[BRONX INFERNO] FDNY Battles Major 4-Alarm Fire in TWO South Bronx Vacant Dwellings

On the early morning hours of March 22nd, FDNY Companies in the Bronx responded on a single-source phone alarm for a fire across the street from 162 West 165th St. First due engine 68 arrived and gave a 10-75, reporting the fire in a building on Ogden Ave. Shortly after arrival they recommended a second alarm be transmitted due to fire in two vacant dwellings on arrival. The buildings quickly became well involved, and fire began to extend to the 2A exposure (a 5 story OMD) and the 4 exposure (a 6 story multiple dwelling under construction). Due to advanced fire conditions a companies quickly began tower ladder operations, using two tower ladders and several hand lines to extinguish the fire from the exterior.
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Full rundown courtesy of NYCFire.net
Address: 1041 & 1043 Ogden Ave. off West 165th St.
Fire throughout (2) 2½ story 20x40 vacant PD's with extension to exposure 4
Phone Alarm - Reporting a building fire across of 162 West 165th St. - 01:13
E-68: 10-75 - Will get back to you with the specifics - 01:16
L-55 FAST, E-50 & L-19 for window bars
BXD transmitting the All Hands
E-68: Looks like it's a vacant on Ogden - 01:17
E-68: We have 2 vacant PD's with exposures - You might wanna go with the 2nd Alarm - 01:19
B-14 RUL, B-16 Safety
D-6: Transmit the 3rd Alarm - 01:32
B-3 Staging, B-39 Air Recon, E-35 Communications
Staging: West 165th St. at Woodycrest Ave.
D-6: We have 2 PD's fully involved - In the process of setting up TL's - 01:34
D-6: 4 L/S, 3 L/O, 1 TL in operation, in the process of setting up another TL - Heavy fire throughout both PD's - Monitoring exposures for extension - 01:41
D-6: 5 L/S, 4 L/O & 1 TL in operation - We're addressing minor extension into the setback of exposure 4 - 01:49
D-6: Transmit the 4th Alarm - We have extension into exposure 4 - 01:53
D-6: 6 L/S, 5 L/O, 2 TL's in operation - DWH - 01:54
FC: Currently operating with 5 handlines & 2 TL's - AVFKD in the exposures - DWH - 02:17
FC: Per C-7, Companies are making good progress - DWH - 02:34
FC: Special call 2 additional trucks (L-38 act. 49? & TL-152 act. 44) - 02:41
FC: Per C-4, this will be an extended operation - PWH - 03:03
FC: Per C-4, Under Control - 4:01
Duration: 2 Hours & 50 Min.
Maybe:
E-68, 92, 93, 71, 50 w/b
L-49, 44, 55F, 19 w/b
B-17, 13
R-3
SQ-41
D-6
RAC-3
2nd Alarm Maybe:
E-43, 42, 60
L-45
B-26, 14R, 16S
FC, SB, RB, TSU-1, CTU, RM
E-72 w/ Sat. 2
3rd Alarm:
E-73, 80, 82, 83
L-46 (act. 44), 59
B-12, 3 Staging, 39 Air Recon
MSU
E-35 Communications
RAC-4
Car-12c, 23d, 7
4th Alarm:
E-47 (act. 68), 23 (act. 93), 307 (act. 50), 22 (act. 60)
L-43 (act. 49), 130 (act. 55), 38 (act. 49?) s/c, 152 (act. 44) s/c
B-45 (act. 17)
Car-11, 22c, 24c, 32, 4, 22g
Watchline at 04:05
E-14 (act. 93), 96
L-14 (act. 44)
B-20
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