Bronx - 5th Alarm 02-04-08 UPDATED

[Monty 35]

Date: 02-04-08

Time: 0801hrs

Box: 3220

Area: Bronxdale

First Due: E-90/L-41/B-20

Location: 2139 White Plains Road (Original Address) X Lydig Ave

Description: Fire in a 1-story 150X100 row of taxpayers, corner property. Fire throughout (12) stores- (8) on White Plains Road, (4) on Lydig Ave.

Writer: monty, CPAGE, Truck4 (O/S), tbendick (O/S)

0801hrs- L-41 transmitting 10-75 for fire ina taxpayer.

1st Alarm: E-90, 88, 61, 97; L-41, 38, 56FAST; B-20, 18; R-3, Sq-41 (S/C)

0805hrs- B-20 rpts All-Hands On Arrival, S/C extra Engine and Truck. Fire in a store in a 150X100 row taxpayer, corner property.

S/C: E-48/L-58

Exposure #1- Street (White Plains Road)

Exposure #2- 50X75 1-story taxpayer

Expsoure #3- 6-brick OMD with alley seperation.

Exposure #4- Street (Lydig Ave)

0808hrs- B-20 rpts fire in (2) stores.

0810hrs- B-20 transmitting 2nd Alarm. Req. all train traffic stopped. TL-41 setting up in front on White Plains Road.

2nd Alarm: E-45, 62, 79, 72/S-2; L-32; B-19 (Safety), 26 (RUL); Rescue B/C, Safety B/C; TAC #1, Field Com.

0815hrs- TL-58 setting up on Lydig at White Plains Road (Exposure 1/4 side).

0818hrs- Div. 7 req. Sat-2 to set up for multi-versals in the street at White Plains X Lydig.

0822hrs- Div. 7 S/C (2) Tower Ladders.

S/C: L-50, 31

0825hrs- Div. 7 req. Tower Ladder to Lydig Ave side behind TL-58.

0827hrs- Div. 7 req. Tower Ladder on White Plains Road enter from Bronxdale, come up from the south.

0829hrs- Div. 7 transmitting 3rd Alarm. S/C (2) extra B/C's. Staging Area is White Plains Road X Bronxdale Ave.

3rd Alarm: E-64, 75, 46, 38; B-3 (Staging), 33 (Air Recon); MSU

S/C: B-15, 16

0835hrs- Div. 7 req. incoming engine co's to lay into the Tower Ladders. Co's also lining into Exposure #3 to operate from the OMD.

0844hrs- Car 10 rpts fire in (8) stores on White Plains Road, (4) on Lydig Ave. Fire is throughout all stores and into the cockloft. (3) Tower Ladders in operation (41, 58, 31). Numerous handlines in operation with searches delayed due to heavy fire conditions.. D/W/H.

0854hrs- Car 10 S/C (3) extra Trucks, (1) for FAST. Air Recon down due to weather.

S/C: L-37FAST, 47, 54

0855hrs- Car 10 rpts heavy fire throughout (12) stores. Setting up a 4th Tower Ladder on White Plains Road (L-50). (3) Multi-Versals in operation with (2) handlines on White Plains Rd. and (2) on Lydig Ave. Co's have a 'water curtain' between fire building and Exposure #3 (OMD). Collapse of the roof of the main fire building. D/W/H.

0857hrs- Car 10 transmitting full 4th Alarm.

4th Alarm: E-42, 96, 81, 89; L-33, 27; Car 11 (Chief Of Rescue), Car 4 (Chief Of Operations)

0910hrs- Car 10 S/C extra Satellite Company.

S/C: E-324/S-4

0916hrs- Car 10 rpts fire through the roof. Conditions unchanged. (4) Tower Ladders now in operation. Collapse zone set up. Co's making progress.

0924hrs- Car 10 rpts (4) Tower Ladders, (2) handlines, (4) Multi-Versals in operation. (2) L/S/O out of Exposure #3. D/W/H.

0945hrs- Car 4 transmitting 5th Alarm with S/C extra B/C as Water Resource Chief.

5th Alarm: E-66, 82, 71, 63; L-48, 61

S/C: B-52

1010hrs- Car 4 rpts co's making progress. Had a collapse of the parapet wall on the White Plains Road side of the building, over the last (3) stores.

1036hrs- Car 4 rpts fire darkening down. (5) Civilians being treated at scene by EMS. D/W/H.

1057hrs- P/W/H. Duration (2) Hours (57) Minutes.

1100hrs- S/C (2) Engines, (2) Tower Ladders, (2) B/C's for relief.

S/C: E-92, 73; L-51, 22; B-11, 51

1130hrs- Car 10 rpts going down to 2 & 2. U/C.

Edited February 5, 2008 by Truck4