7/9/2011 All Hands Bronx Box 3536

mikeindabronx · Jul 9, 2011

Opposite 3118 Jerome Ave., Transformer fire in the Transit Authority train yard
Requesting Purple K unit (E-84/PK unit)

3118 Jerome Ave.,Bronx,NY - Google Maps

efd274 · Jul 9, 2011

mikeindabronx said:
Opposite 3118 Jerome Ave., Transformer fire in the Transit Authority train yard
Requesting Purple K unit (E-84/PK unit)

3118 Jerome Ave.,Bronx,NY - Google Maps

20:59
Under Control
Duration 1 hour 18 minutes

3511 · Jul 9, 2011

Normal response:

79 48 75 81 37 56 33FAST BN 27 19 D7 R3 SQ61

mac8146 · Jul 10, 2011

Units assigned as follows E-62,52,88 E79 assigned on 10-75 after clearing another box
L-32, 37 also from another box. L-56 fast truck. Bn 15 had fire. A few boxes out in area at time
of transmission hence normal units not available.

guitarman314 · Jul 10, 2011

Old assignment card from 1967, notice how L46 originally relocated to L37 even though E81 was 2nd due on the 2nd alarm:

3511 · Jul 12, 2011

MAC8146 and G-man..."Mr Inside and Mr Outside", like the old West Point Heisman Trophy halfbacks...you guys always post great and accurate info..many thanks!

G-man, notice L37 was covered once both L33 and 32 went to work. Ditto L38 on 3d alarm. Two of those four were always covered.

It always puzzled me why E38 went to 79 and 90 to 62. Seems that it should be the other way around, 38 to 62 and 90 to 79. 38 has to go right past 62 to get to 79.

chiefblackcloud · Jul 12, 2011

You can't put too much thought into relocations. With companies OOS or operating at others boxes things change by the minute.

3511 · Jul 12, 2011

You're right. Today the situation is much more fluid, with better communications.

Back then, however, it was how buffs gamed the system. Rarely was there more than one fire at a time. You could figure out where that was likely to be just by relocations. If your saw an unusual company in the neighborhood you knew something BIG was up.