Queens - 2nd Alarm - 4/4/10

[ryang 166]

Date: 4/4/10

Time: 20:15 hours

Location: 50-08 108 st @ 50 ave

Frequency: FDNY queens

Weather Conditions: warm and clear

Description Of Incident: heavy fire on arrival extended to exposures

Reporters/Writer: ryang

Corona, Queens, NY, 4/4/10

Address 50-08 108 st between 50 and 51 Aves

20:14 hours

Phone Box 9234 - Multiple calls for a private dwelling

Engs. 324, 289, 287, 316

TL138, L136

Battalion 46

Rescue 4

Squad 288

Multiple calls reporting fire blowing out the front and rear.

10-75-9234 - 20:15 hours

E324 to Queens, URGENT! 10-75 the box, private dwelling!

L154 (FAST Truck)

Battalion 52

Division 14

2-2-9234 - 20:16 hours

E324 to Queens, transmit a 2nd alarm! We have extension to the exposures!

Engs. 307, 273, 305*

E291 w/ Satellite 4

L129, L151

Battalion 49 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 50 (Resource Unit Leader)

Rescue, Safety Battalions

Tactical Support 1

FieldCom

RAC4

Car 4C (DAC Ronald Spadafora, Deputy Assistant Chief of Operations - Logistics)

*Note: only 3 engines were announced on the 2nd alarm. E291 may have been the 4th due engine in addition to transporting the satellite.

20:21 hours

L154: High tension wires just went down in the street, notify the 2nd alarm units to use caution!

Battalion 46: Notify ConEd to respond, we have multiple live wires down in front of the fire building.

20:30 hours - Duration 17 minutes

20:31 hours - Duration 19 minutes

Division 14: At second alarm Box 9234, the correct address is 50-08 108 st, it is a 2 story 20x40 private dwelling, peaked roof, fire was on the 1st and 2nd floors. All visible fire has been knocked down. Primary on 1st and 2nd floor throughout are negative. Exposure 1 is a street, exposure 2 is a 2 story 20x40 flat roof private dwelling. The only fire there was exterior, a precautionary line was stretched, not in operation. Using 4 lines stretched, 3 in operation at this time, all visible fire has been knocked down, Probably Will Hold at this time.

Exposures are:

1 - street

2 - similar detached

3 - rear yard

4 - similar detached

20:32 hours

The staging area is 108 st and Corona Ave

20:33 hours

Car 4C: Notify Division 14 that ConEd has a priority response and are en-route, and Car 4C will be 10-8.

20:33 hours

E285 is 10-8 in E287's response area

20:34 hours - Duration 21 minutes

DC14: E291 and the satellite, you can 10-2.

20:35 hours

L173 is 10-8 in L151's response area

20:36 hours

DC14: You can 10-2 FieldCom.

20:40 hours

E298 is 10-8 in E307's response area

E94 is relocating to E273

20:43 hours

Battalion 35 is 10-8 in Battalion 46's response area

20:43 hours - Duration 31 minutes

DC14: In fire building 50-08 108 st, secondaries throughout are negative, still waiting on secondaries in exposure 2.

20:48 hours - Duration 35 minutes

DC14: Box 9234, exposure 2 secondaries are negative. We'll go Under Control at this time. Request DOB for extensive charring on the outside of both buildings for prolonged period of time.

Edited April 5, 2010 by ryang