Patterson (Passaic) Multi-Alarm Fire 4/17/09

[TR54 239]

Date: 4/17/09

Time: 15:40

Location: 104 through 112 Mill Street X Grant Street

Frequency: 500.3875 mhz.

Weather Conditions: Sunny 80 degrees

Departments: Paterson, West Paterson, Fair Lawn, Wayne, Totowa, Little Falls

Description Of Incident: Working Fire - total 5 Structures.

Writer: TR54

15:45 Fire in Basement of 3 story Muti-Dwelling. Lines stretched DWH.

15:50 Fire in walls - Exposure Problems 2nd alarm - EMS evaluating 1 victim.

16:00 2nd Alarm - Water Problems.

16:10 Fire in all Exposures 3rd Alarm.

16:36 Evacuation Horns sounded - Heavy Fire in 4 Buildings.

16:43 All companies working - Two Ladder Pipes , deck guns , several Hand lines in operation. Totawa FD Engine with hydrant on 12 inch water main feeding Patterson Ladder. Many members in Rehab. Best Water line near jail , Oliver Street side.

16:47 Fire is DWH. M/A covering city fire stations.

17:00 1 Firefighter being treating for leg injury.

17:01 Third Ladder pipe in operation.

17:03 Water company directing dispatch for best hydrants. Assignment to Spruce St. - Wayne FD Truck , Little Falls FD Engine to stage. West Patterson FF's put to work RIT needs to be replaced. Fire is DWH in 6 structures.