Hartford, CT - Working Fire 10-14-12

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Date: 10-14-12

Time: 22:14hrs.

Area: Frog Hollow

Location: 1146 Broad St.(Bing Maps)

Frequency: Hartford Fireground(154.310) - Fire Incident Channel # 1

Weather Conditions: Cold

Description Of Incident: District 1 requesting a 4th Engine S/C and a District S/C en route. Engine 8 reporting smoke in the area en route. District 1 o/s reporting heavy smoke in the area. Engine 8 o/s transmitting a 10-3(Working Fire) for fire showing from the 1st floor, front, "A" side of a vacant 3-story brick OMD. District 2 o/s requesting a 5th Engine S/C for Rehab. District 2 reporting heavy fire showing throughout the building. Companies evacuating the building. 4 L/S/O's w/2 master streams in operation. Ladder Companies opening up. All hands working. Originally reported as multiple reports of fire in the walls at Broad St. x Madison St. All searches negative. One firefighter suffered minor injuries due to a partial ceiling collapse. Firefighter transported to hospital by AMR.

Reporters: sfrd18

Units Operating: HFD; HPD; AMR

Box Assignment:

Engine 8, Engine 1, Engine 15, Engine 5(S/C R.I.T.)

Ladder 6, Ladder 2

Tac. 1

District 1, District 2(S/C)

10-3(Working Fire) Assignment:

Engine 11(S/C Rehab.)

Car 46(FM)

Rehab. Unit

22:18hrs. - Engine 8 o/s transmitting a 10-3(Working Fire) for fire showing from the 1st floor, front, "A" side of a 3-story brick OMD.

22:21hrs. - District 2 o/s requesting a 5th Engine S/C for Rehab.

22:25hrs. - District 2 ordering companies to evacuate building. Companies using defensive attack and protecting exposures. Ladder 6 and Ladder 2 setting up for master stream operations.

22:27hrs. - District 1 reporting heavy fire throughout a vacant 3-story brick OMD.

22:31hrs. - District 2 reporting bulk of fire is k/d. District 2 reporting fire is D/W/H.

22:53hrs. - Tac. 1 reporting a partial ceiling collapse on a firefighter. Firefighter being brought down w/minor injuries. Engine 8 requesting EMS to the front, "A" side of the building for the injured firefighter.

Company Relocations:

Engine 16, Ladder 4-Engine 1, Ladder 6