Greenwich (Fairfield County), CT - Working Fire (fatal) -- 10/2/12 [duplicate IA]

[Disaster_Guy 96]

Date: 10/2/12

Time: 07:09 hrs

Location: 46 Havemeyer Lane x MacArthur Drive, Old Greenwich, CT 06870

Frequency: GFD

Units Operating:

Greenwich Fire Department - appx. 60 FFs

Box Assignment:

Engines 5, 2, 1;

Tower 1;

Car 3.

Added:

(for victims trapped / overhaul / investigation)

Engines 3, 8, 4;

Ladder 5;

Cars 201, 501;

Patrol 2 (Fire Patrol Police);

Utility 2 (Fire Patrol Police);

Fire investigator.

Greenwich EMS [at least two ambulances];

Greenwich Police Department [patrol cars for traffic; Crime Scene/Forensics Unit, investigators, Detective Division];

Connecticut Fire Marshal's Office [investigators; arson dog and handler].

Weather Conditions: Overcast.

Description of Incident: Fully engulfed working fire on the first floor of a residential with two rescues, including one civilian fatality. Home was two-story brick and vinyl-sided as well as cluttered inside, but especially outside, which made extraction and search efforts more difficult. Originally dispatched to 4 MacArthur Dr., but address later corrected to 46 Havemeyer Lane. Caller was next-door neighbor reporting smoke coming out of windows. 3 HL/S/O, multiple ladders thrown, roof vented.

Two occupants of building; one was elderly wheelchair-bound. Both transported to hospital. One victim died, the handicapped victim sustained serious burn injuries. Heavy fire damage to first floor, smoke damage to second floor. GPD and State Fire Marshal's Office are saying fire was deliberately set, but joint investigation continues. CBS reporting that it was a suicide attempt in defiance of those who were trying to stop their hoarding.

Reporters: news articles; JFS250 (for most of rundown); SoHoTruckin20 (for additional operational and rundown details).

Writers: JFS250 (original IA); Larchmont_Boy (re-wrote with more info).

News Articles: Greenwich Time; Greenwich Patch- #1, #2; CBS 2 New York; News 12 Connecticut; Greenwich Post; WTNH News 8; WFSB News 3; Greenwich Daily Voice.

(all times are approximate)

07:09 hrs: Box alarm for 2 MacArthur Court in Riverside.

07:15(?) hrs: Volunteer Officer o/s rprts working fire. E-5 confirms working fire, 1st floor fully involved. Neighbors say 2 occupants inside, including 1 wheel-chair bound.

07:20(?) hrs: 1 HL/S (1 3/4) through front door, encountering heavy fire. Crew pulls out wheel-chair bound victim through rear of structure to awaiting FFs. CPR in progress, handing off to GEMS. 2nd occupant still inside.

07:25(?) hrs: Crew pulls out male victim (possible DOA) through rear of structure to awaiting FFs, and transferred to GEMS.

07:30(?) hrs: GEMS with male victim en-route to hospital.

07:40 hrs: GPD closed Havemeyer Ln. and MacArthur Dr.

09:10 hrs: GPD CSI unit o/s.

10:30 hrs: State Fire Marshal's Office arson dog o/s.

10:50 hrs: Arson dog leaves scene.

I re-wrote the IA due to the fatality and the lack of critical info from original IA.

Please PM me if you have any more information or corrections!

Edited October 3, 2012 by Larchmont_Boy