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freshwest

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13. Fire Department is on the job evacuating a nursing home, etc.

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 10:04 PM

Oct 2012

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Ladder 169 evacuating 300 people from a Nursing home via boats. Coney Island Ave and the Belt Pkwy

@FDNYIncidentsappears to be the official Fire Department, the other tweets appear to be NYPD.

Our hearts go out to those in need and those who are risking their lives to save these people...

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From Twitter: Coney Island flooded, hospital on fire - Update: FDNY responded, no fire [View all] highplainsdem Oct 2012 OP

The aftermath of these storms is always the worst. morningfog Oct 2012 #1

110's of people trapped in water...can not rescue. Dear god in heaven! Purveyor Oct 2012 #2

I'm a 54 yo stubborn SOB and I'm tearing up big time listening to the scanner feed. eom Purveyor Oct 2012 #8

I am with you. ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #34

Just wish I could help them...and I can't from here! eom Purveyor Oct 2012 #39

It IS frustrating..... ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #42

Where in the hell burrowowl Oct 2012 #3

Not from there, but in my experience, they are in the basements due to weight and bolted down... freshwest Oct 2012 #22

There was just a report from a Borough President Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #29

I saw tweets about that but missed it on CNN. highplainsdem Oct 2012 #32

omg nc4bo Oct 2012 #4

This is shaping up to be very, very bad. Terra Alta Oct 2012 #5

Looking for the right freq on the scanner nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #6

Did you get anything? Dash87 Oct 2012 #9

Not my town, there is something on secon alarm on 87th street for a fire nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #27

I'm on this one. Purveyor Oct 2012 #10

wow that is awesome riverwalker Oct 2012 #17

Good God. That is horrifying to listen to. nolabear Oct 2012 #25

Give me the name of the freq nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #26

Sorry but I don't have that right now. I'll see if I can find it. eom Purveyor Oct 2012 #28

Check out this link. I'm not in the area to radio up to check them out. Purveyor Oct 2012 #30

I got the right one, traffic over now nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #31

Thanks, listening, tney are working hard... Proud of all these public workers doing this tonight... freshwest Oct 2012 #35

Nothing about it on news yet? Dash87 Oct 2012 #7

Twitter may not always be 100% accurate in times like these, but they are always morningfog Oct 2012 #11

people are listening to scanners NYFD and NYPD riverwalker Oct 2012 #15

Well listening to a channel nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #18

Bellevue is running out of oxygen nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #33

thats a 370 bed hospital! riverwalker Oct 2012 #12

Fire Department is on the job evacuating a nursing home, etc. freshwest Oct 2012 #13

Holy crap! Where's the Coast Guard? lonestarnot Oct 2012 #14

Don't think I got the right channel nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #16

I've been fearing this. The next couple of days are going to be awful. nolabear Oct 2012 #19

Per scanner nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #20

From Twitter: NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #21

The generators at NYU Hospital failed also. Ruby the Liberal Oct 2012 #23

Salon.com using it riverwalker Oct 2012 #24

FDNY scanner reports NO fire/injuries at Coney Island Hospital. Luminous Animal Oct 2012 #36

So glad that was likely a rumor. mzmolly Oct 2012 #40

Hospital not on fire: ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #37

Sen. Marty Golden's FB page - FDNY responding to "smoke condition" at hospital, no fire found yet. highplainsdem Oct 2012 #38

Sounds ok Jimmy_eyebrow Oct 2012 #41