Staten Island - 2nd Alarm/Brush - 4/24/10

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Date: 4/24/10

Time: 12:20 hours

Location: Great Kills Park

Frequency: FDNY Staten Island

Weather Conditions: sunny

Description Of Incident: large area of brush burning in the park

Reporters/Writer: ryang

Additional Info:

Great Kills Park, Staten Island, NY, 4/24/10

Location: Great Kills Park via Buffalo St and Hylan Blvd

Signal-5 Box 8480 - Report of a brush fire

E162, BFU5

12:25 hours

Box after initial 8480 - BFU5 reports a large area of brush, limited access.

E165, 167

L82, TL85

Battalion 23

BFU3 S/C

7-5-8480 - 12:32 hours

Battalion 23: We have a large brush fire in the park, using All-Hands, start out another BFU.

E164

E159 w/ Satellite 5

TL87 (FAST Truck)

Battalion 21

Rescue 5

Squad 1

BFU2 S/C

Division 8

RAC5

12:37 hours

Battalion 42 is relocating to Battalion 23

12:37 hours

BC23: Have E159 respond to the model airplane road by the field.

12:43 hours

E161, L84 S/C

12:43 hours

BC23: Have E161 and L84 respond to Buffalo and Hylan, we'll advise them from there.

12:45 hours

BC23: Have them come up to Buffalo and Hylan, there's a road there right by where the Park Police are, have them meet up with BFU5.

12:47 hours

BC23: We're putting 87 to work with the bucket, give me another FAST Truck, k.

L81 S/C as the new FAST Truck

12:48 hours

L166 is relocating to TL87

E242 is 10-8 in E165's response area

12:52 hours

BC23: All-Hands Box 8480, we have 4 lines stretched in operation, putting up TL87, also in the process of having 159 set up to supply water. Fire's Doubtful at this time.

12:54 hours

E228 is relocating to E164

E279 is relocating to E161

2-2-8480 - 13:02 hours

Division 8: All-Hands Box 8480, transmit a 2nd alarm, have them respond to Buffalo and Hylan.

Engs. 160, 152, 168

E154 w/ BFU154 Polaris, E151 w/ BFU164 Polaris

TL86

Battalion 40 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 32 (Resource Unit Leader)

Safety, Rescue Battalions

Tactical Support 2

FieldCom

13:03 hours

T101 is relocating to L84

13:05 hours

DC8: 2nd Alarm Box 8480, advise all incoming chiefs we're operating on command channel 2.

13:09 hours

The staging area will be the parking lot @ Buffalo St and Hylan Blvd

13:13 hours

DC8: 10-2 the Rescue Battalion at this time.

13:15 hours - Duration 57 minutes

DC8: Box 8480, the main body of fire has been knocked down, however we do have small pockets that continue to spring up. Continuing to operate, fire remains Doubtful.

13:23 hours

TL114 is 10-8 in L81's response area

13:24 hours - Duration 1 hour 6 minutes

DC8: 2nd Alarm Box 8480, we have main body of fire knocked down, we have small pockets that are popping up, Probably Will Hold. You can return the 40 and 32 Battalions. FieldCom and go home too.

13:26 hours

DC8: we're also going to release Rescue 5 and Squad 1, they'll make themselves available. Return TAC2 also.

13:26 hours

TL172 is relocating to TL86.

13:44 hours - Duration 1 hour 27 minutes

DC8: 2nd Alarm Box 8480 is Under Control.

Edited April 24, 2010 by ryang