8/27/10 Queens Box 7744 - All Hands

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East Elmhurst, Queens, NY, 8/27/10

Address: 112-12 Astoria Blvd @ 112 st

14:33 hours
Phone Box 7744 - Report of a fire in the rear of a vacant gas station
Engs 316, 289, 273
TL138, L154
Battalion 49


10-75-7744 - 14:36 hours
E297
L130 (FAST Truck)
Battalion 28
Division 14
Rescue 4
Squad 288


14:37 hours
L129 re-directed in replacing L130 as the FAST Truck

14:41 hours
Battalion 49: We're going with 112-12 Astoria Blvd.

7-5-7744 - 14:44 hours - Duration 13 minutes
BC49: Box 7744, for the address 112-12 Astoria Blvd, we have fire on the 2nd and 1st floors of a 50x80 1 story commercial vacant.  We have 2 lines stretched, 2 in operation, trucks are opening up, searches are in progress, using All-Hands - Doubtful.
RAC4

Exposures are:
1 - street
2 - street
3 - detached private dwelling
4 - detached multiple dwelling

14:46 hours
BC49: Special call extra engine, extra truck, truck is a tower ladder.
E307, TL163 S/C

14:48 hours
BC49: For TL163, have them come in on the exposure 2 side.

14:49 hours
Division 14: The exposure 2 side in this case will be 112 st.  Division 14 is on scene, we have a brick building, it's partially 2 story with the remainder being 1 story.

14:54 hours - duration 22 minutes
DC14: 7744, we have fire on the 1st and 2nd floors, fire on the 1st floor has been knocked down.  All members have been pulled from the building, it's an outside operation, we have heavy fire on the 2nd floor.

14:57 hours - Duration 27 minutes
DC14: 7744, we have 2 tower ladders operating and 2 handlines operating.  Outside operation at the fire, checking for extension, k.

15:04 hours - Duration 33 minutes
DC14: 7744, operating with 2 tower ladders, 3 handlines, still checking the exposures, fire's contained to the original fire building.

15:19 hours - Duration 49 minutes
DC14: Main body of fire has been knocked down, shutting down tower ladders, and putting out pockets of fire.

15:21 hours
DC14: We're going to need a priority response from ConEd Electric.

15:24 hours
ConEd Electric reports a 30 minute ETA.

15:34 hours - Duration 1 hour 3 minutes
DC14: Box 7744, due to an electrical problem, the primary will be delayed, waiting for ConEd.

15:36 hours
Queens request confirmation if the building is a vacant gas station.
DC14: That's a 10-4.

15:44 hours - Duration 1 hour 13 minutes
DC14: 7744, primary on the 2nd floor is complete and negative, still waiting for the arrival to conduct primary of the 1st floor, and we'll place this Under Control.

Relocations:
Engines: 59/316
Ladders: 127/138, 146/163
 
Queens must have been busy with B28 on scene as 10-75 Chief.  I also saw B51's vehicle in the second you tube video. Anybody know why TL163 is using a spare?
 
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