12/20/2013 Staten Island Second Alarm Box 4517

[firephish]

Address: 163 Main Street

1710 - Bat. 23 - Using All Hands for heavy smoke condition in a Mixed Occupancy - Requesting an extra engine and extra truck E-162/L-82

1714 - Bat. 23 - Transmitting a Second Alarm

1716 - Bat. 23 - Fire on the first and second floor - first floor commercial, second floor residential.  3 L/S/O

1723 - Fallback Step 3 in Staten Island

1st Alarm
E-151, 164, 168, 167, 162s/c
L-76, 84, 87Fast, 82s/c
R-5
S-1
B-23, 22
D-8
RAC-5

2nd Alarm
E-154, 165, 166
L-85
B-21(safety), 40(RUL), 42
Tac-2
SB
RB
Field Comm

Relocation:
E-157 act. E-151
E-241 act. E-168
E-153 act. E-164
L-83 act. TL-84
L-148 act. TL-85
L-78 act. TL-87
B-43 act. B-23
B-48 act. B-21

 

[STAjo]

Sure! I step-out for a smoke after dat' 'Harrowing' Bklyn Incident... 

L.131 Re-loc. L.82  ( i hope they have enuff Fuel...!)  Eng.202 'Switching to S.I.'

18:20 (approx.) Div.8 5 10-45  (4

http://www.bing.com/maps/#Y3A9cXJqcDdkOHRjYjNxJmx2bD0xOS4yNSZkaXI9OTEuMDcmc3R5PWImcT0xNjMlMjUyME1haW4lMjUyMFN0cmVldCUyNTIwU3RhdGVuJTI1MjBJc2xhbmQlMjUyQyUyNTIwTlk=

 

[raybrag]

See what ya get, Staj, for having that nasty smoking habit?  C'mon, join me . . . QUIT!  : ??? :

 

[STAjo]

See what ya get, Staj, for having that nasty smoking habit?  C'mon, join me . . . QUIT!  : ??? :

TY, Ray ! Someday... 

 

[FDNYSTATENISLAND]

This box is far from most companies on the south shore, southernmost tip of the island, a hike for companies such as 167/87 which were 4th due and FAST, you can imagine the trip for Rescue and Squad! Tottenville boys catchin some work I see 

 

[mack]

25 mile response, or longer, for Squad 1, to Tottenville fire.

27 miles for Squad 18.

28 miles for Rescue 2.

 

[mikeindabronx]

http://www.silive.com/southshore/index.ssf/2013/12/firefighters_bring_blaze_under.html

 

[Atlas]

Look at this job. After the second alarm was transmitted I have to assume Eng 159 responded with Sat. # 5. So the only engine companies in service south of the SIE are Engines 160 & 161. Interesting!!!!

 

[NYBravest82]

unreal. just unreal.

 

[mack]

SI continues to grow rapidly - about 25K-40K every 10 years - new housing - traffic.  With minimal FDNY increases.  Still only 3 battalions, no squad, limited West Shore ladder companies.  Many of the new South Shore housing developments are large homes which will require multiple alarms for working fires.  Response from Brooklyn and other boros will only continue to slow down with additional traffic.  SI could use another firehouse (engine maybe squad, battalion) vicinity of SI mall (new Springfield). Pleasant Plains firehouse (long run for E 164/L 84).  Engine 156/L 79/Bn 22 are candidates for new firehouse.  E 168 and E 158 will eventually need truck companies in quarters.

There is no depth of fire coverage on SI.  Two simultaneous multiples are major problem. 

 

[mack]

SI firehouse locations:



- All three West Shore firehouses are single engines only - E 158, E 154, E 168 - long runs for truck companies
- Same number of SI battalions since 1930 - population has tripled
- Large center area (Heartland Village) vic SI Mall has no near-by fire units
- E 151/L 76 and E 164/L 84 have large response areas - long runs to neighbors along Amboy Road and Hylan Blvd in Annadale-Huguenot- Princess Bay-Pleasant Plains

 

[FDNYSTATENISLAND]

Some great action shots



http://photos.silive.com/4499/gallery/two_alarm_fire_destroys_home_a/index.html#/0

 

[CFDMarshal]

Did anyone make a grab on the raccoon?

 

[mack]

Ladder 76 did CPR -

Coon Pipe Removal

for the raccoon.

 

[R1SmokeEater]

Akb360.

http://youtu.be/uvGdo_gOjxY

 

[STAjo]

Did anyone make a grab on the raccoon?

Wonder if: dat' was da' Cause...?  :-\