Sounds From Monroe


THE FOLLOWING ARE ACTUAL RADIO TRANSMISSIONS FROM VARIOUS MONROE F.D. INCIDENTS.


ALL IN A DAY'S WORK (ROUTINE RADIO TRAFFIC) (updated 12/27/06)

543 2.5 AT GARAGE FIRE.WAV:  Crackling from the fire can be heard in the background as 1st Asst. Chief Vini Tankasali directs the first due Engine 543 at a fire in a detached garage.

STAGE ROAD EXPLOSION DISPATCH.WAV: Monroe FD being dispatched for an explosion in a building with people trapped.

MONROE FD PAGER.WAV: This is what wakes us up in the middle of the night

KJ TEMPLE FIRE RESPONSE.WAV: Incoming units formulate a plan for water supply at a fire in a Synagogue.

537 REQUESTING 2ND ALARM.WAV: Second alarm sounded for working structure fire.

SHARED TEXTILES SIZE-UP.WAV: Fire Chief Terracino fills in 2nd Asst. Chief Bieber as to his strategy early on for bringing a major chemical incident at a commercial laundry under control.

SMOKE SHOWING MD.WAV: Incident Commander gives a quick size-up.

MULTIPLE CALLS.WAV: Dispatcher was inundated with reports of a fire.

37 SATMAR ORDERS.WAV: Orders for the first due Truck at this Multiple Dwelling Fire.

537_START_A_LINE.WAV: Chief Terracino providing orders to the first due Engine and requesting an ambulance to the scene.

538ONSCENE.WAV: As First Due Engine 536 was stretching a line to the basement of this row store fire, the Truck is given Ventilation and Search and Rescue duties.

2 TO ALL UNITS.WAV: CAR 2, first on the scene, advises of a working fire

BURNING THROUGH THE WALL.WAV: Fire Command's orders to the first due Engine

CONFIRMED JOB.WAV: Monroe dispatch notifying us of a confirmed fire

DROP 5 INCH LINE.WAV: At a fully involved house fire, Chief on scene requests the first arriving Engine to lay supply line

FIRE KNOCKED DOWN NO EXTENSION.WAV: After a heavily involved area of fire in the rear of a school is knocked down, Interior officer reports to fire command, then requests a smaller line to be charged for overhaul

FIRE UNDER CONTROL.WAV: Some radio traffic at the conclusion of a one-room job in a single family dwelling

HIT THE HYDRANT.WAV: Orders for the second due Engine at a working basement fire

INCOMING UNITS ORDERS.WAV: Upon discovery of the fire's location, units are ordered to respond to the rear of the building

INITIAL SIZE UP FOR STROPKOV.WAV: 2 large, 3 story, occupied multiple family dwellings are heavily involved upon arrival

LIQUOR STORE FIRE SIZE UP.WAV: Assistant fire chief, first to arrive, finds smoke on arrival and an activated sprinkler system

PRIMARY SEARCH STATUS.WAV: No victims found on primary search

REPOSITION THE LINE.WAV: Members from the second due Engine find fire in the back of the building and request a line to be repositioned to reach it

SEE IT FROM THE QUICKWAY.WAV: At this fire, flames were visible from a 1/2 mile away

VENT FROM GROUND LADDER.WAV: Fire command requesting a horizontal vent of the second floor windows at this multiple dwelling fire

WATER ON THE WAY.WAV: Short on manpower at this daytime multiple alarm fire, a police officer assists by taking the hydrant position

DOWNSTAIRS IS ON FIRE.WAV: Dispatcher receives a second call from a frantic homeowner

ORDERS FOR 536.WAV: Second due to a working trailer fire, Engine 536 is ordered to reverse lay from the first due Engine

ORDERS FOR 537.WAV: First in to a house fire, Engine 537 is ordered to make a forward lay of its supply line

ORDERS FOR 538.WAV: Tower ladder gets its orders while enroute to a working fire

ORDERS FOR 540.WAV: The rescue gets its orders while enroute to a serious motor vehicle accident


WHEN THINGS GET HAIRY: THESE WAV'S WILL GET YOUR ADRENALINE PUMPING (AS THEY DO OURS!)

M/A TO WOODBURY.WAV: 2 victims are reported trapped at a house fire, and we are called for one unit to the scene, and one unit to cover the neighboring department's quarters

QUICKWAY RDFIRE.WAV: Large volume of fire found on arrival and gaining access to hydrants proves difficult

REQUEST FOR 2.5 INSIDE.WAV: At this fire, the interior crew realizes that the heavy body of fire they've encountered warrants a bigger line

REQUEST FOR 2ND ALARM.WAV: (self explanatory)

ABORT.WAV: Wall collapse at a serious fire in a bowling alley appears imminent, and the incident commander orders all units on the exposure 2 side to rapidly reposition

SHUT DOWN AND MOVE.WAV: At the aforementioned fire, the crew in the tower ladder, while working their way down, worries that the apparatus is not getting moved fast enough

TIMBER HILLS INITIAL ATTACK.WAV: Early radio traffic at this daytime fire in a condominium

TRAILER PARK FIRE.WAV: A heavy volume of fire threatens to involve neighboring trailers

UNKNOWN TRAPPED.WAV: Dispatcher receives multiple calls for this fire in a two story multiple dwelling

VENT ORDERS FOR 538.WAV: A top floor fire requires immediate venting


WORKING WITH OUR NEIGHBORS: MUTUAL AID CALLS (INCLUDES SOME ACTUAL DISPATCHES)

INTERIOR STATUS.WAV: Plenty of work awaited incoming mutual aid firefighters at this all hands fire in an occupied multiple dwelling.

RESPONDING TO SBG.WAV: At this daytime fire in a non-hydrant area of the South Blooming Grove Fire District, both water and manpower were a hot commodity.

M/A TO HARRIMAN.WAV: Radio dispatch of a fire in Harriman

M/A TO SBG.WAV: Dispatch of a call where South Blooming Grove is requesting our assistance at a serious accident involving 2 vans

WOODBURY AT BOF.WAV: At a large Mutual Aid fire in Monroe, Woodbury's Chiefs sort out where their units will go

HARRIMANS TONES.WAV: Harriman Fire Dept.'s Tones

LAKESIDE TONES.WAV: Lakeside Fire Dept's Tones

WOODBURY TONES.WAV: Woodbury Fire Dept's Tones

CHESTER TONES.WAV: Chester Fire Dept's Tones

SOUTH BLOOMING GROVE TONES.WAV: South Blooming Grove Fire Dept's Tones


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