Newark, NJ 3rd Alarm Abandon Mansion House Fire 10/17/2019

[Skyler Fire]

176 Clinton Avenue - C/s Astor Street & Quitman Street - BOX 4134


1951 - Building Fire Reported

1953 - Engine 10 on scene 3 Story Frame

1954 - Battalion 2 on scene Signal 11 Fire Showing 3rd Floor Level

1954 - Battalion 2 Reporting Forcible Entry Problems 

1955 - Deputy 1 to quarters have NPD Respond for Traffic Control

1956 - Battalion 4 on scene

1957 - Deputy 1 Reporting Large 3 Story Frame Fire Thru the Roof

1958 - Deputy 1 to quarters Emergency EVAC the Roof is Going

1959 - Deputy 1 making L4 Fast Team L10 Going to Work

2000 - Deputy 1 to Battalion 4 "Come Out Lets Go"

2001 - Battalion 4 Reporting Primary 1st Floor Negative

2002 - Battalion 4 Reporting Everyone Out

2003 - Deputy 1 Reporting Defensive Ops Fire Thru the Roof

2005 - Deputy 1 to Quarters Transmit 2nd Alarm

2005 - Collapse in the Rear

2005 - Deputy 1 to Quarters who is my 2nd Alarm companies

2006 - Deputy 1 to E18 L11 to Respond to the Street Behind

2007 - Battalion 5 Reporting Alot of Chimneys in the Rear

2008 - Need Ember Control per BC5

2008 - Deputy 1 Reporting Signal 100





1st Alarm
E10 E14 E6 E7
L5 L4 L10(FAST)
R1 DC1 BC4 BC2(ISO)

Signal 11
SOps HQ52 HQ2

2nd Alarm
E18 E11 E5 E19
L11 L7 L8 BC5

3rd Alarm
E15 E29
L6 BC1

Relocations / Coverage


1st Battalion
E26
E5 to E7

3rd Battalion
E13


4th Battalion
E9 to E29 
E28 to E10
Elizabeth Ladder to L10

5th Battalion
E16
L6 to L4
Bloomfield Engine 2 to E27
Elizabeth Ladder to L4

 

[Ala117]

Video from JeffStang Fire Photography

https://youtu.be/hbva8qn3A1M

 

[811]

Initial few seconds were filmed from corner of Sherman Ave looking up Astor Street towards the fire, Engine 10 was quartered there since 1874. House was condemned and Company ultimately moved to Clinton & Belmont Ave with 5 Truck. Firehouse was razed a few years ago after storm damage

 

[tperez102]

Has Newark Ever had a Tower Ladder issued to them? If they needed to special call one , where would it come from? Which Dept? 

 

[Lebby]

NFD's last tower ladder was Tower Ladder 6, late last year it was replaced by one of the American LaFrance rear mounts. It's currently at the shops, the idea (last I heard) is to give it to SOC and make it a special call piece. There was also talk about buying Roseland's old tower but I think that fell through.

 

[tperez102]

Thanks Lebby , I think they need at least 2. Its a big City that has an Airport and Docks area. Hopefully they are thinking it over.

 

[Lebby]

The airport and port are mainly covered by Elizabeth which does have a tower ladder.

 

[tperez102]

Yes Sir Lebby and a Dedicated Foam Unit as Well I believe and the Neptune System.   

 

[ladder197]

The Neptune system is located throughout the UASI region as well as additional foam units. Wasn?t Ladder 1 a tower ladder? It?s no longer in service?

 

[CFDMarshal]

Is there a photo of the old mansion before the fire? Would love to see it and a bit of the history.

 

[nfd2004]

The Neptune system is located throughout the UASI region as well as additional foam units. Wasn?t Ladder 1 a tower ladder? It?s no longer in service?

I believe at one time Newark had a "Ladder Tower", that I think they are called. The bucket being over the front of the cab.

Yes, as I remember it "was" Ladder 1, and at the time I think in the quarters with Rescue 1.

That goes back a long time ago though. I might have a picture of it somewhere.

 

[raybrag]

Is there a photo of the old mansion before the fire? Would love to see it and a bit of the history.

Here 'tis, Rev:

 

[Lebby]

The Neptune system is located throughout the UASI region as well as additional foam units. Wasn?t Ladder 1 a tower ladder? It?s no longer in service?

I believe at one time Newark had a "Ladder Tower", that I think they are called. The bucket being over the front of the cab.

Yes, as I remember it "was" Ladder 1, and at the time I think in the quarters with Rescue 1.

That goes back a long time ago though. I might have a picture of it somewhere.

Right you are sure, the trucks are one and the same. When T1 got disbanded, their apparatus went to T6. Also regarding the building, I've passed it many a time. Shane it ended this way.

 

[CFDMarshal]

Is there a photo of the old mansion before the fire? Would love to see it and a bit of the history.

Here 'tis, Rev:

Thanks Ray! Classic old Mansion. The stories it could tell!