10/16/10 -- Second Alarm/Brush/Box 3069

[rdm258]

Location: Great Kills Park --Hylan Blvd/Buffalo St
Large area of brush going. Extremely Wind Conditions
Time: 1314 hrs
Time: 1320 hrs  Second Alarm given  Div 8 the I/C
Time: 1324 hrs  Eng 284 with Sat 3, Car 6  s/c
Time: 1330 hrs  Cap blew off Hydrant and hit Eng 162 Chauffeur, EMS requested  Hylan/keegans Ln
Time: 1355 hrs PWH hitting hot spots

 

[mikeindabronx]

4 lines in operation

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Hylan+Blvd.+%26+Hopkins,Staten+Island,NY&sll=40.841757,-73.876066&sspn=0.017337,0.045447&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Hylan+Blvd+%26+Hopkins+Ave,+Staten+Island,+Richmond,+New+York+10306&ll=40.556526,-74.119992&spn=0.017411,0.045447&t=h&z=15

 

[NPS-fire]

Any more details on the fire and any word on how the E162 chaffeur is doing?

 

[efd274]

Unfortunately, this article from SI Live does not address the injured chaffeur

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/10/great_kills_brush_fire_extingu.html

 

[FDNY150]

Because he was injured at a separate incident. They were operating somewhere else when the accident occured.