Bronx- 3rd Alarm+S/C's 1-18-05

[Truck4 48]

Date: 1-18-05

Time: 1800hrs

Location: 373 Coster Ave X Oak Point Ave (Hunts Point)

Description: Heavily involved 2-story 25X50 commercial.

Box: 66-22-2449

Writer: Truck4

1746hrs- Box 66-75-3247 1856 Holland Ave K/D, still D/W/H.

1753hrs- B-3 rpts 10-75 2-story 25 X 50 commercial. TL-31 FAST. Assigned Squad is Sq-288. Resuce 4 originally assigned and returned. Rescue 3 responding from All-Hands on Holland Ave.

1805hrs- B-3 transmitting 2nd Alarm for fire in 2-story vacant.

1816hrs- Div. 6 rpts (1) handline and (1) tower ladder in operation due to water problems and co's keep losing pressure to those lines.

1821hrs- Div. 6 req. E-72/Satt. 2 to drop a large caliber hose line from Hunts Point Ave. Reporting water pressure problems.

1822hrs- S/C additional Tower Ladder (TL-17) to respond from the East Bay side of building. Fire is through the roof.

1832hrs- Div. 6 rpts several water problems including frozen hydrants. Fire is through the roof with a danger of collapse. Units being moved away from front of the building due to collapse possibility and overheard powerlines arching over the companies.

1847hrs- Div. 6 rpts (2) tower ladders, (1) handline in operation. Fire beginning to darken down.

1905hrs- Div. 6 reports Con Ed at scene having difficulty shutting down the overhead wires which continue to hamper tower ladder op's.

1910hrs- Div. 6 rpts prolonged op's and req. Salvation Army canteen to scene.

1912hrs- Div. 6 req. S/C additional truck for relief- L-129 (acting L-47).

1928hrs- Div. 6 req. 3rd Alarm for relief. Co's to report to command post. No additional special units. Req. truck co's to be tower ladders, which will relieve the (2) TL's in operation. Also req. Thawing Apparatus for frozen hydrants and apparatus pumps.

2041hrs- 3900 Greystone Ave X MC Pkway L-52 transmitting 10-75, fire 2nd floor OMD

L-129 (47), L-144