Glen Oaks, Queens, NY, 4/24/09
Address: 80-50 260 st @ 80 Ave
16:52 hours
Phone Box 6773 - Multiple calls for an explosion
Engs. 251, 313, 326, 306
TL164, TL162
Battalion 53
Rescue 3 S/C
Squad 270 S/C
16:52 hours
E251: Fill out box 6773, we heard the explosion from quarters!
10-75-6773 - 16:53 hours
E251: Transmit a 10-75, we can see a large column of smoke from here!
TL160 is the FAST Truck
Battalion 54
Division 14
10-60-6773 - 16:55 hours
E251 to Queens, Urgent! Transmit a 10-60, we got a private dwelling fully involved and collapsed with exposure problems, k!
Engs. 320, 301, 299, 315
E324 w/ Satellite 4, E262 w/ IMT Unit, E233 w/ Mobile Command Center 1
L150, L167
TL146 w/ Collapse Rescue 4, L132 w/ Collapse Rescue 2
L126, TL144 (SOC Support Trucks)
Battalion 52 (Safety Officer), Battalion 51 (Resource Unit Leader), Battalion 26 (IMT Chief), Battalion 39 (Air-Recon Chief), HazMat Battalion
Rescue 2, Squad 1 w/ TRV
SOC Logistics, SOC Compressor
FieldCom, Command Tactical Unit
Division 13
Car 4 (Chief of Fire Operations Patrick McNally)
RAC4
16:55 hours
Receiving report of children trapped.
16:55 hours
Battalion 53: Put a call into ConEd to respond
16:55 hours
Rescue Battalion, Safety Battalion, Tactical Support 1 available and responding.
16:58 hours
Division 14: Have all the utilities respond to this box.
17:00 hours
HazMat Battalion: Assign E274 as a HazTec unit to get us a preliminary.
E274 (HazTec) S/C
17:01 hours
Rescue 4 available assigned in.
17:03 hours - Duration 12 minutes
Battalion 53: The address is 80-50 260 st We're going to use All-Hands for a fully-involved PD with collapse, 20x40. We have 2 lines stretched, in operation. We have searches in progress in the main fire building, and in exposures 2 and 4. We have fire extension to exposures 2 and 4, also PD's 20x40. We have a 10-45 no code at this time, that was in exposure 2. Fire is Doubtful.
Fire Buildings Height/Size-up:
3 unattached 2 1/2 story 20x40 frame PDs
17:04 hours
Car 11A (Chief of Rescue Operations) is responding.
17:05 hours
The Staging Area is 257 st and Union Turnpike
17:06 hours
Car 4A (AC Robert Sweeney, Assistant Chief of Operations) is responding.
17:07 hours
L116 available replacing TL146.
17:08 hours
Car 12 (BC Stephen Raynis (Acting), Chief of Safety and Inspectional Services) is responding
17:09 hours
Car 1E (Commissioner's Liaison) is responding
17:10 hours - Duration 19 minutes
BC53: We have 4 handlines stretched and in operation, 2 in exposure 2, 1 on the main fire building with a tower ladder in operation, and 1 in exposure 4.
17:12 hours
Car 11A: Advise one of the special units to meter the area for the incident commander.
17:13 hours
Fallback Step III has been implemented in the borough of Queens.
17:22 hours
Department of Buildings is responding and reports a 20 minute ETA.
17:22 hours
Division 13: Special call a tower ladder to Box 6773, have them come in off 81 ave, we need them for exposure 2.
TL152 S/C
17:23 hours
HazMat Battalion: Special call HazMat 1, they can help E274 with metering.
HazMat 1 S/C
17:26 hours
Rescue 3: Advise L116 to come in off of 81 Ave, not 80 ave, that'll put them by the fire building.
17:28 hours
Car 12A (Executive Officer of Safety and Inspectional Services) is 10-84.
17:29 hours
DC13: We do not need Air-Recon on this box.
Battalion 39 is 10-8 back to Brooklyn.
17:39 hours
Car 14C (Fire Marshal) is 10-84
17:42 hours
FieldCom: Box 6773, have E233 come into 259 st and 80 ave
3-3-6773 - 17:54 hours
FC: Box 6773 by orders of Car 4, transmit a 3rd alarm.
Engs. 304, 298, 273, 303
L133
Battalion 35 acting 51
Battalion 44 acting 53 (Staging Manager)
Mask Service Unit 1
17:54 hours
TL41 acting 164 is available in the area, assigned in
17:56 hours
FC: Notify the staging battalion to come in on Channel 5, notify all other Battalions to switch to channel 2, the command channel.
18:01 hours
Rescue 3 is 10-8
18:06 hours
FC: We have an updated staging location, it will be Union Turnpike and 259 st. Have the units coming in report there to Battalion 44.
18:11 hours - Duration 1 hour 21 minutes
18:13 hours
Receiving a call for 80-50 261 st reporting person trapped in their home.
18:15 hours
FC: The address of the original fire building is 80-50 260 st. Exposure 2 is 80-54 260 st, and exposure 4 is 80-46 260 st.
18:22 hours
FC: Box 6773, by orders of Car 4, Division 13 will be Incident Commander, Division 14 will be taking up.
18:24 hours
FC: By orders of Car 4, special call the Dewatering Unit to the Staging Area.
SOC Dewatering Unit S/C
18:27 hours
Rescue 5 released from relocation, switching back to SI.
18:37 hours
Squad 1 is 10-8
18:40 hours
FC: 6773, have the Dewatering Unit respond into the command post.
18:45 hours
Mask Service Unit is 10-8
18:49 hours - Duration 1 hour 58 minutes
FC: Progress report for 10-60 Box 6773 for the address 80-50 260 st between 80 and 81 Aves, that's an explosion in a 2 story frame 20x40 with subsequent fire and collapse. At this time Car 4, Chief of Operations McNally reports: Primary search in exposure 2 and 4 comeplete and negative. A preliminary search of the fire building and a search using lift devices has proven negative. Units have resumed firefighting. Doubtful.
18:55 hours - Duration 2 hours 4 minutes
FC with a mixer-off message.
18:55 hours
Battalion 44 acting 53 is 10-8 back to Brooklyn
18:58 hours
FC with a mixer-off message.
18:58 hours
E233 is 10-8 back to Brooklyn
4-4-6773 - 19:05 hours - Duration 2 hours 14 minutes
FC: Progress report for 10-60 Box 6773 for the address 80-50 260 st between 80 and 81 Aves, that's an explosion in a 2 story frame 20x40 with subsequent fire and collapse. By orders of Car 4, Chief of Operations McNally, fire is Probably Will Hold, transmit a 4th alarm to consist of 4 engines, 3 ladder companies that are SOC Support, 1 a tower ladder, and 2 Battalions.
Engs. 305, 258, 316, 297
TL117, L175, TL50 (SOC Support Trucks)
Battalions 45, 49
Car 13A (AC Richard Tobin, Assistant Chief of Fire Prevention)
(1st-3rd alarm units being rotated out for 4th alarm units)
19:10 hours
L132/Collapse Rescue 2 are 10-8
19:12 hours
FC: Also special call 1 additional FAST Truck.
L176 acting 167 S/C as a new FAST Truck
19:19 hours
E258 is delayed due to heavy traffic.
19:24 hours
Mobile Command Center 1: Have the Dewatering Unit move to 259 st behind the fire building.
19:36 hours
Mobile Command Center 1 is radio contact, FieldCom is shutting down.
19:57 hours 3 hours 6 minutes
MCC1: Progress report for your 4th alarm 10-60 Box 6773, the address 80-50 260 st. At this time, AC Tobin reports that SOC Units are taking the opportunity to perform searches and perform limited debris removal. We have 5 precautionary lines stretched. SOC Dewatering Unit is in operation. Lights are being set up for night time operations. Operation remains Probably Will Hold.
20:01 hours
MCC1: At Box 6773, special call 2 Battalion Chiefs and have them respond to the Incident Command Post.
Battalions 39, 47 S/C
20:29 hours
E316 S/C to relieve E297 on 259 st
20:34 hours
Car 4 is 10-8, Car 13A is Incident Commander.
20:55 hours - Duration 4 hours, 4 minutes
21:16 hours - Duration 4 hours 25 minutes
MCC1: Progress report for your 4th alarm 10-60 Box 6773 for the address 80-50 260 st between 80 and 81 Aves, this is an explosion in a 2 story frame 20x40 with subsequent fire and collapse. At this time, Car 13A, AC Tobin reports: In the process of removing a victim. Secondary searches will be delayed due to extensive overhauling. This will be an extended operation. Fire Under Control.
21:22 hours
RAC2 S/C
21:33 hours
MCC1: Box 6773, by orders of Car 13A, special call 4 engine companies for relief purposes. Have them respond to 260 st and 80 Ave, and have the crews report to the command post. Car 13A will be 10-8, Division 13 will be Incident Commander.
Engs. 293, 325, 97, 45 S/C
21:36 hours
MCC1: Box 6773, by orders of Division 13 special call Squad 288 to relieve Squad 270. Also have them leave their apparatus at 260 st and 80 Ave.
Squad 288 S/C
22:10 hours
L129, TL135 S/C for relief
22:19 hours
TL158 S/C for relief, to operate on the Exposure 3 side.
22:57 hours - Duration 6 hours 6 minutes
DC13: Progress report for the 4th alarm is as follows: Secondary searches were conducted in exposures 2 and 4 within limits of safety and are negative. All pockets of fire have been extinguished. We are actively performing debris removing and going down to 3 engines, 2 trucks, and 1 squad.
23:06 hours
Battalions 28 and 58 S/C for relief purposes
Notes: a 10-45 code 1 (Black Tag, Deceased) was found in the rubble
Relocations:
Engines: 292/274, 286/298, 222/299, 285/301, 236/303, 64/313, 229/324, 290/326
Ladders: 104/116, 173/150, 41/164, 138/164, 176/167
Battalions: 57/50, 35/51, 19/52, 44/53, 37/53
Divisions: 6/14
Rescues: 5/4
Address: 80-50 260 st @ 80 Ave
16:52 hours
Phone Box 6773 - Multiple calls for an explosion
Engs. 251, 313, 326, 306
TL164, TL162
Battalion 53
Rescue 3 S/C
Squad 270 S/C
16:52 hours
E251: Fill out box 6773, we heard the explosion from quarters!
10-75-6773 - 16:53 hours
E251: Transmit a 10-75, we can see a large column of smoke from here!
TL160 is the FAST Truck
Battalion 54
Division 14
10-60-6773 - 16:55 hours
E251 to Queens, Urgent! Transmit a 10-60, we got a private dwelling fully involved and collapsed with exposure problems, k!
Engs. 320, 301, 299, 315
E324 w/ Satellite 4, E262 w/ IMT Unit, E233 w/ Mobile Command Center 1
L150, L167
TL146 w/ Collapse Rescue 4, L132 w/ Collapse Rescue 2
L126, TL144 (SOC Support Trucks)
Battalion 52 (Safety Officer), Battalion 51 (Resource Unit Leader), Battalion 26 (IMT Chief), Battalion 39 (Air-Recon Chief), HazMat Battalion
Rescue 2, Squad 1 w/ TRV
SOC Logistics, SOC Compressor
FieldCom, Command Tactical Unit
Division 13
Car 4 (Chief of Fire Operations Patrick McNally)
RAC4
16:55 hours
Receiving report of children trapped.
16:55 hours
Battalion 53: Put a call into ConEd to respond
16:55 hours
Rescue Battalion, Safety Battalion, Tactical Support 1 available and responding.
16:58 hours
Division 14: Have all the utilities respond to this box.
17:00 hours
HazMat Battalion: Assign E274 as a HazTec unit to get us a preliminary.
E274 (HazTec) S/C
17:01 hours
Rescue 4 available assigned in.
17:03 hours - Duration 12 minutes
Battalion 53: The address is 80-50 260 st We're going to use All-Hands for a fully-involved PD with collapse, 20x40. We have 2 lines stretched, in operation. We have searches in progress in the main fire building, and in exposures 2 and 4. We have fire extension to exposures 2 and 4, also PD's 20x40. We have a 10-45 no code at this time, that was in exposure 2. Fire is Doubtful.
Fire Buildings Height/Size-up:
3 unattached 2 1/2 story 20x40 frame PDs
17:04 hours
Car 11A (Chief of Rescue Operations) is responding.
17:05 hours
The Staging Area is 257 st and Union Turnpike
17:06 hours
Car 4A (AC Robert Sweeney, Assistant Chief of Operations) is responding.
17:07 hours
L116 available replacing TL146.
17:08 hours
Car 12 (BC Stephen Raynis (Acting), Chief of Safety and Inspectional Services) is responding
17:09 hours
Car 1E (Commissioner's Liaison) is responding
17:10 hours - Duration 19 minutes
BC53: We have 4 handlines stretched and in operation, 2 in exposure 2, 1 on the main fire building with a tower ladder in operation, and 1 in exposure 4.
17:12 hours
Car 11A: Advise one of the special units to meter the area for the incident commander.
17:13 hours
Fallback Step III has been implemented in the borough of Queens.
17:22 hours
Department of Buildings is responding and reports a 20 minute ETA.
17:22 hours
Division 13: Special call a tower ladder to Box 6773, have them come in off 81 ave, we need them for exposure 2.
TL152 S/C
17:23 hours
HazMat Battalion: Special call HazMat 1, they can help E274 with metering.
HazMat 1 S/C
17:26 hours
Rescue 3: Advise L116 to come in off of 81 Ave, not 80 ave, that'll put them by the fire building.
17:28 hours
Car 12A (Executive Officer of Safety and Inspectional Services) is 10-84.
17:29 hours
DC13: We do not need Air-Recon on this box.
Battalion 39 is 10-8 back to Brooklyn.
17:39 hours
Car 14C (Fire Marshal) is 10-84
17:42 hours
FieldCom: Box 6773, have E233 come into 259 st and 80 ave
3-3-6773 - 17:54 hours
FC: Box 6773 by orders of Car 4, transmit a 3rd alarm.
Engs. 304, 298, 273, 303
L133
Battalion 35 acting 51
Battalion 44 acting 53 (Staging Manager)
Mask Service Unit 1
17:54 hours
TL41 acting 164 is available in the area, assigned in
17:56 hours
FC: Notify the staging battalion to come in on Channel 5, notify all other Battalions to switch to channel 2, the command channel.
18:01 hours
Rescue 3 is 10-8
18:06 hours
FC: We have an updated staging location, it will be Union Turnpike and 259 st. Have the units coming in report there to Battalion 44.
18:11 hours - Duration 1 hour 21 minutes
18:13 hours
Receiving a call for 80-50 261 st reporting person trapped in their home.
18:15 hours
FC: The address of the original fire building is 80-50 260 st. Exposure 2 is 80-54 260 st, and exposure 4 is 80-46 260 st.
18:22 hours
FC: Box 6773, by orders of Car 4, Division 13 will be Incident Commander, Division 14 will be taking up.
18:24 hours
FC: By orders of Car 4, special call the Dewatering Unit to the Staging Area.
SOC Dewatering Unit S/C
18:27 hours
Rescue 5 released from relocation, switching back to SI.
18:37 hours
Squad 1 is 10-8
18:40 hours
FC: 6773, have the Dewatering Unit respond into the command post.
18:45 hours
Mask Service Unit is 10-8
18:49 hours - Duration 1 hour 58 minutes
FC: Progress report for 10-60 Box 6773 for the address 80-50 260 st between 80 and 81 Aves, that's an explosion in a 2 story frame 20x40 with subsequent fire and collapse. At this time Car 4, Chief of Operations McNally reports: Primary search in exposure 2 and 4 comeplete and negative. A preliminary search of the fire building and a search using lift devices has proven negative. Units have resumed firefighting. Doubtful.
18:55 hours - Duration 2 hours 4 minutes
FC with a mixer-off message.
18:55 hours
Battalion 44 acting 53 is 10-8 back to Brooklyn
18:58 hours
FC with a mixer-off message.
18:58 hours
E233 is 10-8 back to Brooklyn
4-4-6773 - 19:05 hours - Duration 2 hours 14 minutes
FC: Progress report for 10-60 Box 6773 for the address 80-50 260 st between 80 and 81 Aves, that's an explosion in a 2 story frame 20x40 with subsequent fire and collapse. By orders of Car 4, Chief of Operations McNally, fire is Probably Will Hold, transmit a 4th alarm to consist of 4 engines, 3 ladder companies that are SOC Support, 1 a tower ladder, and 2 Battalions.
Engs. 305, 258, 316, 297
TL117, L175, TL50 (SOC Support Trucks)
Battalions 45, 49
Car 13A (AC Richard Tobin, Assistant Chief of Fire Prevention)
(1st-3rd alarm units being rotated out for 4th alarm units)
19:10 hours
L132/Collapse Rescue 2 are 10-8
19:12 hours
FC: Also special call 1 additional FAST Truck.
L176 acting 167 S/C as a new FAST Truck
19:19 hours
E258 is delayed due to heavy traffic.
19:24 hours
Mobile Command Center 1: Have the Dewatering Unit move to 259 st behind the fire building.
19:36 hours
Mobile Command Center 1 is radio contact, FieldCom is shutting down.
19:57 hours 3 hours 6 minutes
MCC1: Progress report for your 4th alarm 10-60 Box 6773, the address 80-50 260 st. At this time, AC Tobin reports that SOC Units are taking the opportunity to perform searches and perform limited debris removal. We have 5 precautionary lines stretched. SOC Dewatering Unit is in operation. Lights are being set up for night time operations. Operation remains Probably Will Hold.
20:01 hours
MCC1: At Box 6773, special call 2 Battalion Chiefs and have them respond to the Incident Command Post.
Battalions 39, 47 S/C
20:29 hours
E316 S/C to relieve E297 on 259 st
20:34 hours
Car 4 is 10-8, Car 13A is Incident Commander.
20:55 hours - Duration 4 hours, 4 minutes
21:16 hours - Duration 4 hours 25 minutes
MCC1: Progress report for your 4th alarm 10-60 Box 6773 for the address 80-50 260 st between 80 and 81 Aves, this is an explosion in a 2 story frame 20x40 with subsequent fire and collapse. At this time, Car 13A, AC Tobin reports: In the process of removing a victim. Secondary searches will be delayed due to extensive overhauling. This will be an extended operation. Fire Under Control.
21:22 hours
RAC2 S/C
21:33 hours
MCC1: Box 6773, by orders of Car 13A, special call 4 engine companies for relief purposes. Have them respond to 260 st and 80 Ave, and have the crews report to the command post. Car 13A will be 10-8, Division 13 will be Incident Commander.
Engs. 293, 325, 97, 45 S/C
21:36 hours
MCC1: Box 6773, by orders of Division 13 special call Squad 288 to relieve Squad 270. Also have them leave their apparatus at 260 st and 80 Ave.
Squad 288 S/C
22:10 hours
L129, TL135 S/C for relief
22:19 hours
TL158 S/C for relief, to operate on the Exposure 3 side.
22:57 hours - Duration 6 hours 6 minutes
DC13: Progress report for the 4th alarm is as follows: Secondary searches were conducted in exposures 2 and 4 within limits of safety and are negative. All pockets of fire have been extinguished. We are actively performing debris removing and going down to 3 engines, 2 trucks, and 1 squad.
23:06 hours
Battalions 28 and 58 S/C for relief purposes
Notes: a 10-45 code 1 (Black Tag, Deceased) was found in the rubble
Relocations:
Engines: 292/274, 286/298, 222/299, 285/301, 236/303, 64/313, 229/324, 290/326
Ladders: 104/116, 173/150, 41/164, 138/164, 176/167
Battalions: 57/50, 35/51, 19/52, 44/53, 37/53
Divisions: 6/14
Rescues: 5/4
