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Fire in Third Floor of High-Rise Apartment

195 Hoyt St, Gowanus, Brooklyn

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  • Firefighters are battling a fire on the third floor of a high-rise apartment building in Brooklyn, with efforts focused on preventing the spread of the flames. A primary search is underway.

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Fire operations are de-escalating, with low risk to public safety personnel.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Medical Branch 0550, citywide. Medical Branch 0550, proceed. Medical Branch 0550, fire operations are de-escalating. Potential is now low to public safety personnel only. We're going to repeat. We'll give you a signal when they're ready. At the end of this transmission, conditions 31, we'll be resuming to medical branch, and you can show me 10-8, end of report.

Fire operations continue with moderate potential risk. No injuries reported, and some units are being released.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Brooklyn, the medical branch, box 0550, the citywide. Medical branch 0550, proceed. 0550, fire operations continue. Potential remains moderate. The public safety, Tarsanel, Lotus, Pavilion. Total patient count remains at zero. I'm going to be releasing the following units. They will give you a signal when they get back to their truck. Hashtag 2, XR2.

Firefighters report no injuries, but the potential risk remains high for safety personnel.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:28
Car 523 to Citywide. 523, sir. Car 523, assume in a medical branch, you broke my box 0550, potential remains high to public safety personnel, moderates and civilians. Total patient count at this time remains zero, and we will hold what the president assigned. 10-4, 39 hours, 2301 hours, I'm clear, thank you.

Fire operations continue steadily with no injuries reported.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Bronx 0550. Proceed, sir. A body of fire has been knocked down. There are zero patients to report. Fire operations are ongoing and proceeding at a steady pace. I'll continue to hold the present assignment. Do I have any units that are not 84 at this time? The units that are all showing 63 at this time are supervisors. You have conditions 44, conditions...

Firefighters have knocked down the main body of the fire.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:32
Battalion 31 to Brooklyn, box 550, 1950 Street. It's a NYCHA building, high-rise fire with multiple dwellings, four-story. Fire's in 3C. Dimensions, 110 by 110. Exposure 1 is the street. Exposure 2 is the courtyard. Exposure 3 is the courtyard. Exposure 4 is similar. There's one line in operation. Main body of fire is knocked down. Trucks are opening up. 10-4, Battalion 31, what are you using? Battalion 31, what are you using?

Firefighters are actively working to extinguish the fire, which has a high potential of spreading.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
10-4, sir. Car 523, you can take the 87 at your discretion. Medical Branch Director, what did you say the potential was? Continue in. Medical Branch Director, what was the potential again, sir? Potential will be high. Fire's in the process of exposing the fire and starting up fire suppression activity. 10-4. 523 acknowledged. I confirm, sir. You're going to continue in. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters confirm a fire on the third floor and are conducting a primary search.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:29
Branch Park 0550 to Citywide K. Proceed sir, I'm ready when you are. Tied by a fire on the third floor of a multiple dwelling, New York City Housing Project. Primary search is on the way. We're going to cancel the specialty vehicles, the MR, the MEV can turn around. 523 at his discretion. Potential is going to remain high of the public safety personnel.

Reports indicate that a fire is on the third floor of a high-rise apartment.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:27
We're going to announce in 1077 box 550, 195 Hoyt Street, between Baltic Street and Warren Street, for a fire on the third floor. We're going to announce in 1077 box 550, 195 Hoyt Street, street, fire on the third floor.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire in an apartment.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:18
Emergency phone alarm box 550 at 195 Hoyt Street, between Baltic Street and Warren Street. Fire, apartment 3 Charlie. That's my phone alarm box, 550, 195 Hoyt Street, between Baltic Street and Warren Street. Fire, apartment 3 Charlie.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 195 Hoyt St.

Fire operations are de-escalating, with low risk to public safety personnel.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Medical Branch 0550, citywide. Medical Branch 0550, proceed. Medical Branch 0550, fire operations are de-escalating. Potential is now low to public safety personnel only. We're going to repeat. We'll give you a signal when they're ready. At the end of this transmission, conditions 31, we'll be resuming to medical branch, and you can show me 10-8, end of report.

Fire operations continue with moderate potential risk. No injuries reported, and some units are being released.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Brooklyn, the medical branch, box 0550, the citywide. Medical branch 0550, proceed. 0550, fire operations continue. Potential remains moderate. The public safety, Tarsanel, Lotus, Pavilion. Total patient count remains at zero. I'm going to be releasing the following units. They will give you a signal when they get back to their truck. Hashtag 2, XR2.

Firefighters report no injuries, but the potential risk remains high for safety personnel.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:28
Car 523 to Citywide. 523, sir. Car 523, assume in a medical branch, you broke my box 0550, potential remains high to public safety personnel, moderates and civilians. Total patient count at this time remains zero, and we will hold what the president assigned. 10-4, 39 hours, 2301 hours, I'm clear, thank you.

Fire operations continue steadily with no injuries reported.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Bronx 0550. Proceed, sir. A body of fire has been knocked down. There are zero patients to report. Fire operations are ongoing and proceeding at a steady pace. I'll continue to hold the present assignment. Do I have any units that are not 84 at this time? The units that are all showing 63 at this time are supervisors. You have conditions 44, conditions...

Firefighters have knocked down the main body of the fire.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:32
Battalion 31 to Brooklyn, box 550, 1950 Street. It's a NYCHA building, high-rise fire with multiple dwellings, four-story. Fire's in 3C. Dimensions, 110 by 110. Exposure 1 is the street. Exposure 2 is the courtyard. Exposure 3 is the courtyard. Exposure 4 is similar. There's one line in operation. Main body of fire is knocked down. Trucks are opening up. 10-4, Battalion 31, what are you using? Battalion 31, what are you using?

Firefighters are actively working to extinguish the fire, which has a high potential of spreading.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
10-4, sir. Car 523, you can take the 87 at your discretion. Medical Branch Director, what did you say the potential was? Continue in. Medical Branch Director, what was the potential again, sir? Potential will be high. Fire's in the process of exposing the fire and starting up fire suppression activity. 10-4. 523 acknowledged. I confirm, sir. You're going to continue in. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters confirm a fire on the third floor and are conducting a primary search.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:29
Branch Park 0550 to Citywide K. Proceed sir, I'm ready when you are. Tied by a fire on the third floor of a multiple dwelling, New York City Housing Project. Primary search is on the way. We're going to cancel the specialty vehicles, the MR, the MEV can turn around. 523 at his discretion. Potential is going to remain high of the public safety personnel.

Reports indicate that a fire is on the third floor of a high-rise apartment.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:27
We're going to announce in 1077 box 550, 195 Hoyt Street, between Baltic Street and Warren Street, for a fire on the third floor. We're going to announce in 1077 box 550, 195 Hoyt Street, street, fire on the third floor.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire in an apartment.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:18
Emergency phone alarm box 550 at 195 Hoyt Street, between Baltic Street and Warren Street. Fire, apartment 3 Charlie. That's my phone alarm box, 550, 195 Hoyt Street, between Baltic Street and Warren Street. Fire, apartment 3 Charlie.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 195 Hoyt St.

Fire operations are de-escalating, with low risk to public safety personnel.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Medical Branch 0550, citywide. Medical Branch 0550, proceed. Medical Branch 0550, fire operations are de-escalating. Potential is now low to public safety personnel only. We're going to repeat. We'll give you a signal when they're ready. At the end of this transmission, conditions 31, we'll be resuming to medical branch, and you can show me 10-8, end of report.

Fire operations continue with moderate potential risk. No injuries reported, and some units are being released.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Brooklyn, the medical branch, box 0550, the citywide. Medical branch 0550, proceed. 0550, fire operations continue. Potential remains moderate. The public safety, Tarsanel, Lotus, Pavilion. Total patient count remains at zero. I'm going to be releasing the following units. They will give you a signal when they get back to their truck. Hashtag 2, XR2.

Firefighters report no injuries, but the potential risk remains high for safety personnel.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:28
Car 523 to Citywide. 523, sir. Car 523, assume in a medical branch, you broke my box 0550, potential remains high to public safety personnel, moderates and civilians. Total patient count at this time remains zero, and we will hold what the president assigned. 10-4, 39 hours, 2301 hours, I'm clear, thank you.

Fire operations continue steadily with no injuries reported.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Bronx 0550. Proceed, sir. A body of fire has been knocked down. There are zero patients to report. Fire operations are ongoing and proceeding at a steady pace. I'll continue to hold the present assignment. Do I have any units that are not 84 at this time? The units that are all showing 63 at this time are supervisors. You have conditions 44, conditions...

Firefighters have knocked down the main body of the fire.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:32
Battalion 31 to Brooklyn, box 550, 1950 Street. It's a NYCHA building, high-rise fire with multiple dwellings, four-story. Fire's in 3C. Dimensions, 110 by 110. Exposure 1 is the street. Exposure 2 is the courtyard. Exposure 3 is the courtyard. Exposure 4 is similar. There's one line in operation. Main body of fire is knocked down. Trucks are opening up. 10-4, Battalion 31, what are you using? Battalion 31, what are you using?

Firefighters are actively working to extinguish the fire, which has a high potential of spreading.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
10-4, sir. Car 523, you can take the 87 at your discretion. Medical Branch Director, what did you say the potential was? Continue in. Medical Branch Director, what was the potential again, sir? Potential will be high. Fire's in the process of exposing the fire and starting up fire suppression activity. 10-4. 523 acknowledged. I confirm, sir. You're going to continue in. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters confirm a fire on the third floor and are conducting a primary search.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:29
Branch Park 0550 to Citywide K. Proceed sir, I'm ready when you are. Tied by a fire on the third floor of a multiple dwelling, New York City Housing Project. Primary search is on the way. We're going to cancel the specialty vehicles, the MR, the MEV can turn around. 523 at his discretion. Potential is going to remain high of the public safety personnel.

Reports indicate that a fire is on the third floor of a high-rise apartment.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:27
We're going to announce in 1077 box 550, 195 Hoyt Street, between Baltic Street and Warren Street, for a fire on the third floor. We're going to announce in 1077 box 550, 195 Hoyt Street, street, fire on the third floor.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire in an apartment.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:18
Emergency phone alarm box 550 at 195 Hoyt Street, between Baltic Street and Warren Street. Fire, apartment 3 Charlie. That's my phone alarm box, 550, 195 Hoyt Street, between Baltic Street and Warren Street. Fire, apartment 3 Charlie.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 195 Hoyt St.

Fire operations are de-escalating, with low risk to public safety personnel.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Medical Branch 0550, citywide. Medical Branch 0550, proceed. Medical Branch 0550, fire operations are de-escalating. Potential is now low to public safety personnel only. We're going to repeat. We'll give you a signal when they're ready. At the end of this transmission, conditions 31, we'll be resuming to medical branch, and you can show me 10-8, end of report.

Fire operations continue with moderate potential risk. No injuries reported, and some units are being released.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Brooklyn, the medical branch, box 0550, the citywide. Medical branch 0550, proceed. 0550, fire operations continue. Potential remains moderate. The public safety, Tarsanel, Lotus, Pavilion. Total patient count remains at zero. I'm going to be releasing the following units. They will give you a signal when they get back to their truck. Hashtag 2, XR2.

Firefighters report no injuries, but the potential risk remains high for safety personnel.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:28
Car 523 to Citywide. 523, sir. Car 523, assume in a medical branch, you broke my box 0550, potential remains high to public safety personnel, moderates and civilians. Total patient count at this time remains zero, and we will hold what the president assigned. 10-4, 39 hours, 2301 hours, I'm clear, thank you.

Fire operations continue steadily with no injuries reported.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Bronx 0550. Proceed, sir. A body of fire has been knocked down. There are zero patients to report. Fire operations are ongoing and proceeding at a steady pace. I'll continue to hold the present assignment. Do I have any units that are not 84 at this time? The units that are all showing 63 at this time are supervisors. You have conditions 44, conditions...

Firefighters have knocked down the main body of the fire.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:32
Battalion 31 to Brooklyn, box 550, 1950 Street. It's a NYCHA building, high-rise fire with multiple dwellings, four-story. Fire's in 3C. Dimensions, 110 by 110. Exposure 1 is the street. Exposure 2 is the courtyard. Exposure 3 is the courtyard. Exposure 4 is similar. There's one line in operation. Main body of fire is knocked down. Trucks are opening up. 10-4, Battalion 31, what are you using? Battalion 31, what are you using?

Firefighters are actively working to extinguish the fire, which has a high potential of spreading.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
10-4, sir. Car 523, you can take the 87 at your discretion. Medical Branch Director, what did you say the potential was? Continue in. Medical Branch Director, what was the potential again, sir? Potential will be high. Fire's in the process of exposing the fire and starting up fire suppression activity. 10-4. 523 acknowledged. I confirm, sir. You're going to continue in. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters confirm a fire on the third floor and are conducting a primary search.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:29
Branch Park 0550 to Citywide K. Proceed sir, I'm ready when you are. Tied by a fire on the third floor of a multiple dwelling, New York City Housing Project. Primary search is on the way. We're going to cancel the specialty vehicles, the MR, the MEV can turn around. 523 at his discretion. Potential is going to remain high of the public safety personnel.

Reports indicate that a fire is on the third floor of a high-rise apartment.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:27
We're going to announce in 1077 box 550, 195 Hoyt Street, between Baltic Street and Warren Street, for a fire on the third floor. We're going to announce in 1077 box 550, 195 Hoyt Street, street, fire on the third floor.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire in an apartment.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:18
Emergency phone alarm box 550 at 195 Hoyt Street, between Baltic Street and Warren Street. Fire, apartment 3 Charlie. That's my phone alarm box, 550, 195 Hoyt Street, between Baltic Street and Warren Street. Fire, apartment 3 Charlie.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 195 Hoyt St.

Fire operations are de-escalating, with low risk to public safety personnel.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Medical Branch 0550, citywide. Medical Branch 0550, proceed. Medical Branch 0550, fire operations are de-escalating. Potential is now low to public safety personnel only. We're going to repeat. We'll give you a signal when they're ready. At the end of this transmission, conditions 31, we'll be resuming to medical branch, and you can show me 10-8, end of report.

Fire operations continue with moderate potential risk. No injuries reported, and some units are being released.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Brooklyn, the medical branch, box 0550, the citywide. Medical branch 0550, proceed. 0550, fire operations continue. Potential remains moderate. The public safety, Tarsanel, Lotus, Pavilion. Total patient count remains at zero. I'm going to be releasing the following units. They will give you a signal when they get back to their truck. Hashtag 2, XR2.

Firefighters report no injuries, but the potential risk remains high for safety personnel.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:28
Car 523 to Citywide. 523, sir. Car 523, assume in a medical branch, you broke my box 0550, potential remains high to public safety personnel, moderates and civilians. Total patient count at this time remains zero, and we will hold what the president assigned. 10-4, 39 hours, 2301 hours, I'm clear, thank you.

Fire operations continue steadily with no injuries reported.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Bronx 0550. Proceed, sir. A body of fire has been knocked down. There are zero patients to report. Fire operations are ongoing and proceeding at a steady pace. I'll continue to hold the present assignment. Do I have any units that are not 84 at this time? The units that are all showing 63 at this time are supervisors. You have conditions 44, conditions...

Firefighters have knocked down the main body of the fire.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:32
Battalion 31 to Brooklyn, box 550, 1950 Street. It's a NYCHA building, high-rise fire with multiple dwellings, four-story. Fire's in 3C. Dimensions, 110 by 110. Exposure 1 is the street. Exposure 2 is the courtyard. Exposure 3 is the courtyard. Exposure 4 is similar. There's one line in operation. Main body of fire is knocked down. Trucks are opening up. 10-4, Battalion 31, what are you using? Battalion 31, what are you using?

Firefighters are actively working to extinguish the fire, which has a high potential of spreading.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
10-4, sir. Car 523, you can take the 87 at your discretion. Medical Branch Director, what did you say the potential was? Continue in. Medical Branch Director, what was the potential again, sir? Potential will be high. Fire's in the process of exposing the fire and starting up fire suppression activity. 10-4. 523 acknowledged. I confirm, sir. You're going to continue in. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters confirm a fire on the third floor and are conducting a primary search.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:29
Branch Park 0550 to Citywide K. Proceed sir, I'm ready when you are. Tied by a fire on the third floor of a multiple dwelling, New York City Housing Project. Primary search is on the way. We're going to cancel the specialty vehicles, the MR, the MEV can turn around. 523 at his discretion. Potential is going to remain high of the public safety personnel.

Reports indicate that a fire is on the third floor of a high-rise apartment.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:27
We're going to announce in 1077 box 550, 195 Hoyt Street, between Baltic Street and Warren Street, for a fire on the third floor. We're going to announce in 1077 box 550, 195 Hoyt Street, street, fire on the third floor.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire in an apartment.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:18
Emergency phone alarm box 550 at 195 Hoyt Street, between Baltic Street and Warren Street. Fire, apartment 3 Charlie. That's my phone alarm box, 550, 195 Hoyt Street, between Baltic Street and Warren Street. Fire, apartment 3 Charlie.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 195 Hoyt St.

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RebelbossAug 25 at 11:46 PM

Say no to crack glad they ok

RebelbossAug 25 at 11:44 PM

Thank God everyone ok

brooklynUser2445291008Aug 25 at 11:45 PM

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brooklynUser2340522007Aug 25 at 10:57 PM

That is Leslie apartment

sepiroth86Aug 25 at 11:02 PM

Whos that?

cmela2387Aug 25 at 10:52 PM

Looks like a NYCHA apartment. Hope everyone is safe.

brooklynUser2445291008Aug 25 at 11:15 PM

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RebelbossAug 25 at 11:46 PM

Say no to crack glad they ok

RebelbossAug 25 at 11:44 PM

Thank God everyone ok

brooklynUser2445291008Aug 25 at 11:45 PM

🙏

brooklynUser2340522007Aug 25 at 10:57 PM

That is Leslie apartment

sepiroth86Aug 25 at 11:02 PM

Whos that?

cmela2387Aug 25 at 10:52 PM

Looks like a NYCHA apartment. Hope everyone is safe.

brooklynUser2445291008Aug 25 at 11:15 PM

🙏

RebelbossAug 25 at 11:46 PM

Say no to crack glad they ok

RebelbossAug 25 at 11:44 PM

Thank God everyone ok

brooklynUser2445291008Aug 25 at 11:45 PM

🙏

brooklynUser2340522007Aug 25 at 10:57 PM

That is Leslie apartment

sepiroth86Aug 25 at 11:02 PM

Whos that?

cmela2387Aug 25 at 10:52 PM

Looks like a NYCHA apartment. Hope everyone is safe.

brooklynUser2445291008Aug 25 at 11:15 PM

🙏

RebelbossAug 25 at 11:46 PM

Say no to crack glad they ok

RebelbossAug 25 at 11:44 PM

Thank God everyone ok

brooklynUser2445291008Aug 25 at 11:45 PM

🙏

brooklynUser2340522007Aug 25 at 10:57 PM

That is Leslie apartment

sepiroth86Aug 25 at 11:02 PM

Whos that?

cmela2387Aug 25 at 10:52 PM

Looks like a NYCHA apartment. Hope everyone is safe.

brooklynUser2445291008Aug 25 at 11:15 PM

🙏

RebelbossAug 25 at 11:46 PM

Say no to crack glad they ok

RebelbossAug 25 at 11:44 PM

Thank God everyone ok

brooklynUser2445291008Aug 25 at 11:45 PM

🙏

brooklynUser2340522007Aug 25 at 10:57 PM

That is Leslie apartment

sepiroth86Aug 25 at 11:02 PM

Whos that?

cmela2387Aug 25 at 10:52 PM

Looks like a NYCHA apartment. Hope everyone is safe.

brooklynUser2445291008Aug 25 at 11:15 PM

🙏

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