Bronx- 3rd Alarm/FF's Trapped/LODD 8-27-06

[Truck4 48]

Date: 8-27-06

Time: 1232hrs

Location:1575 Walton Ave

Description Of Incident: Fire in a 1-story taxpayer with collpase of 1st floor into the basement with numerous Maydays and members trapped.

Writer: Truck4

1232hrs- 10-75 for fire in a taxpayer. L-27 FAST.

1338hrs- B-17 transmitting 2nd Alarm for fire in a 1-story taxpayer.

1244hrs- B-17 rpts (2) L/S/O fire is D/W/H.

1300hrs- Div. 6 rpts a partial collapse of the building with members trapped, numerous Maydays. (1) firefighter down being removed from the front. Transmitting 3rd Alarm.

Staging Grand Concourse X 172 St.

1310hrs- Maydays still being transmitted. (2) members have been located in the basement, roll calls being conducted. Multiple NYPD ESU enroute to asisst, including Adam-3, Boy-3 and Truck 3.

1315hrs- S/C additonal TAC unit and Photo Unit.

1318hrs- S/C Bronx Collapse POD from Randall's Island.

1319hrs- Req. additional Squad, Rescue 1, L-25/Collapse Rescue 1 to scene.

1321hrs- S/C (4) additional Trucks to scene (55, 17, 48, 58)

1325hrs- Reported to be (5) missing Firefighters ATT.

1329hrs- B-33 is Air Recon enroute with (5) minute ETA. Units operating on Command Ch.2

1330hrs- NYPD ESU req. Bloodhounds to scene. Bloodhound #1 responding, req. a 2nd dog. EMS reporting units treating (10) injured members, set up to treat (5) Critical (the (5) missing memebrs).

1335hrs- S/C Squad 288, B-28 responding as additional Safety B/C.

1337hrs- Bronx Inter-operbility Frequency is activated.

1339hrs- E-91 at Randall's Island and will be responding to scene with Collapse POD as soon as they locate the keys.

1342hrs- Field Comm. req. the (4) S/C'd Trucks to bring fans to the front of the building. Also req. MSU #1 to front of building with as many 1-hour bottles as he has.

1346hrs- S/C Mobile Command Center and Rescue 5 to scene.

1347hrs- New staging area for incoming units is 173 X Walton.

1348hrs- EMS transporting (1) member to Jacobi, with PD escort, with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

1351hrs- Sq-252 relocating back to Brooklyn.

1353hrs- Car 1D responding to Jacobi. Sq-270 responding to Randall's Island with keys to access the POD.

1401hrs- Car 4 rpts (2) members being removed from the building ATT. Still have (2) members trapped with co's with them and giving them air. D/W/H.

1404hrs- E-91 responding from Randall's Island with POD.

1409hrs- NYPD ESU U-5 cancelling all additional ESU Units not already at scene.

1412hrs- E-22/High Rise Unit responding to scene. req'd to Walton X Mt. Eden.

1420hrs- (1) Firefighter still trapped. (1) member being transported to Bronx-Lebanon in cardiac arrest. S/C additional Rescue (R-2) and Additional Sqaud to scene.

1422hrs- Rescue 6 being activated through SOC.

1426hrs- EMS making notification to Bronx-Lebanon for a 2nd Firefighter to be transported in cardiac arrest.

1440hrs- S/C additional B/C to scene and (1) B/C to Jacobi (15).

1458hrs- EMS rpts (1) firefighter removed in cardiac arrest has reportedly been revived at Bronx-Lebanon and is being prepped for transfer to Jacobi. Out of the (5) trapped firefighters, (1) remains in cardiac arrest, (1) critical and (3) being carried as serious but not-life threatening.

1500hrs- S/C (1) additional Truck for FAST (34), (1) additional SOC Support Truck and an additional Engine and Truck (45/46).

1530hrs- Rescue 5 released and relocating to Rescue 1.

1600hrs- (1) Member has been pronounced dead at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital. Initial reports, and subject to change: Engine co's were pushing (2) lines into the taxpayer when the floor collapsed. Most of the trapped members were from the first arriving engine co's.

1610hrs- Rescue 6 in service at Roosevelt Island (SOC Command).

1621hrs- Car 4 rpts all Primary Searches are now (-), Secondary Searches delayed due to structural instability. Placed P/W/H.

2021hrs- Signal 5-5-5-5 transmitted.