Stamford, CT - Car Fire inside Parking Garage of OMD

[AFS1970 504]

Date: 08/18/2013
Time:22:29
Location: 143 Hoyt St (Buckingham Buildings)
Units: E1,T1,E5,E3,R1,E4 (RIT),U4 (IC),E6.T3 (2nd Alarm),M1, M901 (EMS Command),FM112 (C&O)

Description: Initially reported via 9-1-1 to State Police as a car fire in the basement garage of a high rise condo building. Simultaneous to dispatch this was reported by a central station as an activated alarm. Initial dispatch of an Engine and Truck for the car fire was sent. At 22:31, units arriving on scene reported smoke condition in basement, at 22:38 upgrade to full box and stretching a handline into garage. Upgrade brought an aditional 2 engines, Rescue, Deputy Chief and a RIT (another Engine). Updated size up reported fire extinguished by sprinklers, Fire Marshal requested. Units assigned to primary search of residential units above fire. At 22:50 IC requested an additional Truck, followed by an additional Engine (Equivilent of a 2nd Alarm*). Further Update from IC at 23:08 was All Hands Working on smoke removal (Including reassigned RIT) with no aditional RIT needed. Units begining tp be released as able at 23:15.

Edited August 19, 2013 by AFS1970