12/25/2011 All Hands SI Box 1442

[firebuffkevin]

ATLANTIC AVE at BEAR ST

138 Atlantic Avenue

Report of kids trapped on second floor

23:52  10-75

20:58  Fire in a two story PD, 20x40.  Heavy fire conditions.  Now reports of no one trapped

20:29  Requests an extra engine and truck

00:03  Fire throughout the two stories

 

[AuxWarYearsCapt]

sorry kfd274 we were typing at the same time I guess    I am a slow typer a one finger guy

 

[SI1075]

staten island advance ----- OFF DUTY FIREFIGHTER SAVES RESIDENTS IN STATEN ISLAND HOUSE BLAZE

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Santa Claus isn't the only one making house calls on Christmas.

An off-duty firefighter apparently prevented a holiday tragedy when he sprung into action after he spotted flames shooting from a home on his Dongan Hills block late last night.

The firefighter saw the flames shooting from the windows of 138 Atlantic Ave. at approximately 11:50 last night, and before FDNY units hit the scene, he shoved a ladder to the window of the home and helped several of its inhabitants reach safety, a source at the scene told a news photographer.

FDNY officials this morning confirmed the off-duty firefighter's role in the rescue, but could not provide a name for this holiday hero.

Several were injured in the blaze, but none were initially believed to be life threatening,  the source said.

It wasn't immediately clear how the fire began, but the home suffered heavy damage in the blaze.

 

[firebuffkevin]

Courtesy of Lone319Wolf

Box 1442  138 Atlantic Ave
Batt 21 reports using all hands for fire in a 2 story 20 x 40  fire thru out exp 4 side

2 10-45 No Code
X eng & truck      E 165  L 83
L 77 FT

Relocations  L 114 / L 85      L 161 / L 81    E 282 / E 161  E 321 / E 159

 

[raybrag]

It was FF Steven Carl:

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/26/9720989-christmas-rescue-couple-cat-saved-by-off-duty-firefighter

 

[firebuffkevin]

http://www.nybuff.org/2011/12/off-duty-firefighter-rescues-couple.html