1/14/22 Passaic NJ 10th Alarm

[Signal73]

Fire Location: 220 Passaic St Alarm

Chlorine/Clorox chemical factory fire, fully involved per command.

Numerous roadways in the area shutdown

Many LSO

Heavy mutual aid heading into the fire scene.

1a to command Urgent every hydrant is either broken or frozen we have no water and we are blocked from the scene

6th Alarm, Neptune system dispatched

Collapse of the rear of the building, looking for a marine unit to get into the river behind the scene. Newark Boat en route

Numerous haz mat companies requested

400X400 fully involved “heavy, heavy, heavy amounts of fire” DWH

 

[FDNYSTATENISLAND]

Numerous 10-33s across NYC tonight from this fire. Brooklyn dispatcher is letting units know there’s a 6th alarm in NJ.

 

[raybrag]

Photo courtesy NYCFireWire

 

[raybrag]

Video from WCBS:

 

[STAjo]

God Bless Those Who Serve This Frigid, Dangerous Night.

 

[FDNYSTATENISLAND]

Naturally, it’s a very windy night. Terrible condition for heavy fire like this.

 

[raybrag]

Richie Rich Twitter video:

 

[raybrag]

NJ chemical plant fire under control, 'catastrophe' averted

A fire near a New Jersey chemical plant with flames and smoke visible for miles in the night sky has spread to multiple buildings in the complex, threatening to reach the plant’s chemical storage area

www.fox5ny.com

 

[Len90]

Was the Neptune system activated for this?

 

[raybrag]

Was the Neptune system activated for this?

See Signal73's original post . . . YES.

 

[Lebby]

8 alarms

 

[fdny747]

Does anyone know what Haz-Mat Companies responded?

 

[Lebby]

Probably Passaic County Sheriff's Department HazMat and Paterson Fire Department HazMat 1

 

[tperez102]

Water pressure issues and very long stretches. Trying to reposition equipment is tough here. Exposure 3 And 4 are the river and highway.

 

[Lebby]

10 Alarms, Wayne Fire Chief 1 requesting NJ Forest Fire Service for the airdrop...

 

[FDNYSTATENISLAND]

Would they call FDNY mutual aid, even if it’s a marine unit for the river? 10 alarms and conditions look unchanged

 

[Lebby]

Would they call FDNY mutual aid, even if it’s a marine unit for the river? 10 alarms and conditions look unchanged

They did back at 6 alarms and were told all FDNY fire boats were in service already in the city.

Just lost a ladder to the fire, all members accounted for.

 

[Bulldog]

They did back at 6 alarms and were told all FDNY fire boats were in service already in the city.

That sounds strange, I didn't realize that the boats were utilized that much. It seems like in a case like this they could be relieved from whatever they were doing to respond since I'm sure the large volume of water that the 2 big boats could provide would be very helpful.

Now 11 alarms!

 

[FDNYSTATENISLAND]

That sounds strange, I didn't realize that the boats were utilized that much. It seems like in a case like this they could be relieved from whatever they were doing to respond since I'm sure the large volume of water that the 2 big boats could provide would be very helpful.

Now 11 alarms!

I thought same thing but what do I know lol

 

[Lebby]

That sounds strange, I didn't realize that the boats were utilized that much. It seems like in a case like this they could be relieved from whatever they were doing to respond since I'm sure the large volume of water that the 2 big boats could provide would be very helpful.

Now 11 alarms!

343 and Firefighter II couldn't make it down the river anyways due to low bridges. Supposedly Newark's Boat 1 was having issues making it and she is only 48'.