9/29/2011 Asistance to LIRR Passengers Various Points Along Mainline

[firebuffkevin]

OFFICIALS SHUTTING DOWN ALL LIRR LINES EXCEPT PORT WASHINGTON, LIGHTNING HIT SEVERAL TRACK SWITCHES

LIRR TRAIN EVACUATIONS DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKES.

DIV-13 SPECIAL CALL 1E, 1L, 1BC & EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO ABOVE, HOLLIS & JAMAICA LIRR.

BOX NOW TRANSMITTED FOR KEW GARDENS LIRR

Around 22:20

EMS Is Staging In Regard To The Rail incident.

Div-13 Setting Up Command Post, Requesting A RAC Unit, And Reports A Train Is Being evaluated.

93-10 Sutphin Blvd & Archer Ave At LIRR Jamaica Station

 

[AuxWarYearsCapt]

Box 4831 was transmitted for LIRR Sutphin Blvd & Archer Ave
E- 298  E- 303  SQ- 270  TL - 127  L - 126    BC- 50  FC -1  RAC - 4  Div -13  Car - 15 A  &  EMS

Box 5300  was transmitted for LIRR  Liberty Ave & 187 Street  as per Div- 13
E - 301  L - 150  BC- 54  and EMS

Box 5346 was transmitted for LIRR  Hollis Station  as per Div - 13
E - 275  L - 133    BC-  53  and EMS

Box ???? was transmitted for LIRR  Kew Gardens Station  ( Lefferts Blvd ) as per  Div -13
E - 294    L - 151  BC - 51  and  EMS

Box 0676 was transmitted for Penn Station Rail Center  ( 9 Ave & W 33 Street )  per  Car 15 A
BC - 2

Car 15A reported that all trains were going back to stations and all the companys assigned to the Queens Boxes
( Box 5300 -  Box  5346  & Box  ????  were to go 10-8 )   

Original incident Box 4831 assignment was dropping down to two engines

 

[firebuffkevin]

Thank you LoneWolf 

 

[efd274]

Great job lonewolf!!

Ny Post account
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/lirr_service_disrupted_by_lighting_QglC2eCUICymOJxpqM5TkM

 

[AuxWarYearsCapt]

Kfd & efd 274......I am not sure if anybody else was listening to queens fire regarding this incident but to tell you the truth it was a clusterf#*&.....I was sitting at the housewatch and heard the job originally go over the radio. The 50 Battt first stated he was using a few companys and to return the rescue and division. Then all hell broke loose I guess. The 50 Batt was niw requesting numerous PD units for traffic and crowd control and serting up a command post at Sutphin & Archer. Now again the 13 Div and    R 4 responded. There was a lack of communications between FD and the LIRR. The LIRR did not give the FD any info for quite a while. Even Car 15A was requesting info from either the LIRR or OEM. I guess somebody finally got there acts together and notified the FD of what was actually going on. If you listen to the tapes you will also be confussed as I originally was......You have to love NYC....