Smoke reported from basement at Fort Washington Ave

Heard on: FDNY - Manhattan Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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1688, the intersection of West 164th Street and Fort Washington Avenue, smoke from the basement.

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And 1688, the intersection of West 164th Street and Fort Washington Avenue, smoke from the basement.

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Four to nine.

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Got a company one four.

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That's (number withheld) , give me a 1040 code one.

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Shut down the gas at apartment four L behind the stove.

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Ten 40 available.

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Ten 40 is any.

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Ladder 14, respond.

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Signal 7, box 1334, (number withheld) Park Avenue off East 109th Street, stuck elevator.

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Ladder 14.

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Ladder 14, 74 responding.

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What about that?

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Out of Company 34.

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And for Box 1688, uh, you just have cross streets.

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Would you happen to have a building number?

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Uh, negative, nothing further.

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The caller was a passerby.

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They reported hearing an alarm sounding as well as smoke from the basement.

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They did not provide an address and they're no longer there.

8/5/2026 03:18 PM

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Fort Washington Ave & W 164th St, New York, NY 10032

Smoke reported from basement at Fort Washington Ave

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to reports of smoke coming from a basement near West 164th Street and Fort Washington Avenue, based on a passerby’s call. A separate unit was also dispatched to a stuck elevator incident on Park Avenue near East 109th Street.

Smoke reported from basement at Fort Washington Ave

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