Brooklyn - 2nd Alarm Fire 1-1-2012

[PFDRes47cue 653]

Date: 1-1-2012

Time: 11:30

Location: 2223 Cortelyou Road

Frequency: Brooklyn Dispatch

Units Operating: (See rundown below)

Weather Conditions: Chilly

Description Of Incident: Engine 248 arrived on scene and transmitted a 10-75 for a fire in an 6-story 100x80 OMD apartment complex with fire out the windows and people on the fire escapes. The fire was located in apartment 4G which had Collyer's Mansions conditions. 2 L/S/O with quick K/D. People removed from the fire escapes. Searches delayed due to Collyer's Mansions conditions. An oxygen bottle in the apartment exploded and caused the apartments windows to blow out. An air-conditioner fell from a window and almost landed on a crew of firefighters on the street. Searches conducted on the fire floor and the floor above and below. Fire place U/C by Division 15 @ 12:17.

Writer: PFDRes47cue

Pictures

Exposures:

#1 - Street

#2 - 5-story M/D

#3 - Unknown

#4 - Street

Box Assignment:

Engine 248, 255, 281

Tower Ladder 157

Ladder 147

Battalion 41

10-75 Assignment:

Engine 249

Ladder 113 (FAST)

Rescue 2

Squad 1

Battalion 48

Division 15

S/C Extra Engine & Truck:

Engine 240

Ladder 174

2nd Alarm Assignment:

Engine 310, 250, 283, 284 w/ Sat 3

Ladder 148

Battalion 38 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 33 (RUL)

rescue battalion

Safety Battalion

Fieldcom 1

Tactical Support Unit 2

S/C Two (2) Additional Trucks:

Tower Ladder 119

Ladder 103

**At 42 second, you can see the AC unit fall**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWjqMy9Hxic&feature=player_embedded

Edited January 5, 2012 by PFDRes47cue