Truck4

Date: 2-2-05 Time: 1525hrs Location: 1900 Belt Pkway Box: 77-22-3454 Description: Fire in a 2-story house boat at Marina. Writer: Truck4 1530hrs- B-43 has a fire on a 2-story house boat with 1 line in operation. Req. R-5 S/C to respond with cold water suits and also req. L-161 with cold water gear on the box. 1536hrs- Fire is K/D and P/W/H.

Date: 2-1-05 Time: 1205hrs Location: 31 Oak St. X Chestnut St. Units: Frequency: 46.500 Writer: Truck4, CAM502 1216hrs- B-1 transmitting 2nd Alarm for fire on all floors of a 4-story wood OMD. Car 5 req. TL-75 to enter from Elm St. and set up behind TL-71. 1230hrs- TL-71 in operation in front. TL-75 setting up. 2 lines in op in front, (1) in Exp. 4, (1) in rear of fire building. Fire through the roof. 1317hrs- Heavy fire is K/D. Companies have re-entered the building. Still have fire on top flloor. 1330hrs- Fire is K/D, companies overhaulling. 1344hrs- B-1 Rpts fire now in 55 Chestnut St., around corner on Exp. 4 side. PD have suspect description of EDP that is wanted for setting both fires. 1356hrs- Fire in 55 Chestnut is knocked down. ***Full IA to be completed this afternoon***

A little research shows that the "worst" according to the list, Yakima County, WA Station #5 shows that particular volunteer department covers 125 square miles (mostly rural) out of 3 stations. As a basis of comparison, Yonkers (far behind Mount Vernon) covers 18.3 square miles.

Date: 1-29-05 Time: 2250hrs Location: Walnut St. X Yonkers Ave Units: YPD ESU Truck 4, Truck 2; 4th PCT Patrol Units, R/C 300 (Lt.); Empress. Description: Male EDP on ledge of 3-story building. Writer: Truck4 2250hrs- R/C on scene confirming jumper up. 2254hrs- ESU O/S, Patrol Units closing street. Empress to stage on Yonkers Ave. 2259hrs- ESU Truck 4 in conversation. Truck 2 setting up ropes. Patrol Supervisor req. additional units for large unruly crowd on street. 2308hrs- ESU Truck 4 has made the grab. Req. Empress to move up for transport to St. Joe's.

Date: 1-30-05 Time: 0624hrs Location: 88-22 162nd St. X Hillside Ave Box: 99-33-4369 Description: Fire in 2-story frame P/D with ext. to exposure 4. Writer: Truck4 0624hrs- E-298 transmitting 10-75 for fire on 1st floor. Reports of people trapped. 0625hrs- B-50 req. additional Engine (E-301) and Truck (L-133). L-150 is FAST Truck. 0630hrs- 2nd Alarm, Div. 13 rpts (1) 10-45 Code 2 (Life Threatening Injuries). 0654hrs- Div. 13 rpts heavy fire in a 2-story 30 X 50 with ext. to exposure 4. Exterior attack at this time. (5) 10-45 Code 2's (Life Threatening Injuries). 0700hrs- Div. 13 transmitting a 3rd Alarm. Upgrading (2) 10-45's to Code 1's (DOA) and (4) 10-45 Code 2's. Fire is darkening down in original fire building. Lines in operation in Exp. 4. 0706hrs- Div. 13 now reporting (3) DOA's and (4) Critical. 0710hrs- Fire is K/D and U/C.

Date: 1-29-05 Time: 1650hrs Location: 71 Winterberry Circle X The Meadows Units: South Salem E-167, 168, T-2, R-21, Goldens Bridge T-1, Bedford Hills TL-57 (FAST), Vista T-4. Description: Private Dwelling. Writer: Truck4, BFD 1054, GFD538 1650hrs- CMD on scene reporting smoke showing. Req. Goldens Bridge Tanker to scene and re-tone South Salem. 1651hrs- Car 2452 req. Vista Tanker to scene and Engine to cover 1652hrs- CMD confirming structure fire. awaiting manpower before entering. Switching to Ch. 2 for op's. Car 2452 req. M/A Truck and FAST to scene. Bedford Hills toned out for FAST. 1654hrs- CMD reports kitchen fire, possibly extinguished. Resdidents accounted for and will be checking for ext. 1707hrs- Co's switching to 46.14

Date: 1-29-05 Time: 0710hrs Location: Ring Rd. X Neatherwood Rd. Description: Fire in a private dwelling. Writer: Truck4

Date: 1-29-05 Time: 0427hrs Location: Route 9 X The Circle (North Highlands Fire District) Description: MVA w/heavy entrapment. Writer: Truck4 0430hrs- CMD Overturn w/heavy entrapment. Req. Stat Flight and re-tone for manpower.

Date: 1-28-05 Time: 1910hrs Box: 66-33-2568 Location: 115 McClellan St X Walton Ave Description: Fire on 4th floor of 6-story brick OMD 100X100. Writer: Truck4 1910hrs- All Hands going to work. Additional Engine (46) and Truck (19) S/C. Ladder 55 is FAST. 1916hrs- Division 6 req. 2nd Alarm. Co's having water problems. (2) lines str., (1) in operation. 1923hrs- 3rd Alarm by orders of Div. 6 for fire on 4th floor with ext. to floors above. Numerous handlines str'd. 1930hrs- Div. 6 reports fire ext. to 5th and 6th floors. Setting up TL's. S/C (2) additional Truck co's (L-42/L-59) above 3rd Alarm. Div. 6 reports fire is K/D. (3) lines in operation and searches are negative. B-33 enroute with NYPD Aviation as per protocol.

Date: 1-28-05 Time: 1700hrs Location: 55 Phalen Rd. Description: MV into water, occupied by (1). Units: Writer: Truck4 1710hrs- Occupant removed and being treated by EMS.

Date: 1-27-05 Time: 0420hrs Location: 3rd St. X King St. Description: (2) fully involved 2.5-story P/D's. Units: Port Jervis, Matamoras (PA.), Tanker Task Force (NY-NJ-PA) Writer: Truck4

Date: 1-27-05 Time: 1026hrs Location: 25 Lexington Ave Description: Fire in an OMD. Units: Norwalk, Wilton, Westport Writer: Truck4

Date: 1-28-05 Time:1227hrs Location:1362 Kings Highway Description: Fire in "The NY Chocolate Factory." Units: Chester, Goshen Writer: Truck4

Date: 1-27-05 Time: 1835hrs Location: 2037 East 23 X Ave T Description: Fire in private dwelling w/firefighters down. Rpts of (11) injured, mostly firefighters due to a collpase. All non-life threatening, (1) has broken arm and leg. Box: 77-33-3335 Writer: Truck4 1844hrs- B-33 req. 3rd Alarm and transmitting 10-60 (Major Emergency) and Maydays being called over the air. EMS forthwith.

Date: 1-26-05 Time: 1704hrs Location: 3 Sandy Dr. Description: Fire in a garage. Units: Rombut Fire District, East Fishkill, Chelsea, Beacon (City) Frequency: Writer: Truck4, mfvfd 1656hrs- M/A East Fishkill for tanker. North Highlands Tanker 21-4-1 and Chief 21-1-1 to scene. 1720hrs- M/A (1) Engine from Beacon, (1) Engine from Chelsea to scene.

Date: 1-26-05 Time: 1205hrs Location: 6 Fletcher Rd. Description: Fire in a P/D. M/A FAST to scene. Writer: Truck4

Date: 1-26-05 Time: 0502hrs Location: 140 Harrison Ave Description: Fire on 1st floor of 2-story P/D. Frequency: 46.500 Writer: Truck4

Date: 1-25-05 Time: 1852hrs Location: 100 Caryl Ave X Van Corland Park Ave Units: YFD See below. YPD 3rd, 2nd PCT patrol units, ESU Truck 2, Truck 3, R/C 850 (ESU LT); Empress (Numerous); OEM and Civil Defense. Frequency: 46.500 Description: Fire 1st floor of 7-story brick OMD sprinkler & standpiped building. Writer: Truck4 1st Alarm: E-304, 306, 303, 307; L-74, TL-71; R-1; B-1 10-30 Engine: E-312 2nd Alarm: E-310, E-313; L-75 3rd Alarm: E-309, E-308; L-73 4th Alarm: E-313; E-314; L-72 5th Alarm: L-70 Exposure 1- Street. Exposure 2- Street (Van Cortland Park Ave) Exposure 3- Driveway and Van Cortland Park Exposure 4- 6-story brick OMD with 30-foot alley. 1851hrs- Original call for smoke from 1st floor apartment. Now receiving numerous calls for smoke in stairwells and coming from vents on multiple floors. B-1 req. 5th engine while enroute (312). 1852hrs- L-74 rpts people on the fire escape, nothing showing from front. B-1 advising building is sprinklered and standpiped. 1853hrs- B-1 O/S with 10-29 in apartment 1A B/O/O E-304. 1854hrs- B-1 rpts 10-30. Car 6 (Arson) responding. 1856hrs- Car 5 (Safety) responding. 1858hrs- B-1 req. 2nd Alarm. Fire on 1st floor rear blowing out (1) window and blocking rear fire escape. 1859hrs- B-2 responding from gas odor assignment. 1900hrs- B-1 req. 3rd Alarm. Incoming units to respond in via Van Cortland Park Ave. Fire Control receiving numerous calls for people trapped in apartments. 1905hrs- B-1 req. 4th Alarm. 1910hrs- B-1 S/C 4 additional BC's. 1915hrs- Fire out (2) rear 1st floor windows, auto exposing to 2nd floor. 1919hrs- Numerous residents evacuating building on front and side (exp. 2) fire escapes. Numerous calls for people trapped. People out multiple windows in rear on 4th, 5th and 6th floors. 1920hrs- General Alarm. L-70 to scene. Occupants on 4th and 5th floor rear screaming out windows for help. 1922hrs- TL-75 to rear. 1924hrs- M/A New Rochelle and Mount Vernon into the city. 1925hrs- TL-75 removing occupants from 5th floor, including (1) firefighter with an infant. 1928hrs- TL-75 removing approx. (7) occupants, adults and children from 4th and 5th floors. Co's, along with PD, removing occpants from fire escape on Exp. 2 (VCPA) side. 1930hrs- Empress being notified of (8) occupants removed by TL-75. Victims with smoke inhalation and lacerations. 1933hrs- M/A Fairview (L-1) to cover Sta. 1. 1935hrs- M/A Mount Vernon E-2 to cover Sta. 13. 1937hrs- Fire now blowing out 6-9 windows in the rear. Heavy smoke pushing out front of building. 1939hrs- M/A Greenville E-151 to cover Sta. 1. Co's opening up roof. Heavy fire conditions. Recall of off-duty manpower. 1946hrs- B-1 ordering all companies out of building. Heavy fire spreading vertically and horizontally in rear. Floors 1-4 heavily involved. TL-71 reporting very heavy fire conditions in rear and evacuating the roof. 1955hrs- Empress treating (9) civilians ATT. (1) transported to St. John's. Reports of several residents unaccounted for. 2000hrs- Fire blowing out (16) windows in rear on all floors. TL-75 going to work in rear. L-73 setting up on Exp. 2 side. TL-71 set up in front. 2025hrs- Fire in rear is gas fed. Gas lines can be heard blowing. Collapse of ceillings on 1st and 2nd floors. 1 line also in operation in rear w/TL-75. Exposure problem on Exp. 4 side. 2022hrs- B-4 reporting a firefighter down. YPD R/C 850 (ESU LT) req. Empress and ESU Truck 3 for same. Fire running cockloft across entire roof area. 2042hrs- Heavy fire on all floors and through the roof. Setting up ladder pipe in front. (1) firefighter being transported by Empress. 2048hrs- (2) ladder pipes (74, 72), (1) TL (71) in operation in front. (1) TL (75) in operation in rear. E-301, E-305; L-76 in service with recall manpower. E-305 to cover Sta. 13. 2059hrs- B-1 reports co's putting (2) lines into operation out windows in exp. 4. (4th and 5th floor windows) YFD Rehab Unit enroute. 2100hrs- E-315, L-77 in service to cover Sta. 12. 2130hrs- E-309 dropping supply line down Caryl Ave to Mclean Ave. Car 80 at repair shop putting apparatus into service. 2140hrs- B-1 (Progress Report) rpts (2) Tower Ladders, (2) ladder pipes in operation. (2) lines in operation out of Exp. 4. Heavy fire through roof. 2200hrs- Still have heavy fire through the roof. L-76 and L-79 being put into service. 2258hrs- L-78 is in service, responding to Sta. 13. 0005hrs- B-1 req. additional Engine and Truck for relief of E-304/L-74. 0037hrs- CMD reports main body of fire is K/D. Collapse danger exists for building. Still occupants unaccounted for. PD, Red Cross and Civil Defense attempting to locate all residents for head count. 0700hrs- At this time, (1) occupant still unaccounted for. 2200hrs- (1) confirmed DOA located inside the building. ALL discussion on this incident is taking place in the following thread in the Incident Workshop forum. http://emtbravo.just5buckshosting.com/phpB...opic.php?t=3102 Photos have been posted, www.emtbravo.com Photos coming soon to www.OnTheJobNY.com

Date: 1-25-05 Time: 0935hrs Location: Tosco Oil Company Nichols Rd off L.I.E. Description: Explosion and fire involving a 600,000 gallon oil storage tank containing approx. 90,000 gallons of oil. Writer: Truck4 1000hrs- M/A (2) Crash Fire Rescue units and multiple Haz Mat Units. Tank is located in a storage facility surrounded by other tanks on (3) sides. 1040hrs- CMD rpts co's protecting exposures and allowing product to burn off. 1120hrs- Fire is U/C. Photos of tank aftermath at- http://abclocal.go.com/wabc Video while tank still burning- www.cbsnewyork.com

Date: 1-24-05 Time: 2112hrs Location: 55 Brookside Dr. East Units: Description: Fire in private dwelling. Writer: Truck4

It's being said that one firefighter got a line out and made it 15 feet down before he lost grip and fell.

Date: 1-24-05 Time: 1447hrs Location: 451 Kingston Ave X Empire Blvd. Box: 77-33-1030 Description: Fire in 6-story 200 X 200 'O' shaped OMD Frequency: Writer: Truck4 1447hrs- 10-75, L-174 FAST. 1449- B-38 rpts All Hands going to work on arrival, fire on top floor and into cockloft. Req. EMS and additional Engine (280) and Truck (TL-111). D/W/H. 1450hrs- B-38 transmitting the 2nd Alarm. B-57 (Safety BC), B-48 (Comm-Cord). 2 lines str., 1 in operation. Fire located in the 'A' wing. 1459hrs- Div. 15 req. Additional BC. 1500hrs- Div. 15 transmitting the 3rd Alarm (transmitted as "Urgent"). 1505hrs- Staging Area for incoming units at Lefferts Ave X Troy Ave. 1509hrs- Field Comm rpts. 3 L/S, 2 to the roof, 1 to top floor. 1522hrs- Field Comm. rpts all visible fire on the top floor K/D. Co's making progress on the roof. Still D/W/H. 1530hrs- Fire is K/D and P/W/H.

Date: 1-24-05 Time: 1423hrs Location: Saw Mill Pkwy N/B bet. Palmer Rd./Tuckahoe Rd. Description: MVA w/Pin Units: YPD ESU Truck 4, Truck 2; YFD E-312, 310; TL-75, R-1, B-2, Car 5; Empress; WCPD Frequency: 46.500 Writer: Truck4 1423hrs- WCPD O/S with confirmed pin. 1426hrs- B-2 adv. accident N/B, just south of Tuckahoe Rd. 1429hrs- B-2 advising Empress, WCPD, YPD ESU O/S. Holding (1) engine, (1) truck. (1) victim in vehicle.

FF Richard Sclafani L-103 From injuries sustained at Brooklyn 2nd Alarm Box 77-22-1770, January 23, 2005. Box transmitted at 1336hrs.

Date: 1-24-05 Time: 0145hrs Location: West Main St. X South St. (North Shore) Description: Fire in row of commercial buildings in buisness district. Units: Writer: Truck4 0152hrs- 3rd Alarm, CMD req. (1) company from each department in Nassau County's 5th Battalion - 9 departments. Multiple M/A companies already committed.