Queens - 4th Alarm - 5/23/10

[ryang 166]

Date: 5/23/10

Time: 20:35 hours

Location: 66-02 99 st (main box 9172), 98-83 Queens Blvd (2nd box 3138)

Frequency: FDNY Queens

Weather Conditions: overcast

Description Of Incident: fire through the roof of a 1-story commercial

Reporters/Writer: ryang

Address: 66-02 99 st @ 66 Ave

20:36 hours

Phone Box - Multiple calls for fire in a commercial building

Engs. 324, 305, 287, 289

L151, L136, TL138*

Battalion 46

Rescue 4

Squad 288

*4, 2, Rescue, and Squad on multiple calls, 3rd truck as tower ladder for a 1-story commercial structure

10-75-9172 - 20:38 hours

E324, URGENT! Transmit a 10-75, we have a fire on the 1st floor of a commercial.

T143 (FAST Truck)

Battalion 51

Division 14

20:42 hours - Duration 7 minutes

20:43 hours

Battalion 46: We have 2 lines stretched, 2 lines in operation.

2-2-9172 - 20:45 hours

Engs. 316, 307, 292, 273

E291 w/ Satellite 4

L129

Battalion 50 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 28 (Resource Unit Leader)

Rescue, Safety Battalions

Tactical Support 1

FieldCom, Command Tactical Unit

20:46 hours

Division 14: We need a priority response from ConEd Gas, this is a gas-fed fire.

20:49 hours

E294 available replacing E273

20:50 hours

The staging area is 65 Ave and Queens Blvd

20:54 hours

DC14: Box 9172, the address 66-02 99st, fire's through the roof, we are pulling the units back at this time, setting up tower ladders, fire is Doubtful. 66-02 99 st, it's "Best Corner Inc," it's a lotto and grocery.

Fire Building Height/Size-up:

Commercial 1 story 200x100

Exposures are:

1 - street

2 - street

3 - 2 story commercial

4 - street

21:01 hours

TL135 S/C

21:05 hours

The chief of Battalion 50 is an Acting Battalion Chief.

Battalion 53 S/C as the new "Safety Officer," Battalion 50 will be an extra chief for fire duty.

21:07 hours

Phone Box 3138 - Report of smoke in a commercial building @ 98-83 Queens Blvd*

E319

*Queens receiving multiple calls for smoke in the general area. Single-company response to all smoke in the area reports

21:13 hours

FieldCom: Have TL135 come down Queens Blvd, turn down 99 st and set up right in front of the building.

3-3-9172 - 21:13 hours

FC: Urgent! Per orders of Division 14 transmit a 3rd Alarm!

Engs. 315, 273, 274, 227 acting 291

L154

Battalion 37 (Staging Manager)

Battalion 39 (Air Recon Chief)

Mask Service Unit

21:13 hours (Box 3138)

Queens to E319, make your box a 10-33 code 1 (Odor of smoke from working fire), you're going into the 3rd.

E319: Be advised we were just about to transmit our box, we have smoke in the building.

Box after initial 3138

E299 acting 287

L125, TL115 acting 138

Battalion 31 acting 46

21:14 hours

FC: Have the companies on the 3rd alarm respond to the exposure 3 side. We have possible extension to the exposure.

4-4-9172 - 21:21 hours

Engs. 293, 298, 285, 297

E262 w/ IMT Unit

L126, TL142

Battalion 57 (Planning Sections Chief)

Car 4A (AC James Manahan, Assistant Chief of Operations)

21:21 hours

FC: Have all those units on the 4th alarm respond to the Queens Blvd side. Have the truck companies respond with 10-foot hooks.

21:28 hours (Box 3138)

E319: We have a 1 story taxpayer. At this time we have 1 2 1/2 line stretched, truck companies are opening up.

Height Size-up for Box 3138:

1 story 20x20 animal hospital

Exposures are:

1 - street

2 - similar

3 - unknown

4 - similar

21:30 hours (Box 3138)

E319: It's the animal hospital, it's about 6 buildings or so off where the 4th alarm is.

21:36 hours (Box 3138)

FC: Be advised that line E319 has, Battalion 37 will be operating with them.

21:38 hours (Box 3138)

FC: As per Division 14, have Battalion 31 acting 46 respond to the exposure 3 side of the fire.

21:39 hours

Fallback Step III has been implemented in the borough of Queens

21:40 hours (Box 3138)

FC: Be advised Battalion 31 will be operating with Battalion 37. We will operate without a Staging Manager.

21:45 hours - Duration 1 hour 10 minutes

FC: Can you notify PD to respond for security and traffic control.

21:46 hours

Car 12 (DAC Stephen Raynis, Chief of Safety and Inspectional Services) is responding

21:49 hours

Now receiving Class 3 for 98-81 Queens Blvd

22:01 hours - Duration 1 hour 26 minutes

FC: Progress report for the 4th Alarm Box 9172, the address 66-02 99 st, fire in a 1 story 200x100 taxpayer, at this time Car 4 Adam, AC Manahan reports: they are continuing with exterior operations, trucks have complete a trench cut in the roof. We now have 10 stores involved including the exposure 2 side, Doubtful Will Hold by orders of Car 4A, AC Manahan.

22:07 hours

FC: Per AC Manahan you can return the Air Recon.

22:20 hours - Duration 1 hour 45 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 4th Alarm Box 9172, the address 66-02 99 st, that's between 66 Ave and Queens Blvd, Car 4 Adam, AC Manahan reports: they have fire in a 1 story commercial 100x200. Main body of fire has been knocked down. Repositioning the master streams, still Doubtful will Hold. Also transmit a 10-41 code 1 (Suspicious Fire, Occupied Structure), marshals are on scene.

22:37 hours - Duration 2 hours 2 minutes

FC: Progress report for the 4th Alarm Box 9172, for the address 66-02 99 st, between 66 Ave and Queens Blvd, Car 4 Adam, AC Manahan reports: fire is Probably Will Hold and the gas has been shut down to the building, Keyspan is finally on scene.

22:41 hours

FC requests a mixer-off message

22:45 hours

FC: Please make notifications to the Department of Health for the following addresses: 66-02 99 st, the Best Corner Deli. 66-08 99 st, that's the Food Market, 66-10 99 st, that's the International Food, 98-95 Queens Blvd, that will be the Tower Diner.

22:50 hours - Duration 2 hours 15 minutes

FC: Car 4A, AC Manahan, will be 10-8, Division 14 will be Incident Commander.

22:55 hours

Battalion 57 is 10-8 back to Brooklyn

Rescue Battalion is 10-8 back to Citywide

23:03 hours

Battalion 31 is 10-8 back to Brooklyn

23:09 hours - Duration 2 hours and 35 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 4th Alarm Box 9172, for the address 66-02 99 st, between 66 Ave and Queens Blvd, at this time Division 14 places the fire Under Control, k.

Relocations:

Engines: 64/274, 332/285, 299/287, 10/287, 227/291, 259/294, 97/297, 314,298, 222/305, 45/316, 313/324

Ladders: 113/126, 50/129, 155/135, 16/136, 115/138, 41/138, 170/142, 150/151, 42/154

Battalions: 31/46, 7/46, 58/51, 26/52

Edited May 24, 2010 by ryang