Yonkers- Storm Related Incidents 7-21-06

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Date: 7-21-06

Time: 1523

Location: Frequency: 484.7125, 46.5000

Units Operating:

Description Of Incident: Multiple Incidents relating to severe thunderstorm moving through area

Writer: x635

1523: Yonkers FD operating on multiple transformer fire, wire fire, and other calls in the city and the area of this call. E-308 reporting visible 10-29 in a garage 1 Shonnard Terrace C/S Warburton Ave. E-308, E310, E-312- E-306, E-309, L-71, L-74 R-1, B2, B-Safety, Empress EMS, YPD assigned. Garage Fire, reportedly caused by primary wires burning

1524: B-2 Requesting A Full Asignment to Shonnard Terrace.

1525: Engine 309 states they are close to scene and can take in job. Yonkers FD communications assigning them to the job

1526 B-2 requests Con-Ed, states primary wire fire catching garage, can not put out with Dry Chem at this time and request Con Ed expedite

1530: Safety Battalion requesting YPD to Warburton Ave IAO Hudson River Museum to control traffic

1532: Engine 306 Requesting PD to Glenwood and Warburton for traffic control.

1535: Yonkers FD Communications advising B1 & B2 they have lost the Seminary transmitting site, now transmitting off School 5.

1536: Battalion 3 is in service in the city, reporting Linden St and Elm St. Water Main break...taking in alarm @ 75 Spruce Activated CO Alarm

1537: B-2 Progress Reports 13KV Primarys down and burning in middle of street on Shonnard with exposure problems, no transformer involvment & garage not on fire at this time, holding all companies.

1537: E313 on location with a transformer fire 149 Mile Square Rd.

1538: Squad 11 Lockwood And Mile Square on scene with primarys burning, Lockwood Ave. being shut down.

1539: Car 2 handling communications and liason with Con Edison

1540: B1, E- , L70 responding Mark Twain Jr. High School commercial alarm.

1541: Authority of Car 2, all automatic alarm assignments will be 1&1

1542: B-2 requesting Engine to check 2 blocks north of Shonnard, report of more primaries burning. Engine 306 assigned.

1543: Engine 306 states cannot respond-already commited, Yonkers Comm requesting available engine to respond from scene at Shonnard. Engine 312 assigned.

1545: Batt 1 commited @ 283 Mile Square Road at Palmer, primaries down and burning. Needs an Engine company to relieve him and Con Ed. Engine 307 assigned.

1546: L-70 dispatched to Palmer Rd./Bryn Mawr Place on a transformer fire.

1546: Batt 1 reporting Bryn Mawr/Palmer is same run he is on, Con Ed rep is on scene, he only needs E-307 to stand by burning primary which is blocked off at this time. L70 10-8

1547: E-304, B1 799 Yonkers Ave C/S Central Ave & Belmont primaries down and burning

1549: B-1 advises wires down on top of building, investigating what type of wires they are. Requesting Con Ed.

1550: E312 advising primary down in front of 632 Warburton Ave, they will need 10-15 traffic causing a problem. They are just north of Station 8, and will need Con Ed when they are available.

1551: L-75 reporting Rumsey Rd south of Spruce is flooded, advise PD...they may want to shut it down.

1559: B1 reporting he is 10-8, E-304 is going to standby for a while, people reporting wires sparking from the pole but they haven't witness it. Requests Con-Ed put it on their long to-do list.

1600: B1 10-8, requesting another assignment. 64 Lakeside Drive C/S Van Cortlandt Park for a water condition in basement affecting electrical panel. YFD Comm advising no company available to respond with them at this time.

1605: Numerous new communities in Yonkers now without power in addition to those preexisitng from earlier storms this week

1606: Squad 11 reports transformer is out, smoldering. They are availble.

1607: B-1 requesting Tower Ladder or Aerial Ladder forthwith to Central Ave. and Mile Square Rd. Squad 11 assigned, YFD Comm advising B-1 that SQ-11 has a boat.

1607: B-1 reitterating he needs a truck company if available, preferrably a towern ladder. L-75 assigned

1608: B-2 Reports Con Ed on location, evaluating situation

1609: B-1 requesting all units cancel CPA/MS, victim is out of the completly submerged vehicle, victim is OK and with PD at the moment. Squad 11 and L-75 are 10-8.

1610: B-1 once again 10-8, requesting one of the 10-8 units take the water condition on Lakeside Drive. Engine 303 already assigned. B-1 will be on the air available.

1610: E-314 back at Station 14. E-304 on the air for a run. YPD Comm dispatching E-304 and B-1 to Saw Mill River Parkway in area of McLean Ave for reports of numerous vehicles submerged with occupants. B-1 request Squad 11 respond, B-2 freeing up R-1 from Shonnard Terrace to respond.

1611: E-303 requesting an electric pump at 64 Lakeside...couple of feet of water in basemet, 3 engine does not have one.

1612: Units responding Saw Mill River Parkway Southbound @ Mclean Ave, multiple vehicles submerged with occupants....B-1, SQ11, R1, E-304, Empress, YPD, YPD*ESU

1613: L-71 10-8. Yonkers Requesting B-1 free up some of his engines. Multiple Calls holding.

1614: SQ11 backed up on Saw Mill by Cross County, advises Rescue to enter Saw Mill by McLean.

1614: B-1 on overpass in area, several vehicles in high water none in danger of being submerged, still investigating

1614: YPD Comm requesting B-2 free up Engines. E-306 will be free shortly from Shonnard.

1615: B-2 freeing Engine 312 and Engine 306.

1616: B-1 requesting SQ11s location, SQ states they are rerouting due to severe traffic in area, B-1 confirming to do that, B-1 also stating cars are still driving through the water they are going down to roadway to invvestigate.

1616: E-312 has an electric pump and will meet E-303 at 64 Lakeside Drive.

1616: E-303 reporting walk up report from civilian of treee down across roadway and wires at 41 Hillcrest. E-303 is trying to open house trap to reduce flooding.

1617: B1 requesting County PD Engine 304 is removing 1 person trapped in car underneath overpass, they are checking 2 other cars in water. Parkway is completly flooded all lanes.

1618: B-1 requesting SQ11, R1 stage at McLean Ave. overpass while he investigates

1620: B-2 power is cut at Shonnard Place, extinguishing small fire at 120 Shonnard Ave. Wants to make sure Con Ed got incident with wires just north of them.

1621: E-303 doesn't need Engine 312, using homeowners pump. Hillcrest tree is not down on road, but down on wires.....and power is out in the entire area.

1622: Engine 312 trying to go 10-8

1625 E-307 to Acker/Kimball on a flooding condition. E-307 wants to know if they can clear the downed wire they are currently sitting on.

1626: YFD Comm wants to know if scene is safe. E-307 advising live wire down in road, cordoned off. YFD Comm advising E-307 to disreagrd, E-312 asssigned.

1626: B-1 reporting all civilians removed from their cars and the water level is increasing, consulting with PD on how to remove the civilians to McLean Ave and out of the flood zone. All companies working.

1635: B-2 requesting DPW on Shonnard. Road is buckled and impassable.

1636: SB Saw Mill Pkwy units picking up, no injuries, finishing up removing vicitms from flood zone to Mclean ave as per report by B-1

1640: B-1 releasing E-304 and SQ11, holding R1 for some last minute assistance

1641: Yonkers Comm continuing to assigned numerous holding water conditions and wires down calls throughout the city as units become available. Numerous phones still heard ringing in YFD comm background.

1648: YFD Comm requesting R1 through B1 for possible partial facade collapse due to lightening strike at 75 Spruce St that happened previous in storm. B1 says R1 still commited to water rescue job, requests available truck company to respond. L-71 assigned

1651: All FD units clear from Saw Mill Pkwy, Pkwy is shut down southbound.

1652: B-2 E309, L74 in process of picking up, will be 10-8 shortly. B-1 now responding (unknown location)

1653: L-73 is 10-8, now assigned to respond 800 Central Park Ave. on an MVA

1658: L71 reports lighting strike, bricks in street, building maintainence on scene clearing life safety issue.

1659: L-73 reporting minor car accident on Thruway, no injuries, SP on scene

1700: L71, L73 10-8

1719: B1 on scene with heavy smoke in the basement of Hudson River Musuem 511 Warburton . Request Full assignmenty Requests all units stage at the rear north entrance of the museum, switch to Handi-Talki Channel 2.

1720: Units assigned to 511 Warburton E309, E308, E310, E306, L71, R1, B1

Smoke condition in Museum

1721: Yonkers FD Comm attempting to ascretain where Warbuton is still closed due to wires and trees down at the request of responding unit.

1729: B-2 and E-304 reports man down IFO St. Peters Church on Riverdale Ave while enroute to 10-35. 10-35 is verified by unit on scene as false, B-2 will be assisting man down.

1730: B-Safety is responding to the Musuem job

1734: Yonkers units continue to respond on numerous water conditions and wires and trees down.

1735: B1 Progress Report 511 Warburton is a burnt out compressor in the basement, holding E-308 and L-71, all other units 10-8.

1736: B-2 and E-304 reporting man down is having a "happy afternoon" and doesn't want any help. They'll be available.

*AS OF 1839hrs, Yonkers Fire continues to respond on a large volume of storm related calls. This post will be updated only if needed or something of significant relevance to this storm occurs.