4th Alarm Fire Burns Down Scrap Yard In Queens

The following is the run down of all responding units and progress reports of the 4th alarm Monday morning, from forum discussion on NYCFire


Queens NY 12/17/12 @ 09:00 hrs.
Jamaica Section

Box 8820
Address: 95-49 Tuckerton St. at Liberty Ave.
J & J Auto Wrecking / Salvage Yard

8820 @ 09:02
Engs. 298, 303, 275
T. Lad. 127, Lad. 126
Batt. 50

10–75 – 8820 @ 09:05
Ladder 133 is designated as the "FAST" Truck
Eng. 315
Rescue Co. #4
Squad Co. #270
Batt. 51
Division 13

"Batt. 50 to Queens, We have heavy fire in a Scrap Yard.
Special Call an additional Engine & TowerLadder."
Engine 308 & TowerLadder 155 assigned

2nd Alarm:
2 – 2 – 8820 @ 09:07
Engs. 302, 301, 305
Lad. 125
Eng. 324 w / Satellite 4
Batt. 54 "Safety Officer"
Batt. 53 "Resource Unit Leader"
Rescue Battalion / Safety Battalion
Fieldcom 1 / Tactical Support Unit #2
Rac. 4

@ 09:12
Division 13: Box 8820, Special Call an additional TowerLadder
TowerLadder 142 assigned

@ 09:13
Batt. 50: Box 8820, We have heavy fire in a Scrap Yard that has extended to a 1 Story
Commercial Bldg. that is Exp. #2. Have the 1st due Engine & Truck on the 2nd Alarm report
into that Bldg.

3rd Alarm:
3 – 3 – 8820 @ 09:14
Engs. 294, 285, 299, 331
Lad. 150
Batt. 39
Batt. 46 "Staging Manager"
Batt. 43 "Air Re – Con Chief"
Mask Service Unit #1
Command Tactical Unit
Car 8: Chief Michael Marrone

@ 09:22
Division 13: Box 8820, We have ( 2 ) TowerLadders in operation.
( 1 ) Hand-Line in operation. Fire in a Junk Yard. Special Call Haz. Mat.

@ 09:22
Haz. Mat. #1, Haz. Mat. Batt. & Sqd. 288 assigned

@ 09:37
Division 13: Box 8820, We have ( 3 ) TowerLadders in operation, ( 2 ) Stangs in operation.
Special Call ( 2 ) additional Ladder Co's, ( 1 ) to be a TowerLadder.
TowerLadder 138 act. 127 & Ladder 154 are assigned

@ 10:06
Fieldcom 1: Assign an additional "FAST" Truck, report to the "Command Post"
TowerLadder 152 is assigned as an additional "FAST" Truck

@ 10:09
Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 3rd Alarm, Box 8820, Car 8, Chief Marrone reports:
( 4 ) TowerLadders are set-up, ( 3 ) are in operation. ( 2 ) Multi-Versals in operation.
( 2 ) Hand-Lines in operation. ( 1 ) Line stretched to the roof of Exp. #2 as a precautionary.
Fire is darkening down. This will be an extended operation. There is no extension to
any exposures. Fire is Doubtful.

@ 10:39
Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 3rd Alarm, Box 8820, Car 8, Chief Marrone reports:
( 4 ) TowerLadders are set-up and in operation. ( 2 ) Multi-Versals in operation.
( 2 ) Hand-Lines operating. Haz. Mat. has secured ( 3 ) 55 gal. drums of gasoline.
Conditions remain unchanged at this time. Fire remains Doubtful Will Hold.

@ 11:34
Fieldcom 1: By orders of Car 8, Chief Marrone, Transmit a 4th Alarm.
4th Alarm to consist of 4 Engs. / 2 TowerLadders / and 1 Battalion Chief
Have all units report to the "Command Post" at Tuckerton & Liberty Ave.

@ 11:18
Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 3rd Alarm, Box 8820, Car 8, Chief Marrone reports:
Conditions remain unchanged. Still operating with ( 4 ) TowerLadders, ( 2 ) Multi-Versals.
Still hitting heavy pockets of fire. Still Doubtful.

4th Alarm:
4 – 4 – 8820 @ 11:34
Engs. 319, 326, 225, 317
T. Lad. 158, T. Lad. 162
Batt. 44

@ 11:42
Fieldcom 1: Special Call a Truck Co. to replace Ladder 133 as the "FAST" Truck
Ladder 143 is assigned as a "new" FAST Truck

@ 12:02
Fieldcom 1: Special Call ( 2 ) Engines, ( 2 ) Trucks, and the Mobile Command Unit for "relief"
Engs. 236, 304 / Ladder 165, Ladder 50 act. 160, & Mobile Command #2 assigned.

@ 12:57
Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 4th Alarm, Box 8820, Car 9, Chief Sudnik reports:
Continuing to operate with the TowerLadders. All exposures are protected by hand-lines
at this time. He places this Fire at Probably Will Hold.

@ 13:18
Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 4th Alarm, Box 8820, Car 9, Chief Sudnik reports:
This Fire is now UnderControl.

Job duration: 4 hrs. / 16 mins.

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