7/31/10 Queens Box 4062 - All Hands

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Whitestone, Queens, NY, 7/31/10

Address: 149-16 14 Ave between 149 st/Cross Island Pkwy and 150 sts

Box 4062
Engs. 295, 297, 273
TL144, L130
Battalion 52

10-75-4062 - 14:57 hours
E320
L167 (FAST Truck)
Battalion 53
Division 14
Rescue 4
Squad 288

14:58 hours
L129 available replacing L167 as the FAST Truck

CIDS for 149-16 14 Ave:
Private Dwelling 2 story 20x45 class 3.  90 year old bedridden woman located in 2nd floor bedroom front..  Access from exposure 4 side, 1st window from the front.

7-5-4062 - 15:01 hours - Duration 10 minutes
Battalion 52: Box 4062, 149-16 14th Ave, we have fire on the 1st floor of a 2 story occupied wood frame private dwelling 20x45.  We have 2 lines stretched, 1 in operation, trucks are opening up and conducting searches.  We're going to use All-Hands, fire is Doubtful.
RAC4

Exposures are:
1 - street
2 - 2 story commercial
3 - unknown
4 - alley

15:03 hours
BC52: Extra engine, extra truck, we have fire in the walls.  1st floor's been knocked down, we're having trouble finding the entrance to the basement.
E274, TL138 S/C

15:07 hours - Duration 17 minutes
Division 14: 4062, we have 3 lines stretched, 2 in operation, and searches are in progress.

15:19 hours - Duration 29 minutes
DC14: 4062, fire has been knocked down.  Primaries on all floors are negative.  We're going to change this to a class 4 building, and Probably Will Hold.

15:30 hours - Duration 39 minutes
DC14: Box 4062, all searches throughout are negative, place this Under Control.

Relocations
Engines: 263/273, 294/295
Ladders: 136/130, 164/144
Battalions: 46/52

 

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Looks like E274 and L129 were operating at another box prior to Box 4062 as E274 would normally be third due before E273 and L129 replaced L167 as the FAST truck

This fire was right around the corner from E295 and TL144