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Date: 07-09-10
Time: 0445hrs.
Location: 47-51 Evergreen Ave.
Frequency: HFD Fire Incident # 1
Units Operating: HFD E1, E2, E5, E7, E8, E9, E10, E11, E14, E15, E16, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, T1, D1, D2, D3, C1, C2, C3, Rehab. Unit; HPD
Weather Conditions: Hot
Description Of Incident: Heavy fire through the roof of a 3-story 75'x100' U-shaped apartment building with exposure problems. Fire originated in the basement with extension into the walls. Companies made an interior and exterior attacks. Numerous master-streams in place. No injuries reported.
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Rest in Peace Sergeant Smith. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
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Date: 07-06-10
Time: 0800hrs.
Location: Hancock Ave. and Wordin Ave.(South End)
Frequency: 155.08500(Bridgeport FD Fireground)
Units Operating: BFD; BPD; AMR
Weather Conditions: Hot
Description Of Incident: Heavy fire in a single-story 40,000sq.' metals factory after a reported small explosion. Fire was fed by highly combustible materials. Aggressive interior attack launched by first on scene companies. Crews pushed into defensive exterior attack, bringing a 3rd Alarm assignment. Two other explosions occurred during the course of the fire. Fire placed under control at around 0930hrs. Crews on scene for overhaul into the afternoon. No injuries reported. The fire is still under investigation. Cause possibly spontaneous combustion. The fire also occurred around the same time as a high-rise fire in the city's North End bringing M/A.
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Date: 07-06-10
Time: 0852hrs.
Location: 2625 Park Ave.
Frequency:
Units Operating: Bridgeport FD; Fairfield FD; Wesport FD; Trumbull FD; Stratford FD; Milford FD; AMR; BPD; Red Cross
Weather Conditions: Hot
Description Of Incident: Working apartment fire on the 10th floor of a 15-story residential high-rise. Smoke damage to 11th and 12th floors. Fire under control by 1000hrs. Two residents transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation. One firefighter transported for heat exhaustion. Most of Bridgeport FD were fighting a factory fire on Hancock Ave. in Bridgeport at the time. Most on scene units were M/A.
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Date: 07-05-10
Time: 1300hrs.
Location: I-95SB near Exit 27
Frequency: 155.08500(Bridgeport FD Fireground)
Units Operating: BFD; AMR; Connecticut State Police
Weather Conditions: Hot
Description Of Incident: 1 motorcyclist throw-out fatality. Taken to St. Vincents Medical Center and pronounced. 4 vehicles involved. Heavy traffic on I-95 and in Downtown Bridgeport. Traffic stopped Southbound.
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Hello,
I am interested in learning what Stamford Fire & Rescue Firefighters like or dislike about Engine #6 2007 HME Quint. Has there been any major issues? Any pros or cons about the engine? How has the manufacturer been to do business with? How is their service and have they dealt with warranty issues promptly?
Any information would be GREATLY appreciated!
Thanks!!!!
SFRD Engine 5 out of Fire Station # 5 with Rescue 1 is also a quint. Everyone that I knows seems to like the rigs with no major issues that I can think of. The cabs are pretty roomy and HME makes a pretty good quint, for HME's standards that is.
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Interesting. I didn't even know an elevated line went through Yonkers. What year was the photo taken by the way? My guess would be somewhere in the 20's?
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Date: 07-01-10
Time: 1530hrs.
Location: I-95NB near Exit 21
Frequency: 460.51250
Units Operating: FFD Engine 4, Rescue 1, Car 3(Shift Commander); Connecticut State Police; CTDOT(Connecticut DOT)
Weather Conditions: Clear
Description Of Incident: Dump truck stopped in center lane w/engine compartment and cab fully-involved. Quick knockdown. Oil and antifreeze spilled into storm drain with CTDOT on scene cleaning up spill. No injuries reported. All NB lanes of I-95 closed for 30 minutes. Heavy rush-hour traffic brought to crawl.
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Writer: sfrd18
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The Safety Battalion will also be eliminated . It will only be available if here is an extra Battalion Chief working citywide. The two Battalion Chiefs are to become Cover Battalion to fill in for any open Battalion Chief spots citywide.The two Battalion Chiefs will not be demoted after-all, but 36 Firefighters will be laid-off - all from the recent Fire Academy Class of 2009, instead of the original 41 as planned. Six Captains will be demoted instead of 8 as originally planned due to the Battalion Chiefs not being demoted (Three Captains that will be demoted to Lieutenant will be demoted to Firefighter because they are still junior within the Lieutenants’ rank) and 30 Lieutenants will be demoted to Firefighters.
The YFD has a minimum manning clause so there will still be 57 Firefighters riding on all tours, just as do currently, but there will be 6 "extra" firefighters, since there are three to a rig per tour, so the Firefighters assigned to Engine company 307 and Ladder 70 will be riding as “extra” on specified rigs. Thereby, some companies may ride one Fire Officer and 4 or 5 Firefighters instead of the one Fire Officer and 3 Firefighters, as all rigs are currently configured.
Well I guess that's it. The situation looks pretty hopeless. Two YFD companies gone for good, plus the Safety Battalion(half gone). YFD's fleet will now be(if the cuts go through) 9 Engines(10 with the Squad), 5 Ladders, and 1 Rescue. That's a pretty drastic cutback for a city the size of Yonkers. 36 Firefighters laid off too!!!
Let's hope that there's still a chance that some money gets through to the YFD by June 30th.
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Date: 06-28-10
Time: 2225hrs.
Location: Front St. and Somerset St.
Departments: PFD; PPD
Description: Heavy fire showing from the 2nd and 3rd floors of a 15x65 3-story stand-along vacant. Companies made exterior attack.
Links: http://www.phillyfirenews.com/content/firewire/detail/4398.php
Writer: sfrd18
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Date: 06-27-10
Time: 1000hrs.
Location: Daniels Farm Rd. and Strobel Rd.
Frequency: 460.63750
Units Operating: TCFD E102, R100, TC2, TC5; TEMS, TPD
Weather Conditions: Cloudy
Description Of Incident: Vehicle vs. pole with extrication and leaking fluids.
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Date: 06-28-10
Time: 1500hrs.
Location: 503-519 E. Main St.
Frequency: 155.08500
Units Operating: BFD; BPD
Weather Conditions: Rainy
Description Of Incident: Roof collapse in a 3-story mixed-use building. The roof was previously damaged in the 06-24-10 tornado and caved in due to water accumulation on a tarp over the damaged roof after a passing storm. Several residents were inside the building during the time of the collapse. 3 cats rescued by BFD. No injuries reported.
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Here are some photos off of Westport Firefighters' website of Wesport, CT's New Engine 4: a 2010 KME Predator Server Service Pumper. It will replace a Sutphen Pumper at Saugatuck Fire Station # 4 in the Saugatuck area of Westport.
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Date: 06-27-10
Time: 1410hrs.
Location: 34th St. and Clearfield St.
Departments: PFD; PFDEMS; PPD
Description: 4th Alarm Building Fire with heavy smoke showing from a 1 and 2-story 80x400 building. Partial exterior wall collapse. Additional Medic and Rehab units requested due to heat.
Links: http://www.phillyfirenews.com/content/firewire/detail/4394.php
Writer: sfrd18
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Date: 06-26-10
Time: 0742hrs.
Location: 170 Campfield Ave.
Frequency: Fire Incident # 2(Hartford City Trunked Fire Talkgroup)
Units Operating: E7, E14, E16, L3, L4, D2(Cleared from 2nd Alarm at 5 Putnam Heights 33 minutes earlier), D4(Call-Back)
Weather Conditions: Hot
Description Of Incident: W/F in a 2.5-story stone and wood-framed dwelling. Quickly knocked down by first due units. Occurred 33 minutes after a 2nd Alarm at 5 Putnam Heights.
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Writer: sfrd18
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Steve - To my memory, I believe that you are correct. Back in 1971, the Yonkers Fire Department had 13 engine companies, 7 truck companies, and 1 rescue company (The Largest In Service Fleet of Apparatus in the History of YFD).
The Station/Apparatus Assignments back then were as follows:
Station 1 (Headquarters - New School Street) - Engine 1, Truck 1, Rescue 1
Station 2 (Vineyard Avenue) - Engine 2, Truck 2
Station 3 (Vark Street) - Engine 3
Station 4 (Radford Street) - Engine 4, Truck 4
Station 6 (Oak Street) - Engine 6
Station 7 (Central Avenue) - Engine 7 (and the Repair Shop)
Station 8 (Walburton Avenue) - Engine 8
Station 9 (Shonnard Avenue) - Engine 9
Station 10 (Saw Mill River Road) - Engine 10
Station 11 (Bronxville Road) - Engine 11, Truck 3
Station 12 (Fortfield Avenue) - Engine 12, Truck 5
Station 13 (Kimball Avenue) - Engine 13, Truck 6
Station 14 (Central Park Avenue) - Engine 14, Truck 7
In 1975, YFD renumbered the Truck (now Ladder) companies to conincide with the respective Engine Companies to which they were housed with. Thus Trucks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 became Trucks 1, 9, 11, 4, 12, 13, 14. Due to a fiscal crisis, on January 1, 1976, Engine Co. 1, Rescue Co. 1 and Truck Co. 11 (Formaly Truck 3) were removed from service. (This was the FIRST of 2 Major Budget Cuts made to the YFD, with the 2nd coming in 1982)
On March 10, 1978, the apparatus numbering was changed "to conform with the numbering system of the County". In order to eliminate confusion during mutual aid, all apparatus in Westchester County were given different numbers. Yonkers' Engines received numbers in the 300's and its truck companies (now called ladders) received numbers in the 70's. In 1979, Engine Company 305 and Truck 7 6 were commissioned and placed into service. So in 1979, this is the level of apparatus that was in place within YFD (along with redesignated crossover):
Old Designation New Designation
Engine Co. 2 Engine Co. 302 (Station 2 - Vineyard Ave - then to Station 9 in 1980)
Engine Co. 3 Engine Co. 303 (Station 3 - Vark Street)
Engine Co. 4 Engine Co. 304 (Station 4 - Radford Street)
Engine Co. 6 Engine Co. 306 (Station 6 - Oak Street)
Engine Co. 305 (Station 2 - Vineyard Avenue then to Station 1 in 1980)
Engine Co. 7 Engine Co. 307 (Station 7 - Central Avenue)
Engine Co. 8 Engine Co. 308 (Station 8 - Walburton Avenue)
Engine Co. 9 Engine Co. 309 (Station 9 - Shonnard Avenue)
Engine Co. 10 Engine Co. 310 (Station 10 - Saw Mill River Road)
Engine Co. 11 Engine Co. 311 (Station 11 - Bronxville Road)
Engine Co. 12 Engine Co. 312 (Station 12 - Fortfield Avenue)
Engine Co. 13 Engine Co. 313 (Station 13 - Kimball Avenue)
Engine Co. 14 Engine Co. 314 (Station 14 - Central Park Avenue)
Truck Co. 14 Ladder Co. 70 (Station 14 - Central Park Avenue)
Truck Co. 1 Ladder Co. 71 (Station 1 - New School Street)
Truck Co. 9 Ladder Co. 72 (Station 9 - Shonnard Place)
Truck Co. 13 Ladder Co. 73 (Station 13 - Kimball Avenue)
Truck Co. 4 Ladder Co. 74 (Station 4 - Radford Street)
Truck Co. 12 Ladder Co. 75 (Station 12 - Fortfield Avenue)
Ladder Co. 76 (Station 11 - Bronxville Road)
So, at this time, YFD had 13 Engine Companies and 7 Ladder Companies in full time service.
Then in 1982, due to the fiscal crisis in 1982, Engines 302, 305, 311 and Ladder 76 were disbanded, with Ladder 70 being moved from Station 14 to Station 11. In June 1983, Engine 302 and 311 were reactivated, however one month latter they were disbanded once again. 1984 saw the reactivation of Engine Company 311 with Ladder 70 being moved back to Station 14.
In 1992, Squad 1 (Haz Mat Unit) was activated and quarted at Station 1 and in 2000, Squad 1 was changed over to Rescue 1 when the Rescue Company was reactivated, after being ellminated back in 1976.
Interesting bit of YFD history there. Once again, it would be a horrible decision if the city decided to close Squad 11!!! I hope the city gets enough protesting complaints to change their minds!!!
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Here's some more Engine 58 production photos off of Firematic Pierce's Website.
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The storm was pretty quick where I am. It only lasted about 10 minutes, but the winds were pretty high with teaming rain. I heard that I-95 was a mess and Rt. 25(Connector) in Bridgeport had quite a few trees down over on-ramps and lanes. One lane of traffic was open Southbound with heavy traffic on both I-95 and the Connector. State Police and BPD were everywhere. I haven't heard much of anything going on North of Bridgeport.
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That would be a big blow to fire protection in Yonkers if this happens!!! Hopefully the city will come to it's senses and reconsider!!!
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Wow, one of the old Mack C's!!! Too bad Belltown didn't keep it and try to refurbish it and maybe make it a parade piece. One of only 11 open-cabs made in the country if I'm not mistaken.
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Date: 06-11-10
Time: 0843hrs.
Location: Palmer Landing Pier
Frequency: 868.98750
Units Operating: SFRD E4, SPD
Weather Conditions: Cloudy
Description Of Incident: Docked 40' sailboat partially-involved.
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Date: 06-08-10
Time: 2150hrs.
Location: 225 Kenhorst Blvd.
Departments: RFD E1, E3, E5, E12, E13, E14, T1, L1, L3, R1, C1, C3, C5, C7, C10, C22; RFDEMS M2; RPD
Description: Heavy fire through the roof of a 1.5-story doctor's office.
Links: http://www.readingpafire.com/history.html?view=1&id=58650
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Date: 06-06-10
Time: 1138hrs.
Location: 424 Rowayton Ave.
Frequency:
Units Operating: NFD E1, E2, E5, T1, T2, R2, C2; NPD
Weather Conditions: Clear
Description Of Incident: Fire in a large 2-story stone and wood-framed dwelling. Fire in second floor bedroom and hallway.
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Date: 06-07-10
Time: 0950hrs.
Location: 175 Collins St. and Huntington St.
Frequency:
Units Operating: HFD E2, E5, E8, E11(Rehab), E14, L3, L4, T1, D1, D2; HPD
Weather Conditions: Cool
Description Of Incident: Fire with heavy smoke in a dwelling. Companies made quick knockdown.
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Date: 07-09-10
Time: 1500hrs.
Location: 280 Edgewood St.
Frequency: HFD Fire Incident # 1
Units Operating: HFD E1, E2, E5, E7, E8(Rehab.), E9, E14, E15, E16, L3, L4, L6, D2, D3, Rehab. Unit
Weather Conditions: Hot
Description Of Incident: Fire through the roof of a 2.5-story wood-frame P/D. Companies made exterior attack with master stream. No injuries reported. Fire is currently under investigation by HFD's FMO.
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