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All Hands for a fire in Great Kills Park
E243, 224/154, 241
L 161/85
L78 originally FAST
L 149 is now FAST
E247
B4/8
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E243, 224/154, 241
L 161/85
L78 originally FAST
L 149 is now FAST
E247
B4/8
D1
9/08/2010 Sixth Alarm (Originally Box 3069) Box 8480
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Wow! 
The whole 1st alarm is Brooklyn units? ???
The whole 1st alarm is Brooklyn units? ???
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Great Kills Park, Staten Island, NY, 9/8/10
Location: Great Kills Blvd and Buffalo St and Hylan Blvd
14:48 hours
Phone Box 3069 - Report of a brush fire
Engs. 243, 224 acting 154, 157, 241
TL161 acting 85
Battalion 48 acting 21
14:48 hours
Battalion 21: We're passing Great Kills Park, looks like we've got a brush fire going. Advise units, 1 at the airplanes field, one off of Hylan Blvd.
Battalion 21 directed to continue to 3-3-3613.
14:56 hours
Battalion 48 acting 21 will be delayed responding from Brooklyn
2-2-3069 - 15:01 hours
L161 acting, URGENT. We've got two large areas, 2nd alarm.
7-5-3069 - 15:01 hours
L161/85: Cancel the 2nd Alarm, make it All-Hands on Arrival
E247
L78
Battalion 4 acting 8
Division 1
Rescue 2
*no FAST truck, RAC unit, Rescue, Squad, or Satellite immediately available
15:07 hours
L161/85: We and 243 stopped on the street right off Gateway, right off the entrance, and there's a separate fire going by the model airplane field.
15:11 hours
TL149 (FAST Truck)
15:15 hours
Richmond Engine Co. 1, T147 S/C
15:23 hours
E205 w/ BFU1 available assigned
15:26 hours
E219 acting 201 assigned
3-3-3069 - 15:31 hours
Engs. 201 acting 166, 151, 4 acting 242, 28 acting 160
TL105 acting 172, TL153 acting 87, L109, TL172
Battalion 38 acting 40 (Safety Officer)
Battalion 31 (Resource Unit Leader)
Rescue 2
Squad 18
15:34 hours
BC48/21: Have the units respond to the sewage treatment plant on the other side of the park. That's the 2nd area of fire, it's jumped the road.
15:36 hours
Car 7 (DAC James Leonard, Brooklyn Borough Commander) is responding, recommends switching Bronx frequency to Citywide due to frequent interference
15:38 hours
E241 to Staten Island, URGENT! Have an engine head towards the park road, towards the Park Ranger Houses, we've got fire on both sides of us here!
15:39 hours
Rescue Battalion, Tactical Support 2 is re-directing in
15:45 hours
Squad 1 available replacing Squad 18.
15:46 hours
Car 1D (Commissioner's Liaison) is responding
4-4-3069 - 15:48 hours
Car 7: The Urgent has been resolved, the unit has been found. What I need you to do is transmit the 4th Alarm. Send the 4th Alarm into the Fox Beach area, we have a large area of brush both sides of the park, heavy winds blowing towards the north.
Engs. 330, 210 acting 202, 211 acting 240
E284 w/ Satellite 3
L148 acting ??
Battalion 31
Battalion 28 (Staging Manager)
Battalion 43 (Air Recon)
FieldCom 1
15:51 hours - Duration 1 hour 8 minutes
Car 7: Division 1 is on scene and we have a staging area at Buffalo St and Wetland Rd which is the airplane road. We've set up the command channel. We still have a large area of brush, heavy fire conditions, and that's the end of the progress report. Fire jumped the road and it's headed into Fox Beach.
15:51 hours
Car 13 (AC Thomas Jensen, Chief of Fire Prevention) is responding
15:55 hours
Car 7: Get the Air-Recon Chief, I need him to do a survey of the Fox Beach area quick, tell us if there's fire heading towards the houses there, we have heavy fire heading that way.
15:59 hours
NYPD Aviation reports they are preparing Bambi bucket drops.
Car 7: Do not have them drop! We have companies heavily engaged, advised them do NOT drop!
16:01 hours
A staging area (Box 400) has been established at the quarters of E160
E207 w/ Satellite 6 is relocating to E159/Satellite 5
16:01 hours
Car 7: Have Air Recon come up on channel 2, primary command.
16:05 hours
Car 7: Have NYPD Aviation come up on our frequency, do we have any units in Fox Beach yet? We need a report from any units in Fox Beach!
16:07 hours
E282 acting 165 is operating*
Note: E282 was originally assigned to investigate reports of fire at another Box and advised they were operating at the 4th. When SI advised them to respond to their previous Box, they replied "We have our deck gun and 2 lines stretched off our engine!"
16:09 hours
Car 7: Have DEP respond to the scene, we're having some water problems.
16:14 hours
HazMat 1, HazMat Battalion S/C to respond to the Sewage Treatment Plant
Car 12 (DAC Stephen Raynis, Chief of Safety and Inspectional Services) is responding.
16:14 hours
Box changed to 8480
16:17 hours
Bronx frequency is now operating on Citywide.
16:33 hours
FieldCom: Have E239 w/ BFU5 report to Hylan Blvd to Keegans Ln, have them report in to the Rescue Battalion
16:37 hours - Duration 1 hours 54 minutes
FC: 4th Alarm Box 8480, AC Jensen reports: in the Great Kills Section we have 5 handlines stretched in operation, 4 tower ladders operating. Still have heavy fire with high wind conditions. In the Fox Beach sector, the houses are protected at this time, the fire seems to be moving towards the water. Still Doubtful.
16:41 hours
FC: The chief would like the Polaris Unit dispatched to the scene.
16:53 hours
Marines 8 and 3 are 10-84 and operating by the DEP building
16:59 hours - Duration 2 hours 16 minutes
FC: At this time members are being removed from the wooded areas and back to the road, and Air-Recon and PD Aviation will be dropping with the Bambi Buckets.
17:16 hours
FC: The Helicopter with Battalion 43, he's going to head back to the base for fuel. There is a NYPD Helicopter on the scene, is there anyway to get that Helicopter onto Tac U.
17:32 hours
RAC4 available assigned
17:33 hours
FC: Have the RAC unit come in through the entrance off Buffalo, have them come as close to the Command Post as they can.
17:46 hours
FC: L148 is now replacing L149 as the FAST Truck
17:50 hours
E262 w/ IMT Unit re-directed in from 4-4-3613
17:58 hours - Duration 3 hours 15 minutes
FC: Progress report for your 4th Alarm Box 8480, at Gateway National Park, AC Jensen reports: numerous handlines and tower ladders in operations. PD Bambi Bucket operation has commenced and is continuing. All exposures have been protected at this time and still Doubtful.
5-5-8480 - 18:17 hours
FC: By orders of AC Jensen, transmit a 5th Alarm, all units to report to the staging area (Buffalo St and Wetland Rd)
Engs. 231 acting 254, 228, 34 acting 161, 310 acting 243
T147, L174 acting 168
Safety Battalion
*5th Alarm engines and trucks responding from Staging Box 400 @ quarters of E160
18:18 hours
FC: Have the units responding on the 5th Alarm respond to Buffalo and Hylan, the 58 Battalion is there.
6-6-8480 - 18:49 hours
Engs. 23, 248, 323, 21 acting 154 S/C
L126 acting 174, TL1 acting 114 S/C
*6th Alarm companies responding from Staging Box 400
18:53 hours
FC: We need a Battalion Chief to respond to Fox Lane, he will operate with E34, E231, and L147
Battalion 26 acting 45 S/C
18:59 hours
E207 acting 159 w/ Satellite 6 acting 5 S/C
19:05 hours
L10 is at the tolls for the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, assigned to the 6th. L126 acting 174 re-directed to Staging Box 400
19:08 hours
SI requests the locations of E254 acting 167 and L118 acting ??; companies were assigned to another Box in Fox Lane prior, and may now be operating at the 6th.
19:09 hours
FC: 118 is operating here, and we're checking on 254 now.
19:23 hours - Duration 4 hours 40 minutes
FC requests a mixer-off message
19:27 hours
TL105: We're operating at Bulkhead Rd, can you get in contact with the Command Post, have them send a RAC unit down Hylan Blvd past Keegan Blvd, we have a lot of companies down here that are going to need hydrating.
RAC2 S/C
19:31 hours
Marine 6 S/C
19:40 hours
FieldCom confirms that Command Tactical Unit is operating
19:42 hours - Duration 5 minutes
FC: Progress report for your 6th Alarm Box 8480, at Gateway National Park, Chief Jensen reports the fire is darkening down. Still extinguishing pockets of fire. Having flare ups in various locations. This will be an extended operation, fire is Doubtful.
20:00 hours - Duration 5 hours 17 minutes
FC: Progress report for your 6th Alarm Box 8480, at Gateway National Park Recreational Area, Chief Jensen reports the main body of fire has been knocked down, still knocking down pockets of fire, places this fire Probably Will Hold.
20:03 hours
RAC2 has a 10 minute ETA
20:07 hours
FC: By orders of Chief Jensen, special call 1 Deputy Chief, 2 Battalion Chiefs, and 4 Engine companies. Can you make sure those companies have the night tour.
Engs. 162, 156, 240, 152
Battalion 10, 33 acting 23 S/C
Division 6 S/C
22:00 hours - Duration 7 hours 19 minutes
FC: Progress report for your 6th Alarm Box 8480, Gateway National Park, at this time AC Jensen places the fire Under Control. Special call 3 engine companies.
Engs. 245, 224, 276 acting 162 S/C
Location: Great Kills Blvd and Buffalo St and Hylan Blvd
14:48 hours
Phone Box 3069 - Report of a brush fire
Engs. 243, 224 acting 154, 157, 241
TL161 acting 85
Battalion 48 acting 21
14:48 hours
Battalion 21: We're passing Great Kills Park, looks like we've got a brush fire going. Advise units, 1 at the airplanes field, one off of Hylan Blvd.
Battalion 21 directed to continue to 3-3-3613.
14:56 hours
Battalion 48 acting 21 will be delayed responding from Brooklyn
2-2-3069 - 15:01 hours
L161 acting, URGENT. We've got two large areas, 2nd alarm.
7-5-3069 - 15:01 hours
L161/85: Cancel the 2nd Alarm, make it All-Hands on Arrival
E247
L78
Battalion 4 acting 8
Division 1
Rescue 2
*no FAST truck, RAC unit, Rescue, Squad, or Satellite immediately available
15:07 hours
L161/85: We and 243 stopped on the street right off Gateway, right off the entrance, and there's a separate fire going by the model airplane field.
15:11 hours
TL149 (FAST Truck)
15:15 hours
Richmond Engine Co. 1, T147 S/C
15:23 hours
E205 w/ BFU1 available assigned
15:26 hours
E219 acting 201 assigned
3-3-3069 - 15:31 hours
Engs. 201 acting 166, 151, 4 acting 242, 28 acting 160
TL105 acting 172, TL153 acting 87, L109, TL172
Battalion 38 acting 40 (Safety Officer)
Battalion 31 (Resource Unit Leader)
Rescue 2
Squad 18
15:34 hours
BC48/21: Have the units respond to the sewage treatment plant on the other side of the park. That's the 2nd area of fire, it's jumped the road.
15:36 hours
Car 7 (DAC James Leonard, Brooklyn Borough Commander) is responding, recommends switching Bronx frequency to Citywide due to frequent interference
15:38 hours
E241 to Staten Island, URGENT! Have an engine head towards the park road, towards the Park Ranger Houses, we've got fire on both sides of us here!
15:39 hours
Rescue Battalion, Tactical Support 2 is re-directing in
15:45 hours
Squad 1 available replacing Squad 18.
15:46 hours
Car 1D (Commissioner's Liaison) is responding
4-4-3069 - 15:48 hours
Car 7: The Urgent has been resolved, the unit has been found. What I need you to do is transmit the 4th Alarm. Send the 4th Alarm into the Fox Beach area, we have a large area of brush both sides of the park, heavy winds blowing towards the north.
Engs. 330, 210 acting 202, 211 acting 240
E284 w/ Satellite 3
L148 acting ??
Battalion 31
Battalion 28 (Staging Manager)
Battalion 43 (Air Recon)
FieldCom 1
15:51 hours - Duration 1 hour 8 minutes
Car 7: Division 1 is on scene and we have a staging area at Buffalo St and Wetland Rd which is the airplane road. We've set up the command channel. We still have a large area of brush, heavy fire conditions, and that's the end of the progress report. Fire jumped the road and it's headed into Fox Beach.
15:51 hours
Car 13 (AC Thomas Jensen, Chief of Fire Prevention) is responding
15:55 hours
Car 7: Get the Air-Recon Chief, I need him to do a survey of the Fox Beach area quick, tell us if there's fire heading towards the houses there, we have heavy fire heading that way.
15:59 hours
NYPD Aviation reports they are preparing Bambi bucket drops.
Car 7: Do not have them drop! We have companies heavily engaged, advised them do NOT drop!
16:01 hours
A staging area (Box 400) has been established at the quarters of E160
E207 w/ Satellite 6 is relocating to E159/Satellite 5
16:01 hours
Car 7: Have Air Recon come up on channel 2, primary command.
16:05 hours
Car 7: Have NYPD Aviation come up on our frequency, do we have any units in Fox Beach yet? We need a report from any units in Fox Beach!
16:07 hours
E282 acting 165 is operating*
Note: E282 was originally assigned to investigate reports of fire at another Box and advised they were operating at the 4th. When SI advised them to respond to their previous Box, they replied "We have our deck gun and 2 lines stretched off our engine!"
16:09 hours
Car 7: Have DEP respond to the scene, we're having some water problems.
16:14 hours
HazMat 1, HazMat Battalion S/C to respond to the Sewage Treatment Plant
Car 12 (DAC Stephen Raynis, Chief of Safety and Inspectional Services) is responding.
16:14 hours
Box changed to 8480
16:17 hours
Bronx frequency is now operating on Citywide.
16:33 hours
FieldCom: Have E239 w/ BFU5 report to Hylan Blvd to Keegans Ln, have them report in to the Rescue Battalion
16:37 hours - Duration 1 hours 54 minutes
FC: 4th Alarm Box 8480, AC Jensen reports: in the Great Kills Section we have 5 handlines stretched in operation, 4 tower ladders operating. Still have heavy fire with high wind conditions. In the Fox Beach sector, the houses are protected at this time, the fire seems to be moving towards the water. Still Doubtful.
16:41 hours
FC: The chief would like the Polaris Unit dispatched to the scene.
16:53 hours
Marines 8 and 3 are 10-84 and operating by the DEP building
16:59 hours - Duration 2 hours 16 minutes
FC: At this time members are being removed from the wooded areas and back to the road, and Air-Recon and PD Aviation will be dropping with the Bambi Buckets.
17:16 hours
FC: The Helicopter with Battalion 43, he's going to head back to the base for fuel. There is a NYPD Helicopter on the scene, is there anyway to get that Helicopter onto Tac U.
17:32 hours
RAC4 available assigned
17:33 hours
FC: Have the RAC unit come in through the entrance off Buffalo, have them come as close to the Command Post as they can.
17:46 hours
FC: L148 is now replacing L149 as the FAST Truck
17:50 hours
E262 w/ IMT Unit re-directed in from 4-4-3613
17:58 hours - Duration 3 hours 15 minutes
FC: Progress report for your 4th Alarm Box 8480, at Gateway National Park, AC Jensen reports: numerous handlines and tower ladders in operations. PD Bambi Bucket operation has commenced and is continuing. All exposures have been protected at this time and still Doubtful.
5-5-8480 - 18:17 hours
FC: By orders of AC Jensen, transmit a 5th Alarm, all units to report to the staging area (Buffalo St and Wetland Rd)
Engs. 231 acting 254, 228, 34 acting 161, 310 acting 243
T147, L174 acting 168
Safety Battalion
*5th Alarm engines and trucks responding from Staging Box 400 @ quarters of E160
18:18 hours
FC: Have the units responding on the 5th Alarm respond to Buffalo and Hylan, the 58 Battalion is there.
6-6-8480 - 18:49 hours
Engs. 23, 248, 323, 21 acting 154 S/C
L126 acting 174, TL1 acting 114 S/C
*6th Alarm companies responding from Staging Box 400
18:53 hours
FC: We need a Battalion Chief to respond to Fox Lane, he will operate with E34, E231, and L147
Battalion 26 acting 45 S/C
18:59 hours
E207 acting 159 w/ Satellite 6 acting 5 S/C
19:05 hours
L10 is at the tolls for the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, assigned to the 6th. L126 acting 174 re-directed to Staging Box 400
19:08 hours
SI requests the locations of E254 acting 167 and L118 acting ??; companies were assigned to another Box in Fox Lane prior, and may now be operating at the 6th.
19:09 hours
FC: 118 is operating here, and we're checking on 254 now.
19:23 hours - Duration 4 hours 40 minutes
FC requests a mixer-off message
19:27 hours
TL105: We're operating at Bulkhead Rd, can you get in contact with the Command Post, have them send a RAC unit down Hylan Blvd past Keegan Blvd, we have a lot of companies down here that are going to need hydrating.
RAC2 S/C
19:31 hours
Marine 6 S/C
19:40 hours
FieldCom confirms that Command Tactical Unit is operating
19:42 hours - Duration 5 minutes
FC: Progress report for your 6th Alarm Box 8480, at Gateway National Park, Chief Jensen reports the fire is darkening down. Still extinguishing pockets of fire. Having flare ups in various locations. This will be an extended operation, fire is Doubtful.
20:00 hours - Duration 5 hours 17 minutes
FC: Progress report for your 6th Alarm Box 8480, at Gateway National Park Recreational Area, Chief Jensen reports the main body of fire has been knocked down, still knocking down pockets of fire, places this fire Probably Will Hold.
20:03 hours
RAC2 has a 10 minute ETA
20:07 hours
FC: By orders of Chief Jensen, special call 1 Deputy Chief, 2 Battalion Chiefs, and 4 Engine companies. Can you make sure those companies have the night tour.
Engs. 162, 156, 240, 152
Battalion 10, 33 acting 23 S/C
Division 6 S/C
22:00 hours - Duration 7 hours 19 minutes
FC: Progress report for your 6th Alarm Box 8480, Gateway National Park, at this time AC Jensen places the fire Under Control. Special call 3 engine companies.
Engs. 245, 224, 276 acting 162 S/C
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Wow! The whole 1st alarm is Brooklyn units?
can forget the 2 manhattan units
can forget the 2 manhattan units
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Units surrounded by fire?
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Is that L 150 from Queens acting 172???
E 279 to E166
E 279 to E166
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I heard it was a volly unit surrounded by fire, possibly Richmond Engine, but they're O.K. now.Bigandy said:
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Yeah I heard the transmission, I just couldn't make out who it was. Thanks G-man.
Just wondering for general purposes, when was the last time the Bronx or Staten Island had to operate on the Citywide frequency? I would surmise it had to be during another large brush fire like this, or a Bronx 4th of July. Anyone got that kinda information?
Just wondering for general purposes, when was the last time the Bronx or Staten Island had to operate on the Citywide frequency? I would surmise it had to be during another large brush fire like this, or a Bronx 4th of July. Anyone got that kinda information?
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Box 400 transmitted for staging to E 160's quarters
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Yes, I live around the corner from E160 so my block is gonna look like "RED SQUARE" today
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Tower Ladders going to work!
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How shallow is the water over there in the area of the Richmond County Yacht Club? They couldn't get a marine unit in there close enough could they? That's where it looks like it's burning the most?
Bigandy said:
"Bigandy" you're right. I remember Staten Island operating on Citywide frequency on a 4th of July to free up radio traffic on the Bronx Frequency. But that would go back quite a few years ago.
I think the brush fire season doesn't offically start until mid October, and goes until the end of November. During that time, I believe all or some of the BFUs are manned by an officer and two FFs.
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I think I remember either the X or Staten Island operating on it during 4th of July 1994, but just wondering if there were any times after that?
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6th alarm...
Fire is Under Control. Elapsed Time: 7 hours 19 minutes (if my math is correct) Too much static on the stream but I believe they also called for 3 engines to assist with Satellite hose.
Eng 276 acting 162 and couldn't get the other two.
This was a crazy day for Staten Island. 11 alarms of Brush, the all hands box, and the FDNY handled it beautifully.
G-Man is the staging still active? Did you get any pictures of what it looked like?
Eng 276 acting 162 and couldn't get the other two.
This was a crazy day for Staten Island. 11 alarms of Brush, the all hands box, and the FDNY handled it beautifully.
G-Man is the staging still active? Did you get any pictures of what it looked like?
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Hey G-Man, Your place ok?