Bronx 5th Alarm 05/02/13

[Guest]

Around 0615 hours FDNY was dispatched to the area of East 226 Street and White Plains Road for a fire in a garage. The fire spread to exposure 3, a 2 story commercial building.  It ended up going to 5 alarms, and caused the shut down of the #2 and #5 subway between Gun Hill Road and 241 St during rush hour. The subway in this area is elevated, and was right in front of the fire buildings.  I got there about 2 hours into the operation.

 

Looking North to the fire scene from the Gun Hill Road Station

 

 

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Ladder 61 and Tower Ladder 51 operate underneath the elevated subway

 

   

 

Ladder 56 is bringing a line to the roof as Tower Ladder 41 flows water out of the bucket

 

   

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NYPD Aviation was overhead with the FDNY Air Recon Chief

 

   

 

   

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Rescue 3

 

   

 

Firefighter from Rescue 3 changing a bottle

 

   

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Tower Ladder 31 operating at the East 226 Street corner

 

   

 

 

Con Ed was working in the street prior to the alarm, and continued to work.

 

   

 

 

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Some of the apparatus staged around the scene

 

Cross Bronx Express

Engine 46



   

 

 

 

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and the other half, Ladder 27

 

 

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Engine 35, from Harlem on the hydrant

 

   

 

Engine 38 on another hydrant with a rehab set up in front

 

   

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Field Comm Unit

 

   

 

Mask Service Unit

 

   

 

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Squad 61

 

   

 

   

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The Bronx is burning, yet work prevents me from seeing the flames LOL.

[Guest]

Thanks for the shots!

Thats some tight aerial placement!

[hank]

Good photos!

 

tHANKs

[tcosgrovejones]

Engine 35, from Harlem on the hydrant

 

FDNY 5th Alarm 050213 (27).JPG

 

Now there is a Pump Operator. Sleeveing the hydrant

Cosgr  ve.

[R1SmokeEater]

Good, Grump!


Just to add, Bill Tompkins has a nice gallery up:

http://www.btfirephotos.com/2013/Bronx-5...&k=XfVW9gb


Lou Minutoli:
http://www.firstonscenephotos.com/FDNY/F...&k=wZPDN2T


If I was working, may have swung by......location is right on Bronx/Yonkers line.

[gmuhr]

Nice work!

[Guest]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="grumpyFF" data-cid="515208" data-time="1367523670">
Engine 35, from Harlem on the hydrant

 

FDNY 5th Alarm 050213 (27).JPG

 

Now there is a Pump Operator. Sleeveing the hydrant

Cosgr  ve.

</blockquote>
 

 

"Sleeving" the hydrant???

[Guest]

Using the Hard Suction Line Instead of the Soft Suction Line to make the connection.

[FAO23]

Fireman from Rescue 3 is Bob Athanis...One of the best !!!

[willman940]

Using the Hard Suction Line Instead of the Soft Suction Line to make the connection.

 

What is the advantage?