Bronx 2nd Alarm (City Island) 1/6/09

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Date: 1/6/09

Time: 03:50 hours

Location: City Island Ave x Schofield St on City Island

Frequency: (154.190) FDNY the Bronx

Description Of Incident: 2 story mixed occupancy fully involved on arrival

Writer: ryang

Additional Info:

(note: 1st alarm rundown is per normal response card and radio transmissions)

City Island, The Bronx, 1/6/09

Address: 240 City Island Ave between Schofield and Caroll Sts.

Verbal 10-75-4549 - 03:50 hours

Engs. 70, 66, 97, 89, 38*

E72 w/ Satellite 2

TL53, L61, TL51*

TL50 is the FAST Truck

Battalions 20, 15

Rescue 3

Squad 61

Division 7

(*extra engine and truck on arrival)

2-2-4549 - 04:02 hours

Engs. 64, 90, 62

L47

Battalion 18 (Safety Coordinator)

Battalion 19 (Resource Unit Leader)

Rescue, Safety Battalions

Tactical Support 1

FieldCom

RAC3

Marine 6 S/C

04:03 hours

Battalion 20: We're going with the address 240 City Island, it's a 2 story 75x30. I have fire on the 2-3 side, through the roof, truck companies are opening up, 1 line stretched, 2nd line being stretched, companies starting an attack. We need ConEd on a priority response.

CIDs for 238 City Island Ave (on exposure 4 side):

Taxpayer 2 story 25x50 class 4. Exposed and cracked 1st floor beams. 1st floor and basement vacated. 2nd floor apartment: Collyer's Mansion. Exposure 4 similar attached occupied.

04:13 hours

E88 acting 73 and TL54 acting 53 are to stage at City Island Ave and Hawkins St

04:12 hours

Marine 6 has a 45 minute ETA and an inbound tide, responding to the east side on the Island at Schofield St

04:13 hours

Division 7: Heavy fire through the cockloft, through the roof, going to an exterior operation, special call an extra tower ladder to report to exposure 4 side of the building, still Doubtful.

TL54 acting 53 S/C

04:15 hours

L37 is 10-8 in L61's response area

04:18 hours

Car 36B (Department Chaplain) is 10-84

04:19 hours

TL41 acting 53 is to stage at City Island Ave and Hawkins St.

04:21 hours

DC7: Have PD respond to this box.

04:24 hours

BC15: Have ConEd Gas and Electric respond

04:25 hours

Battalion 53 is 10-8 in Battalion 15's response area

04:25 hours

20 minute ETA for ConEd Gas

04:30 hours

DC7: 2nd alarm Box 4549, outside operation in progress, 3 tower ladders in operation, 4th being set up, request DEP with an ETA.

04:31 hours

DC7: Have Marine 6 continue in, we need their monitors, we're having water problems.

Marine 6 has a 20 minute ETA

04:32 hours

DEP has a 20 minute ETA

04:41 hours

Car 4D (DAC Joseph Pfeifer, Deputy Assistant Chief of Operations - Counterterrorism) is 10-84

04:44 hours

E297 acting 46 redirected to acting 38

04:46 hours

E76 acting 45 redirected to acting 64

04:47 hours - Duration 57 minutes

FieldCom: Progress report for Bronx 2nd alarm box 4549, the address 240 City Island Ave at Schofield St, Fire in a 2 story 75x30, at this time Car 4D, DAC Pfeifer reports: continuing with 4 tower ladders in operation, conditions remain unchanged, still Doubtful.

04:56 hours - Duration 1 hour 6 minutes

FC: Progress report for 2nd alarm Box 4549, Car 4D reports: Continuing with 4 tower ladders, we have 1 stang set up in operation, conditions remain unchanged, still Doubtful.

05:01 hours

FC: Have Marine 6 stand by at their location.

05:10 hours - Duration 1 hour 20 minutes

FC: Progress report for 2nd alarm box 4549, Car 4D reports: Continuing with 4 tower ladders and 1 stang, main body of fire has been knocked down. We're going to begin releasing units that were not utilized, they will go 10-8 via the MDT as they become available. Fire is still Doubtful. There are no exposure problems, they are all streets.

05:14 hours

FC: Have Buildings Department respond, we have some small collapses from the roof into the 2nd floor.

05:20 hours

Rescue Battalion is 10-8 back to Citywide.

05:22 hours

Buildings Dept reports a 60 to 90 minute ETA

05:24 hours - Duration 1 hour 34 minutes

FC: Progress report for 2nd alarm Box 4549, Car 4D reports: Continuing to operate with 4 tower ladders, knocking down remaining pockets of fire, fire remains Doubtful, make a notification to Department of Health for a deli on the 1st floor, and have Marine 6 continue to stand by.

05:27 hours

Tactical Support 1 is 10-8 back to Citywide

05:33 hours - Duration 1 hour 44 minutes

FC: Progress report for 2nd alarm Box 4549: Car 4D places the fire Probably Will Hold.

05:43 hours

FC: You can let Marine 6 go 10-8.

Marine 6 is 10-8 back to Brooklyn.

05:50 hours - Duration 2 hours

FC: Progress report for Bronx 2nd Alarm box 4549, Car 4D, DAC Pfeifer reports: trucks are doing extensive overhauling via the exterior, and places this fire Under Control.

Edited January 6, 2009 by ryang