FDNY Fire Activity - 2021

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I'll give it a go, Willy . . . but no promises until I see how it works out.
 
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I'll give it a go, Willy . . . but no promises until I see how it works out.

Thank you very much Ray. You are a GREAT Friend and a GREAT Contributor to this site, despite your big mac insults to me. You and that old men "Johnd248" and Mister "fdce54".
 
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Ray if you need help let me know. I’m running out of things to do at work lol. I’m almost done with my Bronx Boxes Map.
i could go all the way back to where Willy left off if you guys want
 
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Thank you very much Ray. You are a GREAT Friend and a GREAT Contributor to this site, despite your big mac insults to me. You and that old men "Johnd248" and Mister "fdce54".
If the shoe fits, wear it! :cool: :rolleyes: ;) (Mine have given me an extra 35-40 pounds)
 
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Additional numbers from Herb Eysser:

Number of Greater Alarms by Division Response Districts for the first six months of 2021:

Division 13 - 17
Division 15 - 16
Division 7 - 14
Division 3 - 14
Division 6 - 13
Division 8 - 12
Division 11 - 12
Division 14 - 11
Division 1 - 4

Total - 113
 
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Additional numbers from Herb Eyser:

Number of Greater Alarms by Division Response Districts for the first six months of 2021:

Division 13 - 17
Division 15 - 16
Division 7 - 14
Division 3 - 14
Division 6 - 13
Division 8 - 12
Division 11 - 12
Division 14 - 11
Division 1 - 4

Total - 113

Also from Herb Eysser.
Sharp increase in the number of Greater Alarms compared to same period last year.

First six months of 2020 - 74
First six months of 2021 - 113
 
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Additional numbers from Herb Eyser:

Number of Greater Alarms by Division Response Districts for the first six months of 2021:

Division 13 - 17
Division 15 - 16
Division 7 - 14
Division 3 - 14
Division 6 - 13
Division 8 - 12
Division 11 - 12
Division 14 - 11
Division 1 - 4

Total - 113
I realize a small sample size, but it seems pretty evenly distributed.

Question: Division 13: It appears from pictures I see from fires and the rundowns that it's very much single family/two family dwellings on small lots (2 to 3 stories), rows of stores 1 to 2 story, & JFK right in the middle. Is that a fair summation of Division 13? Never had the pleasure of traversing the area!
 
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July, 2021 Fire Activity:

Staten Island:
No Multiple Alarm Activity

Queens:
7/10 - 2nd Alarm - Box 1240
7/13 - 2nd Alarm - Box 9602

Manhattan:
No Multiple Alarm Activity

Brooklyn:
7/5 - 2nd Alarm - Box 1928
7/26 - 4th Alarm - Box 3534

Bronx:
7/6 - 3rd Alarm - Box 2410
7/8 - 2nd Alarm - Box 3520
7/14 - 2nd Alarm - Box 2866

Total number of All Hands Fires - 143
Staten Island - 11
Queens - 36
Manhattan - 23
Brooklyn - 41
Bronx - 32
 
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Queens (1240) 6937 Hillmeyer Ave (Arverne)

E-266 L-121 B-47



Queens (9602) 102-19 Jamaica Ave (Richmond Hill)

E-294 L-143 B-51



Brooklyn (1928) 731 Alabama Ave (New Lots)

E-290 L-103 B-58



Brooklyn (3534) 2811 Mermaid Ave (Coney Island)

E-318 L-166 B-43



Bronx (2410) 719 Coster Ave (Hunts Point)

E-71 L-48 B-50 Act. 18



Bronx (3520) 131 West 197th St (Kingsbridge Heights)

E-79 L-46 B-27



Bronx (2866) 2250 Haviland Ave (Unionport)

E-64 L-47 B-20
 
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July, 2021 Fire Activity:

Staten Island:
No Multiple Alarm Activity

Queens:
7/10 - 2nd Alarm - Box 1240
7/13 - 2nd Alarm - Box 9602

Manhattan:
No Multiple Alarm Activity

Brooklyn:
7/5 - 2nd Alarm - Box 1928
7/26 - 4th Alarm - Box 3534

Bronx:
7/6 - 3rd Alarm - Box 2410
7/8 - 2nd Alarm - Box 3520
7/14 - 2nd Alarm - Box 2866

Total number of All Hands Fires - 143
Staten Island - 11
Queens - 36
Manhattan - 23
Brooklyn - 41
Bronx - 32
7 multiples for the whole month of July. Back in the 70's that could have been any night before midnight especially around the 4th. How times changed
 
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7 multiples for the whole month of July. Back in the 70's that could have been any night before midnight especially around the 4th. How times changed

"EdMc", how Right you are.

Even if we had the internet, this web site, and online listening, during those very busy FDNY War Years, most likely it would be just about impossible to list the rundowns of work back then. Because there was just SO MUCH OF IT.

Thinking back then, if we were able to follow the action "City Wide", maybe on a SLOW month we would get a reading like July, 2021, 143 Total Working Fires. Only that number would represent Multiple Alarms (not working fires) for a very slow month.

Of course that would NOT count the huge number of 10-75s requiring a 3 and 2 response, OR the many signal 10-30s getting 2 and 2, trying to keep that third engine free for other work.

What a time it was for the guys on the job and those GREAT FDNY Dispatchers who somehow, kept track of companies without any use of computers.

I would also add what "TA176" posted in the thread "Engine 220 Ladder 122 Back to Back" (comment number 23), "Apparatus Section".

Quote:
"We were usually up all night so it didn't matter who was in front or the back".
 
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July, 2021 Fire Activity:

Staten Island:
No Multiple Alarm Activity

Queens:
7/10 - 2nd Alarm - Box 1240
7/13 - 2nd Alarm - Box 9602

Manhattan:
No Multiple Alarm Activity

Brooklyn:
7/5 - 2nd Alarm - Box 1928
7/26 - 4th Alarm - Box 3534

Bronx:
7/6 - 3rd Alarm - Box 2410
7/8 - 2nd Alarm - Box 3520
7/14 - 2nd Alarm - Box 2866

Total number of All Hands Fires - 143
Staten Island - 11
Queens - 36
Manhattan - 23
Brooklyn - 41
Bronx - 32

Multiple Alarm Activity for July, 2021 is confirmed correct by Retired FDNY Dispatcher Herb Eysser.

July 5 - Brooklyn - 2nd Alarm - 2 1/2 frame residential
July 6 - Bronx - 3rd Alarm - 6 Brick residential
July 8 - Bronx - 2nd Alarm - 2 Brick residential
July 11 - Queens - 2nd Alarm - 2 1/2 frame residential
July 13 - Queens - 2nd Alarm - 2 Frame mixed occupancy
July 14 - Bronx - 2nd Alarm - 4 Brick residential
July 26 - Brooklyn - 4th Alarm - 2 Brick commercial
 
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January, 2021 Fire Activity

Staten Island:
No Multiple Alarm Activity

Queens:
1/8 - 7th Alarm - Box 4464
1/18 - 2nd Alarm - Box 7839
1/29 - 2nd Alarm - Box 1408
1/30 - 3rd Alarm - Box 1330
1/31 - 2nd Alarm - Box 5013

Manhattan:
1/4 - 2nd Alarm - Box 1323
1/5 - 4th Alarm - Box 1797
1/30 - 4th Alarm - Box 1371

Brooklyn:
1/7 - 2nd Alarm - Box 0291
1/10 - 2nd Alarm - Box 2741
1/11 - 2nd Alarm - Box 0934
1/14 - 5th Alarm - Box 0268
1/16 - 2nd Alarm - Box 3381
1/24 - 2nd Alarm - Box 2515
1/25 - 2nd Alarm - Box 2877
1/27 - 3rd Alarm - Box 1241

Bronx:
1/2 - 2nd Alarm - Box 4759
1/2 - 2nd Alarm - Box 3160
1/19 - 2nd Alarm - Box 3970
1/28 - 3rd Alarm - Box 2892

Total number of All Hands Fires - 153
Staten Island - 8
Queens - 34
Manhattan - 22
Brooklyn - 57
Bronx - 32
Gr8 stats brother putin the time to do for all of us.
 

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In the 1970's, a 10-30 transmitted by a responding company indicated a "working fire". Usually the first arriving unit would transmit a 10-30 if they had a worker, similar to transmitting a 10-20 if there was no apparent activity at the box.

There may or may not have been any additional units assigned with the 10-30 was signal. A company that might have been special called to a box would transmit a 10-30 if they had a working fire and additional units would be sent, depending upon conditions and availability. Sometimes a 10-30 had a 2&2 response, sometimes a 3&2 response, sometimes additional units, sometimes a rescue. Usually 1 BC would handle the incident.

A 10-75 transmitted was a request for a full first alarm assignment, usually by the first arriving unit or BC. This usually indicated a working fire or incident and a requirement for additional units. A 10-75 could have followed an initial 10-30, or could have been transmitted as the first signal for a box. A 10-75 signal often preceded an "all-hands" or a 2nd alarm.

The 10-30 signal became obsolete and discontinued in the field.

When a 10-20 signal was transmitted for a box, if was usually followed by a 10-92, Malicious False Alarm. There were so many 10-92s, even for boxes with high fire activity. Kids loved to pull boxes and were rarely caught or punished for false alarms. If you had 10 runs between 3 PM and midnight, 5 or 6 could be 10-92s. Some boxes were famous for MFAs and could almost be predicted following the end of a school day.

Companies not at the box location would continue in at a decreased speed. Some 10-20s did become 10-18s or 10-19s for minor incidents.
 
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August 2021, Fire Activity:

Staten Island:
No Multiple Alarm Activity

Queens:
8/10 - 4th Alarm - Box 7851
8/12 - 4th Alarm - Box 7288
8/30 - 2nd Alarm - Box 4483

Manhattan:
8/17 - 2nd Alarm - Box 0437
8/25 - 3rd Alarm - Box 8321

Brooklyn:
8/2 - 3rd Alarm - Box 2353
8/7 - 2nd Alarm - Box 0216
8/14 - 2nd Alarm - Box 3915
8/17 - 2nd Alarm - Box 3677
8/31 - 2nd Alarm - Box 4121
8/31 - 2nd Alarm - Box 4083

Bronx:
8/21 - 3rd Alarm - Box 2917

Total number of All Hands Fires - 142
Staten Island - 3
Queens - 26
Manhattan - 41
Brooklyn - 40
Bronx - 32
 
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Queens (7851) 73-01 41st Ave (Elmhurst)
E-292 L-154 B-46

Queens (7288) 45-08 44th St (Sunnyside)
E-325 L-163 B-45

Queens (4483) 142-02 Franklin Ave (East Flushing)
E-273 L-129 B-52

Brooklyn (2535) 5811 Preston Ct (East Flatbush)
E-257 L-170 B-58

Brooklyn (216) 227 South 2nd St (Williamsburg)
E-221 L-104 B-35

Brooklyn (3915) 2620 Glenwood Rd (South Midwood)
E-255 L-157 B-41

Brooklyn (3677) 72 Ebony Ct (Gerritsen Beach)
E-321 L-159 B-33

Brooklyn (4083) 190 Bethel Loop (Starrett City)
E-290 L-103 B-58

Brooklyn (4121) 1842 East 49th St (Flatlands)
E-2309 L-159 B-33

Bronx (2917) 448 East 173rd St (Claremont)
E-46 L-27 B-19

Manhattan (1379) 40 West 115th St (Harlem)
E-37 L-26 B-12
 
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