Queens All Hands Box 8300-Tornado Touchdown

[JBE 328]

Date:9-8-12

Time:1059

Location: 1 Beach 227 Street-Breezy Point

Frequency: 154.40

Units Operating: Engines: 329, 264/268, 266, 265. Ladders 137, 159, 121(FAST), Battalions 47,43

R-4, Sq-270, Div-13. RAC-2

Weather Conditions: Stormy

Description Of Incident: Confirmed touchdown of Tornado in the Breezy Point section of the Rockaways. Bn-47 reports numerous trees and wires down, investigating for injuries and structural damages. As of 1233, Con Ed and LIPA on scene taking care of wires. Breezy Point Maintenance handling trees, no ijuries or structural damage ATT. BN-47 used all hands, Sq, Rescue returned. 10-75 @1115, All Hands @1121.

Relocators: BN 51/47, E-285/264, 303/266, L-166/137, L-155/121, E-304/265, 225/329, L-172/159.

Dispatchers on Duty:64, 162,127,224,230,245.

Reporters: JBE