12/29/08 22-8480 Great Kills Park

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22-8480 Great Kills Park, Div#8 has a large Brush fire near the model airplane field. the Air Recon Chief has been requested along with additional Satelite unit.

 

[catry]

Great Kills, Staten Island, NY, 12/29/08

Location: Great Kills Park @ Hylan Blvd and Buffalo Ave

Box 3057
Engs. 162, 165, 167
L82, TL85
Battalion 23

10-75-3057 - 12:47 hours
E164
TL87 is the FAST truck
Battalion 21
Rescue 5
Squad 1
Division 8

12:47 hours
Battalion 23: Have E164 respond with the BFU unit.
E164 now responding w/ BFU1 and BFU164
E154 w/ BFU4 S/C

12:49 hours
L82: Buffallo Ave on the West Side near the Model Airplane Field, we checked the extension, it's approximately 600 feet

12:49 hours
Box changed to 8480

12:49 hours
Battalion 23: Notify the Parks Department and Cops for this area, we're going to have hose lines stretched across the street

12:51 hours
Battalion 21: Add E161 and BFU 5
E161 w/ BFU 5 S/C

7-5-8480 - 12:51 hours - Duration 8 minutes
BC23: All-Hands, large area of Brush.
E159 w/ Satellite 5
RAC5

12:53 hours
Battalion 32 is relocating to Battalion 23

2-2-8480 - 12:58 hours
BC23: Recommend to the Division a second alarm, we have what may be 8 separate fires
BC21: Assign the Air-Recon Chief for this box
Engs. 160, 163
L84, L81
Battalion 22 (Safety Officer)
Battalion 42 (Resource Unit Leader)
Safety, Rescue Battalions
Tactical Support 2
FieldCom
Command Tactical Unit

13:00 hours
Division 8: Have the Satellite respond to the plane field and lay a line down there.

13:02 hours
E242 is relocating to E167

13:02 hours - Duration 18 minutes
Battalion 33 S/C as "Air Recon Chief"

13:05 hours
Car 8 (AC Thomas Haring, Staten Island Borough Commander): I'm 10-84 at the 2nd alarm, special call an additional satellite.
E284 w/ Satellite 3 S/C

13:06 hours
Division 8: Special call an additional truck, we're putting the FAST truck to work with their bucket.
L83 S/C as the new FAST truck

13:06 hours - Duration 23 minutes
Car 8: If E163 isn't 10-84 yet, have them come in from Keegans Lane side.

13:09 hours
The Staging area is Montreal St and Hylan Blvd

13:09 hours
Oceanic H&L Co. BFU is 10-84

13:10 hours
DC8: Notify DEP to increase the water pressure in this area.

13:11 hours
E318 is relocating to E165

13:11 hours
DEP reports they cannot raise water pressure until a representative is on scene, a rep is en-route with no ETA.

13:13 hours
E201 is relocating to E160

13:19 hours
E159: Advise the second satellite to turn into the park and meet up with us, we need their hose.

13:22 hours
E202 is relocating to E159
L172 is relocating to L82

13:23 hours
Battalion 48 is relocating to Battalion 22

13:27 hours
L78 is 10-8 in L84's response area

13:28 hours - Duration 44 minutes
Battalion 33 is airborne w/ a 5 minute ETA

13:30 hours
E309 is relocating to E164

13:33 hours
TL131 is relocating to TL87

13:34 hours - Duration 50 minutes
DC8: Progress report for 2nd alarm Box 8480, DC8 reports: we're still operating at mutliple brush fires.  Satellites supplying 5, 3 1/2, and 1 3/4 lines.  We have multiple Brush Fire Units operating, fire is still Doubtful.

13:40 hours - Duration 55 minutes
Car 8: Box 8480, by orders of AC Haring, main body of fire has been knocked down, still have numerous pockets of fire.  Fire has not jumped the street, Probably Will Hold.

13:43 hours
L161 is relocating to L81

14:06 hours - Duration 1 hour 22 minutes
Car 8: By orders of AC Haring, fire is Under Control.  Car 8 will be going 10-8, Division 8 will be Incident Commander.

14:27 hours
DC8: Special call 2 engines for relief purposes to assist with repacking hose.
Engs. 157, 309 acting 164 S/C

 

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13:11 hours
DEP reports they cannot raise water pressure until a representative is on scene, a rep is en-route with no ETA.

The DEP rep was to make sure FDNY was telling the truth about low pressure?  Or what?

Sure sounds like something that needs to be straightened out before the next big job!