10/5/22 Queens 2nd Alarm Box 9876

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Fire Location: 163-18 Jamaica Ave

Fire in the basement of a commercial

2nd Alarm @ 11:12

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7 story 80'x120' Class 2 commercial b'ldg.

Maybe,
E298, 303, 275, 308, 301 s/c
L127, 126, 133F, 125 s/c, 150F s/c, 155 s/c
E326 Purple K unit s/c
B50, 51
S270
R4
D13
Rac4

2-2 alarm
E302, 305, 317
L162 act. 127 s/c, 176 act. 133 s/c, 107 act. 155 s/c
B52, 53 RUL, 46 S
E229 Purple K unit s/c
E324 w/Sat.4
FC, RB, SB, CT, TS2, RM, RB1
Car 15

E315 in MVA replaced by E308

10:51 - E298 gave 10-75, fire in basement of commercial b'ldg.

L133F

10:53 - B50 gave All Hands, electrical fire in basement, extra E/T (301 & L125), also Purple K unit

10:54 - E315 to QD: Take us off the Box, we are involved in MVA

10:55 - QD: E308 to replace E315

10:56 - QD to D13: E326 is the Purple K unit

11:03 - D13: Electrical fire in basement, 2 L/S - 1 L/O, need ConEd response forthwith

11:05 - D13: we putting the FT (L133) to work, need another FT (L150) & an add'l Truck (L155)

11:10 - D13: transmit 2nd alarm

11:15: - D13: this will be an extended operation using SCBA

11:24 - D13: need NYPD for crowd control

11:31 - D13: request add'l Truck (L162 act. L127)

11:33 - QD: Car 15 10-84

11:34 - D13: we're now applying Purple K, need an add'l Purple K unit (E229)

11:37 - FC: s/c add'l Truck (L176 act. L133)

11:38 - FC: still requesting forthwith response of ConEd

11:51 - FC: s/c add'l Truck (L107 act. L155)

12:10 - FC: Secondary searches throughout are complete & negative, PWH, ConEd still not on scene

12:19 - FC; ConEd is on scene

12:34 - FC: All searches complete & negative, ConEd in process of removing power, (2) precautionary lines stretched, (1) purple K unit on standby, fire is UC (duration 1 hr. 57 min.)

L162 act. L127
L138 act. L127
L107 act. L155
E286 act. E298
L176 act. L133
L140 act. L133
E273 act. E308
E1 act. E273
B26 act. B52
E227 act. E302
L156 act. L126
E309 act. E317
B39 act. B50
E331 act. E301
E262 act. E305
E39 act. E262
E59 act. E39
E89 act. E275
 
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Believe the assignment for that box is E298, 275, 315 L127, 125 0 and that's not a maybe. Been there enough tmes to know, unless companies were out on another box or DOITT in their infinte wisdom (insert sarcasm avatar) :rolleyes: changed the assignment.
Building was 7 story commercial; now stores on 1st floor, MED on the 2nd floor and floors 3-7 I believe is now some kind of high school.
 
2nd Alarm here back in 2015

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12/13/2015 Queens 2nd Alarm Box 9876

Address: 163-18 Jamaica Avenue - off Brewer Blvd. Fire on the 1st floor of a 1 story 20x60 commercial. 0958 - Bn. 50 - Transmit the 10-75. L-125 FAST - E-302 4th Engine 1001 - Bn. 50 - All Hands - Fire in a 1 story commercial. Extra Engine and Truck (E-303, L-150). 1007 - Bn. 50 - We have...
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“{ FDNY BOX 9876 ~ QUEENS }”…..”{ FDNY OPERATING AT A 2ND ALARM ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE BASEMENT OF COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT ON JAMAICA AVENUE IN THE JAMAICA AREA OF QUEENS IN NEW YORK CITY }”…..
 
^^^^^ 9876
Jamaica Av & 162 St....this was the old home Box of the "biggest" big house 275..298..299..127..& BN*50...(two House Watch Desks on either side of the apparatus floor ) .... back then only two of the ENGs responded to the Home Box along w/303 ...one ENG remained in service in qtrs.....generally 275 went to boxes North of the FH & 299 went to boxes South of the FH but when they both moved to new FHs in 1960 299 went North to Utopia & the LIE & 275 went South to Merrick & 111 Av. ( in '65 298 ...127 & BN*50 moved a few blocks up to Hillside Ave & the FH was taken over by Parking agents / Meter Maids....today it is privately owned ......this Box 9876 was the scene of a Multiple Alarm back in 1962 that i Buffed...this was the 11 mile run that is featured in the R*1 video w/a camera man tied to the roof & a camera man tied to the radiator w/his feet in the tow holes on the bumper....his knees were wrapped in blankets.
 
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68jk09 said:
In regard to my reply # 11 post above Paul Hashagen has a picture on his site of the photographer tied to the front of R*1s Rig....the picture comes up as "too large to transfer" when I tried to copy & paste it here ..... https://www.facebook.com/paul.hashagen.author
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Chief I remember watching that show on black and white TV, maybe in the 1950s. Maybe it was 1957, 58, or 59.
We only got about 4 NY channels in those days.
Channel 2 - WCBS, Channel 4 - WNBC, Channel 5 - WNEW, Channel 11 - WPIX.
I think it was on Channel 5 or 11 - ???

As I remember, it was the first TV show to take the viewers inside the firehouse and along on the runs.
 
^^^ The show "FIRE RESCUE" was in Sept 1962 on Channel 4.....the photographer was tied flat on the roof behind the Mars Light for the entire 11 mile run from R*1s Qtrs in Manhattan to the Multiple Alarm at 9876......they were also filming the job that FF John Farragher R*1 was killed at.........
Ep 2.03 DuPont Show Of The Week: FIRE RESCUE

30Sep1962 NBC Sun (rebroadcast 21Jul63)

written by Jack Fuller

directed by Fred Freed

narrator Walter Matthau

Synopsis 1:
This episode presents a documentary about the Rescue Company One of the New York Fire Dept., a small corps of firefighters
whose training and skills have equipped them for the most challenging assignments. The program follows the firefighters as
they answer calls to multiple alarm fires, resuscitation calls and other emergencies day and night. Incidents include the
death of firefighter John Farragher in a fire in the city's Hell's Hundred Acres section and a nine-alarm fire in a clothing
store in Queens. The show focuses on Lt. William McMahon as he leads his men. There are scenes at the company's quarters on
West 43rd St. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
For three months, cameras recorded New York City's Fire Rescue Company One in action and at the firehouse. There was a
nine-alarmer in Queens; a fire in a Manhattan novelty store; a tough mopping up job in a fire-gutted building; the rescue
of an 80 year-old woman trapped during a blaze; first aid to a girl who collapsed on the street; the rescue of other firemen
overcome by smoke in a burning tenement; and a tragic loft fire in which one man in the squad lost his life. Off-camera
narrator: Walter Matthau. [RF]​
 
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68jk09 said:
^^^ The show "FIRE RESCUE" was in Sept 1962 on Channel 4.....the photographer was tied flat on the roof behind the Mars Light for the entire 11 mile run from R*1s Qtrs in Manhattan to the Multiple Alarm at 9876......they were also filming the job that FF John Farragher R*1 was killed at.........
Ep 2.03 DuPont Show Of The Week: FIRE RESCUE

30Sep1962 NBC Sun (rebroadcast 21Jul63)

written by Jack Fuller

directed by Fred Freed

narrator Walter Matthau

Synopsis 1:
This episode presents a documentary about the Rescue Company One of the New York Fire Dept., a small corps of firefighters
whose training and skills have equipped them for the most challenging assignments. The program follows the firefighters as
they answer calls to multiple alarm fires, resuscitation calls and other emergencies day and night. Incidents include the
death of firefighter John Farragher in a fire in the city's Hell's Hundred Acres section and a nine-alarm fire in a clothing
store in Queens. The show focuses on Lt. William McMahon as he leads his men. There are scenes at the company's quarters on
West 43rd St. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
For three months, cameras recorded New York City's Fire Rescue Company One in action and at the firehouse. There was a
nine-alarmer in Queens; a fire in a Manhattan novelty store; a tough mopping up job in a fire-gutted building; the rescue
of an 80 year-old woman trapped during a blaze; first aid to a girl who collapsed on the street; the rescue of other firemen
overcome by smoke in a burning tenement; and a tragic loft fire in which one man in the squad lost his life. Off-camera
narrator: Walter Matthau. [RF]​
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Yes Chief, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT IS IT.
I thought it was in the late 50s but it was 1962.
It says so right in the Facebook report that Paul Hashgen provided (I need to pay more attention)

I was about 12 years old and both my parents, and my grandmother who lived with us too, gathered around that TV set to watch it.

Of course for a young wanna be, without a doubt, it was one show that I would never forgot.
Plus, it was the FIRST of It's Kind. (y) :)
 
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