Queens - 4th alarm - 1/11/10

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Date: 1/11/10

Time: 11:50 hours

Location: 84-70 129 st x Kew Gardens Rd

Frequency: FDNY Queens

Weather Conditions: Cold

Description Of Incident: heavy fire on arrival on the 2nd floor of a 6 story MD extended to the 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors.

Reporters/Writer: ryang

Additional Info:

Kew Gardens, Queens, NY, 1/11/10

Address: 84-70 129 st between Kew Gardens Rd and Metropolitan Ave

11:50 hours

Phone Box 9689 - Report of fire on the 2nd floor and heavy smoke on the 3rd floor

Engs. 298, 315, 294

L151, TL127

Battalion 51

10-75-9689 - 11:51 hours

Squad 270 (1st due) is 10-84, transmitting a 10-75 for fire on the 2nd floor

L143 (1st due) available around the corner, assigned in.

L126 (FAST Truck)

Battalion 39

Rescue 4

Division 13

7-5-9689 - 11:53 hours

Battalion 51: We have fire on the 2nd floor of a 6 story MD, we're going to use All-Hands on arrival!

Squad 288

RAC4

11:53 hours

Receiving report of a female trapped on the 5th floor with a baby, unknown apartment.

11:54 hours

BC51: We have heavy fire on the 2nd floor, exposure 1, it's a 100x100 6 story MD.

2-2-9689 - 11:54 hours

Division 13: Transmit 2nd alarm, we have heavy fire on the 2nd floor auto-exposed to the floor above!

Engs. 305, 308, 285, 293

E324 w/ Satellite 4

TL142

Rescue, Safety Battalions

Battalion 46 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 50 (Resource Unit Leader)

Tactical Support 2

FieldCom, Command Tactical Unit

11:56 hours

DC13: 2 additional trucks above the 2nd alarm!

TL138, TL152 S/C

12:00 hours

L126: Advise the incoming units not to come into 129 st from Kew Gardens Rd.

12:01 hours

DC13: 3 lines stretched, 2 in operation, we have fire knocked down on the 3rd floor, extended to the 4th floor. Heavy fire on the 4th floor.

3-3-9689 - 12:03 hours

Engs 275, 299, 302, 301

Battalion 43 (Air-Recon Chief)

Battalion 52 (Staging Manager)

Mask Service Unit

Car 9 (DAC John Sudnik, Queens Borough Commander)

12:06 hours

DC13: Box 9689, 4 lines stretched and operating, main fire on the 2nd floor, the fire floor, extinguished, making progress on the 3rd floor, possible extension to the 4th floor.

12:08 hours

The staging area is Hillside Ave and Metropolitan Ave

12:09 hours

Thawing Unit 293 is responding

12:11 hours

FieldCom: Have Battalion 52 switch to Handy-Talkie channel 5 when they arrive.

4-4-9689 - 12:13 hours

DC13: Box 9689 transmit a 4th alarm, we now have heavy fire on the 4th floor, extension to the 5th floor!

Engs. 319, 236, 286, 225

E262 w/ IMT Unit

TL135, L129

Battalion 33 (Planning Sections Chief)

12:18 hours

DC13: Box 9689, primary searches on the fire floor, which is the 2nd floor, and the floor above are negative. Primary searches on the 4th and 5th floors are in progress. Main body of fire is darkening down on the 4th floor, making progress, main body darkening down on the 5th floor, fire's Doubtful.

12:20 hours

Car 12B (OSHA) is responding

12:20 hours

Receiving apartment 2F, trapped occupants asking for instructions, not in immediate danger.

List of apartments received so far: 2K, 2A, 2B, 2C, 1E, 2F

12:21 hours

Department Mechanic is responding

Car 4 (Chief of Fire Operations Robert Sweeney) is responding

Fire Building Height/Size-up:

6 story non-fireproof OMD 200x100

Exposures are:

1 - street

2 - PD separated by an alley

3 - rear yard

4 - PD separated by an alley

12:25 hours - Duration 38 minutes

FC: Progress report for the 4th alarm, the address 84-70 129 st, fire in a 6 story 200x100 MD. Division 13 reports primary search negative on the B in the 2, 3, 4, 5 floors. Doubtful.

12:35 hours - Duration 46 minutes

12:56 hours - Duration 1 hour 7 minutes

FC: Progress report #6 for the 4th alarm Box 9689, the address 84-70 129 st between Kew Gardens Rd and Metropolitan Ave, building is a 6-brick 200x100 MD, fire on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th floors. Car 9, DAC Sudnik, Queens Borough Commander, reports: secondary search complete and negative on the 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 floors. 1 10-45 code 4 (Green Tag, Minor). 10-41 code 1. Request Buildings Department to check stability. Probably Will Hold.

12:58 hours - Duration 1 hour 9 minutes

FC with a mixer-off message

13:04 hours - Duration 1 hour 15 minutes

FC: Car 4, Chief of Operations Sweeney, will be in command.

13:05 hours

Car 1H (Commissioner's Liaison) is responding

13:06 hours - Duration 1 hour 17 minutes

FC: Final progress report for the 4th alarm Box 9689, the address 84-70 129 st between Kew Gardens Rd and Metropolitan Ave, Car 4, Chief of Operations Sweeney, reports: secondary search throughout negative, Under Control.

Relocations:

Engines: 83/262, 217/293, 313/298, 50/299, 263/301, 91/263, 94/315, 206/319

Ladders: 176/126, 124/127, 50/138, 140/143, 117/140, 42/117, 3/151

Battalions: 37/50, 26/52

Edited January 11, 2010 by ryang