Brooklyn - 2nd Alarm/Fatal - 6/25/10

[ryang 166]

Date: 6/25/10

Time: 09:30 hours

Location: 20 Ave x 70 st

Frequency: FDNY Brooklyn

Weather Conditions: clear and hot

Description Of Incident: fire on the top two floors of a 4 story MD

Reporters/Writer: ryang

Additional Info:

Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY, 6/25/10

Address: 1973 70 st @ 20 Ave

09:30 hours

E330: Be advised we have need a rush on EMS, CPR in progress and we are 10-99. Also, looks like there may be a job at 20 Ave and 70 st, start out a box, looks like a lot of smoke.

09:30 hours

Verbal Box 2863

Engs. 243, 247, 250

TL172, L168

Battalion 42

10-75-2863 - 09:31 hours

E330: Yeah it's a 10-75, 3 story brick, top floor fire.

E253

L156 (FAST Truck)

Battalion 40

Rescue 5

Squad 1

Division 8

09:34 hours

Now receiving the address 1973 70 st

7-5-2863 - 09:35 hours

Battalion 42: 10-75 Box, 4 story MD, fire on the 3rd floor. We're going to use All-Hands on arrival, additional engine and truck.

E254, TL149 S/C

RAC2

CIDS for 1973 70 st:

MD 4 story 120x120. Cell site on roof. Power shutoff in basement on exposure 4 rear side.

09:43 hours

BC42: Box 2863, we have 2 lines stretched, we have water on the fire, fire's Doubtful.

09:44 hours - Duration 14 minutes

Fire Building Height/Size-up:

MD 4 story 150x100

Exposures are:

1 - street

2 - street

3 - unknown

4 - unknown

2-2-2863 - 09:47 hours

Division 8: Box 2863, DC Sackowitz is requesting a 2nd alarm at this time, also we have a 10-45 no code.

Engs. 220 acting 276, 282, 281

E284 w/ Satellite 3

TL153

Battalion 33 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 48 (Resource Unit Leader)

Rescue, Safety Battalions

Tactical Support 2

FieldCom, Command Tactical Unit

09:53 hours

DC8: That 10-45 is 10-45 code 1 (Black Tag, Deceased)

09:53 hours

The staging area is 20 ave and 72 st

09:53 hours

DC8: DC Sackowitz requests a mixer-off message.

10:08 hours - Duration 36 minutes

DC8: At Box 2863, the address 1973 70 st, DC Sackowitz reports: we're using the 2nd alarm for a fire on the 3rd and 4th floor of a 4 story building, occupied multiple dwelling. 3 lines stretched, 2 in operation. Secondary searches are delayed due to extensive debris in the fire apartment, if you could have the marshals respond, 10-41 code 1 (Suspicious Fire, Occupied Structure).

10:12 hours

Car 1E (Commissioner's Liaison) is responding

10:24 hours - Duration 52 minutes

FieldCom: Progress report on the 2nd Alarm Box 2863, DC Sackowitz, Division 8 reports: At this time secondary searches are still underway, Probably Will Hold.

10:25 hours

Car 23D (Press Duty Car) is responding

10:27 hours

FC: Brooklyn, can you assign E330 to this box, they are on scene here.

10:42 hours

Rescue 5 is 10-8 back to SI

10:48 hours - Duration 1 hour 15 minutes

FC: At 2nd Alarm Box 2863, DC Sackowitz, Division 8, reports: The secondary searches are still delayed because of debris, he's placing the fire Under Control, and special call 1 truck for relief.

L109 S/C

Edited June 25, 2010 by ryang