New Haven, CT - 2nd Alarm Fire w/ Victim - 3/9/09

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Date: 3/9/09

Time: Approx 1400 Hours

Location: 153 James St

Frequency: 851.3125

Units Operating: NHFD, NHPD, AMR

Weather Conditions: Snow/Rain mix

Description Of Incident: Working fire in a 2 1/2 Wood frame house

Reporters:

Writer: SageVigiles

Units assigned to the Box:

Car 33 (Eastern Battallion Chief), Engine 4, Engine 10, Engine 17, Squad 1, Truck 3, Emergency Company 1 (Paramedic Ambulance)

Units arriving report a 73 (Working Fire)

Truck 3 pulled out 1 victim from the 2nd floor who was originally unaccounted for, Emergency 1 handling the patient, Command (Car 33) requesting a 26 (AMR Unit)

Car 33 requested the Signal 22 (2nd Alarm)

Units assigned to the 2nd Alarm on the box:

Engine 5, Engine 8, Truck 1, Car 32 (Deputy Chief of Department)

Car 39 (Assistant Chief of Operations) and Car 37 (Fire Marshal) also Signal 60 (En Route) to the box.

Car 39 has assumed command

Companies reporting heavy fire

2nd Alarm units requested to bring in their pike poles, sounds like it might be in the walls

Car 33 (Battallion Chief) managing the 1st Floor

Car 32 (Deputy Chief) managing the 2nd Floor

Car 32 reporting that 2nd floor companies are conducting the secondary search and opening walls.

1444 Hours: Car 39 (Assistant Chief Black) reporting main body of fire K/Dd in a 2 1/2 Story wood, chasing the fire in the walls at this time.

Note: Some of this was from CTFire-EMS.com, the rest I'm pulling off the scanner at the firehouse.

Edited March 9, 2009 by SageVigiles