Brooklyn - 2nd Alarm - 10/25/11

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Date: 10/25/11

Time: 12:00 hours

Location: 430 East 8 st x Cortelyou Rd

Frequency: FDNY Brooklyn

Weather Conditions: fair

Description Of Incident: electrical fire at the panel in the basement. First due engine with a dead hydrant, companies initial unable to fight fire without power being cut. Fire extended to 2nd floor, PD requested due to residents denying FD entry into apartments.

Reporters/Writer: ryang

Additional Info:

Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY, 10/25/11

Address: 430 East 8 st between Ave C and Cortelyou Rd

12:01 hours

Phone Box 2485 - Report of fire in a multiple dwelling

Engs 281, 240, 250

T147, TL157

Battalion 48

10-75-2485 - 12:03 hours

E248

L148 (FAST Truck)

Battalion 41

Division 15

Squad 1

Rescue 2

12:04 hours

T147: Have the 2nd truck come in from Ave C, k

12:05 hours

E240: E281 transmitted a 10-70, bad hydrant.

E248 designated the "Water Resouce Co."

12:05 hours

T147: If it's not too late have TL157 come in off Cortelyou Rd please

12:06 hours

T147: Can you have ConEd respond to this Box, k

7-5-2485 - 12:08 hours

Battalion 48: Box 2485, using All-Hands. We have wires burning in the basement, your address 480 East 8 st, can we get a priority response from Con Edison, I'll get back to you with the particulars, k.

RAC2

12:10 hours - Duration 9 minutes

BC48: All-Hands Box 2485, size-up is as follows: we have 1 handline stretched and in operation, 2nd line being stretched. We have a fire in the basement of a 7 story occupied 100x100 multiple dwelling, your address 480 East 8 st, trucks are opening up, primary searches on the fire floor and the floor above in progress. Exposures as follows: 1 is a street, 2 is a detached 3-story private dwelling, 3 is unknown, 4 is a 2-story detached private dwelling. Status of this fire is Doubtful, k

12:14 hours

ConEd reports a crew en-route

12:16 hours

BC48: Start out a Purple-K Unit to 2485

E228 w/ Purple-K 228 S/C

2-2-2485 - 12:18 hours

Engs 255, 282, 247, 220

E284 w/ Satellite 3

L113, TL172

Battalion 40 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 33 (Resource Unit Leader)

Safety, Rescue Battalions

Tactical Support 2

FieldCom 1, Command Tactical Unit

Car 7 (DAC James Leonard, Brooklyn Borough Commander)

12:21 hours

E284/Satellite 3 are delayed due to BISP

12:24 hours

The staging area is Coney Island Ave between Cortelyou Rd and Ditmas Ave

12:26 hours - Duration 25 minutes

Division 15: Box 2485 at this time we've got 1 line stretched as a precautionary to the basement. We're using dry chem on the electical panel, it's having no effect, we need Con Ed on a priority, and primary searches are in progress, k.

12:29 hours

BC48: I know Con Edison is on the way, see if you can get them on a rush, we have serious arcing in the basement, we will not be able to extinguish the fire until power is cut to the building.

12:32 hours

BC48: Can you have PD respond to Box 2485 due to occupants refusing us entry into the upper floor apartments, k

12:33 hours

DC15: Can you get an ETA for ConEd on Box 2485, we cannot knock down the fire at the electrcial panel until they shut off power in the street.

12:33 hours

ConEd advises a 10 minute ETA

12:37 hours

DC15: For Box 2485, the Chief requests a special call for another Battalion Chief to come in.

Battalion 38 S/C

12:41 hours - Duration 41 minutes

DC15: Box 2485, at this time we have 2 lines stretched, 1 in operation, all visible fire has been knocked down, primaries are in progress at this time.

12:44 hours

The Citywide Foam Manager is responding

12:59 hours - Duration 59 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 2nd alarm Box 2485, at the address 430 East 8 st off Cortelyou Rd, fire in a 7 story occupied multiple dwelling 100x100. Chief Leonard, Car 7, reports we have 3 lines stretched, we have partial power shut down to the building - still have power on the 1st floor. Stil awaiting ConEd. We had fire extended up to the 2nd floor, apartment 205 which has been extinguished. The primary searches of the entire 5 line on all 7 story have been conducted, primaries are negative, still Doubtful Will Hold.

13:00 hours

FC: Be advised ConEd has arrived on the scene.

13:13 hours - Duration 1 hour 12 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 2nd alarm Box 2485, at the address 430 East 8 st off Cortelyou Rd, fire in a 7 story occupied multiple dwelling 100x100. Chief Leonard, Car 7, reports secondary searches on floors 1, 2 and 3 are complete and negative, secondary searches on all other floors are in progress, and places the fire Probably Will Hold.

13:20 hours - Duration 1 hour 20 minutes

FC: Progress report #7 and final progress report for your 2nd alarm Box 2485, at the address 430 East 8 st off Cortelyou Rd, fire in a 7 story occupied multiple dwelling 100x100. Chief Leonard, Car 7, reports at this time ConEd is in the process of shutting down power to the building, secondary searhces are still in progress, place the fire Under Control.

13:22 hours

L168 S/C for relief

Relocations: E283/220, E10/247, E233/248, E55/281, E14/282, BC43/41, BC31/48

Edited October 25, 2011 by ryang