Bronx - 2nd Alarm - 2/21/09

[ryang 166]

Date: 2/21/09

Time: 04:10 hours

Location: 2136 Ellis Ave x Castle Hill Aves

Frequency: 154.190 (FDNY The Bronx)

Weather Conditions: Clear

Description Of Incident: Fire in a 2 story OMD with extension to attached exposure

Writer: ryang

Additional Info:

Parkchester, The Bronx, NY, 2/21/09

Address: 2136 Ellis Ave between Olmstead and Castle Hill Aves

Extension to: 2134 Ellis Ave

04:10 hours

Phone Box 2885 - Report of a structural fire

Engs. 64, 96, Squad 61

L47, TL54

Battalion 20

10-75-2885 - 04:12 hours

E90

TL41 is the FAST Truck

Battalion 18

Rescue 3

Squad 41

Division 7

2-2-2885 - 04:13 hours

L47: We have fire in the exposures, transmit a 2nd alarm on arrival! Exposure 4!

Engs. 89, 45, 97, 94

E72 w/ Satellite 2

TL50, TL58

Battalion 26 (Resource Unit Leader)

Battalion 3 (Safety Officer)

Rescue, Safety Battalions

Tactical Support 1

FieldCom

RAC3

Car 7 (AC Edward Kilduff, Brooklyn Borough Commander)

04:19 hours

Battalion 20: Box 2885 at this time we have fire in 2 buildings similar, 2 stories, I'll have a height and size up in a minute.

04:24 hours - Duration 15 minutes

BC20: Box 2885, we have fire in 2 buildings. We have fire in 2136 Ellis Ave, that's main fire building. We have fire in exposure 2, that's 2134 Ellis Ave, with the same exposures. 2 lines stretched, 1 in operation, trucks are opening up, fire is Doubtful.

Fire Building Height/Size-up:

2 story 20x30 OMD

Exposures are:

1 - street

2 - similar attached - Same dimensions and exposures

3 - yard

4 - similar attached

04:27 hours

The staging area is Castle Hill and Newbold Aves

04:28 hours - Duration 20 minutes

BC20: 2885, primary searches in the fire building are negative, in progress in the exposure. 4 lines stretched, 2 in operation, 2 into the fire building, 1 into the exposure. Fire is still Doubtful at this time.

16:32 hours

E83 is 10-8 in E64's response area

04:39 hours

Division 7: Request 2 additional trucks to 2885.

L48, L38 S/C

04:40 hours

E75 is 10-8 in E90's response area

04:46 hours

DC7: Box 2885, all visible fire has been knocked down in the fire building, primaries and secondaries are complete and negative throughout the fire building. Primaries are complete and negative in the exposure. We're checking for exposure in the cockloft of exposure 4, secondaries are in progress in the exposure, and we're searching for further extension in the cockloft, still Doubtful.

05:06 hours - Duration 58 minutes

FC: Progress report on your 2nd alarm box 2885, the address 2136 Ellis Ave @ Castle Hill Ave, fire in a 2 story 20x30 OMD, at this time, Car 7, AC Kilduff reports: secondary searches are still in progress in exposure #4 which is 2134. Companies are still extinguishing small pockets of fire in both buildings. The extension that was originally reported in Exposure 2 was in Exposure 4, 2134 Ellis Ave, and the fire is Probably Will Hold.

05:10 hours - Duration 1 hours 2 minutes

FC: Progress report on your 2nd alarm box 2885, at this time Car 7, AC Kilduff reports: Secondary searches in exposure 4 are complete and negative, and places this fire Under Control.