Bronx- 3rd Alarm Tanker MVA/Fire 10-4-05

[Truck4 48]

Date: 10-4-05

Time: 1358hrs

Location: Bryant Ave X Bruckner Blvd./Garrison Ave

Frequency:

Units Operating: Full 3rd Alarm assignment with Haz-Mat and Foam units S/C.

Description Of Incident: Fatal fuel truck MVA with fire into exposures.

Writer: Truck4, tbendick, SQ288_HM1

1356hrs- E-94 transmitting 10-75 for fuel truck fire.

Engs. 94, 82, 73, Lad. 48 & T. Lad. 31, Batt. 3

1358hrs- B-3 transmitting 2nd Alarm on Arrival. L-19 FAST.

2nd Alarm:

Engs. 50, 71, 45, 46

Lad. 42, T. Lad. 54

Eng. 72 w / Satellite 2

Rescue Co. #3

Squad Co. #41

Batt. 26

Batt. 17 "Safety Cord."

Batt. 18 "Comm. Cord."

Division 6

Rescue Battalion / Safety Battalion

Fieldcom 1 / Tac Support Unit #1

Car 10 "adam" Bronx Borough Commander

1401hrs- Transmitting 10-86 (Foam Operations Response)

Eng. 95 w / Foam 95

Eng. 96 w / Foam 96

Eng. 260 w / Foam 260

Eng. 206 w / Foam 206

Eng. 291 w / Satellite 4

Eng. 238 w / Foam Tender #1

Eng. 228 w / Purple " K " Unit

Batt. 20 "Foam Cord."

Batt. 19 "Foam Cord"

Haz. Mat. Unit #1

Squad Co. #61 " Haz. Mat. Tech. Support "

Haz. Mat. Battalion

1405hrs- Division 6 transmitting 3rd Alarm. Reporting fuel is leaking from truck and flowing into storm drains.

Engs. 60, 90, 75, 35

Lad. 55, Lad. 47

Batt. 49

Batt. 12 "Staging Chief"

Batt. 33 "Air Re - Con Chief"

Mask Service Unit #1

Staging Area: Southern Blvd. & East 163rd. St.

1408hrs- NYPD Level 1 Mobilization. Mobilization point at Hunts Point Ave X Garrison Ave. (1) foam line going into operation.

1410hrs- S/C Foam Units to scene. Req. Amtrak to stop trains on northeast corridor tracks due to fire dropping down to tracks.

1412hrs- NYPD shutting down Bruckner Expressway, both directions.

1418hrs- NYPD also shutting down subway at Hunts Point Station.

1420hrs- Co's have fuel in storm drains on fire and exposing to vehicles and an auto body shop on Bryant Ave. Setting up foam operation and tower ladders.

1421hrs- Car 10A (Deputy Assist. Chief Esposito) reports a fully involved overturned tanker truck. The truck is not on the expressway, but on a bridge over the railroad tracks. Unknown what the product is burning at this time.

Command Post moving to Bryant X Garrison. Field Comm. setting up at that location. Div. 6 req. Con Ed for multiple manholes burning. Co's have burning fuel onto railroad tracks below tanker.

1429hrs- Bronx Activating Fall Back Step 3: 1 Eng. & 1 Tk. to all alarms.

1431hrs- Special Call "all" available "Protein Foam Units" to the scene.

Eng. 321 w / Foam 321

Eng. 152 w / Foam 152

Eng. 207 w / Satellite 6

Eng. 284 w / Satellite 3

1433hrs- Car 10A reports still have fire coming from the tanker vents. We have fire below the bridge involving railroad ties from fuel oil draining down. Fire remains Doubtful.

1440hrs- Air Recon Chief w/NYPD Aviation on scene. Heavy fire is K/D.

1445hrs-

Car 10A reports all visible fire has been knocked down at this time. (1) Tower Ladder in Foam Operations, (2) handlines in Foam Operations. Still have fire on the underside of the bridge on the railroad tracks. Aprox. 100 gals has drained

down to the tracks. Searches are delayed at this time. Checking exposures down the street for any extensions, at this time it's negative. Manhole fires are now extinguished. Fire remains Doubtful.

1455hrs- Fire involving tanker is K/D. Co's still have pockets of fire in sewers in area of Bryant Ave. (2) foam units going into Garrison Ave. Con Ed also notified of burned telephone poles in area.

1449hrs- S/C Tower Ladder to staging (TL- 51 acting 31).

1500hrs- All fire is K/D. Co's still checking basements and Transit system for fire.

NYPD reporting driver of truck is DOA in cab. Car 10A reports still have high heat condition on the tanker. Continuing to cool the tanker with Foam lines.

1503hrs- Car 10A reports fire is Probably Will Hold.

Continuing to operate the Foam Lines to cool the tanker.

Fire is knocked down under the bridge. We have members with

shovels putting sand around the area to contain the spill. Product

appears to be fuel oil.

1508hrs- S/C (1) Battalion Chief. (Batt. 14)

1519hrs- Car 10A places fire Under Control.

1543hrs- S/C (2) Truck's for relief (L-29/ TL- 44)