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Queens - 3rd Alarm - 4/10/10

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Date: 4/10/10

Time: 16:00 hours

Location: Spring Creek Park

Frequency: FDNY Queens

Weather Conditions: clear and sunny

Description Of Incident: large volume of brush on fire

Reporters/Writer: ryang

Additional Info

Howard Beach, Queens, NY, 4/10/10

Location: 83 st between 161 and 162 Aves

Signal-5 Box 8928 - Report of a brush fire

E331

15:55 hours

Box after initial 8928 - E331 requests box transmission, large column of smoke visible

Engs 285, 236

L173, TL142

Battalion 39

Marine 9

Multiple calls received for a brush fire. Multiple Brooklyn companies reporting smoke column visible in their areas

2-2-8928 - 16:00 hours

Engs. 225, 294, 290, 308, 286

E266 w/ BFU7, E321 w/ BFU6*

E324 w/ Satellite 4

TL107, L103

L143 (FAST Truck)

Battalion 51

Battalion 50 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 58 (Resource Unit Leader)

Rescue, Safety Battalions

Tactical Support 2

FieldCom, Command Tactical Unit

Division 13

RAC2

*2nd BFU assigned, E266 having issues starting BFU7

16:06 hours

Battalion 39: Send two of the engine companies on the 2nd Alarm to 79 st and 161

Engs. 294, 290 re-directed

16:09 hours

Division 13: Have all the chiefs report in with their aides and be prepared to go to a command channel.

16:10 hours

Battalion 39: The Command Post is going to be on 162nd Ave between 83rd and 84th.

16:11 hours

DC13: Start out a couple of extra engines right now.

Engs. 302, 305 S/C

16:12 hours

Safety Battalion re-directed to Box 1341

3-3-8928 - 16:14 hours

Engs 275, 231

TL155, L126

Battalion 44

Battalion 53 (Staging Manager)

Battalion 33 (Air-Recon Chief)

Mask Service Unit

16:16 hours

Staging area is Cross Bay Blvd and 161 Ave

16:21 hours

Box 1341 is a 10-91, Safety Battalion re-assigned

16:26 hours

E297 is 10-8 in E305's response area

16:30 hours - Duration 43 minutes

FC: Progress report, Division 13 reports: large area of brush at Box 8928, at this time we have 5 lines stretched in operation, 2 tower ladders set up in operation, we have major exposure problems, Doubtful Will Hold.

16:31 hours

FC: Have Battalion 33 stand fast at Floyd Bennett.

16:32 hours

FC: Have Battalion 44 respond to 78 st and 161 ave, have them rendezvous with companies at that location

16:35 hours

E306 is 10-8 in E275's response area

16:36 hours

FC: Division 13 reports you can return Rescue 4

16:36 hours - Duration 42 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 3rd Alarm Box 8928, in front of the original address161-27 83 st between 161 and 162 aves, for a large area of brush, at this time Division 13 reports separate large areas of brush burning, he has 8 lines stretched in operation, 2 tower ladders set up and operating, 1 deck gun operating. Fire's still Doubtful Will Hold

16:42 hours

FC: By orders of Division 13, Battalion 33 can 10-2

16:43 hours - Duration 56 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 3rd Alarm Box 8928, adjacent to 161-27 83 st between 161 and 162 aves, Division 13 reports: operations continue. Releasing the Rescue Battalion. All pockets of fire have been knocked down, in the process of overhaul, fire's Probably Will Hold.

16:48 hours

Tactical Support 2 is 10-8

16:51 hours

Battalion 53: At the 3rd alarm we're going to let TL155 and L126 go, and have E275 and E231 respond to the Command Post.

17:02 hours - Duration 1 hour 15 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 3rd Alarm Box 8928, adjacent to 161-27 83 st between 161 and 162 aves, Division 13 reports: companies are in the process of overhauling and mopping up. Also in the process of taking up and going 10-8 as they become available, and place this fire Under Control.

Edited by ryang

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