Bronx 5th Alarm 05/02/13

[grumpyff 1,159]

Date: 05/02/13
Times: 0615
Location: 3885 White Plains Road, Bronx. (East 225 St & White Plains Road)
Frequency:
Units Operating: list of apparatus i saw on scene (not in order of response) Engines 42, 46, 95, 75, 90, 88, 262,, 72, 97, 79, 63, 35, 96, 64, and 38. Ladders 36, 38, 52, 61, 56, 51, 31, 41, 39, and 27. Rescue 3, Squad 61, Mask Service unit, Field Comm, Satellite 2, FDNY EMS Merv2, MRTU 1, NY Presbyterian and Montefiore EMS, NYPD Aviation (for the Air Recon Chief), NYPD. I believe Eng 63 and Ladder 39 were first due.
Description Of Incident: Box 66-55-3677. Fire in a detached garage, spread to to exposure 3, a 2 story commercial building. Fire spread to 8 store fronts/buildings. NYCTA subway service on the 2 and 5 trains suspended at Gun Hill Road, with no service to 241 Street at the height of rush hour due proximity of elevated subway track to the fire buildings. NYPD called level 1 mobilization to handle subway and street closures.
Reporters: GrumpyFF
Writer: GrumpyFF

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Edited May 2, 2013 by grumpyff