Brooklyn - 2nd Alarm - 5/5/10

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Date: 5/5/10

Time: 20:05 hours

Location: W12 st x Surf Ave

Frequency: FDNY Brooklyn

Weather Conditions: warm and light breeze

Description Of Incident: heavy fire in a 1 story vacant commercial

Reporters/Writer: ryang

Additional Info:

Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY, 5/5/10

Address: 3021 W12 st near Surf Ave

20:05 hours

Phone Box 3564 - Report of a store fire

Engs. 245, 318, 246

TL161, L166

Battalion 43

10-75-3564 - 20:07 hours

E253

L169 (FAST Truck)

Battalion 33

Squad 1

Rescue 5

Division 8

7-5-3564 - 20:10 hours

RAC5

2-2-3564 - 20:10 hours

Engs. 254, 243, 330, 276

E284 w/ Satellite 3

TL153, L168

Battalion 40 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 48 (Resource Unit Leader)

Safety, Rescue Battalions

Tactical Support 2

FieldCom, Command Tactical Unit

20:14 hours - Duration 9 minutes

Battalion 43: Box 3564, we have a fire in the cockpit of a 1 story 50x100 unoccupied commercial dwelling. The address is unknown at this time. We have 2 lines stretched, 1 in operation.. Fire is Doubtful at this time.

Exposures are:

1 - street

2 - attached

3 - attached

4 - alley

20:15 hours

The staging area is on Stillwell Ave just south of the fire.

20:18 hours

BC43: At Box 3564, can you get PD on the scene please for crowd control.

20:19 hours

Car 16 (DAC Robert Boyce Jr., Chief of Communications) is responding

20:21 hours - Duration 16 minutes

BC43: Progress report for Box 3564, we have a tower ladder in operation, we're going to an exterior operation at this time, the fire is through the roof and we're setting up another tower ladder. Still no address at this time, the Coney Island Arcade is the name of the establishment.

20:26 hours

Address for the Coney Island Arcade believed to be 3019 W12 st, no CIDS for the address.

20:32 hours - Duration 27 minutes

Division 8: At Box 3564, we believe the address to be 3019 W12 st, ADC Glenn reports we have fire in a 1 story commercial arcade. We have 4 lines stretched, 4 in operation, going to an outside operation. We have 2 tower ladders up, all members have been accounted for, fire is Doubtful at this time.

20:33 hours

Staging area changed to Stillwell Ave and Mermaid Ave.

20:42 hours - Duration 37 minutes

FieldCom: Transmit a 10-41 code 2 (Suspicious Fire, Vacant Structure), heavy volume of fire on arrival.

20:57 hours - Duration 51 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 2nd alarm Box 3564, the corrected address is 3041 W 12 street off Surf Ave, Car 16, DAC Boyce, has fire in a 1 story commercial 50x100. Car 16, Chief Boyce, reports he has 4 lines stretched to the exterior, 2 in operation. He has 2 tower ladders in operation knocking down fire in the cockloft, this fire remains Doubtful, k.

21:01 hours

FC: Special call 2 trucks, and the corrected address is 3021 W12th St.

L156, TL172 S/C

21:07 hours

Now receiving a class 3 alarm for 1201 Surf Ave (believed to be the Matrix Building around the corner)

21:10 hours

FC: We do not have anyone available to check that class 3, can you send out another assignment.

21:35 hours - Duration 1 hour 29 minutes

FC: 2nd Alarm Box 3564, the address 3021 W 12 st, Car 16, DAC Boyce, reports fire in a 1 story commercial vacant 50x100, Car 16, DAC Boyce reports: He has 5 lines stretched, 4 in operation from the exterior, 1 from the exposure 2 2nd floor window hitting the fire from there. 2 tower ladders in operation, still knocking down pockets of fire in the cockloft. Fire still Doubtful.

22:09 hours - Duration 2 hours 3 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 2nd Alarm Box 3564, the address is 3021 W12 st off Surf Ave, Car 16, DAC Boyce reports he had fire in a 1 story commercial vacant 100x50. Car 16, DAC Boyce, reports: the handlines and tower ladders have been shut down. All visible fire has been knocked down. At this time they're doing an assessment from the exterior of the stability of the interior. Fire is still Doubtful.

22:12 hours - Duration 2 hours 7 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 2nd Alarm Box 3564, the address is 3021 W12 st off Surf Ave, Car 16, DAC Boyce reports they have 1 line stretched into the building, conducting a primary searches, fire is Probably Will Hold.

22:25 hours

Car 16 is 10-8, Division 8 is Incident Commander

22:39 hours - Duration 2 hours 34 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 2nd Alarm Box 3564, the address is 3021 W12 st off Surf Ave. Division 8 reports he had fire in a 1 story commercial vacant 100x50. Division 8 reports primary and secondary searches are complete and negative, fire Under Control.

Relocations:

Engines: 247/243, 281/245, 202/253, 220/284, 210/220, 228/330

Ladders: 120/153, 102/156, 149/161

Battalions: 32/40, 39/43

Edited May 6, 2010 by ryang