Staten Island - 3rd Alarm - 4/10/10

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Date: 4/10/10

Time: 11:32 hours

Location: 27 Occident Ave @ Sunrise Terrace

Frequency: FDNY Staten Island

Weather Conditions: sunny and clear

Description Of Incident: heavy fire on arrival in a private dwelling extended to exposures with partial collapse.

Reporters/Writer: ryang

Ward Hill, Staten Island, NY, 4/10/10

Address: 27 Occident Ave between Sunrise Terrace and Marian Ave

Phone Box 282 - Multiple calls for a structural fire

Engs 241 acting 153, 155, 152

TL77, L78

Battalion 40 acting 21

10-75-282 - 11:33 hours

E202 acting 157

L169 acting 83 (FAST Truck)

Battalion 42 acting 22

11:35 hours

TL77: Start out an extra engine and extra truck, heavy fire on arrival! Looks like a 2 1/2 story peaked roof private dwelling, fire's on the top floor!

E161, TL149 acting 79

11:37 hours

E202 acting 157 requesting directions

2-2-282 - 11:37 hours

Engs 245 acting 166, 242, 243

E284 w/ Satellite 3

TL114 acting 86, L166 acting 85

Battalion 32 acting 23 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 57 (Resource Unit Leader)

Rescue 2

Division 11

RAC2

11:40 hours

FieldCom available assigned in

11:43 hours

Battalion 42 acting 22 is in 1st and taking over as IC

11:44 hours

Squad 1 available assigned in

11:46 hours

BC42/22: We've got 2 lines stretched, 2 in operation, we have 1 line stretched to exposure 4 precautionary, searches are in progress, fire's Doubtful. It's a 20x60 private dwelling 2 1/2 story peaked roof. There is minimal distance between the building and exposure 4, we have exposure problems.

Exposures are:

1 - street

2 - similar

3 - rear yard

4 - similar

11:46 hours

The staging area is Occident Ave and St Pauls Ave

11:47 hours

L169 acting 83 is going to work, TL114 is the new FAST Truck

11:48 hours

BC42/22: Searches on the 1st floor, primary searches are negative.

11:50 hours

E7 is relocating to E157

(Note: heavy radio activity on SI at this time with relocators coming in, Brooklyn companies requesting directions, and Bronx interference. Dispatcher directing companies to nearest major intersections then "make a left and follow the smoke")

3-3-282 - 11:51 hours

BC42/22: URGENT! Transmit a 3rd alarm, we have fire in exposure 4!

Engs. 162, 247, 240 acting 201, 253*

TL131 acting 77, L168

Battalion 1

Battalion 31 (Staging Manager)

Battalion 51 (Air Recon Chief)

Mask Service Unit

Tactical Support 1

Car 15A (DAC John Mooney, Chief of Fire Academy)

*Note: 3rd alarm engine rundown is tentative due to simultaneous multi-alarm fires

11:56 hours

Rescue, Safety Battalions available assigned in

Rescue 5, Tactical Support 2 available replacing Rescue 2, Tactical Support 1

12:00 hours

BC42/22 requests a mixer-off message

12:00 hours

Command Tactical Unit available assigned in

12:01 hours

TL131 is relocating to TL77

Battalion 48 is relocating to Battalion 23

12:04 hours

Car 1C (Commissioner's Liaison) is responding

12:04 hours

Fallback Step III has been implemented

12:07 hours

TL172 is relocating to TL77

L156 is relocating to TL79

TL15 is relocating to L86

12:13 hours

E239 is 10-8 in E153's response area

E10 is 10-8 in E160's response area

12:17 hours

FieldCom: In the process of putting together a progress report. All members have been removed from the fire building, roll call is in progress.

12:21 hours

Battalion 4 is relocating to Battalion 22

12:22 hours

E221 is 10-8 in E161's response area

E254 is 10-8 in E158's response area

12:25 hours- Duration 55 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 3rd alarm Box 282, the address 27 Occident Ave between Sunrise Terrace, Division 11, DC Strong reports fire in a 2 1/2 story 20x60. All members have been removed, roll call has been conducted. All visible fire has been knocked down with a tower ladder. There are 4 lines stretched: 2 into the main fire building, 1 into exposure 2, 1 into exposure 4. Primary searches in the fire building along with exposures 1 and 2 are negative. At this time companies are resuming in interior operations, fire's still Doubtful Will Hold.

12:28 hours

Car 36A (Department Chaplain) is responding

12:34 hours

FC requests a mixer-off message

12:36 hours

FC requests a mixer-off message

12:43 hours

E4 is 10-8 in E163's response area

12:44 hours

Rescue 2 had continued in to the Box and is now 10-8 back to Brooklyn

12:46 hours

Fire Marshall Squad 54 is 10-84

12:46 hours

Battalion 51 is airborne

12:53 hours

E55 is relocating to E162

12:55 hours

FC: When you can raise Air Recon you can advise them to go 10-8

12:59 hours

SI have problems contacting FieldCom

13:00 hours - Duration 1 hours 29 minutes

FC: At this time we have 4 lines stretched, 2 in the main fire building, 1 in exposure 2, 1 in exposure 4. Primary searches in the original fire building, on floors 1 and 2 and the attic, are complete and negative with the exception of the rear extension of the building which has collapsed., secondaries in exposure 4 are complete and negative, we'll go Probably Will Hold.

13:03 hours

FC: Request Buildings Dept. to assess stability.

13:08 hours

Rescue 5 is 10-8

13:13 hours

Buildings Dept. reports a 1 hour ETA

13:17 hours

FC: By orders of Car 15A, DAC Mooney, special call 1 Tower Ladder

TL172 acting 77 S/C

13:23 hours - Duration 1 hour 51 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 3rd alarm Box 282, the address 27 Occident Ave between Marian Ave and Sunrise Terrace, fire was in a 2 1/2 story 20x60 private dwelling, at this time Car 15A, DAC Mooney, reports: Secondaries in the original fire building are complete and negative with the exception of the rear extension which has collapsed. At this time no occupants have been reported missing. Fire is Under Control.

Edited April 11, 2010 by ryang