Yonkers - 3rd Alarm Structure Fire 01-30-12

[helicopper 1,050]

Date: January 30, 2012<BR>Time: approximately 14:22<BR>Location: 33 Lincoln Terrace, cross street Glenwood Ave<BR>Frequency: YFD, YPD, Empress EMS, Con Ed<BR>Units Operating: Initial Assignment: Engines 303, 308, 309, Ladders 71, 72, Rescue 1, Battalions 1 and 2 (SOFR)<BR>Weather Conditions: clear, cool<BR>Description Of Incident: Initially dispatched as outside smoke investigation, determined to be structure fire.<BR>Reporters: helicopper, peterose313, FF1, sfrd18<BR>Writer: helicopper<BR><BR>E303 in area reporting smoke showing, attempting to locate source, probable 10-29 (working fire)<BR><BR>Yonkers dispatch reports calls now from area of Lincoln Terrace.<BR><BR>E303 on scene with structure fire. <BR><BR>Battalion 1 on scene, 10-30. Fourth engine FAST, 5th engine to replace 4th. E310 (FAST), E312 5th engine.<BR><BR>1440 - Second alarm: E306, 304, L75. Per Car 2 stage on Warburton Avenue. <BR><BR>1445 - Car 4 now IC. Primary searches underway, residents being pulled from building. All hands operating, heavy fire on 3rd floor and cockloft. Fire building is 3 story OMD, appx 50x75. Exposures: 1 the street, 2 3-story frame, 3 vacant lot, 4 a 2 story frame w/ 25 foot separation. All 2nd alarm companies to report to front of building with masks and hooks. <BR><BR>Concurrent assignment - E314 and L70 investigating electrical condition. Yonkers down to 3 engines and 2 trucks citywide. <BR><BR>1455 - 3rd Alarm: E307, 313 L74 <BR><BR>1456 - Car 3 orders immediate evacuation of building. Starting master stream operations. 1528 - Progress report from Car 4. Master stream operations underway. Making progress ATT. <BR><BR>1600 - E317 in service, relocating to Station 9. 1607 - All companies still working. Heavy fire on sides 3/4 all floors. Multiple master streams, handlines and exposure lines operating. All companies still working. 1610 - L78 in service, operating from Station 9. <BR><BR>1623 - Car 4 requests Squad 11 and L73 to scene. Yonkers reports L70 replacing 73. Relocations include 1 E from Mt Vernon, 1 E from Greenville, 1 L from New Rochelle and recalled companies 317 and 78. <BR><BR>1710 - Exterior master stream operations continue, main body of fire knocked down.