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Date: 2-28-06 Time: 2245hrs Location: 125 Gardenside Dr. Departments: SFFD Description: Heavy fire in a 4-story 50X100 OMD. Writer: Truck4 Residents flee blaze at Twin Peaks summit Steve Rubenstein, Chronicle Staff Writer Firefighters battled hot spots Tuesday from a four-alarm fire that swept through a four-story apartment building near the summit of Twin Peaks in San Francisco. The blaze, which broke out Monday around 10:45 p.m. at 125 Gardenside Drive in the middle of a fierce windstorm, sent dozens of residents fleeing into the street in their pajamas, clutching their cats, dogs and photo albums. There were no injuries, but 10 apartment units were badly damaged by flames, smoke and water, Fire Department Lt. Mindy Talmadge said. Firefighters had to beat a temporary retreat after wind gusts enabled the blaze to spread across the rooftop. Kurt Hilden was home with his cocker spaniel, Jack, when the building alarm went off. "I said to Jack, 'Let's go,' and we got out,'' Hilden said. "We watched the fire and couldn't believe it. It looked like the Fire Department had it under control, then the wind picked up and it was so strong the fire just got away.'' Kathleen Swindler grabbed her two cats, Dana and Neko, and stuffed them in a box. Then she climbed through her second-story bedroom window, where a firefighter helped her climb down a ladder. On Tuesday, she went back to her apartment to retrieve her most precious possession -- a 2-foot-tall stuffed snowman that she has had since she was 5. Resident Gail Zatcoff said she couldn't believe how fast the fire spread through the yellow stucco building. "It was very, very windy and the wind was just blowing the fire across the roof,'' she said. "I thought the firefighters would get it, but they didn't.'' Firefighters contained the blaze in about 90 minutes. Ten residents have been given temporary shelter through the Red Cross.

New report from the US Fire Administration: Structure Fire Response Times Submitted 02/27/2006 The United States Fire Administration released the Structure Fire Response Times report from the National Fire Data Center. The study is based on data from 2001 and 2002 and examines general trends as well as regional, season, and time of day trends. The report concludes that structure fire response times are generally less than 5 minutes;** that the nationwide response time is less than 11 minutes; that structure fires in the Northeast have the lowest response times while those in the West have the highest; and that average structure fire response times show a relationship between flame spread and longer response times, but only after flames have spread beyond the room of origin. **Regardless of size of department, career or volunteer status http://knxas1.hsdl.org/hslog/?q=node/2617

Date: 2-28-06 Time: 0400hrs Location: Coral St. X Boston St. (Kensington Section) Departments: PFD Description: Fire in a 3-story OMD with (3) fatalities. Writer: Truck4 Links: http://www.nbc10.com/news/7534671/detail.html

Date: 3-1-06 Time: 1045hrs Location: 604 Ludingtonville Rd. Units Operating: Lake Carmel, Kent, Carmel (Ladder), Patterson (Full Dept.); East Fishkill (Dutchess), Pawling (Dutchess) for Tankers. Description Of Incident: Heavy fire in a P/D. Writer: Truck4

Date: 3-1-06 Time: 0303hrs Location: 1700 Bedford Ave X Montgomery Description Of Incident: Fire in the compactor 23rd floor of a 25-story OMD 200X150. L-113 and 132 removed victim from upper floor ledge by rope. Writer: Truck4

Date: 2-28-06 Time: 1930hrs Location: Mount Vernon Ave X City Line (bridge over Bronx River Pkway) Units Operating: MVPD, MVPD ESU, MVFD, Empress Description Of Incident: Pedestrian struck by vehicle that fled scene. PD advising victim is "likely." Accident investigator and Detectives enroute. Writer: Truck4

Date: 2-28-06 Time: 0409hrs Location: 61 Martense St. X Bedford Ave. (Flatbush) Description Of Incident: Fire on 2nd floor into the 3rd of a 7-story OMD. Writer: Truck4 0409hrs- 10-75 for fire out 2nd floor window. E-248, 249, 255, 281; L-113, 147, TL-157 FAST; R-2, Sq-1; B-41, B-48 (10-75); Div. 15. 0410hrs- B-41 Using All-Hands on Arrival for fire out (2) windows on 2nd floor of a 7-story brick OMD. S/C extra Engine and Truck (E-240/L-132). Exposure 1: Street Exposure 2: Similar Attached Exposure 3: Unknown Exposure 4: 2-Story P/D. 0421hrs- B-41 rpts (3) L/S, (2) in operation. D/W/H. (1) 10-45 no code. 0424hrs- Div. 15 transmitting 2nd Alarm and S/C additional Truck above. 2nd Alarm: E-280, 310, 250; L-174; E-284/S-3; B-38 (Safety), B-57 (ComCord), Rescue B/C, Safety B/C, Fieldcomm 1, TAC 2 S/C: L-123 0437hrs- Div. 15 rpts Fire on 2nd and 3rd floors. (3) L/S/O. Fire K/D on 2nd floor with primary search (-). Searches on floors above underway. D/W/H. 0439hrs- S/C additional Truck (L-148). 0450hrs- S/C additional Truck (L-122) 0456hrs- Car 4A rpts fire is P/W/H. The 10-45 is now a 10-47 (non-fire realted injury).

Date: 2-27-06 Time: 0210hrs Location: Seaport Marina, in rear of the Marriot Departments: SDFD, SDPD, US Navy Description: 5 boats involved at marina. San Diego FD 2nd Alarm with boats from San Diego Police, Coast Guard and Navy. Writer: Truck4 Links: http://www.nbc4.tv/news/7504920/detail.html

Motorcycle officer Gregory John Bailey, 36, was killed by a drunk driver on Interstate 15 near State Highway 395 in Hesperia, about 80 miles east of Los Angeles shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday. He was the sixth CHP officer killed in the line of duty in the last five months. "We have talked about this way too often here recently and now we mourn the death of officer John Bailey," CHP Commissioner Mike Brown said at a news conference. "Never in the history of the Highway Patrol have we seen this type of tragedy, with the number of events that we have seen in this short period of time." A 10-year veteran of the Highway Patrol, Bailey had been back on duty for just a few months after serving for 14 months in Iraq with the Army National Guard. "The California Highway Patrol has lost another family member in what has been a tragic few months," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said in a statement. In the most recent CHP death, 36-year-old officer Earl Scott was fatally shot during a routine traffic stop on Feb. 17 near Modesto. Bailey was survived by his wife and four children.

Date: 2-25-06 Time: 2240hrs Location: I-15 X Highway 395 Departments: CHP Description: CHP Motorcycle Officer attempting to stop a drunk driver, struck and killed by a second drunk driver. Writer: Truck4 CHP officer killed by alleged drunk driving suspect Sunday, February 26, 2006 (02-26) 20:14 PST Hesperia, Calif. (AP) -- A California Highway Patrol officer was killed when he was hit by an alleged drunk driver while trying to pull over another drunk driving suspect, authorities said. Motorcycle officer Gregory John Bailey, 36, was killed on Interstate 15 near State Highway 395 in Hesperia, about 80 miles east of Los Angeles shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Authorities said Bailey was hit by Domingo Esqueda, 20, who had been driving on the shoulder. His car struck Bailey, sending his motorcycle into traffic and Esqueda's vehicle struck the car that the officer had pulled over, said CHP Sgt. Michael Collins. The driver of the stationary car, 52-year-old Francisco Trujillo, suffered moderate injuries and was airlifted to a hospital. Bailey also was taken to the hospital where he died. Esqueda was booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and felony DUI.

Date: 2-27-06 Time: 1458hrs Location: 201-52 119th Ave Frequency: 154.400 Description Of Incident: Fire in a 2.5-story P/D with extension to exposure. Writer: Truck4 1458hrs- E-317 giving Verbal for a 10-75 in a P/D. 1500hrs- E-317 transmitting 2nd Alarm for heavy fire and exposure problem. 1506hrs- B-54 rpts fire 1st floor into 2nd floor and into exposure 2. Fire building is a 2-story 20X40 frame P/D. Duration 8 minutes. 2nd Alarm: E-302, 303, 298, 326; L-158, 155; B-51 S, E-324/S, Tac 2, Safety B/C, Field Comm, Rescue B/C, B-39 (ComCord) Exposure 1- Street Exposure 2- Similar detached Exposure 3- Yard Exposure 4- Similar detached 1511hrs- Div. 13 10-84. 1520hrs- Div. 13 rpts (5) L/S/O- (2) into original fire building, (2) into exposure, (1) in the rear. Fire in attics of both buildings. D/W/H. 1524hrs- Div. 13 returning Field Comm, Safety B/C, Rescue B/C. 1530hrs- S/C (2) trucks for relief. Fire U/C.

Date: 2-27-06 Time: 0652hrs Location: 1140 Clay Ave Frequency: Units Operating: Description Of Incident: Fire 5th and 6th floors of a 6-story 60X100 OMD. Writer: Truck4 0653hrs- All-Hands. 0656hrs- 2nd Alarm. 0714hrs- Div 6 rpts main body of fire K/D.

Date: 2-26-06 Time: 1130hrs Location: 450 Oceanfront St. Frequency: Units Operating: Description Of Incident: Fire in an OMD on the boardwalk. Writer: Truck4

Date: 2-26-06 Time: 1609hrs Location: 20 West Mosholu Parkway South X Jerome Ave "Tracey Towers" Description Of Incident: Fire on the 24th and 25th floors of a 41-story High Rise Class 1 150X100. Writer: Truck4 (O/S), tbendick (O/S), ndemarse (O/S) 1606hrs- Second source reporting smoke (two calls from same caller). Initial: E-79, 48, 81; L-37, 56; B-27 1610hrs- B-27 transmitting 10-75 for smoke pushing from an apartment on an upper floor. 10-75: E-62; TL-46 FAST; R-3, Sq-61; B-19 (10-75), Division 7. 1614hrs- B-27 using All-Hands for fire in a rear bedroom in a 24th floor apartment. (1) line being stretched. D/W/H. 1616hrs- Division 7 transmitting 10-77. 10-77: L-39, TL-33; E-75 (CFR-D), B-13, B-18 (Safety), Rescue B/C, Safety B/C, Field Comm 1. 1620hrs- Division 7 transmitting 2nd Alarm. Fire in Apat. 24D has extended to the apartment above from the outside. (1) L/S/O, 2nd underway. 2nd Alarm: E-88, 52, 38, 43; L-38, L-59; E-72/Sat. 2, E-39/High Rise 2, B-15 (CommCord), B-58 (Air Recon Chief), TAC 1, MSU 1, Car 9. 1630hrs- Division 7 transmitting 3rd Alarm with Maydays being transmitted. Fire blowing out 24th and 25th floor apartments. Squad 61 and R-3 setting up to deploy fire blankets on floor above. (2) L/S/O, 3rd in process. 3rd Alarm: E-42, 46, 95, 45; L-32, L-52; B-17, B-16 (Staging) Special Call: Rescue 4 1640hrs- Div. 7 rpts allvisible fire in the original fire Apt. is K/D. Primary searches are still in progress. (4) L/S/O. Still checking all apartments that have called in. D/W/H. 1652hrs- Div. 7 rpts (4) L/S/O. Fire is darkening down on the fire floor. Primary searches are still underway. High winds and heavy smoke on the fire floor. All members accounted for. D/W/H. 1655hrs- S/C (3) additional trucks (41, 27, 58) above 3rd Alarm. 1659hrs- Car 7 rpts all visible fire on the fire floor and on the floor above has been extinguished. Primary search in the Fire Apt. and fire floor are complete and negative. Still conducting searches on the upper floors, medium smoke condition. P/W/H. 1707hrs- Car 7 rpts searches in the "B" stairwell are negative and the "A" stairwell negative from the fire floor to the roof. 1713hrs- Car 7 rpts primary search on all floors above the fire are complete and negative. Fire U/C.

Date: 2-25-06 Time: 1244hrs Location: 6-8 College Ave Units Operating: Description Of Incident: Fire out a rear window on arrival. Fire was in a bathroom in a duplex used as college housing. Writer: Truck4

Date: 2-25-06 Time: 1147hrs Location: 101 East Chelton Ave "Who So Ever Gospel Mission" Departments: PFD Description: Fire on 3rd and 4th floors of a 4-story 50X100 homeless shelter. Writer: Truck4 Links: http://kyw.com/topstories/local_story_056192950.html 1147hrs- Fire on 3rd floor into the 4th of a 4-story. All hands going to work. 1155hrs- B/C 9 pulling all members from the building. 1158hrs- All members accounted for and going to exterior attack. 1206hrs- Deputy 2 transmitting 2nd Alarm. Req. (2) engine co's on second alarm to set up in courtyard. 1225hrs- 3rd Alarm transmitted. (2) ladder pipes in operation, setting up a 3rd. All co's operating, still an exterior attack. 1235hrs- Heavy fire in the rear of the building with some extension to exposure "C." 1335hrs- Fire is U/C.

Date: 2-25-06 Time: 1643hrs Location: 129th St X 91st Ave Description Of Incident: Heavy fire in a 2-frame P/D with extension to exposure. Writer: Truck4 1652hrs- Fire top floor cockloft and through roof with extension to exposure. 3 L/S/O. Setting up a Tower Ladder. Searches delayed due to heavy volume of fire.

Nice, private security to guard a city park. Wow.

Date: 2-23-06 Time: 1630hrs Location: 24 Cottage St. X School/Route 9G Description Of Incident: Heavy fire in a P/D. Writer: Truck4

Date: 2-23-06 Time: 0536hrs Location: Sprian Brook Parkway northbound, at old access road, north of Tuckahoe Units Operating: YPD ESU Truck 4, Truck 2, Truck 3, 851 (ESU LT.), Car 5 (ESU Capt), 853 (Marine Unit/Zodiac); NYPD ESU Truck 4, Truck 3, Dive Unit; NYPD Aviation; Empress, NYSP. Description Of Incident: MV occupied by (2) off roadway and into Sprain Lake. Units accessed scene by old access road at south end off lake. NYPD divers recovered victim DOA at 0720hrs. (1) male occupant that walked to Tuckahoe Rd. for help, transported to WCMC for related trauma and hypothermia. Additional information in IA Workshop. Writer: Truck4

Date: 2-23-06 Time: 0501hrs Location: 1033 Pacific St. X Grand Ave. Description Of Incident: Fire in a 4-story OMD with (4) fatalities. Fire in the first floor hallway extended up stairwell to all floors and into cockloft. At least (1) jumper from building. Writer: Truck4 0604hrs- Progress Report, Car 13A rpts (3) 10-45 Code 1's (DOA), (2) 10-45 Code 2's (Serious Fire Realted Injuries), (1) 10-45 Code 3. Transmitting 10-41 Code 1 for a suspicious fire in an occupied building. Still D/W/H. Further to follow.

Date: 2-23-06 Time: 1532hrs Location: Deegan Expressway, bet. Fordham Rd. and Cross Bronx Description Of Incident: Companies taking up from a car fire, L-59 rpt member struck by vehicle that fled. Writer: Truck4 1532hrs- L-59 rpts member struck by a truck, L-59 following vehicle southbound on Deegan. Req. PD and EMS. 1533hrs- L-59 is southbound passing Yankee Stadium. 1535hrs- L-59 rpts injury to member is not serious, company is returning to quarters. EMS responding to quarters.

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Date: 2-23-06 Time: 1115hrs Location: 768 5th Ave "The Plaza Hotel" Description Of Incident: Fire in the 2nd/3rd floor stairwell of a 20-story hotel under renovation. HazMat was S/C due to asbestos removal on the upper floors, but returned. (1) L/S/O. Writer: Truck4

Date: 2-22-06 Time: 2319hrs Location: 113-14 210th St. X Murdock Ave Description Of Incident: Fire in a 2.5-story P/D. Writer: Truck4 2317hrs- PD on scene rptg working fire with occupants trapped. Req. FD/EMS. 2319hrs- 10-75 for fire in a 2.5-story frame P/D 20X40. E-317, 304, 301, 275; L-165, TL-162, L-150 FAST; B-54; R-4; Sq-270; B-50, Div. 13. 2324hrs- PD has all occupants out of building req. EMS for smoke victims. B-54 S/C Extra Engine & Truck due to window bars. (E-314/L-133) 2328hrs- B-54 reports using All-Hands for a fire on the 2nd floor of a 2.5-story frame P/D. (1) L/S/O, 2nd underway. 2333hrs- B-54 transmitting 2nd Alarm for fire on 1st, 2nd floor and into attic with extension to Exp. 2, a similar detatched. 2nd Alarm: E-311, 298, 326; TL-158; E-324/S-4; B-51, B-53, Rescue B/C, Safety B/C, B-51 (Safety), B-53 (ComCord); Field Comm 1, Tac 2 2336hrs- S/C additional Truck (TL-127) 2347hrs- Div. 13 rpts (4) L/S/O. Fire in Exp. 2 is K/D. 2348hrs- S/C (2) additional Trucks (L-160/TL-155) 0003hrs- Car 4H rpts main body of fire is K/D.