Monroe (Orange) Working Fire 8/1/11

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Date: August 1, 2011

Time: 09:50ish

Location: 74 Fitzgerald Ct. x Rt. 17M

Frequency: OC Fire Disp., OC F1, OC F2, & Monroe UHF FG

Units Operating: Monroe Stations 1, 1a, 2, & 3, Woodbury Truck 504, Washngtonville FAST, South Blooming Grove E-587, Chester E-911, Greenwood Lake E-620, Tuxedo E-574, Salisbury Mills E-560, Monroe VAC 413 & 414F, Mobile Life ALS 286 & 295, Warwick VAC 202 & 204

Units Standing By: Chester T-917 & Cornall E-400 --> Monroe Sta. 1, Warwick E-634 --> Monroe Sta. 3, Vails Gate E-481. --> Highland Mills (Woodbury), New Hampton E-722 --> Chester Sta. 1, West Milford (NJ) E-4 --> Greenwood Lake FH, Maybrook E-218 --> Salisbury Mills Sta. 1, Campbell Hall Ta-904 & Montgomery E-223 --> Washingtonville FH

Coordinators/FI's: 36-15, 36-101, 36-103, 36-109, & EMS 1

Weather Conditions: Hot & Humid

Description Of Incident: Working Fire in a multiple family wood frame, fire in 2 of 10 units

Reporters:

Writer: 201/65

10 Min Check: Cmd reports heavy fire from the rear of a multiple family wood frame, multiple apartments involved, multiple lines in operation, fire not under control. Also advises multiple pts for EMS to evaluate

20 Min Check: Cmd reports same status as last, add an ALS ambulance, move up 2 engines and back fill off the 3rd

30 Min Check: Same status, 3 engines to stage for relief purposes

40 Min Check: Didn't catch it

50 Min Check: Still active fire, contained to 1 section because of the fire wall

Move 2 engines up from staging (911 & 620), keep apparatus and tools on 17M, manpower only needed

60 Min Check: Fire contained to 2 end units of 10 units in building, operations but not the fire are under control

70 Min Check: Fire knocked down & under control, overhaul in progress

80 Min Check: Units still operating, operations are status quo, requesting add'l FI, 36-103 required rehab

EMS requesting add'l rehab supplies & misting fans to the scene

90 Min Check: Units still operating, no change

12:05hrs: Cmd reports fire under control, awaiting an excavator at this time

12:30hrs: Staging terminated, starting to release m/a

12:44hrs: EMS reports 1 pt being txp ALS to Arden Hill, Mobile Life 286 enroute as ALS replacement

Edited August 1, 2011 by 201/65