3/9/2014 Bronx All Hands Box 3385

firephish · Mar 9, 2014

Address: 2619 Sedgwick Ave. off Bailey Ave.

Fire on the top floor of a 5 story 150x75 MD.

0148 - TL-46 transmitted the 10-75.

L-56 FAST

0149 - Bat. 27 - Using All Hands, get me an extra Engine and Truck (E-95, TL-33).

0153 - Bat. 27 - Fire in Apt 5A, 1L/S/O, second being stretched, primaries underway. DWH - Duration 11 minutes.

0159 - Bat. 27 - Primaries in the fire apt. are negative, water on the fire, trucks still opening up. DWH - Duration 17 minutes.

Daylight Savings Time

0306 - Div. 7 - All visible fire knocked down, fire did not extend into the cockloft. PWH - Duration 26 minutes.

Maybe:
E-81, 79, 48, 75, 95 s/c
L-46, 37, 56F, 33 s/c
B-27, 19
S-41
R-3
D-7
RAC-3

Relocation:
L-61 act. L-37
TL-54 act. TL-33
B-14 act. B-27

chiefblackcloud · Mar 9, 2014

33 and 56 before 59?

43/59 could and should be 2nd due.

3511 · Mar 9, 2014

Don't think so. Not that far north on Sedgwick. The box is for Kingsbridge at Sedgwick. Prior to BARB (Starfire and before) 75/33 went in 2d due, followed by 48/56 (straight run west on Kingsbridge). Then 79/37.

Oddly, 79/37 was assigned before 48/56 to Kingsbridge at the Concourse but the reverse at Kingsbridge at Jerome. Why? No turn for 48, they used the tunnel under the Concourse to get to points west.
BARB appears to finally considering that both 48/56 and 75/33's new quarters are further south then they used to be.

JOR176 · Mar 9, 2014

The Assignment above by firephish is correct as in BARB

scoobyd · Mar 9, 2014

43/59 can get there before any 2nd due companies without trying. On Sedgwick the whole time and there are only three traffic lights and one significant intersection to pass thru.

guitarman314 · Mar 9, 2014

40 year old card from the days when 75/33 ruled:

jkal · Mar 9, 2014

Why do you think the Blue Devils moved in with E-43. Also, we were a Tiller in the early 80"s, when I got there.

Capt JC (ret)
TL-120
Brownsville, Brooklyn

chiefblackcloud · Mar 9, 2014

3511 said:
Don't think so. Not that far north on Sedgwick. The box is for Kingsbridge at Sedgwick. Prior to BARB (Starfire and before) 75/33 went in 2d due, followed by 48/56 (straight run west on Kingsbridge). Then 79/37.

Oddly, 79/37 was assigned before 48/56 to Kingsbridge at the Concourse but the reverse at Kingsbridge at Jerome. Why? No turn for 48, they used the tunnel under the Concourse to get to points west.
BARB appears to finally considering that both 48/56 and 75/33's new quarters are further south then they used to be.

Bailey is closer to Fordham Rd than Kingsbridge Rd.

3511 · Mar 9, 2014

"Bailey is closer to Fordham Rd than Kingsbridge Rd."

Not quite sure what you mean by that but you guys supporting 43 / 59 are probably correct. Here's the Rand McNally street mileage from current firehouse locations:

79 1.3 miles
75 1.4
48. 1.4
43. 1.4

Here's why it used to be different (from their old locations)
79 1.3 (same)
75. 1.0
48. 1.2
43. 1.4 (same)

If what phish posted is correct maybe BARB prefers the companies using major thoroughfares rather than the narrow Sedgwick ave. since it's pretty much a dead heat otherwise.

chiefblackcloud · Mar 9, 2014

3511 said:
"Bailey is closer to Fordham Rd than Kingsbridge Rd."

Not quite sure what you mean by that but you guys supporting 43 / 59 are probably correct. Here's the Rand McNally street mileage from current firehouse locations:

79 1.3 miles
75 1.4
48. 1.4
43. 1.4

Here's why it used to be different (from their old locations)
79 1.3 (same)
75. 1.0
48. 1.2
43. 1.4 (same)

If what phish posted is correct maybe BARB prefers the companies using major thoroughfares rather than the narrow Sedgwick ave. since it's pretty much a dead heat otherwise.

It is my thinking that if the incident is at Bailey & Sedgwick the box at Fordham & Sedgwick would be closer than the box at Kingsbridge & Sedgwick.

mac8146 · Mar 9, 2014

The address 2619 Sedgwick is closer to kingsbridge rd hence 3385, box 3362 is located mid way on Sedgwick between kingsbridge rd & bailey ave, lastly box 3361 is Sedgwick & bailey ave. I think 3361 & 3362 get 43/59 second due but 3385 is as stated in other posts.

3511 · Mar 9, 2014

Does anybody know if barb calculates to a street intersection or an address? Can make quite a difference.

The old system, which began in the 1870s, and was completely overhauled in the 1920s, calculated strictly by the street intersection where the box was actually located. Despite all the changes over the years in streets and development, that old system, long be four computers and satellites, remains pretty damn accurate.