Yonkers - 3rd Alarm Working Structure Fire -- 8/4/12

[Disaster_Guy 96]

Date: 8/4/12

Time: 15:12 hrs

Location: Park Avenue apartment building, 42 Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10703

Frequency: YFD

Units Operating:

Yonkers Fire Department-

Box Assignment:

Engines 309, 308, 306, 303;

Tower Ladder 71, Ladder 72;

Rescue 1;

Battalion 1.

10-29/10-30 Assignment:

Engine 312 (S/C F.A.S.T.);

Engine 310 (S/C Safety);

Ladder 74;

Battalion 2.

2nd Alarm Assignment:

Engines 310, 304;

Tower Ladder 75.

3rd Alarm Assignment:

Engine (?);

Ladder 73;

Mask Service Unit (MSU);

recall of off-duty personnel for coverage and mutual aid to cover.

Yonkers Police Department [4th Precinct Patrol units];

Empress EMS;

Yonkers Office of Emergency Management (Y-OEM);

American Red Cross [three volunteers];

ConEd.

Weather Conditions: Hot.

Description of Incident: 3-Alarm working structure fire. Upon arrival, L-71, E-312, and others reporting heavy flames from 2nd and 3rd floors of a 6 (or 5, there are conflicting reports)-story OMD. Fire quickly knocked down within an hour, notably due to L-71's quick response. Fire began in 2nd floor kitchen outlet/area and spread through the wall to upstairs apartment, but cause is still under investigation and does not appear to be suspicious. No injuries reported. Red Cross, with Y-OEM's help, provided emergency aid to the two out of three heavily-damaged/uninhabitable apartments (seven people total displaced).

The day before, Yonkers had a two-alarm working structure fire on 20 Orchard Place (4-story apartment building) which displaced 22 people, and whose cause is still under investigation, but is not suspicious.

Reporters: Larchmont_Boy; news articles (additional details); Yonkers OEM Twitter (for some details); helicopper, srfd18, Ruck303 (all for rundown info).

Writer: Larchmont_Boy.

News Articles: Journal News, Journal News; Newsday, Newsday (w/ video); News 12 (same video).

15:12 hrs: Call came in. Signals 10/29 and 10/30 given.

15:24 hrs: B-2 transmits 2nd Alarm. Units include full alarm, 1 rescue, and 1 extra engine.

15:44 hrs: B-2 transmits 3rd Alarm.

16:18 hrs: B-2 reporting fire is out, and checking for extensions as well as dousing hotspots.

17:34 hrs: Red Cross on scene. All apparatus, except for one waiting police car, has since cleared the scene.

19:15 hrs (appx.): Red Cross clears the scene.

Please PM me if you have any more information or corrections.

Edited August 6, 2012 by Larchmont_Boy