8/5/26 Bronx 5th Alarm Box 3564

OnThaWay said:
I believe the spread or even distribution of companies throughout the boro is the priority, not the physical distance of the relocating company.

If they pull every company by distance they would wipe out a whole n/s/e/w side of a boro is my thought.

Eventually, they have to skip over many closer companies because they need to leave some sort of coverage within the span of the area…unless they do a double relocate which seems not feasible. (Ex reLocate ladder 100 to ladder 200. Then relocate ladder 300 to ladder 100)

Just my own assumption.
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Theirs a lot of places I listen to that do what your referring to as a double move up or progressive move up.

Which in this case could be a Brooklyn or Queens truck to the Bronx and then the SI Truck to the Brooklyn/Queens house. Cuts down the time the units are on the road to the cover assignments.

Also I don't know, does FDNY "respond" to move-ups? I know several places (especially LA) the have Code R Move ups where the units will respond to the station they're covering if theirs a critical shortage in coverage. Not sure if that's in play in NY or not (with the traffic some day's t would make sense).
 
fire28 said:
Also I don't know, does FDNY "respond" to move-ups? I know several places (especially LA) the have Code R Move ups where the units will respond to the station they're covering if theirs a critical shortage in coverage. Not sure if that's in play in NY or not (with the traffic some day's t would make sense).
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"Emergency Mode" for relocations. Good old fashion lights and sirens
 
Many of the NE Queens companies and a battalion were either at the fire or relocated to the Bronx. Companies from elsewhere in Queens were then relocated into NE Queens. I was surprised that the entire 326,160 & the 53 house was in the Bronx.
 
Does anyone know where L-19 was during this major fire? I covered, as a Cov. Lieutenant long term in L-19 during the mid 1980's and at that time the really got to most major fires in much of the Bronx.
I say once more at the chance of sounding like a broken record. If you must call multiple Engines and Trucks above the 5th Alarm, for other than relief for real fire duty you a lying about the reality of the fire. It is really a 6th or 7th Alarm or greater. The U.F.A. & U.F.O.A. MUST get this out to the media. Years ago, the Philadelphia F.D. was miss reporting the actual number of units operating at fires and the net result was a reduction in P.F.D. units. Philly is still dealing with a deficit of active fire units. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired
 
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captaindewey50267021@gm said:
Does anyone know where L-19 was during this major fire? I covered, as a Cov. Lieutenant long term in L-19 during the mid 1980's and at that time the really got to most major fires in much of the Bronx.
I say once more at the chance of sounding like a broken record. If you must call multiple Engines and Trucks above the 5th Alarm, for other than relief for real fire duty you a lying about the reality of the fire. It is really a 6th or 7th Alarm or greater. The U.F.A. & U.F.O.A. MUST get this out to the media. Years ago, the Philadelphia F.D. was miss reporting the actual number of units operating at fires and the net result was a reduction in P.F.D. units. Philly is still dealing with a deficit of active fire units. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired
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19 was apparently acting 39 and was special called to the job at 15:40 per the rundown.
 
mikeindabronx said:
https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/08...randma-from-bronx-building-destroyed-in-fire/
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Mikeindabronx I believe resides in this Norwood neighborhood so maybe he can back me up here.
A little local stuff on Parkside Place. It runs for just a few blocks, parallel to Webster Avenue, on an up and down slope, creating a bluff overlooking the the Metro-North line and the Bronx River Valley. Some of the original private homes from the late 1800s/early 1900s still stand. The five and six story apartment buildings came in the 1920s and later. Because of the views to the east all the way across Bronx Park, Parkside Place was considered top shelf accommodations. I was aware of several families of cops and firefighters who resided there back in the 1950s. Of late the views have been obstructed by higher construction on Webster Avenue and the east side of Parkside Place and it now appears to be a little rundown. It used to be a beautiful street in a very nice neighborhood.
As you can tell from the photos and videos of this incident it was always a tough place for fire apparatus to operate, limited access and tough (uphill or long) stretches.
 
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