Staten Island - 5th Alarm/Brush - 9/9/10

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Date: 9/9/10

Time: 09:45 hours (continuation of operations from previous 6th Alarm)

Location: Great Kills Park

Frequency: FDNY Staten Island

Weather Conditions: overcast, windy

Description Of Incident: rekindle of brush driven by high winds

Reporters/Writer: ryang

Additional Info:

Great Kills, Staten Island, NY, 9/9/10

Location: Great Kills Park @ Buffalo St and Hylan Blvd

Engs. 161, 162, L83, Battalion 21 operating watchline

09:43 hours

Battalion 21: At the scene of the 6th Alarm Box 8480, can you special call 2 engines, 2 trucks, and BFU, we have an area of smoldering that's being taken up with the wind. E162 is stretching a line out to attack it.

Engs. 165, 155 acting 167 S/C

E164 w/ BFU1

L82, TL85 S/C

7-5-8480 - 09:48 hours

BC21: We have a small area of smoldering going. We'll go with All-Hands. We don't need any special units, we'll operate with what we have on arrival, k.

10:38 hours

Battalion 21 requests the Division 8 messenger vehicle to rotate night and day tour members for E161, L83.

10:43 hours

Division 8 is responding

10:53 hours

DC8: Box 8480 we're continuing to use All-Hands, Division 8 is on-scene.

11:06 hours

DC8: By orders of Division 8, special call 2 engine companies due to the wind picking up and starting up pockets. They can drive down into the park and we'll direct them where to go.

Engs. 160, 163 S/C

11:18 hours

DC8: Box 8480, FD's going to be here for an extended operation. We're in contact with Parks, and they're in the process of getting additional resources in to clear the park.

11:27 hours

DC8: At the continuing operations at Gateway Park, we will need RAC unit and a FAST Truck, k.

L84 (FAST Truck)

RAC 5

11:34 hours

Receiving a call for Tarlton St and Cedar Grove Ave reporting fire approaching the sewage treatment plant.

E201 acting 165 S/C to Tarlton St and Cedar Grove Ave to investigate

11:35 hours

DC8: Just be advised we have multiple fires that are springing up as the wind gusts through this area, k.

2-2-8480 -11:36 hours

E154 w/ BFU 4

E152 w/ Satellite 5

L81

Battalion 42 (All-Hands Chief)

Battalion 22 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 43 (Resource Unit Leader)

Rescue, Safety Battalions

Rescue 5

Tactical Support 2

Squad 252

FieldCom 1

11:37 hours

DC8: Re-direct E201, have him come right into me, I have visible fire in the area heading towards the houses.

E201 acting 165 re-directed

11:40 hours

DC8: Advise those units on the 2nd alarm to come to Hylan Blvd and come down Chesterton, that's the block before Buffalo. I need them to meet me at Grayson and Chesterson. We have some homes that are exposed, k.

11:42 hours

E159 available replacing E152

11:45 hours

DC8: Have all 2nd Alarm units respond to Chesterton and Grayson.

11:48 hours

DC8: Have FieldCom and the Satellite respond to the park off Buffalo.

11:48 hours

Receiving a call for Dugdale and Riga Sts

11:50 hours

E159 will respond to Hylan Blvd and Buffalo St and set up on the water main to supply companies.

11:52 hours

Now receiving the addresses 518 Merkle Pl and 48 Fox Beach Ave

11:57 hours

DC8: Special call a tower ladder, have them respond to Chesterton and Grayson.

TL86 S/C

11:59 hours

Marine 8 S/C to respond to Fox Beach

3-3-8480 - 12:04 hours

DC8: Transmit a 3rd Alarm, have the companies respond to the sewage treatment plant

Engs. 152, 168, 156, 153

TL79, TL76

Battalion 57

Batatlion 40 (Staging Manager)

Battalion 39 (Air-Recon Chief)

Car 8 (DAC Michael Marrone, Staten Island Borough Commander)

12:05 hours

TL149 acting ?? is available in the area replacing TL76

12:07 hours

Rescue 5: We're at Riga and Dugdale, we need a couple of engines here right away, it's approaching the houses.

12:08 hours

Battalion 40 re-directed to Riga and Dugdale

Battalion 43 re-directed to the sewage plant.

12:09 hours

DC8: All third alarm units, have them come to Riga and Dugdale. Have them turn down to Guyon Ave, head down Riga, then turn right at Dugdale, we need those engines here right away

12:13 hours

Receiving a call for Delwitt Ave reporting fire 100 feet from the houses

12:14 hours

Fallback Step III has been implemented in Staten Island.

4-4-8480 - 12:26 hours

DC8: Transmit a 4th Alarm, and have those units respond to the sewage treatment plant. Have Battalion 39 go in the air.

Engs. 157, 253, 241, 282

E262 w/ IMT Unit

L168, L148

Battalion 4 (Planning Sections Chief)

Marine 6

12:28 hours - Clarification for FieldCom

2nd Alarm are operating inside the park w/ Division 8

3rd Alarm companies are operating at Riga St and Delwitt Ave w/ Battalion 40

4th Alarm companies are responding to the Sewage Treatment Plant

12:31 hours - Clarification of the Command Post location

FieldCom: We are with Division 8 at Mill Rd and Delwiit

12:35 hours

DC8: I have E153 at Delwit and Mill Rd, and I need the next available, the next closest engine available.

E241 re-directed

12:36 hours

FC: Switch their handy talkies to the command channel.

12:37 hours

Battalion 57 is re-directed to the Sewage Treatment Plant

12:44 hours - Duration 2 hours

Marine 8: We're just south of the sewage treatment plant, from our viewpoint we've got some smoldering going on, possibly in the vicinity of Great Kills Lane, it's out of our reach. Just a suggestion, if you can get some units down there and set up a tower ladder, the embers are starting to kick up. They had companies there yesterday, maybe special call an extra engine and truck to prevent this large area from going up again.

12:44 hours

Bronx frequency is now operating on Citywide to avoid interference.

12:48 hours - Duration 2 hours 3 minutes

FC: Progress report for Box 8480, Car 8, DAC Marrone reports: 3 tower ladders set up in operation, 5 deck guns in operation, numerous handlines in operation. All exposed houses are protected. At this time we have 4 sectors operating: Chesterson and Grayson, Riga and Dugdale, Delwitt and Mill, and the sewage treatment plant Mill Rd. Fire is Doubtful. Special call 1 tower ladder to respond to the sewage treatment plant.

TL76

13:04 hours - Duration 2 hours 20 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 4th Alarm Box 8480, Gateway National Park, In the Great Kills Zon, Car 8, DAC Marrone reports heavy fire conditions in the brush. At this time conditions remain the same. Still operating with 3 tower ladders, 5 deck guns, numerous handlines, all exposed homes are still protected and the fire is sitll Doubtful Will Hold, k.

13:23 hours - Duration 2 hours 37 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 4th Alarm Box 8480, Gateway National Park, in the Great Kills Zone, for a large brush fire, at this time Car 8, DAC Marrone reports: continuing to operate with the previous set up of 3 tower ladders, 5 deck guns, numerous handlines, all exposed houses are still protected. In addition to FD units we are operating with 2 Parks Dept brush fire units. Areas of fire have been knocked down, units are maintaining their positions, still have a large fire in the center of the park. Still Doubtful Will Hold.

14:00 hours - Duration 3 hours 16 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 4th Alarm Box 8480, Gateway National Park, in the Great Kills Zone, Car 8, DAC Marrone reports: all visible fire has been knocked down. Units continuing to wet down the area, fire Probably Will Hold.

5-5-8480 - 14:20 hours - Duration 3 hours 30 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 4th Alarm Box 8480, Gateway National Park, in the Great Kills Zone, Car 8, DAC Marrone places the fire Under Control. With that Under Control he would like to transmit the 5th Alarm for relief. That 5th alarm is to be as follows: 6 engines, 4 tower ladders, and 2 Battalion Chiefs. They are to be assigned as follows: 4 engines, 2 tower ladders, and Battalion Chief to Buffalo into the park. 1 engine, 1 tower ladder, 1 Battalion Chief to Delwitt and Mill. 1 engine, 1 tower ladder to Chesterton and Grayson.

Engs 281, 228, 202, 205, TL114, TL105, Battalion 23 to the park via Buffalo St entrance

E158, TL153, Battalion 58 to Delwitt Ave and Mill Rd

E321, TL131 to Chesterton Ave and Grayson St

Edited September 9, 2010 by ryang