12/28/20 Brooklyn All Hands Box 1185

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Address: 9215 3rd Ave. off 92nd St.

Fire on the 2nd floor of a 4 story mixed occupancy

E-242: 10-75 - Fire on the 2nd floor - 21:00

L-168 FAST

BD to B-42: We have a report of person trapped on the 4th floor.

B-42: All Hands - Extra E&T (E-201 & TL-114) - 21:05

D-8: 3 L/S, 2 L/O - DWH - 21:13

D-8: We have 2 10-45 code 4's - 21:34

D-8: Special call 1 an additional truck (L-148) - PWH - 21:35

D-8: We have a total of 5 10-45 code 4's - Under Control - 21:57

Duration: 59 min.

Maybe:
E-242, 241, 284, 243, 201 s/c
L-109, 149, 168F, 114 s/c, 148 s/c
B-42, 40
R-5
SQ-1
D-8
RAC-5

Relocations:
E-309 to E-284
E-202 to E-201
E-205 to E-243
L-169 to L-109
TL-105 to TL-149
 
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Looks like heavy fire out atleast 2 windows. A grab was made via portable extension ladder, very close to the heavy fire. Good job by all! Yet another first due job for 242 & 109 the past month in Bay Ridge.

Pic from citizen:
 

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From FDNY UFA on Twitter:
At approximately 9 p.m. last night, E242 responded to a fire about one block from quarters. Upon arrival, they encountered a large body of fire and civilians trapped above the fire. Due to the distance of the second responding engine, and without the fifth firefighter, Firefighters Cangelosi, in the nozzle position, and Scaglione, the backup, stretched a line into the building. In blackout conditions, they were able to proceed to the second-floor apartment and begin to extinguish the blaze.

Simultaneously, the second Engine and Ladder Co.109, arrived at the scene, who identified a woman on the fourth-floor fire escape. Behind her was a heat-and-smoke-filled room, and also flames beneath her, obstructing her path of egress. She was told to stay in place as the blaze became increasingly hotter.

At that time, Firefighter Improta, with the assistance of E241, hoisted a 35-foot portable ladder to the fire escape to assist the trapped woman. Without the protection of a hose line, Firefighter Improta scaled the portable ladder, into the high-heat and flames radiating onto the ladder. He was able to secure the woman, rescuing her from the fire escape down the ladder, shielding her from the flames as best he could. He was able to bring her to the safety of the sidewalk. In his heroic act of bravery, Firefighter Improta sustained burn injuries. If not for his quick action, and the phenomenal work of the 8th Division, the outcome of this fire could have been far different.

This fire is another clear example of where seconds count, a 5th firefighter assigned to the Engine assisting with the hose line, would have also made a difference. The fire would have been knocked down sooner and burn injuries to the civilian and firefighter avoided. Had there been any additional delays this may have had a much more tragic ending. Great work by our members bringing four civilians to safety and preventing what could have been a terrible tragedy while working shorthanded.

Short video of rescue:
 
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In the mid 70's we used to interchange with 168 every third night. I caught some good jobs in that neighbor hood. One that I will always remember was a job off the belt parkway in garden apartments early in the morning. I had the ovm that night and ascended up the fire escape and attempted to enter window and was getting electric shock as I crawled in. Fire was contained to the couch with a male victim on it with 26 stab wounds. On another couch was a female victim with 13 stab wounds. And to top it off in the bedroom was a younger female victim that had her breast cut off. Coming from Brownsville we expected to see something like that back there not in Bensonhurst.
 
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