2/19/2012 Jersey City Five Alarm Fire

Date: 02-19-12
Time: 17:05hrs.(Approx.)
Box: 531
Area: McGinley Sq.
Location: Fairmount Ave. x Monticello Ave.
Frequency: Jersey City Fireground - Channel #'s 1 and 2
Weather Conditions: Cool
Description Of Incident: Battalion 4 o/s transmitting a Working Fire in a 2-story wood-frame vacant commercial building w/exposure problems. Battalion 4 transmitting a 2nd Alarm for heavy smoke showing from exposures. Heavy fire throughout four buildings. Deputy 1 transmitting 3rd and 4th Alarms for heavy fire conditions. Numerous L/S/O's w/multiple master streams in operation. All companies working. Ladder Companies opening up. All searches negative w/no injuries reported.
Units Operating: JCFD, M/A FD's(Station Coverage); JCPD; EMS

*Incident is Ongoing*
 
Units I've heard operating so far(in no particular order):

Engine 2, Engine 5, Engine 6, Engine 7, Engine 8, Engine 9, Engine 10, Engine 11, Engine 13, Engine 14, Engine 15, Engine 17, Engine 18, Engine 19, Engine 22
Ladder 2, Ladder 3, Tower Ladder 4, Ladder 6, Ladder 7, Ladder 8, Ladder 9, Ladder 11, Ladder 12
Squad 4
Rescue 1
Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Battalion 3, Battalion 4
Deputy 1
Car 10, Car 26(Rehab.)

Bayonne(Engine 5, Engine 6, Tower Ladder 3), Harrison(Engine 3), Kearny(Engine 1, Tower Ladder 2), and Hoboken(Engine 5, Ladder 1, Ladder 2) FD's covering calls. JCFD Battalion 5, Squad 5(Call-Back Units) handling calls.

One firefighter from Ladder 6 was injured, but was treated o/s by EMS.

Hoboken units just got called back to Hoboken for a Working Fire at I believe 155 Washington St. Fire on the 1st floor. Companies opening up the roof. Companies evacuating exposures.
 
turk132 said:
Newark Engine and Truck working in Hoboken
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That's a ways for Newark to go for M/A. Is the Hoboken Job a 2nd Alarm now? It sounded like the HFD had their hands full a while ago.
 
Any update on this? I posted a new topic/IA. I believe North Hudson Regional FD is also there. I heard their Field Comm. 1 sign on a few hours ago.
 
fdny1075k said:
Units I've heard operating so far(in no particular order):

Engine 2, Engine 5, Engine 6, Engine 7, Engine 8, Engine 9, Engine 10, Engine 11, Engine 13, Engine 14, Engine 15, Engine 17, Engine 18, Engine 19, Engine 22
Ladder 2, Ladder 3, Tower Ladder 4, Ladder 6, Ladder 7, Ladder 8, Ladder 9, Ladder 11, Ladder 12
Squad 4
Rescue 1
Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Battalion 3, Battalion 4
Deputy 1
Car 10, Car 26(Rehab.)

Bayonne(Engine 5, Engine 6, Tower Ladder 3), Harrison(Engine 3), Kearny(Engine 1, Tower Ladder 2), and Hoboken(Engine 5, Ladder 1, Ladder 2) FD's covering calls. JCFD Battalion 5, Squad 5(Call-Back Units) handling calls.

One firefighter from Ladder 6 was injured, but was treated o/s by EMS.

Hoboken units just got called back to Hoboken for a Working Fire at I believe 155 Washington St. Fire on the 1st floor. Companies opening up the roof. Companies evacuating exposures.
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  Emmett, aka "fdny1075k", I don't know how you do it, but you sure know what's going on out there. Whether its Bridgeport or Jersey City, I sure appreciate what you do. And I'm sure others appreciate what you do too. Thanks guy.
 
nfd2004 said:
fdny1075k said:
Units I've heard operating so far(in no particular order):

Engine 2, Engine 5, Engine 6, Engine 7, Engine 8, Engine 9, Engine 10, Engine 11, Engine 13, Engine 14, Engine 15, Engine 17, Engine 18, Engine 19, Engine 22
Ladder 2, Ladder 3, Tower Ladder 4, Ladder 6, Ladder 7, Ladder 8, Ladder 9, Ladder 11, Ladder 12
Squad 4
Rescue 1
Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Battalion 3, Battalion 4
Deputy 1
Car 10, Car 26(Rehab.)

Bayonne(Engine 5, Engine 6, Tower Ladder 3), Harrison(Engine 3), Kearny(Engine 1, Tower Ladder 2), and Hoboken(Engine 5, Ladder 1, Ladder 2) FD's covering calls. JCFD Battalion 5, Squad 5(Call-Back Units) handling calls.

One firefighter from Ladder 6 was injured, but was treated o/s by EMS.

Hoboken units just got called back to Hoboken for a Working Fire at I believe 155 Washington St. Fire on the 1st floor. Companies opening up the roof. Companies evacuating exposures.
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  Emmett, aka "fdny1075k", I don't know how you do it, but you sure know what's going on out there. Whether its Bridgeport or Jersey City, I sure appreciate what you do. And I'm sure others appreciate what you do too. Thanks guy.
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Thanks Willy. I appreciate the compliment, man.
 
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