1/4/2011 2nd Alarm Brooklyn Box 961

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10-75 for a fire @ 495 Franklin Ave, L105 FAST.

@ 0119: BC57 reports all hands, heavy fire top floor of a 3 story 20x60 brownstone. Exposures 1: Street, 2: Similar Attached, 3: Rear Yard, 4: Similar Attached. 1 line being stretched & put into operation, doubtful. We have fire coming through the roof and in the cockloft.

@ 0125: BC57 requests an extra engine & truck.
E210, L102

@ 0128: BC57 reports 2LSO, heavy fire on the top floor, fire in the cockloft, fire out the front and rear.

@ 0129: Div11: transmit a 2nd alarm. Rescue Battalion enroute from Manhattan 3rd Alarm.
BC37 - Safety
BC35 - Resource Unit Leader
Safety Battalion Unavailable
Fieldcom Unavailable

No 2nd alarm rundown given.

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@ 0145: Div11 reports 3 lines stretched, 3 in operation, fire on the top floor & cockloft, water on the fire, main body of fire is knocked down, primary searches underway, doubtful.

@ 0155: Div11 reports primary searches throughout are complete and negative, fire remains doubtful.

@ 0158: Div11 requests 2 additional trucks.
L123, L119

@ 0203: Fieldcom becomes available from Manhattan, assigned to 2nd Alarm Box 961.

@ 0204: Div11 reports secondary searches are underway, requesting a Sanitation Sander.

@ 0205: Div11 reports you can cancel Fieldcom, we have it.

@ 0209: Div11 reports we have 2 10-45, will get back with the codes.

@ 0211: Div11 reports 1 10-45 Code 2 (Red), 1 10-45 Code 3 (Yellow), victims self evacuated prior to FDNY arrival.

@ 0220: Div11 reports 4 lines stretched, 3 in operation, secondary searches delayed due to heavy debris.

@ 0224: Div11 reports probably will hold.

End of Report.
 
I can see it now: why didn't the 57 transmit the second alarm with fire in the cockloft.  Not me, you understand.
 
Box 961 was one of the "OH S__T" boxes in 280-132. The year 1954, third alarm for this box and a fellow buff Tommy McAnuff who buffed in 132 went to the fire on a bitter cold day in  early February, he wound up getting pneumonia then double pneumonia and died of this. The story and pictures were on the front page of the Daily News or the Daily Mirror of 280 and 132 pulled out of qtrs and tolled the rig bells as the hearse passed by the firehouse.I'll remember Tommy and this day until I'm gone,Tommy was 15 years old.Tommy's younger brother Owen retired as an FDNY Dispatcher, another brother a retired NYPD Detective. 132 had a plaque made up about Tommy that was affixed to the entrance of the housewatch desk (before the wall was broken through) and now is over the entrance (or was) to the kitchen. I was 12yrs old at the time.  R.I.P. Tommy

Jack O'Reilly
Retired FDNY Communications Electrician
 
Rundown from ExChief 84:    Brooklyn, N. Y. 01/04/12 @ 01:15 hrs.
Bedford Stuyvesant Section

Box 961
address: 495 Franklin Ave.
between: Fulton St. & Hancock St.

961 @ 01:14
Engs. 235, 280, 214
Lad. 132, T. Lad. 111
Batt. 57

10 ? 75 ? 961 @ 01:17
TowerLadder 105 is designated as the "FAST" Truck
Eng. 219
Rescue Co. #2
Squad Co. #1
Batt. 38
Division 11

Fire Building:
3 Story Brownstone 20 x 40 O.M.D.
Surrounding Properties:
Exp. #1: Is a Street
Exp. #2: Is a Similar Type attach
Exp. #3: Is a Rear Yard
Exp. #4: Is a Similar Type attach

All ? Hands:
7 ? 5 ? 961 @ 01:20
Batt. 57 reports: At Box 961, Using All ? Hands. Heavy fire on the top floor
of a 3 Story Brownstone occupied multiple dwelling. We have 1 ? line being
stretched and put into operation. We have fire coming thru the roof and
the Cockloft. Fire's Doubtful.

@ 01:25
Batt. 57: Box 961, Special Call an additional Engine & Truck.
Eng. 210 & Lad. 102 are assigned

@ 01:28
Batt. 57: Box 961, We have 2 ? lines stretched, 2 ? lines in operation.
Heavy fire top floor and Cockloft. We have fire out the front & rear.

2nd Alarm:
2 ? 2 ? 961 @ 01:29
Engs. 217, 230, 234
Lad. 113
Eng. 207 w / Satellite 6
Batt. 37 "Safety Officer
Batt. 35 "Resource Unit Leader"
Safety Battalion
Rescue Battalion n/a
Fieldcom n/a
Tactical Support Unit 2 assigned

@ 01:45
Division 11: Box 961, We have 3 ? lines stretched, 3 ? lines in operation.
Fire in the Cockloft at this time. We have water on the fire. Main body
of fire has been knocked down. Primary Searches are underway.

@ 01:55
Division 11: Box 961, Primary Searches thru out are complete and negative.

@ 01:59
Division 11: Box 961, Special Call ( 2 ) additional Truck Co's.
Ladder 123 & TowerLadder 119 are assigned

@ 02:04
Fieldcom 1 assigned from Manhattan 3rd Alarm Box 1814

@ 02:04
Division 11: Box 961, Secondary Searches are underway.
Return Fieldcom.

@ 02:09
Division 11: Box 961, We have ( 2 ) 10-45's.
( 1 ) is a Code 2, ( 1 ) is a Code 3
Both self evacuated prior to F.D. arrival.

@ 02:20
division 11: Box 961, We have 4 ? lines stretched, 3 ? lines are in operation.
Secondary searches are delayed due to a heavy amount of debri.

@ 02:24
Division 11: Box 961, Probably Will Hold.

( end of report )



 
JOR176 said:
Box 961 was one of the "OH S__T" boxes in 280-132. The year 1954, third alarm for this box and a fellow buff Tommy McAnuff who buffed in 132 went to the fire on a bitter cold day in  early February, he wound up getting pneumonia then double pneumonia and died of this. The story and pictures were on the front page of the Daily News or the Daily Mirror of 280 and 132 pulled out of qtrs and tolled the rig bells as the hearse passed by the firehouse.I'll remember Tommy and this day until I'm gone,Tommy was 15 years old.Tommy's younger brother Owen retired as an FDNY Dispatcher, another brother a retired NYPD Detective. 132 had a plaque made up about Tommy that was affixed to the entrance of the housewatch desk (before the wall was broken through) and now is over the entrance (or was) to the kitchen. I was 12yrs old at the time.  R.I.P. Tommy

Jack O'Reilly
Retired FDNY Communications Electrician
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  Jack that is a sad story and I can understand why you haven't forgotten it. Thank you for sharing it. I'm glad that the members of Eng 280 and Lad 132 have decicated that plaque in his name.
 
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