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Date: 10-25-04 Time: 2148hrs Location: South Main St. X Route 17M Units: Harriman, Monroe Description: Heavily involved barn full of tires with exp. problems to another barn and a large gas tank. Frequency: Writer: Truck4

Date: 10-25-04 Time: 0715hrs Location: 15 Kenilworth Rd. X Palmer Rd Units: E-312, 311, 310, 307; L-75, 70, R-1, B-2, E-306 FAST Frquency: Description: Fire in a 2-story P/D. Writer: Truck4 0715hrs- B-2 10-84 with smoke showing. 0718hrs- B-2 rpts 10-30, fire on 1st floor kitchen, additional Engine (306) for FAST and PD for traffic. 0728hrs- Fire is K/D. Date: 10-25-04 Time: 1217hrs Location: 600 North Broadway Units: E-309, 308, 303, 310; L-72, 71, R-1, B-1 Frequency:46.500 Description: Kitchen fire in and OMD. K/D at 1225hrs Writer: Truck4

Date: 10-25-04 Time: 0510hrs Location:663 Locust St. X W. Grand Units: Description: Fire in (1) apartment in an OMD. Frequency: 154.145 Writer: Truck4 0516hrs- K/D, U/C. (1) male victim DOA.

Date: 10-24-04 Time: 1650hrs Location: 55 W. Main St. (Route 119) Units: Frequency: Description: Fire in the duct work of a 1 story diner ("El Dorado") Writer: Truck4 1655hrs- M/A Fairview E-174, Ardsley L-50 to cover Elmsford.

Date: 10-24-04 Time:1845hrs Location: 1755 York Ave X E. 92nd St. (Box 1191) Units: Description: Fire in a 2-story 50 X 75 Commercial Frequency: 154.250 Writer: Truck4 1847hrs- B-10 using all-hands for fire on 2nd floor of "Vinager Factory," req. Con Ed. L-16 is FAST truck. 1853hrs- 2nd Alarm B-12 is Comm. Cord., B-8 is Safety. B-10 req. incoming units on 2nd Alarm to enter from E.92nd St. and stretch into the rear of the building. 1906hrs- S/C Add'l Engine and Truck above 2nd Alarm. Div. 3 rpts. fire in a greenhouse above a vinegar factory dropping down from the cockloft. 4 L/S, 3 in operation. 1913hrs -3rd Alarm B/O/O Div. 3, fire is Doubtful. 1925hrs- Field Comm req. (2) add'l trucks S/C above 3rd Alarm. NYPD Aviation is not required. Staging is at E.91 St. X York Ave. with B-45 Staging Chief. 1945hrs-Car 10 rpts. all visible fire has been extinguished. Trucks are still opening up, still doubtful. 1949hrs- 4th Alarm transmitted. 2021hrs- 5th Alarm and S/C (3) add'l BC's to staging (14, 49, 4). Co's still opening up and hitting small pockets of fire. 2118hrs- Car 4 rpts fire is P/W/H.

Date:10-18-04 Time: 2028hrs Location: 40 Cottage Pl. Description: Private House Units: E-78, 79, 77; L-37; Sleepy Hollow E-86; Irvington R-49 Frequency: 156.225 Writer: Truck4, RWC130 2028hrs- CMD O/S with smoke showing. 2030hrs- Car 2461 req. E-77 toned out. Req. 1 Engine M/A from Sleepy Hollow. PD to scene. 2032hrs- Confirming working structure fire. 2035hrs- CMD req. Sleepy Hollow E-86 to scene. M/A Irvington Ladder 36 and Elmsford Engine 237 to cover. 2036hrs- E-78 is responding to scene from drill at WC Fire Academy and is in village limits. 2037hrs- M/A FAST to scene. 2038hrs- Irvington R-49 toned out for FAST. 2045hrs- WC Car 6 responding. Car 2461 rpts fire on the exterior is K/D, companies checking the interior. 2047hrs- Car 2461 req Con Ed T/S. 2049hrs- Fire is K/D.

Date: 10-21-04 Time: 1230hrs Location: Washington Hts., Highbridge Sections of Manhattan Units: Numerous NYPD 34th PCT, ESU, Aviation, K-9; FDNY E-84, 93, 95, 69, 67; L-34, 45 Description: Large disorderly groups with numerous rubbish, dumpster, vehicle fires. Writer: Truck4 1245hrs- FDNY units responding to numerous rubbish fires along St. Nicholas Ave, Broadway and Amsterdam Ave from the 160's to the 180's. 0105hrs- NYPD 34 Sgt. Req. a Level 1 Mobilization at St Nicholas Ave at W. 182nd St. ESU Truck 2 and 4 responding as well as Aviation.

Date: 10-17-04 Time: 0615hrs Location: Featherbed Ln X W. 174th St. (Box 2799) Highbridge Units: First Due- E43/E68, L59/49, B13 Description: 1 story brick 100X100 commercial Writer: Truck4 Fire throughout 1 story vacant commercial. Used 3 T/L's and 7 H/L's. Fourth Alarm transmitted at 0638hrs and P/W/H at 0753hrs.

Probably Will Hold

Date: 10-20-04 Time: 1350hrs Location: DPW Garage -1880 Route 32 Units: Description: Explosion in a garbage truck with a trauma/burn victim. Writer: Truck4 1405hrs- Mobile Life Medivac is a go. LZ at Black Rock Fishing Club. PT is unconcious and has over 50% of his body. Req. FD to decon prior to transport.

Date: 10-19-04 Time: 1100hrs Location: Orange County Jail- 110 Wells Farm Rd Units: Goshen, Middletown, Chester Description: Unk. fire in the jail. Writer: Truck4

Date: 10-19-04 Time: 1148hrs Location: 60 College Ave Units: Description: Fire in a private Dwelling Writer: Truck4

That's a good one, are you also selling bridges?

What's the difference? Lights are lights- if you see them behind you, get out of the way.

Date: 10-16-04 Time: 2050hrs Location: Tappan Zee Bridge Units: Tarrytown E-77, L-37, Fireboat 5 Frequency: 46.26 Description: Callers report odor of natural gas on the span of the Tappan Zee Bridge. Writer: Truck4 2057hrs- CMD req. Fireboat 5 to check under bridge for gas odor.

Date: 10-16-04 Time: 1422hrs Location: I/F/O 62 N. Highland Ave Units: Description: Head on MVA w/reported pin. Frequency: 46.26/453.000 Writer: Truck4

I had MVFD on. Dover Twnsp, NJ has the same freq. A few years back I had the scanner on in Seaside Park, NJ on a stormy night and kept hearing strange unit numbers on that same freq. One of the units was a "Pipeline." Then I realized I was hearing Philly at the Jersey Shore. They too used 154.145 until upgrading.

I finally got around to scanning in some SFFD pics. www.onthejobny.com A couple of notes: -The fireboat shown is the Fireboat Guardian, a former City of Vancouver fireboat picked up after the last big quake in 89. -Engine and Truck 16 are first due to the Marina District, the section most heavily damaged by the quake in '89. -The Training pics are from the training site adjacent to Station 7. There are two training sites in the city. -The bridge behind the Fireboat/Station 35 is the Bay Bridge (to Oakland). -The 1955 Mack is from Fire Engine Tours. They take you out on a 90 minute tour around the city and over the Golden Gate Bridge. It seats about 12 on benches on the old hose bed. -I was in SF around Labor Day and the new rescues (2004 ALFs)were not in service. There were conflicting reports about the status of the new rigs. I've heard since that they went into service, but it's not confirmed.

SFFD doesnt have a standard replacement plan set up like FDNY where rigs are replaced every 10 years of so. They replace the busiest rigs every few years and move the former rigs to other houses, like a step-down plan. Rescue Squad 1, the resuce with the open box, runs out of Station 1- the busiest house in the city. Rescue Squad 2, out of station 7, is a closed box. Engine 1 and Ladder 1 recently recieved new rigs.

Is there a certain Boro are you looking for?

Date: 10-12-04 Time: 2315hrs Location: Old GM property- end of Beekman Ave. Units: All SHFD Engine Co's Frequency: Description: Large rubbish fire on old GM grounds Writer: Truck4 2318hrs- CMD req. M/A Tarrytown Engine to cover Sleepy Hollow.

The latest Fire Engineering has an ALF ad featuring the new SFFD Rescue 2 (Page 47).

Date: 10-12-04 Time: 1609hrs Location: 850 Jericho Turnpike X Route 110 Description: Explosion and collaspe of a 40 X 100 2-story car dealership. Units: Huntington Station, Huntington, Huntington Beach, Dix Hills, Elwood, Melville, Centerport (and others). Frequency: Writer: Truck4 1610hrs- Report of an explosion at Haberstad Nissan used car dealership. 1611hrs- PD o/s confirming, req. ESU. 1615hrs- CMD O/S rpts collapse of 2 story commercial with reports of people trapped and pockets of heavy fire. M/A FD and EMS to scene. Numerous Suffolk County ESU units enroute. 1620hrs- Unconfirmed reports of people yelling from under the debris. Heaviest damage to #4 side. Co's cutting holes in roof to hit fire. M/A heavy rescues to scene. 1635hrs- Heavy fire is K/D. Dealership has accounted for all employees, but cannot give an accurate figure of number of customers inside at time of collapse. EMS with (9) being treated.

There's also a book called "New York Noir," crime scene photos from the NY Daily News Archives. Came out a few years ago and includes photos from mob hits.

Date: 10-10-04 Time: 2040hrs Location: Squire Village Apartments Units: M/A Vails Gate, Cornwall On Hudson Description: Fire on 1st floor of garden apartment complex Writer: Truck4 2040hrs- Cornwall On Hudson will be FAST, M/A Goodwill Fire Co. to cover.