional units nearby to assist with the ongoing apartment fire.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Conditions 19, citywide. Condition 19. Condition 19, what's the box number again? Alright, condition 19, box number will be 4970, 4970. 10-4, that's echo. Alright, so yeah, going to keep staging at Riverdale and 236. And I'll give you further when I get up to the command.

Firefighters are considering calling a second alarm due to smoke on the sixth floor.

Bronx FDNY · 0:27
Alright, 10-4, Battalion 27. You want an extra engine on top of the all-hands? And also, we're getting smoke, 6 Henry. 5. Alright, first we're getting smoke, 6 Henry, on top of the all-hands. If you're getting an extra engine, it'll be the second alarm. Do you want to transmit the second alarm?
Bronx FDNY · 0:23
All units going to work in the box box 497, out of the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire, apartment 4 George. All units going to work in the box box 497, out of the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire, apartment 4 George.

Firefighters have called for an ''all-hands'' response, implying that available units are responding to the scene to assist.

Bronx FDNY · 0:30
27 to the Bronx. 27. Box 497, we are using an all-hand for a fire on apartment board G, of a seven-story Class 3, non-fireproof. Dimensions of the building are 65 by 145, address 511 West.
FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:08
49 70, address 511 West 235 Street.

Firefighters report the fire has spread to the fifth floor of the apartment building. Initial reports indicate that a person may be trapped.

Bronx FDNY · 0:31
We're, we're on our way there, sounds like they're stretching the line, uh, Alright, 10-4.1075, translator, Bronx box 4970, the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue. Find multiple dwelling.1075, translator, Bronx box 4970, the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue. Find multiple dwelling.
Bronx FDNY · 0:30
Bronx Battalion 27. Battalion 27. We're getting fire to the fifth floor now. No apartment in the fifth floor, right? 10. 6 to the Bronx. Engine 96, stand by. Bronx to Battalion 27. 7. If you want us to transit to 1075, all we have is Engine 52 saying we're going to work. Control.
FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:18
10-4, 27 Eddie, I'll put it on your screen. I'll preempt you off your rest from HF and be out of place. You're going to go for West 235 and Riverdale, okay, 27 Ed? 7 Ed, 10-4, thank you. 63. 10-4.
Bronx FDNY · 0:13
Box to Ladder 52. 52 K. 52 again, person trapped, 6 Edward.

Firefighters have received a report of a fire in an apartment building.

Bronx FDNY · 0:19
Police alarm box 4970, the address is 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire in a multiple dwelling. Home alarm box 4970, the address is 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire in a multiple dwelling. Box Battalion 27.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 511 W 235th St.

A civilian with minor injuries is being treated, and additional medical support has been canceled.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
22. 522. 522, we're at the Bronx, Bronx report, zone 4, 0970, at this time, personnel is on, patient count is 1, civilian, green tag, made by A.J. Henry. You can 87 that ALS that you have coming to this assignment. Conditioner 19, will meet America and French, and I'm 10-8.10-4, 302 hours.

Firefighters report the situation is now under control, with all searches complete and no additional findings.

Bronx FDNY · 0:30
Division 7. Division 7. Division 7, box 4970 at this time, as per Deputy Chief Mazzanelli, primaries and secondaries are complete and negative throughout, including the elevator. We're going to go probably will, correction, we're going to go under control at this time. We're going to make this box a 41, code 1 for unknown reasons. Can you have ConEd, Gantz, and Elektra for the fire department? Yes, sir.

One person from the fire apartment is receiving medical treatment for serious injuries. Searches for another individual continue.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:15
Yeah, 10-4, they're still searching the the fire apartment for that other, that other caller. 10-4, and that was 4 George. 10-4, time's here 257 hours, 866.
FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Medical branch, director 4970, citywide. Proceed, ma'am. I just want to make a correction by mistake. It's one orange tag from apartment 63, uh, being treated by, uh, uh, X-ray 3. Alright, so just to reconfirm, you have one patient, one orange tag from apartment 600 at the moment? Yeah.

Two civilians have been identified with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and are receiving medical attention.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:23
And Medical Branch Director, box 4970, your total patient count of two civilians, what, what, what color tag were they? Orange. 10-4, total patient count two, orange tag, civilian time now 0255 hours, duration of incident shows 23 minutes, 866.

An additional medical team is being dispatched for a person with breathing difficulties in the fire apartment.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:16
Citywide to Medical Branch Director, box 4970. Be advised, duplicate job came in for the address. There's a disc bleeding in apartment 4, G as in George. I'll start you on additional ALS for the moment, okay?
FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Citywide to Medical Branch 4970. Medical Branch Director 4970, go ahead. I'm requesting one additional ALS, diff breather job, duplicate job came in for the address of the report of fire. They have a diff breather in apartment 4 G as in George. That would be the fire apartment, but as of.

Firefighters report primary searches on the floor above are complete with no findings. Secondary searches are underway.

Bronx FDNY · 0:31
Division 7 to the Bronx. Division 7. Box 4970, primaries on the floor above are complete and negative, secondaries are underway. At this time we have one 10-45, code 4 from apartment 68. And we will go, probably will hold at this time. 10-4, Division 7. The probable hold time is 0253 hours and the duration is 31...

No injuries have been reported so far, according to medics.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Proceed.Medical Branch Director 4970, total patient count is zero. Stating is going to remain the same. I have 18 Henry and 27 Eddie at the command post with me. Potential is high of two public safety personnel, moderate to civilian. Battalion.

Primary searches in the fire apartment are complete with no findings. Searches continue on the floor above.

Bronx FDNY · 0:31
188 Street, auto extrication. 0248 dispatcher, 507. Division 7 to the Bronx. Division 7. 4970. At this time, as per Deputy Chief Bassanelli, we have primaries in the fire apartment complete and negative. Primaries on the floor above are still underway. Apartment 60, the original caller with a trap member, uh, 2. Excuse me.

Firefighters have two hoses in operation, and primary searches are still ongoing.

Bronx FDNY · 0:30
Division 7 to the Bronx. Division 7, K. 4970, at this time we have two lines of stretch, one line in operation. Primaries are still underway. The fire is canceled at this time. 10-4, Division 7. Time of the report, 0243 hours, incident duration 21 minutes. 21 minutes, 10-4, thank you, Bronx. We'll be right back.

Crews are staging additional units nearby to assist with the ongoing apartment fire.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Conditions 19, citywide. Condition 19. Condition 19, what's the box number again? Alright, condition 19, box number will be 4970, 4970. 10-4, that's echo. Alright, so yeah, going to keep staging at Riverdale and 236. And I'll give you further when I get up to the command.

Firefighters are considering calling a second alarm due to smoke on the sixth floor.

Bronx FDNY · 0:27
Alright, 10-4, Battalion 27. You want an extra engine on top of the all-hands? And also, we're getting smoke, 6 Henry. 5. Alright, first we're getting smoke, 6 Henry, on top of the all-hands. If you're getting an extra engine, it'll be the second alarm. Do you want to transmit the second alarm?
Bronx FDNY · 0:23
All units going to work in the box box 497, out of the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire, apartment 4 George. All units going to work in the box box 497, out of the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire, apartment 4 George.

Firefighters have called for an ''all-hands'' response, implying that available units are responding to the scene to assist.

Bronx FDNY · 0:30
27 to the Bronx. 27. Box 497, we are using an all-hand for a fire on apartment board G, of a seven-story Class 3, non-fireproof. Dimensions of the building are 65 by 145, address 511 West.
FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:08
49 70, address 511 West 235 Street.

Firefighters report the fire has spread to the fifth floor of the apartment building. Initial reports indicate that a person may be trapped.

Bronx FDNY · 0:31
We're, we're on our way there, sounds like they're stretching the line, uh, Alright, 10-4.1075, translator, Bronx box 4970, the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue. Find multiple dwelling.1075, translator, Bronx box 4970, the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue. Find multiple dwelling.
Bronx FDNY · 0:30
Bronx Battalion 27. Battalion 27. We're getting fire to the fifth floor now. No apartment in the fifth floor, right? 10. 6 to the Bronx. Engine 96, stand by. Bronx to Battalion 27. 7. If you want us to transit to 1075, all we have is Engine 52 saying we're going to work. Control.
FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:18
10-4, 27 Eddie, I'll put it on your screen. I'll preempt you off your rest from HF and be out of place. You're going to go for West 235 and Riverdale, okay, 27 Ed? 7 Ed, 10-4, thank you. 63. 10-4.
Bronx FDNY · 0:13
Box to Ladder 52. 52 K. 52 again, person trapped, 6 Edward.

Firefighters have received a report of a fire in an apartment building.

Bronx FDNY · 0:19
Police alarm box 4970, the address is 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire in a multiple dwelling. Home alarm box 4970, the address is 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire in a multiple dwelling. Box Battalion 27.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 511 W 235th St.

A civilian with minor injuries is being treated, and additional medical support has been canceled.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
22. 522. 522, we're at the Bronx, Bronx report, zone 4, 0970, at this time, personnel is on, patient count is 1, civilian, green tag, made by A.J. Henry. You can 87 that ALS that you have coming to this assignment. Conditioner 19, will meet America and French, and I'm 10-8.10-4, 302 hours.

Firefighters report the situation is now under control, with all searches complete and no additional findings.

Bronx FDNY · 0:30
Division 7. Division 7. Division 7, box 4970 at this time, as per Deputy Chief Mazzanelli, primaries and secondaries are complete and negative throughout, including the elevator. We're going to go probably will, correction, we're going to go under control at this time. We're going to make this box a 41, code 1 for unknown reasons. Can you have ConEd, Gantz, and Elektra for the fire department? Yes, sir.

One person from the fire apartment is receiving medical treatment for serious injuries. Searches for another individual continue.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:15
Yeah, 10-4, they're still searching the the fire apartment for that other, that other caller. 10-4, and that was 4 George. 10-4, time's here 257 hours, 866.
FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Medical branch, director 4970, citywide. Proceed, ma'am. I just want to make a correction by mistake. It's one orange tag from apartment 63, uh, being treated by, uh, uh, X-ray 3. Alright, so just to reconfirm, you have one patient, one orange tag from apartment 600 at the moment? Yeah.

Two civilians have been identified with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and are receiving medical attention.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:23
And Medical Branch Director, box 4970, your total patient count of two civilians, what, what, what color tag were they? Orange. 10-4, total patient count two, orange tag, civilian time now 0255 hours, duration of incident shows 23 minutes, 866.

An additional medical team is being dispatched for a person with breathing difficulties in the fire apartment.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:16
Citywide to Medical Branch Director, box 4970. Be advised, duplicate job came in for the address. There's a disc bleeding in apartment 4, G as in George. I'll start you on additional ALS for the moment, okay?
FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Citywide to Medical Branch 4970. Medical Branch Director 4970, go ahead. I'm requesting one additional ALS, diff breather job, duplicate job came in for the address of the report of fire. They have a diff breather in apartment 4 G as in George. That would be the fire apartment, but as of.

Firefighters report primary searches on the floor above are complete with no findings. Secondary searches are underway.

Bronx FDNY · 0:31
Division 7 to the Bronx. Division 7. Box 4970, primaries on the floor above are complete and negative, secondaries are underway. At this time we have one 10-45, code 4 from apartment 68. And we will go, probably will hold at this time. 10-4, Division 7. The probable hold time is 0253 hours and the duration is 31...

No injuries have been reported so far, according to medics.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Proceed.Medical Branch Director 4970, total patient count is zero. Stating is going to remain the same. I have 18 Henry and 27 Eddie at the command post with me. Potential is high of two public safety personnel, moderate to civilian. Battalion.

Primary searches in the fire apartment are complete with no findings. Searches continue on the floor above.

Bronx FDNY · 0:31
188 Street, auto extrication. 0248 dispatcher, 507. Division 7 to the Bronx. Division 7. 4970. At this time, as per Deputy Chief Bassanelli, we have primaries in the fire apartment complete and negative. Primaries on the floor above are still underway. Apartment 60, the original caller with a trap member, uh, 2. Excuse me.

Firefighters have two hoses in operation, and primary searches are still ongoing.

Bronx FDNY · 0:30
Division 7 to the Bronx. Division 7, K. 4970, at this time we have two lines of stretch, one line in operation. Primaries are still underway. The fire is canceled at this time. 10-4, Division 7. Time of the report, 0243 hours, incident duration 21 minutes. 21 minutes, 10-4, thank you, Bronx. We'll be right back.

Crews are staging additional units nearby to assist with the ongoing apartment fire.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Conditions 19, citywide. Condition 19. Condition 19, what's the box number again? Alright, condition 19, box number will be 4970, 4970. 10-4, that's echo. Alright, so yeah, going to keep staging at Riverdale and 236. And I'll give you further when I get up to the command.

Firefighters are considering calling a second alarm due to smoke on the sixth floor.

Bronx FDNY · 0:27
Alright, 10-4, Battalion 27. You want an extra engine on top of the all-hands? And also, we're getting smoke, 6 Henry. 5. Alright, first we're getting smoke, 6 Henry, on top of the all-hands. If you're getting an extra engine, it'll be the second alarm. Do you want to transmit the second alarm?
Bronx FDNY · 0:23
All units going to work in the box box 497, out of the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire, apartment 4 George. All units going to work in the box box 497, out of the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire, apartment 4 George.

Firefighters have called for an ''all-hands'' response, implying that available units are responding to the scene to assist.

Bronx FDNY · 0:30
27 to the Bronx. 27. Box 497, we are using an all-hand for a fire on apartment board G, of a seven-story Class 3, non-fireproof. Dimensions of the building are 65 by 145, address 511 West.
FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:08
49 70, address 511 West 235 Street.

Firefighters report the fire has spread to the fifth floor of the apartment building. Initial reports indicate that a person may be trapped.

Bronx FDNY · 0:31
We're, we're on our way there, sounds like they're stretching the line, uh, Alright, 10-4.1075, translator, Bronx box 4970, the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue. Find multiple dwelling.1075, translator, Bronx box 4970, the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue. Find multiple dwelling.
Bronx FDNY · 0:30
Bronx Battalion 27. Battalion 27. We're getting fire to the fifth floor now. No apartment in the fifth floor, right? 10. 6 to the Bronx. Engine 96, stand by. Bronx to Battalion 27. 7. If you want us to transit to 1075, all we have is Engine 52 saying we're going to work. Control.
FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:18
10-4, 27 Eddie, I'll put it on your screen. I'll preempt you off your rest from HF and be out of place. You're going to go for West 235 and Riverdale, okay, 27 Ed? 7 Ed, 10-4, thank you. 63. 10-4.
Bronx FDNY · 0:13
Box to Ladder 52. 52 K. 52 again, person trapped, 6 Edward.

Firefighters have received a report of a fire in an apartment building.

Bronx FDNY · 0:19
Police alarm box 4970, the address is 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire in a multiple dwelling. Home alarm box 4970, the address is 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire in a multiple dwelling. Box Battalion 27.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 511 W 235th St.

A civilian with minor injuries is being treated, and additional medical support has been canceled.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
22. 522. 522, we're at the Bronx, Bronx report, zone 4, 0970, at this time, personnel is on, patient count is 1, civilian, green tag, made by A.J. Henry. You can 87 that ALS that you have coming to this assignment. Conditioner 19, will meet America and French, and I'm 10-8.10-4, 302 hours.

Firefighters report the situation is now under control, with all searches complete and no additional findings.

Bronx FDNY · 0:30
Division 7. Division 7. Division 7, box 4970 at this time, as per Deputy Chief Mazzanelli, primaries and secondaries are complete and negative throughout, including the elevator. We're going to go probably will, correction, we're going to go under control at this time. We're going to make this box a 41, code 1 for unknown reasons. Can you have ConEd, Gantz, and Elektra for the fire department? Yes, sir.

One person from the fire apartment is receiving medical treatment for serious injuries. Searches for another individual continue.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:15
Yeah, 10-4, they're still searching the the fire apartment for that other, that other caller. 10-4, and that was 4 George. 10-4, time's here 257 hours, 866.
FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Medical branch, director 4970, citywide. Proceed, ma'am. I just want to make a correction by mistake. It's one orange tag from apartment 63, uh, being treated by, uh, uh, X-ray 3. Alright, so just to reconfirm, you have one patient, one orange tag from apartment 600 at the moment? Yeah.

Two civilians have been identified with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and are receiving medical attention.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:23
And Medical Branch Director, box 4970, your total patient count of two civilians, what, what, what color tag were they? Orange. 10-4, total patient count two, orange tag, civilian time now 0255 hours, duration of incident shows 23 minutes, 866.

An additional medical team is being dispatched for a person with breathing difficulties in the fire apartment.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:16
Citywide to Medical Branch Director, box 4970. Be advised, duplicate job came in for the address. There's a disc bleeding in apartment 4, G as in George. I'll start you on additional ALS for the moment, okay?
FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Citywide to Medical Branch 4970. Medical Branch Director 4970, go ahead. I'm requesting one additional ALS, diff breather job, duplicate job came in for the address of the report of fire. They have a diff breather in apartment 4 G as in George. That would be the fire apartment, but as of.

Firefighters report primary searches on the floor above are complete with no findings. Secondary searches are underway.

Bronx FDNY · 0:31
Division 7 to the Bronx. Division 7. Box 4970, primaries on the floor above are complete and negative, secondaries are underway. At this time we have one 10-45, code 4 from apartment 68. And we will go, probably will hold at this time. 10-4, Division 7. The probable hold time is 0253 hours and the duration is 31...

No injuries have been reported so far, according to medics.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Proceed.Medical Branch Director 4970, total patient count is zero. Stating is going to remain the same. I have 18 Henry and 27 Eddie at the command post with me. Potential is high of two public safety personnel, moderate to civilian. Battalion.

Primary searches in the fire apartment are complete with no findings. Searches continue on the floor above.

Bronx FDNY · 0:31
188 Street, auto extrication. 0248 dispatcher, 507. Division 7 to the Bronx. Division 7. 4970. At this time, as per Deputy Chief Bassanelli, we have primaries in the fire apartment complete and negative. Primaries on the floor above are still underway. Apartment 60, the original caller with a trap member, uh, 2. Excuse me.

Firefighters have two hoses in operation, and primary searches are still ongoing.

Bronx FDNY · 0:30
Division 7 to the Bronx. Division 7, K. 4970, at this time we have two lines of stretch, one line in operation. Primaries are still underway. The fire is canceled at this time. 10-4, Division 7. Time of the report, 0243 hours, incident duration 21 minutes. 21 minutes, 10-4, thank you, Bronx. We'll be right back.

Crews are staging additional units nearby to assist with the ongoing apartment fire.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Conditions 19, citywide. Condition 19. Condition 19, what's the box number again? Alright, condition 19, box number will be 4970, 4970. 10-4, that's echo. Alright, so yeah, going to keep staging at Riverdale and 236. And I'll give you further when I get up to the command.

Firefighters are considering calling a second alarm due to smoke on the sixth floor.

Bronx FDNY · 0:27
Alright, 10-4, Battalion 27. You want an extra engine on top of the all-hands? And also, we're getting smoke, 6 Henry. 5. Alright, first we're getting smoke, 6 Henry, on top of the all-hands. If you're getting an extra engine, it'll be the second alarm. Do you want to transmit the second alarm?
Bronx FDNY · 0:23
All units going to work in the box box 497, out of the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire, apartment 4 George. All units going to work in the box box 497, out of the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire, apartment 4 George.

Firefighters have called for an ''all-hands'' response, implying that available units are responding to the scene to assist.

Bronx FDNY · 0:30
27 to the Bronx. 27. Box 497, we are using an all-hand for a fire on apartment board G, of a seven-story Class 3, non-fireproof. Dimensions of the building are 65 by 145, address 511 West.
FDNY Citywide 1 · 0:08
49 70, address 511 West 235 Street.

Firefighters report the fire has spread to the fifth floor of the apartment building. Initial reports indicate that a person may be trapped.

Bronx FDNY · 0:31
We're, we're on our way there, sounds like they're stretching the line, uh, Alright, 10-4.1075, translator, Bronx box 4970, the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue. Find multiple dwelling.1075, translator, Bronx box 4970, the address 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue. Find multiple dwelling.
Bronx FDNY · 0:30
Bronx Battalion 27. Battalion 27. We're getting fire to the fifth floor now. No apartment in the fifth floor, right? 10. 6 to the Bronx. Engine 96, stand by. Bronx to Battalion 27. 7. If you want us to transit to 1075, all we have is Engine 52 saying we're going to work. Control.
FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:18
10-4, 27 Eddie, I'll put it on your screen. I'll preempt you off your rest from HF and be out of place. You're going to go for West 235 and Riverdale, okay, 27 Ed? 7 Ed, 10-4, thank you. 63. 10-4.
Bronx FDNY · 0:13
Box to Ladder 52. 52 K. 52 again, person trapped, 6 Edward.

Firefighters have received a report of a fire in an apartment building.

Bronx FDNY · 0:19
Police alarm box 4970, the address is 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire in a multiple dwelling. Home alarm box 4970, the address is 511 West 235 Street, Cambridge Avenue, Riverdale Avenue, fire in a multiple dwelling. Box Battalion 27.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 511 W 235th St.

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KCastillo0Oct 26 at 3:01 AM

There’s been so many TOOOO MANYYY dam fires in the Bronx

Princessa1013Oct 26 at 7:31 AM

West Bronx not too far from Yonkers and Vancourtlandt park

Princessa1013Oct 26 at 7:30 AM

Omg this is horrible I pray everyone is okay Dear Lord please help those people and firefighters 🙏😢

LBurkoBCFDOct 26 at 6:40 AM

Get closer

KCastillo0Oct 26 at 3:01 AM

There’s been so many TOOOO MANYYY dam fires in the Bronx

Princessa1013Oct 26 at 7:31 AM

West Bronx not too far from Yonkers and Vancourtlandt park

Princessa1013Oct 26 at 7:30 AM

Omg this is horrible I pray everyone is okay Dear Lord please help those people and firefighters 🙏😢

LBurkoBCFDOct 26 at 6:40 AM

Get closer

KCastillo0Oct 26 at 3:01 AM

There’s been so many TOOOO MANYYY dam fires in the Bronx

Princessa1013Oct 26 at 7:31 AM

West Bronx not too far from Yonkers and Vancourtlandt park

Princessa1013Oct 26 at 7:30 AM

Omg this is horrible I pray everyone is okay Dear Lord please help those people and firefighters 🙏😢

LBurkoBCFDOct 26 at 6:40 AM

Get closer

KCastillo0Oct 26 at 3:01 AM

There’s been so many TOOOO MANYYY dam fires in the Bronx

Princessa1013Oct 26 at 7:31 AM

West Bronx not too far from Yonkers and Vancourtlandt park

Princessa1013Oct 26 at 7:30 AM

Omg this is horrible I pray everyone is okay Dear Lord please help those people and firefighters 🙏😢

LBurkoBCFDOct 26 at 6:40 AM

Get closer

KCastillo0Oct 26 at 3:01 AM

There’s been so many TOOOO MANYYY dam fires in the Bronx

Princessa1013Oct 26 at 7:31 AM

West Bronx not too far from Yonkers and Vancourtlandt park

Princessa1013Oct 26 at 7:30 AM

Omg this is horrible I pray everyone is okay Dear Lord please help those people and firefighters 🙏😢

LBurkoBCFDOct 26 at 6:40 AM

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