Yonkers, NY- 2nd Alarm 07-10-13

[truck4]

Date: 07-10-13
Time: 1113hrs
Location: 498 Van Cortland Park Ave X Wolffe St
Description: Fire in the basement of a 6-story OMD.

1113hrs- E-304 rts 10-29, smoke showing basement apartment.

1126hrs- B-1 transmitting 2nd Alarm. Co's attemting to locate the seat of the fire.

1134hrs- Fire K/D.

 

[fdny1075k]

Lowerre area.

Could be:

Box Assignment:

Engine 304, Engine 303, Engine 307, Engine 306
Ladder 74, Tower Ladder 71
Rescue 1
Battalion 1

10-29(Working Fire)/10-30(All Hands) Assignment:

Ladder 73(F.A.S.T.)
Battalion 2(Safety)

2nd Alarm Assignment:

Engine 308

 

[R1SmokeEater]

The assignment and second alarm was off, due to companies out of service(TL75 @ Shops for changeover. Etc) and another full assignment put out after the 10-30 was given for a dryer fire in a PD across town...
When second alarm was Xmitted, due to difficulty in finding seat of fire, all that was available to send was E308. At that point the city had NO companies available.

 

[R1SmokeEater]

http://www.lohud.com/article/20130710/NEWS/307100066/Six-families-displaced-5-firefighters-hurt-Yonkers-blaze

 

[nfd2004]

The assignment and second alarm was off, due to companies out of service(TL75 @ Shops for changeover. Etc) and another full assignment put out after the 10-30 was given for a dryer fire in a PD across town...
When second alarm was Xmitted, due to difficulty in finding seat of fire, all that was available to send was E308. At that point the city had NO companies available.

"R1", did they bring in mutual aid to this fire with nobody left but 308 ?

 

[R1SmokeEater]

The assignment and second alarm was off, due to companies out of service(TL75 @ Shops for changeover. Etc) and another full assignment put out after the 10-30 was given for a dryer fire in a PD across town...
When second alarm was Xmitted, due to difficulty in finding seat of fire, all that was available to send was E308. At that point the city had NO companies available.

"R1", did they bring in mutual aid to this fire with nobody left but 308 ?

Willie, no on that. It took 20 or so minutes to free up units from that dryer fire, then an engine was sent to the 2nd alarm from that scene.

 

[nfd2004]

The assignment and second alarm was off, due to companies out of service(TL75 @ Shops for changeover. Etc) and another full assignment put out after the 10-30 was given for a dryer fire in a PD across town...
When second alarm was Xmitted, due to difficulty in finding seat of fire, all that was available to send was E308. At that point the city had NO companies available.

"R1", did they bring in mutual aid to this fire with nobody left but 308 ?

Willie, no on that. It took 20 or so minutes to free up units from that dryer fire, then an engine was sent to the 2nd alarm from that scene.

  Thanks Jamie. 20 minutes is a long time to wait if somebody needs help or the fire is extending.

 

[Parkave32]

Sounds like the war years in the Bronx. Ask for a second alarm get maybe an engine and 2 trucks if lucky.

 

[truck4]

1104hrs- Down wires- Kimball X Sterling
E-313

1106hrs- Activated alarm- St. John's Hospital
E-309, 308, 310, 312; L-72, 75, R-1, B-2

1107hrs- L-75 rpts mechanical problems, replaced by 71

1109hrs- Rpt structure fire 498 VCPA, (2) calls report black smoke in the basement.
1st Alarm: E-304, 306, 303, 307; L-74, 73; Sq-11, B-1

1111hrs- E-313 10-8.

1111hrs- E-306 10-84, smoke showing from the basement. B-2 rpts 10-26 at St. John's, L-71 and R-1 redirected to VCPA.

1112hrs- B-1 req. 5th Engine for FAST, Sq-11 designated FAST.

1112hrs- 74 responding from Special Op's.

1113hrs- E-304 transmitting 10-29 (Working Fire). L-75 rpts rig is back in service.

1115hrs- B-1 req. L-74 to come up VCPA from south. B-2 10-8 and responding to VCPA as Safety.

1116hrs- E-310 enroute to Special Op's to change over rigs.

1117hrs- B-1 transmitting 10-30 (All-Hands) for fire in the basement.

1118hrs- L-75 going to shops, out of service.

1126hrs- 509 Bronx River Road for reported dryer fire.
E-313, 312, 314, 309; 70, 72

1126hrs- B-1 req. full 2nd Alarm, rpts co's having trouble locating the seat of fire. Req. 2nd Alarm units to respond in and stand by.

1127hrs- Rehab Unit responding to VCPA.

1128hrs- E-308 assigned on 2nd Alarm.

1129hrs- B-1 advised E-308 only unit available, respond to the front of the building with tools.

1130hrs- B-1 rpts units have located the seat of the fire. Primary search (-)

 

[nfd2004]

"11:29hrs- B-1 advised E-308 only unit available"........Not to beat a dead horse but, pretty dangerous situtation for a city like Yonkers. And as I understand it, Yonkers can't count on Mt Vernon (which borders the city) because they have their own manning issues. I guess when they closed companies in Yonkers, they never thought about two fires at the same time.