Orange (Essex) 5th Alarm 09-12-10

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Date: 09-12-10

Time: 0800hrs.(Approx.)

Location: 399 Lincoln Ave. x Highland Ave.(Bing Maps)

Frequency: Multiple Essex County Fire Frequencies

Units Operating: Orange FD, East Orange FD, West Orange FD, South Orange FD, Livingston FD, Irvington FD, Newark FD, Caldwell FD, Montclair FD, Maplewood FD, Millburn FD, Bloomfield FD, Roseland FD, Belleville FD, Parsippany FD, Fairfield FD; Orange PD; UMDNJ EMS, MONOC EMS; Red Cross

Weather Conditions: Cloudy

Description Of Incident: Heavy fire starting on the top floor, "B"-side of a 6-story H-frame OMD. Fire through upper floors and cockloft. Multiple tower ladders set up for master streams. Fire jumped to two exposure buildings bringing a 5th Alarm. Multiple rescues made.

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2300hrs.(Approx.) - Companies still O/S and working.

Multi-alarm fire at apartment complex in Orange forces out scores of residents

Edited September 18, 2010 by Truck4