Second alarm fire at Manhattan box 1621 out of control

Heard on: FDNY - All Boroughs and Citywide Dispatch

01:22

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00:13

City of Medical Ranch, direct them in on box 1621 if you can.

00:17

Update a progress report.

00:22

City of Medical Ranch, number of Manhattan, 2nd alarm[1] box 1621 is now under control.

00:28

City of Medical Ranch, number of Manhattan, 2nd alarm[1] box 1621 is now under control.

00:32

Time is 0512 .

00:33

I was dispatcher 479 .

00:42

Diane, I have an announcement in the above Manhattan.

00:45

Second alarm for box 1621 is now under control.

00:50

Diane, I have an announcement in the above Manhattan.

00:52

Second alarm for box 1621 is now under control.

00:56

Time is 5:12.

00:57

Dispatch to 221.

01:10

And 2nd alarm[1], box 1621 is out of control.

01:17

Repeating, and 2nd alarm[1], box 1621 is out of control.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

2nd alarm: Second-alarm fire assignment (escalated response requesting additional units)

2026-11-09 10:12 UTC

Fire

Manhattan, New York, NY

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As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a second alarm fire in Manhattan that was initially described as under control and later as out of control.