Yonkers - 3rd Alarm Fire/Collapse 1-7-12

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Date: 1/7/2012

Time: 0111

Location: Odell Ave b/t North Broadway and Warburton Avenue adjacent to the Garden Apts.

Frequency:

046.50 Yonkers Fire (F1 - Dispatch)

484.71250 Yonkers Fire (Operations)

046.26 Yonkers Fire (F2 - Westchester County 60 Control)

Units Operating: [Yonkers FD: Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Car 3, Car 7, Squad 11, Engine 303, Engine 304 (Safety team), Engine 306, Engine 307 (FAST Team), Engine 308, Engine 309, Engine 313, Engine 314, Rescue 1, Tower Ladder 71, Ladder 72, Ladder 73, MSU 1]

Units On Standby At Station 1: [New Rochelle FD: Car 2303, Ladder 12, Engine 23]

Units On Standby At Yonkers Station 12: [Mt. Vernon FD: Engine 4] [Greenville: Engine ? ]

Weather Conditions: Clear, Cool

Description Of Incident: Fully involved 2 story vacant residential set back from street with large brush.

0111 Report of fire coming from 1155 Warburton Ave. PD on Warburton reporting fire is possibly in the aqueduct

0115 L-72 confirms a structure fire but is on Odell Avenue, not Warburton. Units will have to go over the curb to get to the aqueduct. Engine 309 on scene and calls for the 10-29 (working fire) for the building north of Odell. 1st alarm consists of E-309, 308, 310, 303; L-72, 75; R-1

0120 Battalion command requesting 2nd alarm. Reports of fire in 2 story vacant with a large brush fire heading up the hill on north broadway. Engine companies are to bring in water from Odell.

0125 hrs - Battalion 1: requesting 2 additional engines. Yonkers dispatches Engine 304 as Safety Team and Engine 307 as FAST

0140 Yonkers dispatch receiving multiple reports of brush fires north and south of the aqueduct. Battalion 2 confirms there are and are in the process of stretching lines to get to them.

0145 Battalion 1: requesting another truck company and add a third alarm for manpower. Engine 23, Ladder 12, Battalion 18 to relocate to Yonkers fire Station 1 per 60 control

0147 Car 3 cancelling ladder company and waiting for mutual aid to come into the city.

0157 There's several large brush fires in the area. Car 3 wants units to work on the brush fire once mutual aid gets into the city and after that he wants at least 3 engines and 1 ladder covering the rest of the city.

0200 Car 7: 2 more engines coming in for mutual aid. 1 engine from Mt. Vernon and 1 from Greenville to standby at Station 12

0215 Car 3: Fire is darkening down and there's 1 ladder line and hand line still in operation for the structure/brush fires. Yonkers can release Squad 11, Engine 304 and 306.

0241 Ladder 12, 2303 released and back in the city. Car 3: fire is under control but everyone is still working on the house and brush fires

0243 Engine 23 back in the city

0244 Car 3: dispatch 1 additional engine to the scene to go to north broadway and down to odell to the fire scene. They can walk in and don't need tools or masks. Rescue 1 will be released shortly.

0248 Rescue 1 being released

0249 Tower Ladder 71 being released

0251 Engine 314 responding to the scene

0332 Yonkers: Ladder 73 respond to odell avenue between north broadway and warburton avenue

0340 Battalion 1: Major collapse of structure, 2 lines operating. Continuing extensive overhauling. Battalion 2 is working on the brush fire.

0341 Ladder 73 responding as close to scene as possible via Battalion 1. Negative on tools or masks.

0345 Battalion 1: 1 injured member from Engine 309 being transported

0348 Yonkers Engine 313 respond for manpower. Pull up behind Engine 308. No equipment needed.

0356 Battalion 1: Ladder 72 returning to quarters, Ladder 73 being used as rig. 2nd injury - 1 ff from Engine 310 being transported.

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pm me if you have any more info, I don't know which Greenville engine was dispatched

Edited January 7, 2012 by peterose313