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FOUR ALARMS IN THE BRONX
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FDNY units were called in to stand by in Elizabeth, N.J. as they battled a seven alarm fire on December 18th.
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STEVE WHITE
All hands in Staten Island On January 6, 2013, FDNY crews were called to Box 3862, 4370 Amboy Road in Staten Island for a fire at the White Star Laundromat. Crews quickly arrived and knocked the fire down in less than 20 minutes.
HEATHER PILLSWORTH
Billy and Jon Pillsworth visited with Firefighter Garrett and the crew of Engine 54, Ladder 4 and Battalion 9 on December 26th.
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JOSEPH EPSTEIN
ALLEN EPSTEIN
All hands in high rise On December 30, 2012, FDNY crews were called to 57th Avenue and 98th Street in Queens for a fire in a high rise building. Firefighters arrived to find a fire on the second floor of an 18 story building. They used two hose lines to extinguish the fire.
JOSEPH EPSTEIN
One hurt in Queens all hands On December 30, 2012, FDNY crews were called to a private home for a fire. They arrived to find fire on the first floor of a story story private. One female resident was removed to a local hospital for smoke inhalation treatment. One hose line was used to extinguish the fire.
JOSEPH EPSTEIN
One car MVA in Queens On December 24, 2012, FDNY crews were called to 60th Street and Bornea Avenue in Queens. They arrived to find one vehicle into a fence. ESU Truck 10 cut the fence to free the car. The driver of the vehicle was not hurt.
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STEVE SOLOMONSON
ALLEN EPSTEIN
Fire in two brick in Brooklyn On December 18, 2012 at approximately 6:05 p.m., FDNY crews were called to East 98th and Newport Streets in Brooklyn for reports of fire. They arrived to find fire in a two brick with stores on the first floor and apartments above. Fire was found in the stores and extending to the apartments. Five hose lines were used to quickly extinguish the fire.
STEVE SOLOMONSON
Two bagger guts two Midwood homes in Brooklyn On Wednesday evening, January 2nd, 2013, the FDNY received a call for a house fire on E 15 St just off Ave R in Midwood, Brooklyn. First arriving companies transmitted a 10-75 (request for a full first alarm) as heavy smoke was showing from the two story brick home located at 1750 E 15 St. The fire quickly spread to exposure four which was also a two story brick similar, attached private dwelling. Very shortly after the 10-75 signal, the FDNY transmitted a second alarm as the fire was already into exposure four top floor. All occupants were removed from the dwellings safely and the fire was brought under control in about an hour.
JOSEPH EPSTEIN
MVA involving fire truck On December 19, 2012 at approximately 12:50 p.m., crews were called to Greene and Irving Avenues in Brooklyn for a motor vehicle accident involving a fire truck. They arrived to find Engine 271, which was previously enroute to an EMS call involving a choking baby, damaged from a collision with another vehicle. According to sources, the vehicle did not yield for the truck. No injuries were reported.
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Seven hurt in crane collapse in Queens
JOSEPH EPSTEIN
Collapsed crane at construction site
Seven people were hurt in a crane collapse at 47th Avenue and Center Boulevard in Queens on January 9th. FDNY crews hurried to the scene and arrived to find a 380 foot crane that had collapsed at a construction site with seven in-
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jured workers. Three workers were pinned under heavy equipment, but luckily, none of the injuries appeared to be life
threatening. Two of the workers were transported to New York-Presbyterian Cornell Hospital. The remaining five were transported to Elmhurst Hospital Center.
One of the workers being removed from the scene
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West Hazleton,PA Ladder 244 is an ex-FDNY 1981 100' Seagrave.
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Engine 273 operating a multi-versal at four alarm auto scrap yard in Queens.
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5 Engine FDNY HOUSES FDNY HOUSES by Larry Woodcock
For anyone who has been to Manhattan and its many wonderful areas,14th Street stands out for many reasons, from the Meat Packing District to a major train stop. In addition, 14th Street is a two way street from river to river. For me, what I think of when I hear 14th Street is a fabulous ďŹ rehouse. Just off of 1st Avenue is the home of 5 Engine. It is one of the oldest ďŹ rehouses still in use today by the FDNY. It is a New York City landmark and one of the many ďŹ rehouses designed by Architect Napoleon Le Brun. Its elaborate design was common for the era and the architect was known for a are for the dramatic. Built with style, it will impress any construction aďŹ cionado. The East Village neighborhood has been home to many movements over the years and it has developed its own identity. Since the 1950s, it has been well known for its nightlife and artistic style. Widely considered to be the area between 14th Street and Houston Street, wealthy homes were spread out here along dirt roads in the early 19th Century until the great immigration of the Irish and Germans in the 1840s and 50s. This began the transformation to multi-unit apartment buildings that were needed to support the hard working middle class. Not unlike today, this was one of the ďŹ rst foreign language and ethnic neighborhoods in New York City, as well as the United States. It was commonly referred to as Little Germany. The fabric of the neighborhood took a huge hit when the ship, the General Slocum caught ďŹ re and sank in the East River on June 15,1904. At the time, the ship was carrying members of Saint Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church to a church picnic, mostly German Americans from the community. 1,021 of the 1,342 people on board died. The disaster was the worst loss of life in the city’s history in terms of human loss of life until September 11th. It remains the city’s worst maritime disaster. There is a monument dedicated to the ship located in Tompkins Square Park on the north side near 10th Street. Later waves of different nationalities settled in the neighborhood. In the mid 1960’s, it attracted musicians, artists and hippies; becoming a place for coun-
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terculture. Many movements are credited with taking place here along with protests and riots through the years. Iconic rock halls like the Fillmore East and CBGB helped galvanize the east village as the birthplace of punk music, with many of the best groups in music history playing often. In 2012, the Landmarks and Preservation Commission of New York City announced that approximately 330 structures would become the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District. Included in the historic district is Webster Hall, a well known music venue and recording studio built in 1886. It is located at East 11th Street and has been host to many of the biggest names in music over the last forty years. Many of the buildings in the neighborhood have been remodeled over the years to show a more contemporary look or feel, with several being purchased and maintained by New York University, with the speciďŹ c use for dormitories for undergraduate students. One such building, Saint Ann’s Church on East 12th Street was remodeled as a dormitory with the stipulation by the community board that they preserve the original façade of the church. It was built in 1847. This was accomplished by making it stand alone in front of the new building. While walking the streets, you can still see Queen Anne, Italian Revival and late Victorian style buildings scattered throughout the area. Engine Company 5 was organized in September of 1865 and was located at the same address in their former volunteer quarters. That ďŹ rehouse was replaced with their current quarters, built in 1888. For a short time, they had a second section Engine 5(2) in service from March of 1884 until September of 1899 when it was disbanded. They have had six line of duty deaths in their history. LARRY WOODCOCK
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HazMat 1 going in to remove 3 - 55 Gallon Drums of Gasoline
Four alarms at Jamaica scrap yard On December 17, 2012 at approximately 9:00 a.m., Queens Box 8820 was transmitted for a fire at Liberty Ave and Tuckerton Street in the Jamaica section of Queens. Due to the amount of calls being received, Queens Dispatch sent four engines, two trucks, Rescue 4 and Squad 270 on the box. Engine 298 transmitted the 1075 followed by Battalion 50 transmitting the all hands and reporting heavy fire in an Auto Scrap Yard and special called an additional engine and tower ladder. At 9:07, the second alarm was transmitted. Division 13 arrived and called for an additional tower ladder above the second alarm.
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HazMat 1 and Squad 288 were also special called at this time. Fire had extended into exposure two and the first due engine and truck on the second alarm were directed into the building which was a one story commercial structure. At 9:14, Div 13 transmitted a third alarm and indicated he had fire in a large scrap yard that had extended to Exposure 2. Four tower ladders, two multi-versals and numerous handlines were in operation at this time. HazMat was in the process of removing three 55 gallon
drums of gasoline from the area. Due to the large area, a second FAST truck was ordered to the scene. At 11:42 a.m., a fourth alarm was transmitted and all units responding in were instructed to report to the command post on Liberty Ave. At 12:57 p.m., Car 9 (Chief Sudnik) reported all exposures were covered by handlines, four tower ladder were still operating and the fire darkening down. At 1:18 p.m., the fire was declared under control. Tower Ladder 155 Operating on the Exposure 4 Side
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FDNY Ladder 151 and Engine 305
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Small fire in Queens On December 27, 2012, FDNY crews were called to 77th Street and Penelope Avenue in Queens for a small fire in a private home. They arrived quickly to a small fire on the first floor of a two brick and extinguished the flames.
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Baby in Queens MVA On December 20, 2012, FDNY crews were called to Forest Avenue at STeven Street in Queens for a two car MVA. They arrived to ďŹ nd four minor injuries, one a baby. The Hurst tool was used to pop the driver's side door of one of the vehicles. They baby was removed from the car, but seemed to be uninjured.
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Three bagger guts two private homes in Kensington, Brooklyn
STEVE SOLOMONSON
FDNY Firefighters fight a three alarm fire in two private dwellings on E 3 St in Kensington.
On December 22, 2012 at approximately 11:45 p.m., fire gutted two private homes on E 3 St in the Kensington Section of Brooklyn New York. As the FDNY arrived, heavy fire was showing out the windows of a two story private dwelling located at 542 E 3 St just off Ave C in the Kensington section of Brooklyn.
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First arriving units transmitted a 10-75 (request for a full first alarm). Seconds later, units transmitted a second alarm as the heavy fire was auto extending into exposure 4. At one point very heavy fire
was showing from both floors of the two story private dwelling. A third alarm was transmitted. There were no injuries reported and the chief requested the fire marshals to respond. The fire was declared suspicious in nature and the cause of the fire was unable to be determined.
STEVE SOLOMONSON
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FDNY Firefighter takes a breather after extinguishing a three alarm blaze in two occupied private dwellings in Kensington, Brooklyn.
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Six hurt at apartment fire On December 15, 2012, FDNY crews were called to 99th Street and 57th Avenue for a one alarm fire. Firefighters arrived to fire on the fifth floor of a six brick. One additional engine and a ladder were added to the box. Two hose lines were used to extinguish the fire. Six people were hurt at the scene.
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MVA in Queens On December 29th, FDNY crews were called to 30th Street and Review Avenue in Queens for a truck versus car accident. FDNY crews worked with NYPD to remove the driver from the vehicle using the Hurst tool. The driver was transported to a local hospital.
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BILL TOMPKINS
BILL TOMPKINS
Four alarms in the Bronx A four alarm fire tore through four buildings in the Bronx on December 16th leaving many homeless, but causing no serious injuries. At 10:45 a.m., a Bronx box was transmitted for Jackson Ave. and East 138th St. An engine company enroute found a working fire at Jackson and East 151st St. Units were re-directed to the corrected address. Flames were showing from the roof of a three story frame 30x60 with apartments above a deli. Similar structures were closely located
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on the exposure 3, 3A and 4 sides. An all hands was transmitted on arrival followed a minute later by a second alarm. Flames extended to the 3 exposure, prompting a third alarm at 10:54 and a fourth alarm at 11:11. As conditions continued to deteriorate, all of the fire buildings were evacuated and three tower ladders and several handlines were put in operation.
The deep seated fire continued to burn and a collapse zone was set up around the original fire building. Smoke issued from all floors and occasionally flames showed from the cockloft and the first floor deli. The exterior attack knocked most of the fire down and the job was placed “probably will hold� at 13:21, with several units continuing to hit hot spots for quite a while after that. - BILL TOMPKINS
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Five alarm fire in Soho On January 11, 2012 at a little after 8:30 p.m., FDNY crews were called to Mott and Spring Streets in Soho to a five brick with heavy fire showing from the rear on all floors. The fire had quickly spread to the cockloft and roof, making conditions dangerous very quickly. Crews were able to cut away the roof to allow ventilation. Seven hose lines and one tower ladder were used to extinguish the fire. Five firefighters received minor injuries and one resident received fatal injuries in the fire.