eric12401

Date:10/08/11
Time:13:30
Location: 10 Maple Grove
Frequency: St. Lawrence County Central Dispatch 154.3550
Units Operating: Waddington Fire, Madrid Fire, Morley Fire, Lisbon Fire
Weather Conditions: Sunny 74 Degrees
Description Of Incident:
Reporters/Writer:
13:30 Heavy Smoke in area
13:32 Confirmed Fully Involved Structure Fire tone out for Madrid
13:36 Morley Fire requested to Standby at Madrid Station
13:50 Madrid TA11 on scene
13:52 Waddington Requesting manpower to fully engulfed structure fire
13:53 Morley Standing By at Madrid Station
13:54 Madrid R-18 On Scene
13:58 Car 15 30 32 Requested
14:00 R-20 On Scene
14:02 46-1 Requesting TA 26 From Lisbon
14:03 Lisbon TA-26 enroute to scene

Date: October 6, 2011
Time: 15:41
Location: East Rock Park, New Haven, CT
Frequency: Ch-1 859.5625, CH-2 (Ops) 854.4875. MED 6 453.1250
Units Operating: Squads 1 & 2, Truck 3, Engines 8, 10, 4 (engines not confirmed, normal running to the park) Emergency 1 (NHFD paramedic unit), Car 31 (Chief), Car 39 (Assistant chief of operations), Car 36 (Training officer), Car 32 (Shift deputy), car 33 & 34 (battalions), AMR with three ambulances and supervisor.
Weather Conditions: Clear, cool
Description Of Incident: Climber on side of East Rock Park stuck on loose rock-face. Called 911 reporting she was stuck. One firefighter with an ankle injury. Rescue in process, trying lowering from top of park also trying to effect rescue from below.
Reporter & Writer: IzzyEng4
New Haven FD Live feed: http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?action=wp&feedId=7852
Picture of East Rock Park: http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/small/12116806.jpg
16:33 - Trying to secure climber, reporting climber is getting very fatigued. Climber is in crevasse making rescue more difficult.
16:38 - Car 31 (chief) requesting Emergency 2 to the scene.
16:40 - Rescue FF stating climber is okay now, going to re-group. Climber has secured footing. Working on secondary operation to get injured firefighter off the side of the "mountain".
16:43 - Emergency 2 to report at the intersection of East Rock Road and English Street (area below the rescue).
14:46 - Injured firefighter to go to St. Rays after removal, trauma alert. Victim in pick-off strap, getting ready for removal.
14:47 - Victim and rescue firefighter being lowered.
16:51 - Victim on the ground.
(All times of updates are delayed from actual time frame due to online audio feed)
News Story on www.wtnh.com

I just recently responded to a basement fire in a one story residential at a pack rat house, hopefully I can learn from this thread as much as I did from the fire.
We were fortunate to have been met by the homeowner and knew where the access to the basement (it was a blind basement with the only access being interior) was so the strech was much easier than it could have been. However, the line was covered/kinked several times due to the junk and made the push into the basement a little dicey. In order to monitor the floor conditions I tried to use both a TIC and sounding with a bar, but the junk on the floor made sounding difficult. It was also difficult to maintain orientation due to the fact that the walls were unreachable and with the piles of junk falling any landmark that you might have had to begin with was sure not to last. However, we knew this was a packrat house before we entered so I strictly kept everyone on the line (we were very fortunate that everyone was confirmed out) which helped. It was very hard to judge what the extra loading on the floor may have been doing to the integrity floor joyce which were involved with fire in the basement, so I kept my engine crew in the bottom stairwell and hit it from there (not ideal for a basement fire, I know, but this was as much a place of refuge as I could find). And of course, the normal basement fire concerns came into play. Has anyone had a similar experience? How should I have dealt with not being able to get a good sound on the floor?

After 34 years OTJ, I can tell you there are many, many more Collyers Mansion places out there than you would tend to think. The ones on the TV show are mild cases compared to what you might respond to.
My first was as a FF. It was an ordinary multiple dwelling, six floors, open stairs, fire reported on about floor 3. We forced the door at the lock side, but it refused to swing. One FF reached around the door to feel for a possible victim and felt furniture. We went to the hinge side and when that side was free the door still stood there. We managed to get the door out into the hall and my partner started passing furniture to me so the hose line could advance. Things were getting a little touchy at this point since the fire was growing fast and we had no way to control the doorway.
After we removed maybe a room and a half of furniture, my partner and I started a search and the hose line went to the fire. I remember not being able to crawl because the floor was COVERED with booze bottles that rolled as you tried to crawl across the floor. I felt what appeared to be a doorjamb. I felt clothes up at about 3 ft off the floor and shoes on the floor beneath the clothes. OK, it's a closet. I'll move forward til I hit the other door jamb. Next thing I know iI was feeling a couch and coffee table. What happened to what I thought was a closet? I completely lost my bearings.
The hose team bumped into the victim as they advanced, also sliding on the bottles. They passed the victim to us and we were 1...2...3... yanking her toward the door as the bottles piled up into a mound. The more we moved the higher the mound got. I finally took my flashlight, look at her signs of life from about 2 inches away because that's the visibility allowed. I pronounced her dead, pulled my mask out from my chin so I could be heard, and announced her death to the Chief who was outside the door. The answer back was to "get on the fire."
The cleanup after the fire found she had over 500 bottles in a 1-bedroom apartment. Not only was she a hoarder, but a recluse and alcoholic. Sadly, there was a picture on a table that was charred pretty badly, but you could make out the form of a Firefighter.
So, back to business. What can you expect when you discover you've got a Collyer's Mansion? Anything.

Ok lets move it away from that, What does your text book say? What does ConEd say in their training material and what do you written policies say.....word of mouth is not the way to go.
Many people use numbering because it makes your point clear, you are really streatching it to make it a bad thing.
While some go overboard (bashing) we would never want to learn from others mistakes. I wonder how many new FF's or Jr. FF's on here look at this and at the very least say to themselves, "this is an issue, I dont know who is correct, but I better learn more about it".
True, the dept knows and maybe they will reevaluate their operation, No need to let any other FF's know about it because it might embarress someone. If 1 more ff "gets it" from here.....Thats a good thing.
You are correct we don't know the whole story, but from what we see its hard to justify and their are learning points here.
Adapt does not mean ignor SOP's, Rules etc. We have buried a lot of brothers who "adapted" when they should not have.
No one said he did have to on here, they said he could if he wanted to. However, as a chief if he is not accountable for all actions (good ones and bad ones) then he should not be chief.
If his actions were wrong and he does not acknowledge that (to his dept.) what happens when a new member who witnessed it, tries it 5 or 10 years from now and it does not work, whose fault is it then?

Thank you all very much for the very kind words and "PMs" I recieved. They mean so much. Its nice to know that there are friends out there that care so much. Some of who I don't even know.
One of the "PMs" I recieved was from a member in Texas. He had told me how his wife of 33 years had passed away from cancer on Christmas Day 8 years ago.
An E-mail I recieved from a good friend of mine who was a retired Bridgeport, Ct Firefighter and later became a Deputy Chief in Fairfield, Ct told me how he lost his wife, Kathy, two and a half years ago. Every month he goes to the cemetary on her monthly anniversary to visit her.
On another web site I recieved a "PM" from a Firefighter in Waterbury, Ct of how his then 15 year old son was diagonised with brain cancer. His son is now 21 years old and about to enter the United States Air Force to defend Our Country. He was treated in Boston using the "Jimmy Fund".
When I as a "Probie Firefighter" in Norwich, Ct I remember catching a small one or two room fire. It was pretty hot, and smokey. The guy on the line with me kept saying; "Move in, don't give up, don't give up". And that's what we have to do with this cancer. "Don't Give Up".
There has been a huge amount of progress with this cancer battle. When my wife Helen first got this cancer in November, 2009 we were told that her lung cancer had already spread to her brain. There were six spots that had to be taken care of. We made the trip to Yale New Haven Hospital where they used a new machine called "Gamma Knife Radiation". There they were able to completely get rid of those tumors and it was fairly painless. That machine had only been developed a few years earlier in Pittsburgh. If it had been a few years earlier, she wouldn't have had a chance. It gave us more time together. But we sure still have a long way to go. This battle is by far over. Cancer is affecting so many people these days.
I guess what I really want to say is please try to help the best you can when it comes to donations like The Cancer Society, or the Jimmy Fund. They have made a huge difference over the years. But there is still a long way to go.
I do want to mention that my wife Helen donated her eyes to the National Eye Bank at the time of her death, so that rght now, someone who was NOT able to see, can now see. I am told that at some point I will recieve a letter describing the person who recieved this gift. When I do, I will be sure to pass it on.
Again, Thank you so much for your concern and kind words. And "Pumpkin" I Love you so much. I'm sure gonna miss you. Rest in Peace "Punk".

Thank you to all. My wife Helen, who I called "Pumpkin" gave up her battle with lung cancer on Saturday morning Oct 1, 2011. She was such a good wife. Very mellow and low keyed. To this day, she looked the same way she did when I married her on Oct 9, 1976. Even after all those chemo and cancer treatments, she could still pass for a beautiful 25 year old. She just never aged.
Our first date was on Valentines Day, February 14, 1975. We went to see a new movie out about a high rise fire called "Towering Infernio". I told her that I was on the list to get on the fire dept. But I really don't think she was too impressed.
Our second date, I had to stop back home because I had forgotten to take the tickets for the show we were going to see. I invited her in for a few minutes and she talked with my mother. Later when I came home, she said to me "that's the girl you're going to marry". She was right and we would have celebrated our 34th Wedding Anniversary on Oct 9th.
"Pumpkin" was an Angel. She died peacefully at Backus Hospital in Norwich, Ct. Those nurses were the Greatest.

Date: 10/02/11
Time: 18:26
Location: Brooklyn Bottling Company, 643 South Rd.
Frequency: 33.48, 46.46, 45.88
Units Operating: Milton FD, Marlboro FD, Highland FD, Middle Hope FD (Orange Co.), Clintondale FD, Plattekill FD, Esopus FD, New Paltz FD, City of Kingston FD, Ulster Hose FD, Port Ewen FD, Modena FD, East Kingston FD, UCFIU, Mobile Life Support, Town of Marlboro PD
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, cool
Description Of Incident: Fire started by an air compressor in the building.
Reporters:
Writer: eric12401
18:26 - Milton respond for a structure fire.
~18:28 - Car 37 on scene reporting a working structure fire.
18:33 - 2nd alarm being transmitted.

Marlboro 1 engine and 38-60 to the scene.
Highland 1 engine and 1 ladder to the scene.
City of Kingston Haz-Mat 1 to the scene.
UCFIU with investigators to the scene.
Mobile Life with 1 ambulance to the scene.

18:36 - 3rd alarm transmitted. Milton with all available manpower to the scene.
18:38 - Marlboro 2nd alarm transmitted for all available manpower to the scene.
18:40 - Highland 2nd alarm transmitted for all available manpower to the scene.
18:40 - Middle Hope with 1 ladder to the scene. Clintondale relocate 1 engine to Milton's firehouse.
18:44 - Plattekill with 1 engine to relocate to Marlboro's firehouse.
18:47 - Esopus with manpower to the scene.
18:49 - New Paltz 1 engine to relocate to Highland Station 1.
18:50 - Plattekill 47-10 responding to Marlboro. Esopus 27-10 responding
18:53 - Middle Hope ladder en route. City of Kingston Haz-Mat 1 assembling with 8 personnel. Mobile Life SORT en route for standby.
18:54 - City of Kingston emergency order-back for personnel.
18:55 - Haz-Mat 1 en route. Mobile Life 291 on scene.
18:56 - Ulster Hose with their FASTeam to the scene. City of Kingston Car 2 responding.
18:58 - Ulster 911 reporting to Milton command that someone may be trapped in the building.
19:01 - Esopus 2nd alarm transmitted for all available manpower to the scene. Port Ewen 1 engine relocate to Esopus.
19:04 - Modena with 1 engine to relocate to Milton's station.
19:05 - Clintondale relocating to the scene.
19:10 - Plattekill 47-10 relocated.
19:12 - City of Kingston 1 additional personnel needed for order back.
19:22 - Haz-Mat 1 arriving.
19:25 - Esopus 27-12 requested and responding to the scene.
19:42 - Car 56 on scene.
19:44 - East Kingston requested with their mobile cascade unit to the scene.
http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/10/03/blotter/doc4e89bb3e72f1c528084593.txt
http://hudsonvalley.ynn.com/content/top_stories/559125/fire-at-brooklyn-bottling-company/

Date: 10/02/11
Time: 18:26
Location: Brooklyn Bottling Company, 643 South Rd.
Frequency: 33.48, 46.46, 45.88
Units Operating: Milton FD, Marlboro FD, Highland FD, Middle Hope FD (Orange Co.), Clintondale FD, Plattekill FD, Esopus FD, New Paltz FD, City of Kingston FD, Ulster Hose FD, Port Ewen FD, Modena FD, East Kingston FD, UCFIU, Mobile Life Support, Town of Marlboro PD
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, cool
Description Of Incident: Fire started by an air compressor in the building.
Reporters:
Writer: eric12401
18:26 - Milton respond for a structure fire.
~18:28 - Car 37 on scene reporting a working structure fire.
18:33 - 2nd alarm being transmitted.

Marlboro 1 engine and 38-60 to the scene.
Highland 1 engine and 1 ladder to the scene.
City of Kingston Haz-Mat 1 to the scene.
UCFIU with investigators to the scene.
Mobile Life with 1 ambulance to the scene.

18:36 - 3rd alarm transmitted. Milton with all available manpower to the scene.
18:38 - Marlboro 2nd alarm transmitted for all available manpower to the scene.
18:40 - Highland 2nd alarm transmitted for all available manpower to the scene.
18:40 - Middle Hope with 1 ladder to the scene. Clintondale relocate 1 engine to Milton's firehouse.
18:44 - Plattekill with 1 engine to relocate to Marlboro's firehouse.
18:47 - Esopus with manpower to the scene.
18:49 - New Paltz 1 engine to relocate to Highland Station 1.
18:50 - Plattekill 47-10 responding to Marlboro. Esopus 27-10 responding
18:53 - Middle Hope ladder en route. City of Kingston Haz-Mat 1 assembling with 8 personnel. Mobile Life SORT en route for standby.
18:54 - City of Kingston emergency order-back for personnel.
18:55 - Haz-Mat 1 en route. Mobile Life 291 on scene.
18:56 - Ulster Hose with their FASTeam to the scene. City of Kingston Car 2 responding.
18:58 - Ulster 911 reporting to Milton command that someone may be trapped in the building.
19:01 - Esopus 2nd alarm transmitted for all available manpower to the scene. Port Ewen 1 engine relocate to Esopus.
19:04 - Modena with 1 engine to relocate to Milton's station.
19:05 - Clintondale relocating to the scene.
19:10 - Plattekill 47-10 relocated.
19:12 - City of Kingston 1 additional personnel needed for order back.
19:22 - Haz-Mat 1 arriving.
19:25 - Esopus 27-12 requested and responding to the scene.
19:42 - Car 56 on scene.
19:44 - East Kingston requested with their mobile cascade unit to the scene.
http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/10/03/blotter/doc4e89bb3e72f1c528084593.txt
http://hudsonvalley.ynn.com/content/top_stories/559125/fire-at-brooklyn-bottling-company/

Date: 10/02/11
Time: 18:26
Location: Brooklyn Bottling Company, 643 South Rd.
Frequency: 33.48, 46.46, 45.88
Units Operating: Milton FD, Marlboro FD, Highland FD, Middle Hope FD (Orange Co.), Clintondale FD, Plattekill FD, Esopus FD, New Paltz FD, City of Kingston FD, Ulster Hose FD, Port Ewen FD, Modena FD, East Kingston FD, UCFIU, Mobile Life Support, Town of Marlboro PD
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, cool
Description Of Incident: Fire started by an air compressor in the building.
Reporters:
Writer: eric12401
18:26 - Milton respond for a structure fire.
~18:28 - Car 37 on scene reporting a working structure fire.
18:33 - 2nd alarm being transmitted.

Marlboro 1 engine and 38-60 to the scene.
Highland 1 engine and 1 ladder to the scene.
City of Kingston Haz-Mat 1 to the scene.
UCFIU with investigators to the scene.
Mobile Life with 1 ambulance to the scene.

18:36 - 3rd alarm transmitted. Milton with all available manpower to the scene.
18:38 - Marlboro 2nd alarm transmitted for all available manpower to the scene.
18:40 - Highland 2nd alarm transmitted for all available manpower to the scene.
18:40 - Middle Hope with 1 ladder to the scene. Clintondale relocate 1 engine to Milton's firehouse.
18:44 - Plattekill with 1 engine to relocate to Marlboro's firehouse.
18:47 - Esopus with manpower to the scene.
18:49 - New Paltz 1 engine to relocate to Highland Station 1.
18:50 - Plattekill 47-10 responding to Marlboro. Esopus 27-10 responding
18:53 - Middle Hope ladder en route. City of Kingston Haz-Mat 1 assembling with 8 personnel. Mobile Life SORT en route for standby.
18:54 - City of Kingston emergency order-back for personnel.
18:55 - Haz-Mat 1 en route. Mobile Life 291 on scene.
18:56 - Ulster Hose with their FASTeam to the scene. City of Kingston Car 2 responding.
18:58 - Ulster 911 reporting to Milton command that someone may be trapped in the building.
19:01 - Esopus 2nd alarm transmitted for all available manpower to the scene. Port Ewen 1 engine relocate to Esopus.
19:04 - Modena with 1 engine to relocate to Milton's station.
19:05 - Clintondale relocating to the scene.
19:10 - Plattekill 47-10 relocated.
19:12 - City of Kingston 1 additional personnel needed for order back.
19:22 - Haz-Mat 1 arriving.
19:25 - Esopus 27-12 requested and responding to the scene.
19:42 - Car 56 on scene.
19:44 - East Kingston requested with their mobile cascade unit to the scene.
http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/10/03/blotter/doc4e89bb3e72f1c528084593.txt
http://hudsonvalley.ynn.com/content/top_stories/559125/fire-at-brooklyn-bottling-company/

I live in Somers. I am an FD member. I own my home. I pay about $10,000 in property taxes a year. About $500 are fire and EMS taxes (it says "fire and EMS" on my tax bill).
My home is made out of wood and there are no hydrants in my immediate neighborhood, though a recent water project put one in about 1800 feet away. At age 45 I have never had a fire in my home. I have never been in a structure that caught fire. (other than going as a fireman) No one in my family (brother, sister, mom, dad) has either. I have never met anyone that has been rescued from a fire. I have absolutely no expectation that under currant conditions a fire in my home would be extinguished in a manor that would save anything of value. We in Somers do not use the F.I.T. devices that allow 1 man to knock down a fire.
I do not want anyone risking their lives to save my house. It is insured. I have no ability to pay yearly taxes to fund a crew of firemen that may or may not be available (due to calls) to come and successfully/unsuccessfully save my home. I am told that the "loaded cost" of 1 fireman is about $140,000 per year (salary, pension, workers comp, OT for vacation/training, days off, sick time etc) So a small ( 4 guys- gotta have 2 in 2 out, right?)crew will cost me about 1/2 million dollars a year. Our Somers Town Budget is about $11 million dollars/year. The SFD budget is about 2.8 million, though they have managed to save over 4 million in various special accounts. (I have heard of tax and spend, but the SFD taxes and puts it in the bank!) So $500,000 every year in costs for the small daytime crew represent about a 20% increase in spending for the District. That is about $250,000 PER FIRE for the roughly 2 working fires we average a year. Yes it will be sad if my home burns. Even sadder if I and/or my family is home when it does. I have 7 smoke detectors ($7 each) and about as many extinguishers. For $500,000, I will step out the window into fresh air, walk across the kitchen bump-out roof, and jump the 9 feet, hopefully into deep soft snow (most fires are in winter). Since I am a 10 minute firetruck drive from the main station, I would probably have to do that anyway.
I am really sorry. I would love to see everyone get a great job as a paid fireman. I would love to have a standing army of highly trained and well equipped first responders in our four stations staffing 2 ladders, 5 engines a heavy rescue and a tanker. May as well throw in the scuba truck and ATV thingy too. I simply don't have the money it would cost to do that. As the "buyer" in this transaction, I am afraid I can't afford it. I will be careful to not overload any wires. I will keep the chimney clean. I will hope for the best. At 45 years old, I will be moving into assisted living in another 30 years or so. Hopefully I'll make it, house intact, then they can hire as many firemen as they want.

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Date: 9-23-2011
Time:
Location: 196 4th Avenue @ Sackett Street.
Frequency: FDNY Brooklyn Dispatch
Units Operating: (See Rundown Below)
Weather Conditions: Rain, cool
Description Of Incident: Working fire in a 2-story 80 X 100 Auto Parts Store. First due companies found heavy fire on the #2 floor. Fire extended throughout the entire building and through the roof. Firefighter removed from the building to move to exterior operations. 5th alarm called @ 15:20 hours for relief. Special call for relief called @ 18:00. Staging was Union Street and 4th Avenue.
Reporters/Writer: PFDRes47cue
Box Alarm Assignment:
Engine 239, ?
Ladder ?
10-75 Assignment:
Engine 219 (H2O Resource), 226
Ladder 105, 122
Squad 1, 18
Rescue 2
Battalion 31
Extra Tower Ladder:
Tower Ladder 111
Extra Engine & Truck:
Engine 220
Ladder 132
2nd Alarm Assignment:
Engine 279, 210, 224, 207 (w/ SAT)
Battalion 57 (Safety), 48 (RUL)
Car 7 (DAC Leonard)
Field Comm
Safety Battalion
Rescue Battalion
TAC-2
Extra Tower Ladder:
Tower Ladder 114
2 Extra Trucks:
Ladder 101, 110
3rd Alarm Assignment:
Engine 235, 249, 230, 214
Battalion 41
Battalion 2 (Staging)
MS-1
Car 1E
4th Alarm Assignment:
Engine 259
Battalion 40
Car 4 (Chief of Operations Sweeney)
5th Alarm Assignment for Relief @15:20:
Engine 216, 205, 282, 211
Tower Ladder 149
Ladder 113
Special Call Two Battalions:
Battalion 28, ?
Special Call for Relief @ 1800:
Engine 222, 221
Tower Ladder 161
Ladder 194
Battalion 42
Special Call for Relief @ 21:00:
Engine 206, 241
Tower Ladder 119
Battalion 39
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzIcMLMqVXc&feature=player_embedded

Here is a few other cool shots I was able to get the one house was designed to look like a old school train. One pic of just the concrete foundation there was a 2 story single family house on it until a winter storm in 1978 swept it into the sea. A lot of the houses along the coast had a storm shutter system almost like roll up doors over the windows.

Last weekend after I got married we got to leave to go to York beach Maine for a nice honeymoon. I was able to sneak in a few shots of fire houses and some apparatus. York beach fire house is right behind the hotel I stayed in so I was able to snag the most shots since I was there on other business I didn't get a chance to talk to anyone and get some real info but I figured I'd share a few shots.

If you have a few minutes, read this...It is truly amazing.
Story

I don't (ever) post because I often feel like I have nothing to add. I have no experience other than as family. My grandfather was FDNY. My brothers were volunteers in Dutchess County.
But I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to each and every one of you. As a family member, I understand the sacrifices you make, the training you make time for and the time you are away from your families, friends and other activities so you can serve your community in the most amazing way I can think of.
I salute your bravery, your commitment and your expertise. Our communities are better places because you live, work and volunteer here.
Consider this a long distance hug from a very grateful community member.
-Heather

Definitely looks like power flashes around 5:35 and a tornado around 5:40 which crosses the Thruway.

Well this is truly amazing. According to lohud, over 60 police units had to respond from as far south as Tuckahoe to deal with this unreasonable and unruly crowd. Why? Because their "muslim sensibilities" were insulted? Give me a freakin' break. The rules are posted and for certain rides, there is to be NO WEARING OF ANY TYPE OF HEADGEAR period.
Why do these people think they are exempt from the rules, the laws? I know what they would like; Sharia Law. Their own version of a justice system implemented in the countries they emigrate to. I think that is a disgusting disgrace, as were the actions of these supposedly "religious" people at the Playland park.
Look, you people want to assimilate in this country, fine. I guess we have to let some of you in. But if you don't like the system, the rules in place... TOO F'IN BAD, go back to the place you came from.
The difference between these people and the ancestors of many of us here in this forum is our great-grandparents had a huge desire to assimilate into the American culture. That's why on my mother's side, they came from Italy, moved into the south Bronx and gave up teaching their native language to their children, my mother, and therefore I don't know Italian today as a result. I wish that part were different, but the point being these people were so anxious to "fit in" they even gave up their language. Italian was forbidden to be spoken in the house by my great-grandparents, as a result their great-grandchildren only speak English.
Now these muslims with their headgear, the hijab, they can't even get on the Dragon Coaster without starting a ruckus? Like Playland OWES them something, like WE owe them anything? They should kiss the ground of freedom they walk upon, shut their damn mouths, follow the rules, or else.
What a waste of PD resources to have to direct half the cars on patrol up to Playland because these freaking people were "insulted"! Enough! Fit in or GET OUT!
http://www.lohud.com/article/20110830/NEWS02/110830004/Police-arrest-15-Playland-dispute-over-Muslim-headwear?odyssey=nav|head

Date: 8/27/11
Time: 07:05 hours
Location: 95 Lombardy St x Van
Frequency: FDNY Brooklyn
Weather Conditions: overcast
Description Of Incident: fire in a large vacant commercial, companies initially unable to locate fire.
Reporters/Writer: ryang
Additional info:
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY, 8/27/11
Address: 95 Lombardy St between Vandervoort and Porter Aves
07:06 hours
Phone Box 171 - Report of fire in a vacant building
Engs 229, 206, 238
TL146, T106
Battalion 35
10-75-171 - 07:10 hours
E237
L108 (FAST Truck)
Battalion 45
Division 11
Squad 252
Rescue 2
7-5-171 - 07:15 hours - Duration 10 minutes
Battalion 35: At Box 171 we're goign to be using All-Hands for a fire on the 1st floor of a 2 story class 3, address is 95 Lombardy St. The exposures are as follows: 1 is street, 2 is a street, 3 is a 2-story class 3, 4 is a street. We have 1 line stretched, trying to locate the fire. Building will be 200x50.
RAC2
07:22 hours
Command Tactical Unit is responding
07:23 hours - Duration 19 minutes
BC35: At Box 171 we have 2 lines stretched, 2 in operation, primary searches are in progress, the status of the fire is Doubtful, request an extra engine, extra truck.
E216, L128 S/C
2-2-171 - 07:26 hours
BC35: At Box 171, we still have 2 lines stretched, 2 lines in operation, fire's Doubtful, request the 2nd Alarm.
Engs. 259, 221, 271
E207 w/ Satellite 6
T104
Battalion 28 (Safety Officer)
Battalion 37 (Resource Unit Leader)
Tactical Support 2
Fieldcom 1Car 7 (DAC James Leonard, Brooklyn Borough Commander)

07:30 hours
Rescue Battalion available assigned
07:31 hours
The staging area is Kingsland Ave and Lombardy St
07:36 hours - Duration 32 minutes
Division 11: Box 171, 2 lines stretched and 2 in operation, we had a fire in the installation in the roof, primary searches are negative on the 1st and 2nd floor, we're going to go Probably Will Hold on this.
07:38 hours
DC11: You can return all 2nd Alarm units.
07:42 hours
Car 7 is 10-8, Division 11 is Incident Commander
07:47 hours - Duration 43 minutes
DC11: Box 171, primaries and secondaries are complete on the 1st floor. 2nd floor secondaries are being delayed, and the fire is now Under Control.

With the hurricane expecting to reach a Cat 1 or 2 when it makes land fall, coastal communities can expect anywhere from 0-6ft of storm surge along with significant rainfall. Make sure your pumps, saws and any other mechanical equipment you need are gased, oiled, and ready to run.
If your department is going to run flood water evacuations, or other types of water rescues without calling for a water rescue team, be sure to follow the following guidelines (and by no means take this as "Ok, we're good to go for flood water and swift water response").
- NO turnout gear in or around the water - turnout gear, especially pants and boots WILL DROWN YOU. It is impossible to kick and try and stay afloat wearing it.
- Wear your life jacket anytime you are within 6 feet of water.
- Do not wear neoprene rescue suits in flood waters, this includes ice rescue suits. Gas and other petroleum based products that are found floating in the flood waters will break down your suit eventually reaching your skin giving you a nasty burn. They also not water tight, leaving room for water contaminated with sewer waste, oils, and other nasty stuff to get inside the suit and fester up against your skin for the duration of you wearing it.
- Always walk in flood waters with a prod pole that reaches feet in front of you (not directly in front of where you are standing), much like sounding the floor when VESing a room. Manhole covers, sewer drain lids and other items will be forcefully removed by the water, leaving a hole in the road filled with downward flowing water. You will get sucked in, and you will drown; it has happened many times before and a fireman recently drowned in Colorado.
- Swift water constitutes any water moving faster then 1kts.
- Remember the adage of "REACH, THROW, ROW. GO." Any rescue where we can stay warm and dry, is the most successful type. If you are unsure, call for a swift water team, in fact call for the swift water team anyways, it is far better to have them in route, then realizing 20 minutes down the line you need them in rapidly rising waters.. They have the training and knowledge on how to preform this most difficult type of rescue. The GO portion, should only be performed by individuals who reach the Technical or Operational level of swift water. Any member can stand on the shore and throw a rope, or shove a pike pole to the individual. DO NOT tie your entry team off to a rope that is tied to a shore, if they slip, they will be pulled under water by force and drown.
Again, this is by no means a training module or any release to say you are good to go for swift or flood water rescue. Use this as an awareness tool.

Date: 8/17/11
Time: 09:30 hours
Location: 52 rd x 58 st
Frequency: FDNY Queens
Weather Conditions: fair
Description Of Incident: sanitation truck hanging out the 3rd-floor after crashing through the wall of a garage with trapped occupant
Reporters/Writer: ryang
Links: http://www.wpix.com/news/wpix-salt-truck-building-pg,0,7028603.photogallery http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/truck-slams-through-wall-of-garage-in-queens-20110817-KC
Additional info:
Maspeth, Queens, NY, 8/17/11
Address: 52-35 58 st @ 52 rd
09:30 hours
Phone Box 7278 - Report of a truck hanging out the window of a sanitation garage
Squad 288, E325
TL163
Battalion 45
Box after initial 7278 - Box filled out
E259
L140
Rescue 4
09:36 hours
E259: We do have a dump truck hanging out at a dangerous position, have the Rescue Battalion respond please
Rescue Battalion is N/A
09:36 hours
Rescue 4: Start out a 2nd rescue
Rescue 3 w/ Collapse Rescue 3 S/C
10-60-7278 - 09:37 hours
Battalion 45: Transmit a 10-60, we have an occupant in the truck.
Engs 292, 291, 287, 206, 263
E262 w/ IMT Unit
E233 w/ Mobile Command Center 1
E324 w/ Satelite 4
L136, TL115
L116 w/ Collapse Rescue 4
TL117, TL146 (SOC Support Truck)
L154 (FAST Truck)
Battalions 46, 35, 6, HazMat
Battalion 28 (Safety Officer)
Battalion 49 (Resource Unit Leader)
Battalion 43 (Air Recon Chief)
Divisions 14, 13
Squad 252, Squad 1 w/ TRV 1
SOC Compressor, SOC Logistics
Tactical Support 1
FieldCom 1, Command Tactical Unit
RAC4
Car 4D (DAC Joseph Pfeifer, Deputy Assistant Chief of Operations - Counterterrorism/Preparedness)

09:41 hours
Safety Battalion available assigned
09:43 hours
BC45: The occupant has been removed via the bucket of TL163 and the Squad is in the process of further securing the vehicle at this time.
09:44 hours
Car 11A (BC Stephen J. Geraghty, Chief of Rescue Operations) is responding
09:45 hours
Battalion 45: We need 2 cranes, whether they be via ConEd or Sanitation, we need 2 cranes to respond to the scene.
09:47 hours
BC45: The cranes that we're requesting need to be able to hold a weight of between 15 and 30,000 lbs. It's a 4 story building so 75 footers will work.
09:47 hours
Rescue Battalion available assigned
09:49 hours - Duration 21 minutes
BC45: We have 1000x2000, are the dimensions of the building, 4 story. Exposure 4 is where the incident is. We're requesting a grip hoist from Rescue 3 and we need Buildings Dept. to respond as well.
09:52 hours
Rescue Battalion: Notify OEM to respond as well, k.
09:53: hours - Duration 24 minutes
BC45: We received confirmation from Sanitation that this vehicle is empty, the approximate weight is 15000 lbs.
10:00 hours
Car 1D (Commissioner's Liaison) is responding
10:06 hours
FieldCom: Progress report on the 10-60 Box 7278, at the address 58-65 52 rd, we had a sanitation truck crash through the wall of the sanitation garage on approximately the 3rd floor of a 4 story 1000x2000. At this time Division 14 reports that the single occupant of that sanitation truck has been removed. We have 3 sanitation vehicles on the ground which are directly under the incident truck. We are unable to search those vehicles at this time; we have been told those 3 vehicles are not occupied. Searches within the sanitation building are complete and negative. Units are currently in a holding position awaiting the arrival of those cranes, situation is Doubtful.
10:09 hours
Battalion 43 - Air Recon is airborne with a 5-10 minute ETA.
10:13 hours- Duration 43 minutes
FC: As per Car 4D, AC Pfeifer, Air-Recon can go 10-8.
10:34 hours
OEM reports they have 2-3 reps on scene
10:35 hours - Duration 1 hour 6 minutes
FC: At this time TL115 is replacing L154 as the FAST Truck. Progress report for your 10-60 Box 7278, for the corrected address of 52-35 58 st, we have a sanitation truck crashed through the 3rd floor side wall of a 4 story 1000x2000 brick sanitation warehouse. At this time, Car 4D, AC Pfeifer, reports: we are in the process of releasing units at the scene, an interagency meeting has been conducted, a collapse zone has been established, still awaiting the arrival of the cranes. 3 lines have been stretched precautionary: 1 precautionary in the street, 1 precautionary to the 3rd floor in the vicinity of the incident, and 1 to the standpipe. This Incident is Doubtful Will Hold.
10:37 hours - Duration 1 hour 8 minutes
FC: Additional info, the vehicle involved came through the 52 rd side of the building.
11:00 hours
OEM reports cranes are en-route
11:21 hours - Duration 1 hour 51 minutes
FC: Progress report for your 10-60 Box 7278, at the address 52-35 58 st, for a sanitation vehicle that crashed through the wall of a 4 story 2500x1000 sanitation garage, the vehicle came through the wall of the garage. At this time Car 4D, AC Pfeifer reports: continuing to operate with the units on scene. Continuing to seacrh the 3rd floor and the 2nd floor. We're inspecting all utilities in the area. All personal are being evacuated from the building in the vicinity of the incident. The next interagency meeting will be at 11:30 hours and this incident is still Doubtful Will Hold, still awaiting the arrival of the cranes.
12:03 hours - Duration 2 hours 35 minutes
Mobile Command Center 1: Progress report for your 10-60 Box 7278, at the address 52-35 58 st between 58 ln and 59 st, we had a sanitation vehicle crashed through the 3rd floor wall of a 2500x1000 sanitation garage 4 story with a 3 story setback. At this time Car 4D, AC Pfeifer reports: continuing to operate with thes same units. 2nd interoperability meeting has been conducted and all likely scenarios discussed. A crane representative is on scene and is acessing what equipment will be needed. Primary searches on all 3 floors of the building in the area of the incident are negative, and the incident remains Doubtful Will Hold.
12:39 hours - Duration 3 hours 11 minutes
MCC1: Progress report for your 10-60 Box 7278, at the address 52-35 58 st, at this time Car 4D, AC Pfeifer reports: we had sanitation vehicle drive through the wall of the 3rd story of a 4 story sanitation garage 2500x1000. Conditions at this time remain unchanged. Bay Crane has arrived with their crane. Units are in the process of clearing the street to set up this crane. Incident is Doubtful Will Hold.
[END OF REPORT]
Relocations:
Engines: 228/259, 298/287, 331/291, 210/324, 65/325
Ladders: 17/117, 3/128, 43/136, 110/154, 101/163
Battalions: 53/46, 26/49

Ambulance 200
Ron

Rescue/HazMat