Queens - 2nd Alarm - 2/2/11

[ryang 166]

Date: 2/2/11

Time: 05:55 hours

Location: 92-66 Springfield Blvd x 93 Ave

Frequency: FDNY Queens

Weather Conditions: light rain, below freezing temperatures

Description Of Incident: fire in the basement extended to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd floors, and attic of a 2 1/2 story PD. Firefighting severely hampered by window bars, construction, and dead hydrants.

Reporters/Writer: ryang

Bellerose Terrace, Queens, NY, 2/2/11

Address: 92-66 Springfield Blvd between 92 and 93 Aves

05:55 hours

Phone Box 5583 - Report of a fire in a multiple dwelling

Engs 304, 251, 326

TL162, TL160

Battalion 53

10-75-5583 - 06:00 hours

E317

L165 S/C for window bars

L150 (FAST Truck)

Battalion 54

Rescue 4

Squad 288

CIDS for 92-66 Springfield Blvd:

MD 2 story 25x45 class 3. Main stairway on exposure 2. Window bars in the basement, child gates on 1st floor

06:02 hours

E301 available replacing E317

7-5-5583 - 06:09 hours - Duration 16 minutes

Battalion 53: At Box 5583 we're using All-Hands for a fire in the basement of a 2 story wood frame 25x45 private dwelling, 92-66 Springfield Blvd. We have 2 lines stretched, 2 lines in operation, at this time we have two frozen hydrants, we just got a hydrant working. No primaries have been conducted at this time, and fire is Doubtful, k. Exposure 1 is a street, exposure 2 is a garage, exposure 3 is a similar, exposure 4 is also a similar private dwelling, k.

RAC4

2-2-5583 - 06:23 hours

Engs. 313, 299, 275, 298

E324 w/ Satellite 4

TL164

Battalion 50 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 52 (Resource Unit Leader)

Rescue, Safety Battalions

Tactical Support 2

FieldCom 1, Command Tactical Unit

Thawing Unit 330

06:24 hours - Duration 31 minutes

Division 14: We have 2 lines stretched and in operation, still looking for a working hydrant, we're on engine water right now, fire knocked down on the 1st and 2nd floor, still have fire on the 3rd floor and attic, k.

06:27 hours - Duration 34 minutes

DC14: We're going to update, we have a 2 1/2 story brick private dwelling 25x50. Exposure 1 is a street, exposure 2 is an alley, exposure 3 is a yard, exposure 4 is an alley, k.

06:29 hours

DC14: Be advised we are now operating on a hydrant water, k.

06:30 hours

DC14: Primaries are negative in the basement and 2nd floor at this time, k.

06:31 hours

FD Operations Center advises that the Buildings Dept. has a stop-work order for the address for conversion work being done to turn it into a church.

06:31 hours

The staging area is Springfield Blvd and 91 rd

06:33 hours

DC14: All special units that are not on scene can return, k.

06:36 hours

TL152 S/C

06:39 hours - Duration 46 minutes

DC14: Main body of fire has been knocked down, we're checking for pockets at this time and trucks are opening up.

06:46 hours

DC14: 5583, primaries are negative, we're Probably Will Hold.

06:48 hours

DC14: 5583, secondaries are negative in the basement and 1st floor, k.

06:53 hours

DC14: Secondaries are negative on the 2nd floor, we're waiting on the attic.

06:59 hours - Duration 1 hour 6 minutes

DC14: 5583, all secondaries are negative, we will go Under Control, k.

Relocations:

E297/251, E291/275, E92/313

Edited February 2, 2011 by ryang