Staten Island- 4th Alarm Brush Fire 03-09-10

[PEMO3 523]

Date: 3/9/10

Time: 1626hrs

Box: 8480

Area: Great Kills Park

Location: Hylan Boulevard X Buffalo St and Model Airplane Road

Frequency: 154.190

Weather Conditions: Clear, dry, windy

Description Of Incident: Large area brush, approx. (4) acres.

Writer: PEMO3, Truck4

http://www.silive.com/southshore/index.ssf/2010/03/fdny_douses_years_first_brush.html

1626hrs- B-23 and Brush Fire assignment responding to the model airplane field off Hylan Boulevard for brush fire.

E-167, 164/BFU-1, 161/BFU-5; L-82, 85; B-23

1630hrs- 10-75 for large area brush.

E-162; L-87FAST; R-5, Sq-252; B-21

1631hrs- B-23 transmitting 2nd Alarm.

2nd Alarm: E-160, 163, 159/S-5, 168; L-84, 76; B-22 Safety, 40 RUL; Rescue B/C, Safety B/C; FieldCom., TAC #1, MERV

1634hrs- B-23 transmitting 3rd Alarm. Staging will be Hylan X Buffalo

3rd Alarm: E-156/BFU-3, 153, 157, 155; L-79, 80; B-33, 48 Staging, 39 Air Recon; MSU #1

1642hrs- B-23 rpts large area of bruch burning on both sides of Wetlands Road toward Buffalo St. (2) L/S/O, (2) Tower Ladders going into operation.

1646hrs- Staten Island advsing Fall Back Step 3.

1650hrs- Div. 8 S/C extra Satellite.

S/C: E-284/S-3

1718hrs- Div. 8 rpts fire in (3) sections, (2) Satellites, (2) BFU's, (2) Tower Ladders and (2) L/S/O. S/C extra truck for FAST.

S/C: L-86

1725hrs- Car 8 transmitting 4th Alarm. S/C (2) extra Trucks above the 4th.

4th Alarm: E-165, 220, 151, 158; L-77, 149

S/C: L-110, 147

1748hrs- Car 8 rpts northern sector of the fire is K/D. Co's continue to operater on the southern end.

1753hrs- Car 8 rpts NYPD Aviation operating with the Bambi bucket. Fire darkening down.

1840hrs- Fire is K/D, operating with (2) Tower Ladders, (2) BFU's, (2) Satellites and (5) L/S/O. P/W/H.

Edited March 10, 2010 by Truck4