Catry is correct - the calls are non stop with wires down from trees blocking roads to wires pulled off residences etc. This 10-75 kitchen fire was caused by a live outside wire that arced.
Address 4515 Hylan Blvd off of Orchard Lane
17:52
Disp 265 to L82: Phone alarm for Box 4227 - report of a fire in a kitchen
Disp to B23: 3 and 2 on the box with E165 10-14
First Alarm
Engines: 167 164 165
Trucks L82 TL85
BC 23
17:53 TL87 becomes available and replaces TL85
17:54
Disp to E165: take a marker we are going to redirect you to Bryan and Richmond for wires down E162 replaces E165 (normally First due G'man)
17:58
B23: 10-75 - we'll give you the particulars later
Disp transmits 10-75
TL84: we're 10-8
17:59
Disp to TL84: respond in to Box 4227 as the FAST truck
10-75 Assignment
Engine 168
Truck TL84 FAST
Rescue 5
Squad 1
BC 21
DC 8
18:00
B23: we're going to use 2 and 2 for a fire in a 2 story PD - we have fire on the
first floor due to an arcing outside wire - have Con Ed respond - no Special Units
are needed at this box
Disp: do we turn back the FAST truck and the 10-75 Chief?
B23: 10-4
18:01
All 10-75 units go 10-8
18:02
Disp: advises D8 of circumstances
D8: we'll monitor from Brooklyn
B23: have one line stretched - the fire has been knocked down - it's an isolated
building with woods all around it - we have no Exposure problems - we had a live
outside wire that fell down and started the fire in the kitchen - Con Ed respond
please
Disp: Be advised Con Ed does not have any unit available
B23: 10-4
18:03
Disp: 23 I am also going to need the dimensions on the building
B23: 10-4
18:04
B23: 2 story 30x50 PD - the fire started in a 1 story extension in the rear of the building
E242 acting E167 on your frequency responding to the relocation
18:07
B23: Primary searches are negative - secondaries are being conducted at this time
18:09
B23: the building where the fire is, is a restored building owned by the Parks Dept
Disp 10-4
18:12
Disp to B23: be advised that Con Ed has a crew enroute but they are coming from
Brooklyn
Thats Staten Island for ya. We NEED more, this amount of companies is just not gonna cut it come 2 years or so with the rapid [over]growth of this Island.
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