Queens - 4th Alarm - 3/29/11

[ryang 166]

Date: 3/29/11

Time: 07:20 hours

Location: 30 ave x 38 st

Frequency: FDNY Queens

Weather Conditions: cold

Description Of Incident: fire on the 1st floor extended to the basement, into the ductwork, into the walls, and up to the 2nd floor of a 3-story commercial

Reporters/Writer: ryang

Additional Info:

Astoria, Queens, NY, 3/29/11

Address: 37-20 30 Ave between 37 and 38 sts

07:20 hours

Phone Box 7472 - Report of a structural fire

Engs. 263, 312, 262

TL117, L116

Battalion 49

07:22 hours

Now receiving multiple calls

E260

Rescue 4

Squad 288

10-75-7472 - 07:23 hours

TL163 (FAST Truck)

Battalion 45

Division 14

10-70-7472 - 7:25 hours

E262 is the Water Resource Co

07:26 hours

10-70 canceled - positive water source located.

7-5-7472 - 07:30 hours

Battalion 49: Box 7472, using All-Hands. We have a 3-story 30x50 commercial building on the 1st floor. Special call an additional engine.

E325 S/C

RAC4

Exposures are:

1 - street

2 - 1 story commercial

3 - unknown

4 - street

07:32 hours

Buildings Dept. has a violation issued for the building - the 1st floor bearing wall has been removed.

07:32 hours

L154 S/C

07:34 hours - Duration 15 minutes

BC49: Box 7472, we have fire in the basement and on the 1st floor and into the ductwork.

07:36 hours

Division 14 requests Buildings Dept. to respond

2-2-7472 - 07:39 hours

DC14: 7472, transmit a 2nd alarm, also we need an extra battalion chief.

Engs. 307, 292, 259

E291 w/ Satellite 4

L128

Safety, Rescue Battalions

Battalion 46 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 12 (Resource Unit Leader)

Battalion 14 S/C

Tactical Support 1

FieldCom 1, Command Tactical Unit 2

Car 9 (DAC John Sudnik, Queens Borough Commander)

07:41 hours

E324 available replacing E291

07:41 hours - Duration 22 minutes

DC14: We have 3 lines stretched and fire moving up the walls.

07:44 hours - Duration 25 minutes

DC14: Primaries on the first floor and basement are negative.

07:51 hours - Duration 31 minutes

DC14: Special call an additional truck. Also we have 4 lines stretched, 3 in operation, standpipe is charged, and right now there's no structural issues.

TL115 S/C

07:59 hours - Duration 40 minutes

DC14: Primaries on all floors are negative.

08:02 hours - Duration 43 minutes

DC14: Also at the second alarm, the sprinkler system is being supplied.

3-3-7472 - 08:12 hours

DC14: 7472, we still have fire in the basement and in the walls, transmit a 3rd Alarm.

Engs. 316, 287, 303 acting 289, 291

L136, TL138

Battalion 35 (Staging Manager)

Battalion 33 (Air-Recon Chief)

Mask Service Unit

08:12 hours

The staging area is Steinway St and 30 Ave

08:20 hours

Car 23 (Executive Officer of Public Information) is responding

08:27 hours

Car 1D (Commissioner's Liaison) and Car 12A (Safety and Inspectional Services, Executive Assistant) are responding

08:28 hours

Receiving calls from the bank at 37-16 30 Ave reporting smoke.

08:29 hours - Duration 1 hour 10 minutes

FieldCom: Progress report for your 3rd alarm, the Box 7472, the address 37-20 30 Ave, fire in a 3 story brick 30x50, Car 9, DAC Sudnik reports: Heavy fire in the walls with extension up the 2nd floor at this time, still Doubtful.

08:33 hours

Battalion 35: Have PD respond to Steinway and 30th for traffic control.

08:33 hours - Duration 1 hour 14 minutes

FC: Be advised at this time Car 9 is moving to an exterior attack. L138 is the new FAST Truck, and L163 has been put to work.

08:50 hours

Car 13B (DAC Joseph Woznica, DAC of Fire Prevention) and Car 11D (BC Robert Ingram, Chief of WMD Preparedness) are 10-84

08:56 hours

Car 36A (Department Chaplain) is responding

09:05 hours

Air Recon - Battalion 33 reports a 5 minute ETA

09:10 hours - Duration 1 hour 51 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 3rd Alarm Box 7472, the address 37-20 30 Ave, fire in a 3 story 20x50, Car 9 reports we are in an exterior operation. We have 2 tower ladders operating, a 3rd tower ladder being set up, we have a handline into exposure 4. Secondary searches will be delayed due to fire conditions, still Doubtful. Also have the Air-Recon Battalion continue in.

09:13 hours

Now receiving a valve alarm for 37-16 30 Ave.

09:17 hours

Air Recon - Battalion 33 is 10-84 and having difficulties raising the FieldCom, requesting to know what channel companies are operating on.

FC: We are operating on the Command Channel, if that doesn't work we can switch to channel 5.

09:18 hours

Air Recon - Battalion 33 requests that FieldCom relay their live feed to FDOC.

09:29 hours

Air Recon - Battalion 33 is going 10-8 back to Brooklyn

4-4-7472 - 09:52 hours

FC: By orders of Car 9, transmit a 4th Alarm. Have all units report to the Command Post, not to staging.

Engs. 238, 319, 229, 206

E258 acting 262 w/ IMT Unit

L126 acting 154, TL14

Battalion 26 (Planning Sections Chief)

Battalion 35*

*Battalion 35 had just taken up and was re-assigned.

09:53 hours - Duration 2 hours 34 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 4th Alarm Box 7472, the address 37-20 30 Ave, fire in a 3 story 30x50 commercial, Car 9 reports 2 tower ladders still operation, 3rd tower ladder is set up, 2 handlines being operated from exposure 4, primary in exposure 4 is complete and negative, fire still Doubtful.

09:55 hours

FC: Have the companies leave their rigs at the staging area and have the members respond into the Command Post

10:04 hours

Car 4 (Chief of Fire Operations Robert Sweeney) is responding

10:17 hours - Duration 2 hours 58 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 4th Alarm Box 7472, the address 37-20 30 Ave, fire in a 3 story 30x50, Car 9 reports: we have 3 tower ladders in operation, 3 handlines stretch as a precautionary into exposure 4, and the fire is Doubtful.

10:32 hours - Duration 3 hours 13 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 4th Alarm Box 7472, the address 37-20 30 Ave, fire in a 3 story brick commercial 30x50. Chief of Operations Sweeney reports: 2 tower ladders are in operation, in the process of being shut down. We will be resuming an interior attack. Fire is Probably Will Hold.

10:40 hours

FC: Box 7472, can you have the Rescue Battalion return to the scene.

11:17 hours

FC: At Box 7472, Battalion 35 has replaced Battalion 12 as the Resource Unit Leader, and Battalion 12 is returning back to Manhattan.

11:30 hours - Duration 4 hours 11 minutes

FC: Final progress report for your 4th Alarm Box 7472, the address 37-20 30 Ave, Car 4, Chief of Operations Sweeney reports: this is a 3 brick 30x50 commercial on the 1st floor with dwellings above, fire located throughout. Car 4 reports: hitting small pockets of fire with a tower ladder. Performing exterior overhaul due to too much water on the upper floors. All members have been removed from the building. Overhaul continues, fire Under Control.

Relocations:

Engines: 217/259, 289/260, 258/262, 59/263, 286/287, 303/289, 83/289, 237/291, 285/292, 297/312, 249/319, 315/325

Ladders: 152/115, 17/117, 101/128, 173/136, 162/138, 126/154, 144/163

Edited March 29, 2011 by ryang