Danbury, CT - 2nd Alarm Structure Fire - 7/25/12

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Date: 7/25/2012

Time: Approx 0015

Location: 103 Boulevard Drive x Ken Oaks Drive and Lake Road

Frequency: Danbury Fire & EMS

Units Operating: Danbury Fire Dept, Danbury EMS (A-1, A-2, Medic), Danbury Vol. FD, Ridgefield Fire EMS, American Red Cross, Verizon

Units on Standby: Engine 5, Engine 25

Weather Conditions: Clear/Warm Approx 69 deg F

Description Of Incident: Heavy fire in a 1 story wood frame.

Original dispatch: Engine 26 (First Due), Truck, Car, Vol. Engine 12, Engine 13 and Squad 6.

Engine 26 was o/s with heavy fire showing.

0026: Engine 25 to respond to HQ for coverage.

0028: CL&P is en route, Tanker 13 is o/s Blvd Drive and staging.

0030: Down power line, CL&P notified and making a priority. Car 41 o/s

0031: Engine 13 Canteen to respond to 103 Blvd Drive.

0032: 1 more ambulance is needed o/s. They're transporting victims and another bus is needed.

0035: HQ - CMD Engine 5 is available for manpower if needed.

0037: Engine 5 to respond to HQ for coverage along with Engine 25

0038: HQ - Engine 5, change of plans. Cover own station. DOT is a 30 minute ETA

0039: CMD - HQ Squad 7 is needed o/s

0041: Ridgefield Fire EMS to stage at Moose Lodge

0043: Currently treating 4 patients. 1 pt transported via A-2

0044: Squad 7 to come around to Ken Oaks Drive and Lake Road

0048: HQ - CMD CL&P doesn't have an ETA yet but they do have units en route. Squad 7 responding

0049: CMD - HQ Red Cross is needed to respond with the van. Ridgefield is about 3 minutes away. Danbury will be transporting 2 shortly. 1 ambulance will be transporting 2 personnel.

0050: HQ-CMD asking if they'd like to hire back another truck. CMD turns down and feels like they'll be out of there fairly soon

0052: Squad 7 will be supporting Squad 6 as the air supply group

0059: HQ-CMD Red Cross is gathering a crew and responding

0102: Squad 7 o/s

0104: HQ-CMD Additional ff is en route to HQ

0105: Engine 13 en route

0108: Update: Fire is k/d and overhauling. 12 tanker is nurse tanker. Squad 7 is providing light. Gonna be a while longer.

0117: Engine 13 Canteen O/S

0118: HQ-CMD FF is at HQ awaiting orders. CMD: Still hot spots, switching to fireground. A-1 transporting 3 BLS and 1 ALS. CMD: FF has his instructions.

0120: Verizon will have someone o/s soon.

0126: CMD-HQ Tanker 13 to respond Code 2. Moving 12 pumper and Rescue 1 out of the way.

0130: Ridgefield Fire is about to be released

0131: CMD-HQ, where’s CL&P? Been a very long time and still not o/s

0132: HQ-CMD 4^th call to CL&P and still no ETA. Dispatch did transmit unit(s).

0142: Car 2 is en route to scene.

Reporters: peterose313

Original time is approx. Still updating. PM with info, not sure what specific rigs were o/s from Danbury and what exact mutual aid there was.

0145: going to bed. Anything after the last time posted, pm me with updates.

Edited July 25, 2012 by peterose313