Value |
Box/ Fire Alarm-s |
Work-ing Fires |
Small Fires |
Brush Fires |
Other Fires |
Car Fires |
Gas Leaks |
MVA No Injury |
MVA w/etc |
Water Rescues |
Rescues |
HazMat |
Special Calls |
Med. Assists |
M/A |
Total |
Jan. |
23 |
8 |
12 |
4 |
3 |
19 |
5 |
21 |
37 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
21 |
12 |
181 |
Feb. |
26 |
12 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
13 |
7 |
34 |
41 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
31 |
9 |
206 |
Mar. |
31 |
9 |
11 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
3 |
28 |
35 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
19 |
11 |
196 |
Apr. |
24 |
7 |
13 |
10 |
5 |
15 |
4 |
26 |
23 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
18 |
12 |
168 |
May |
21 |
15 |
18 |
19 |
9 |
10 |
2 |
26 |
32 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
32 |
14 |
209 |
June |
33 |
12 |
15 |
21 |
12 |
18 |
1 |
31 |
21 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
22 |
27 |
231 |
July |
32 |
16 |
12 |
21 |
3 |
15 |
21 |
29 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
34 |
10 |
208 |
|
Aug. |
24 |
16 |
10 |
15 |
11 |
12 |
1 |
23 |
22 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
31 |
8 |
189 |
Sept. |
28 |
13 |
18 |
7 |
6 |
15 |
1 |
31 |
27 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
24 |
7 |
192 |
Oct. |
47 |
26 |
18 |
3 |
4 |
19 |
2 |
32 |
35 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
28 |
22 |
250 |
Nov. |
26 |
14 |
17 |
2 |
4 |
15 |
7 |
34 |
30 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
30 |
23 |
222 |
Dec. |
25 |
14 |
15 |
2 |
5 |
22 |
10 |
22 |
31 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
33 |
19 |
186 |
Year |
340 |
152 |
165 |
125 |
185 |
185 |
43 |
329 |
363 |
42 |
65 |
26 |
48 |
323 |
174 |
2,565 |
Stubborn Two-Alarm Blaze Strikes the Big Blue Inn 12/18/16
On December 18, 2016, crews from several different departments were tied up at the scene of a stubborn two-alarm job on South Ranch Boulevard at the Big Blue Inn. The building had been closed earlier in the month for sanitary issues among other things.
At 2:45 PM, E3-1 and B3-1 were dispatched to the building after smoke alarms were reported to be going off inside. Upon arrival, B3-1 established command and advised that smoke was showing from the roof on the Alhpa/Delta corner. BC3-1 immediately requested a working fire upgrade. E3-2, E3-6, W3, R3-1, RITR3-2, PT3, SQ3, SQ3A, TW3-1, and B3-2 responded.
Crews from Engine 3-1 laddered up some of the Alpha side windows. Engine 3-2 and Squad 3 helped gain access to the building by opening up the locked doors on both the Alpha and Charlie sides of the building. Engine 3-6 stretched a line to the Charlie side of the structure. Rescue 3-1 stretched to the front door. Tower 3-1 put its ladder on the roof. RIT Rescue 3-2 and Squad 3A stood by. Wagon 3 and Pumper Tanker 3 established water supply.
The fire escalated quickly and soon, heavy smoke began to show from all windows on Division 2. Crews from Tower 3-1 were told to evacuate the roof immediately and interior crews were told to pull out. Soon, heavy fire began to show from the roof. By orders of 3-1, a second alarm was toned out, bringing Brick Borough E3-3, E3-4, TW3-4, U3/TR3, AIR3, FC3, St. Sprenklesburg RITTK17 and CO171, and BrickLeigh Heights E82 and R83.
Air/Light/Rehab 3 and Utility 3/Trailer set up a rehab and supply area on West Street in front of Station 1, which was not too far away from the fire scene. Engine 3-3 and Tower 3-4 staged on the Delta side next to the police station and raised their aerials. On the Alpha/Bravo side, Tower 3-1 did the same. Engine 3-4 and Pumper Tanker 3 were told to deploy BlitzFires to knock down the heaviest fire. Engine 82 pulled a line to the Charlie side. Rescue 83 provided manpower and Truck 17 stood by.
Meanwhile, a backdraft occurred, knocking Engine 3-1's ladder to the ground, and hindering their effort to ventilate Division 2 (By this point however the windows were already blown out). The command units staged all over the fire scene. B3-1 was in front of the police station, and Field Com 3, Battalion 3-2, and Command 171 were staged across the street from the fire building.
At 3:55 PM, Brick Borough Regional EMS Paramedic 3 was requested to assist with rehab on the scene.
As far as coverage goes, here are the units that provided coverage:
- Stud Ridge Lakeside Team covered Station 1
- Riverwoods Engine 49 and Snorkel 58 covered Station 1
- Portage Engine 833B and Tower 833 stood by in Station 1
- Jackson Engine 21 covered Station 2
- Lego Falls was requested to Station 4, but units from Brick Borough could sufficiently cover their calls, and Lego Falls was recalled
At 8:43 PM, the fire was finally knocked out. At that point, crews transitioned into overhaul, and began to methodically destroy Division 2 in search of any remaining fire. At 9:37 PM, overhaul was completed and fire crews began to wrap up and head home.
The Brick Borough Arson Squad and Fire Marshal concluded that the fire was suspicious in nature, due to the fact that the building was abandoned, but they later found that some faults in the ventilation and heating system of the building had sparked the fire. The second floor of the building was a total loss, and the first floor was heavily damaged when the second floor came down onto it.
At 2:45 PM, E3-1 and B3-1 were dispatched to the building after smoke alarms were reported to be going off inside. Upon arrival, B3-1 established command and advised that smoke was showing from the roof on the Alhpa/Delta corner. BC3-1 immediately requested a working fire upgrade. E3-2, E3-6, W3, R3-1, RITR3-2, PT3, SQ3, SQ3A, TW3-1, and B3-2 responded.
Crews from Engine 3-1 laddered up some of the Alpha side windows. Engine 3-2 and Squad 3 helped gain access to the building by opening up the locked doors on both the Alpha and Charlie sides of the building. Engine 3-6 stretched a line to the Charlie side of the structure. Rescue 3-1 stretched to the front door. Tower 3-1 put its ladder on the roof. RIT Rescue 3-2 and Squad 3A stood by. Wagon 3 and Pumper Tanker 3 established water supply.
The fire escalated quickly and soon, heavy smoke began to show from all windows on Division 2. Crews from Tower 3-1 were told to evacuate the roof immediately and interior crews were told to pull out. Soon, heavy fire began to show from the roof. By orders of 3-1, a second alarm was toned out, bringing Brick Borough E3-3, E3-4, TW3-4, U3/TR3, AIR3, FC3, St. Sprenklesburg RITTK17 and CO171, and BrickLeigh Heights E82 and R83.
Air/Light/Rehab 3 and Utility 3/Trailer set up a rehab and supply area on West Street in front of Station 1, which was not too far away from the fire scene. Engine 3-3 and Tower 3-4 staged on the Delta side next to the police station and raised their aerials. On the Alpha/Bravo side, Tower 3-1 did the same. Engine 3-4 and Pumper Tanker 3 were told to deploy BlitzFires to knock down the heaviest fire. Engine 82 pulled a line to the Charlie side. Rescue 83 provided manpower and Truck 17 stood by.
Meanwhile, a backdraft occurred, knocking Engine 3-1's ladder to the ground, and hindering their effort to ventilate Division 2 (By this point however the windows were already blown out). The command units staged all over the fire scene. B3-1 was in front of the police station, and Field Com 3, Battalion 3-2, and Command 171 were staged across the street from the fire building.
At 3:55 PM, Brick Borough Regional EMS Paramedic 3 was requested to assist with rehab on the scene.
As far as coverage goes, here are the units that provided coverage:
- Stud Ridge Lakeside Team covered Station 1
- Riverwoods Engine 49 and Snorkel 58 covered Station 1
- Portage Engine 833B and Tower 833 stood by in Station 1
- Jackson Engine 21 covered Station 2
- Lego Falls was requested to Station 4, but units from Brick Borough could sufficiently cover their calls, and Lego Falls was recalled
At 8:43 PM, the fire was finally knocked out. At that point, crews transitioned into overhaul, and began to methodically destroy Division 2 in search of any remaining fire. At 9:37 PM, overhaul was completed and fire crews began to wrap up and head home.
The Brick Borough Arson Squad and Fire Marshal concluded that the fire was suspicious in nature, due to the fact that the building was abandoned, but they later found that some faults in the ventilation and heating system of the building had sparked the fire. The second floor of the building was a total loss, and the first floor was heavily damaged when the second floor came down onto it.
Icy Roadway Causes MVA w/Entrapment 12/17/16
At 10:39 AM, two minutes after crews wrapped up at the scene of a gas leak on Oak Street, Brick Borough Dispatch began to recieve reports of a serious MVA on Main Street, where a vehicle had reportedly hit a street light. Engine 3-4 and Rescue 3-1, both of which responded from the scene of the gas leak, joined Rescue 3-2 and Utility 3/Trailer 3 in responding to the scene. Brick Borough Regional EMS dispatched MICU 3-1, Paramedic 3, and Supervisor 3-1 to the scene. Crews from Rescue 3-2 arrived first and deployed the Jaws of Life. Crews from Engine 3-4 and Rescue 3-1 arrived and helped extricate the patient.
At 10:53 AM, the patient was extricated and rushed to MICU 3-1, which took him to Brick Borough Memorial. Crews cleaned up the scene with the help of Brick Borough Towing, and around 11:02 AM, crews returned to their quarters.
At 10:53 AM, the patient was extricated and rushed to MICU 3-1, which took him to Brick Borough Memorial. Crews cleaned up the scene with the help of Brick Borough Towing, and around 11:02 AM, crews returned to their quarters.
Gas Leak 12/17/16
At 10:12 AM on December 17, 2016, Brick Borough was dispatched for a gas leak on Oak Street.Crews were notified that people in the structure smelled a strong odor of gasoline. Engines 3-4 and 3-8, Rescue 3-1, Pumper Tanker 3, Squad 3 (RIT), Squad 3A, Tower 3-5, and Battalion 3-4 responded. Battalion 3-4 arrived and established command. Upon arrival, he noted that the homeowners were outside the home and no one was inside.
Engine 3-8 approached the structure from the rear down a wide alleyway. Tower 3-5 came around the front of the building and staged in front. Engine 3-4 arrived and sent its crew to the door to begin searching the structure. Rescue 3-1 arrived behind Engine 3-8 and, with the crew of Engine 3-8, they entered the basement through the rear of the building. Squad 3A, Tower 3-5, and Pumper Tanker 3 stood by with their crews on the street and Squad 3's crew stood by as RIT.
Upon entering the basement, crews from Engine 3-8 and Rescue 3-1 identified a can of gasoline which was leaking and therefore producing the odor. The crews safely removed the barrel from the basement and cleaned up the spill. HazMat was called to help clean up the spill and decon the firefighters. Command was terminated at 10:37 AM and crews returned to quarters. The rest for Engine 3-4 and Rescue 3-1 would be short however because a few minutes later, they would be dispatched to a serious MVA.
Engine 3-8 approached the structure from the rear down a wide alleyway. Tower 3-5 came around the front of the building and staged in front. Engine 3-4 arrived and sent its crew to the door to begin searching the structure. Rescue 3-1 arrived behind Engine 3-8 and, with the crew of Engine 3-8, they entered the basement through the rear of the building. Squad 3A, Tower 3-5, and Pumper Tanker 3 stood by with their crews on the street and Squad 3's crew stood by as RIT.
Upon entering the basement, crews from Engine 3-8 and Rescue 3-1 identified a can of gasoline which was leaking and therefore producing the odor. The crews safely removed the barrel from the basement and cleaned up the spill. HazMat was called to help clean up the spill and decon the firefighters. Command was terminated at 10:37 AM and crews returned to quarters. The rest for Engine 3-4 and Rescue 3-1 would be short however because a few minutes later, they would be dispatched to a serious MVA.
Dump Truck Involved in MVA w/Rollover 12/12/16
On December 12 at 7:10 PM, Brick Borough Dispatch was alerted for an MVA w/Rollover on West Street at the Route 50/West Street intersection. Engine 3-1, Rescue 3-1, Rescue 3-2, and Utility 3/Trailer 3 were dispatched to the scene. Brick Borough Regional EMS MICUs 3-1, 3-2 and Supervisor 3-1 were also dispatched. Dispatch was also advised that the vehicle in the crash was a dump truck, which had overturned, spilling its contents onto the roadway.
Utility 3/Trailer 3 arrived first and encountered an overturned dump truck which had partially smashed through the fence at the tree farm. At this point, Engine and Rescue 3-1 also arrived on the scene. Both units staged on West Street. Engine 3-1 pulled a recautionary line and stood-by and Rescue 3-1 got to work with a mobile generator an the Jaws of Life. Rescue 3-2 arrived on the scene and provided additional manpower and equipment to help extricate the driver of the dump truck. After several minutes, the driver of the truck was freed and turned over to Brick Borough Regional EMS. (Since there was only one patient, MICU 3-2 was recalled at 7:24 PM.) MICU 3-1 transported the patient to Brick Borough Memorial Hospital.
Next, crews had to clean up the scene of the accident. One of those tasks involved removing the overturned dump truck. To flip the dump truck over, the rotator 24/7 Auto Services was requested. When the unit arrived, it stabilized the dump truck with one cable and used two other cables to flip the truck onto its wheels. The whole process took about six minutes. Once the truck was flipped over, crews began to move in with shovels, brooms, and other tools to begin to clean up the debris.
The police investigation revealed that there had been some freezing on the roadway, which caused the truck to lose grip on the road and flip over. Route 50 and West Street were closed until around midnight, when the investigation concluded and the area was cleaned up. All fire crews were back in quarters by 2200 hours.
Utility 3/Trailer 3 arrived first and encountered an overturned dump truck which had partially smashed through the fence at the tree farm. At this point, Engine and Rescue 3-1 also arrived on the scene. Both units staged on West Street. Engine 3-1 pulled a recautionary line and stood-by and Rescue 3-1 got to work with a mobile generator an the Jaws of Life. Rescue 3-2 arrived on the scene and provided additional manpower and equipment to help extricate the driver of the dump truck. After several minutes, the driver of the truck was freed and turned over to Brick Borough Regional EMS. (Since there was only one patient, MICU 3-2 was recalled at 7:24 PM.) MICU 3-1 transported the patient to Brick Borough Memorial Hospital.
Next, crews had to clean up the scene of the accident. One of those tasks involved removing the overturned dump truck. To flip the dump truck over, the rotator 24/7 Auto Services was requested. When the unit arrived, it stabilized the dump truck with one cable and used two other cables to flip the truck onto its wheels. The whole process took about six minutes. Once the truck was flipped over, crews began to move in with shovels, brooms, and other tools to begin to clean up the debris.
The police investigation revealed that there had been some freezing on the roadway, which caused the truck to lose grip on the road and flip over. Route 50 and West Street were closed until around midnight, when the investigation concluded and the area was cleaned up. All fire crews were back in quarters by 2200 hours.
Six-Alarm Blaze at Tire Warehouse 11/20/16-11/24/16
Official department incident report:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ur7PTGv9IOhVG_QDo3mJB6QqnVCuiOkZf3bRAtE8mjk/pub
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ur7PTGv9IOhVG_QDo3mJB6QqnVCuiOkZf3bRAtE8mjk/pub
Fully Involved Structure Fire 11/12/16
At 12:45 PM on November 12, 2016, Brick Borough crews were called to the rural branch of Route 50 for a working structure fire. E3-5, E3-7, W3, R3-1, RITR3-2, PT3, SQ3, SQ3A, TW3-2, and B3-3 responded. Engine 3-7 arrived first on the scene and advised of heavy fire and smoke conditions showing on the outside of the structure. Engine 3-5 rolled up next and stretched a large diameter handline to the front door of the structure. Wagon 3 arrived and grabbed a hydrant on the way in. When Tower 3-2 arrived, Wagon 3 hooked up to it. Tower 3-2 set up in front of the structure and began to put water on the fire from above. Battalion 3-3 arrived and established command.
Battalion 3-3 ordered Engine 3-7 to stretch a line to the Delta side of the structure and begin to wet down the side of the fire and exposure buildings. Squads 3, 3A, Rescue 3-1, and Pumper Tanker 3 arrived next on the scene. Squad 3A set up on the Alpha/Delta corner of the building and put its aerial device into affect. Squad 3 staged down the road a little bit and sent up its manpower. Battalion 3-3 ordered them to ventilate the structure and keep an eye on the exposure building. Rescue 3-1 arrived and stretched a line to the exposure building. The crew proceeded to keep the roof dry. Pumper Tanker 3 arrived and put a BlitzFire and another large diameter hose into action on the Alpha/Bravo corner. Rescue 3-2 arrived and staged not too far away from the action.
At 1:18 PM, while ventilating windows in the rear of the structure, Squad 3 encountered heavy smoke and fire, and requested additional manpower and hoses. Brush Engine 3 responded. When it arrived, Brush Engine 3 stretched a line to the window and began to push back the smoke and flames. At 1:23 PM, Battalion 3-3 began to orchestrate transfer operations. Stud Ridge Engine 2 was to be transferred to Station 5. Engine 3-4 and Tower 3-1 transferred to Station 3. BrickLeigh Heights Rescue 83 transferred to Station 1.
At 1:42 PM, the fire was knocked down. Crews began to transition into the overhaul phase of operations. At this point, it was made known that all mutual aide companies would be released in half an hour. At 1:59 PM, overhaul was completed and it was established that m/a crews would be released at 2:12 PM. Crews were operating on the scene for an hour and fourteen minutes. The cause was said to be a overheated appliance. No one was injured in the fire. The house was a total loss.
Battalion 3-3 ordered Engine 3-7 to stretch a line to the Delta side of the structure and begin to wet down the side of the fire and exposure buildings. Squads 3, 3A, Rescue 3-1, and Pumper Tanker 3 arrived next on the scene. Squad 3A set up on the Alpha/Delta corner of the building and put its aerial device into affect. Squad 3 staged down the road a little bit and sent up its manpower. Battalion 3-3 ordered them to ventilate the structure and keep an eye on the exposure building. Rescue 3-1 arrived and stretched a line to the exposure building. The crew proceeded to keep the roof dry. Pumper Tanker 3 arrived and put a BlitzFire and another large diameter hose into action on the Alpha/Bravo corner. Rescue 3-2 arrived and staged not too far away from the action.
At 1:18 PM, while ventilating windows in the rear of the structure, Squad 3 encountered heavy smoke and fire, and requested additional manpower and hoses. Brush Engine 3 responded. When it arrived, Brush Engine 3 stretched a line to the window and began to push back the smoke and flames. At 1:23 PM, Battalion 3-3 began to orchestrate transfer operations. Stud Ridge Engine 2 was to be transferred to Station 5. Engine 3-4 and Tower 3-1 transferred to Station 3. BrickLeigh Heights Rescue 83 transferred to Station 1.
At 1:42 PM, the fire was knocked down. Crews began to transition into the overhaul phase of operations. At this point, it was made known that all mutual aide companies would be released in half an hour. At 1:59 PM, overhaul was completed and it was established that m/a crews would be released at 2:12 PM. Crews were operating on the scene for an hour and fourteen minutes. The cause was said to be a overheated appliance. No one was injured in the fire. The house was a total loss.
Air/Light/Rehab Responds to Riverwoods 11/10/16
At 8:43 PM on November 10, Brick Borough crews were notified of a fire involving two structures in Riverwoods at 1831 Claire Boulevard. Riverwoods requested Air/Light/Rehab 3 to respond to the scene. The unit staged east of the 1800 block of Claire Boulevard. They had water bottles, hot beverages, and towels available for firefighters on the scene. When the fire was knocked down around 9:00 PM, and crews began to rotate through the rehab as overhaul was conducted. All crews were released at 10:05 PM.
Rain Causes Serious MVA, Leaves 1 in Critical Condition 11/9/16
On November 9, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Brick Borough was alerted for an MVA w/entrapment on South Ranch Boulevard at the multi-story garage there. It was also advised that the vehicle may have struck the building. Engine 3-4, Rescue 3-1, Rescue 3-2, and Utility 3/Trailer 3 responded. Engine 3-4 arrived first-due and found a vehicle smashed under the elevator lift at the garage. Before all of the first-due units arrived, Engine 3-4 requested a collapsed dispatch. At 3:50 PM, Squad 3, Tower 3-1, TAC 3, TAC 32, and Battalion 3-2 responded. All other units listed to respond either cancelled the call or were already on the scene.
When the units began to arrive, crews got right to work. Rescue 3-1 set up its portable generator and prepared to use its tools. Rescue 3-2, Squad 3, Utility 3/Trailer 3, TAC 3, and TAC 32 all pulled out there collapse gear and set about securing the elevator so it wouldn't collapse further. Crews found that the elevator was too far off the ground to use their wooden prop blocks on, so they tried their luck with the hydraulic ram from Rescue 3-1. This did not prove effective either. So, at 4:00 PM, they requested St. Sprenklesburg Rescue 17 to the scene so that the crane on the front of the vehicle could be utilized. When it arrived, it lifted up, and held up, the elevator long enough for crews to get access to the vehicle and the patient. They immediately turned him over to MICU 3-1 from Brick Borough Regional EMS, and they swiftly took him to the hospital. While Rescue 17 held up the elevator, a tow truck from the garage helped recover the totaled vehicle.
Crews cleared the scene at around 5:00 PM. South Ranch Boulevard was closed for another two hours so they could investigate what had happened. A police investigation later revealed that rain had been a primary cause. The vehicle had been traveling down South Ranch Boulevard when it hit a slick spot with leaves on the road. The vehicle lost traction and hydroplaned off the road. It slid off the road and into one of the support columns holding the elevator. The impact of the car malfunctioned the lift and it fell down on top of the vehicle. They considered the victim lucky to be alive. The victim is in critical condition, but is expected to pull through and make a full recovery.
When the units began to arrive, crews got right to work. Rescue 3-1 set up its portable generator and prepared to use its tools. Rescue 3-2, Squad 3, Utility 3/Trailer 3, TAC 3, and TAC 32 all pulled out there collapse gear and set about securing the elevator so it wouldn't collapse further. Crews found that the elevator was too far off the ground to use their wooden prop blocks on, so they tried their luck with the hydraulic ram from Rescue 3-1. This did not prove effective either. So, at 4:00 PM, they requested St. Sprenklesburg Rescue 17 to the scene so that the crane on the front of the vehicle could be utilized. When it arrived, it lifted up, and held up, the elevator long enough for crews to get access to the vehicle and the patient. They immediately turned him over to MICU 3-1 from Brick Borough Regional EMS, and they swiftly took him to the hospital. While Rescue 17 held up the elevator, a tow truck from the garage helped recover the totaled vehicle.
Crews cleared the scene at around 5:00 PM. South Ranch Boulevard was closed for another two hours so they could investigate what had happened. A police investigation later revealed that rain had been a primary cause. The vehicle had been traveling down South Ranch Boulevard when it hit a slick spot with leaves on the road. The vehicle lost traction and hydroplaned off the road. It slid off the road and into one of the support columns holding the elevator. The impact of the car malfunctioned the lift and it fell down on top of the vehicle. They considered the victim lucky to be alive. The victim is in critical condition, but is expected to pull through and make a full recovery.
Brick Borough Assists Lego Falls with Well-Involved Garage Fire 11/7/16
At 5:53 PM on November 7, 2016, Brick Borough Engine 3-2 and Squad 3 (RIT) were dispatched to a possible structure fire at 27 Whitman Avenue. At 5:55 PM, Tower 3-1 was requested to the scene. When Lego Falls units arrived, they found a heavily involved garage attached to a home. Engine 3-2 stretched a line around the rear of the home and Squad 3 staged a little bit away from the scene. Tower 3-1 was diverted to cover Lego Falls headquarters while en route to the scene. The fire was quickly knocked down and at 6:02 PM, the fire was declared out. Then, companies conducted extensive overhaul to the structure. Brick Borough cleared the scene after working for half an hour.
Massive Pileup North of the Borough Kills 7, Injures 31 11/5/16
At 5:56 PM, Engine 3-2, Rescue 3-2, and Traffic 3, and Brick Borough Regional EMS Paramedic 3-1, MICU 3-2, Supervisor 3-1, and Mass Cas 3 responded to Route 1 about 10 km south of downtown Stud Ridge and about 15 km north of Brick Borough for a cult-vehicle pile-up with fatalities likely. Stud Ridge Battalion 2 arrived on the scene and confirmed that there were ten vehicles involved including a semi and a school bus. The crash was on the southbound lanes, the ones headed towards Brick Borough.
Traffic 3 closed off the exits nearby the crash. The Brick Borough Regional EMS set up a triage area near the Stud Ridge EMS units. Engine 3-2 and Rescue 3-2 arrived and began to rescue people from their vehicles. Some people were minorly injured, others died in their arms, or were already dead. At 6:05 PM Utility/Trailer 3 was dispatched for additional manpower and equipment. Throughout the incident thus far, Stud Ridge medical helicopter had been flying people from the accident scene. At 6:07 PM, Stud Ridge command requested Brick Borough Memorial Hospital Air Medic 1 to respond to the scene. At this time, due to the incoming patients who were mainly in serious condition, Brick Borough Memorial Hospital was placed under a special operations code orange until the victims had been seen and evaluated.
At 6:11 PM, Brick Borough Police Department Utility 5 responded to the scene to a assist with the investigation. At 6:35 PM, all occupants had been extricated and all victims were being taken care of. Traffic 3 and Utility 5 remained for traffic control and investigation. FINAL REPORT: Investigation has concluded that an inebriated individual wandered onto the freeway, and because of the low visibility (due to rain), was struck. Once again because of the low visibility, and a crest in the road, a large pileup ensued. Total deceased: 7. Total injured: 31.
Traffic 3 closed off the exits nearby the crash. The Brick Borough Regional EMS set up a triage area near the Stud Ridge EMS units. Engine 3-2 and Rescue 3-2 arrived and began to rescue people from their vehicles. Some people were minorly injured, others died in their arms, or were already dead. At 6:05 PM Utility/Trailer 3 was dispatched for additional manpower and equipment. Throughout the incident thus far, Stud Ridge medical helicopter had been flying people from the accident scene. At 6:07 PM, Stud Ridge command requested Brick Borough Memorial Hospital Air Medic 1 to respond to the scene. At this time, due to the incoming patients who were mainly in serious condition, Brick Borough Memorial Hospital was placed under a special operations code orange until the victims had been seen and evaluated.
At 6:11 PM, Brick Borough Police Department Utility 5 responded to the scene to a assist with the investigation. At 6:35 PM, all occupants had been extricated and all victims were being taken care of. Traffic 3 and Utility 5 remained for traffic control and investigation. FINAL REPORT: Investigation has concluded that an inebriated individual wandered onto the freeway, and because of the low visibility (due to rain), was struck. Once again because of the low visibility, and a crest in the road, a large pileup ensued. Total deceased: 7. Total injured: 31.
Brick Borough Assists with Jackson Three-Alarm Inferno 11/3/16
At 8:47 PM on November 3, Squads 3 (RIT) and 3A responded to the scene of a large fire in a three-story commercial building at 245 Brewers Lane. Wagon 3 was sent to cover the Jackson main station. When the squads arrived on the scene, Squad 3 stationed a block down the street and staged as RIT. Squad 3A positioned itself between Jackson Tower 5 and Brickdale Township Quint 5 and set up to use its master stream, since all the truck company crews were searching the building for any occupants.
At 8:50 PM, Wagon 3 was requested to divert to the scene of the fire for additional hose lines. Wagon 3 was assigned to take high-rise packs to the second floor and help Riverwoods Snorkel 58 battle the heavy fire that was showing on the second floor. When Wagon 3 arrived on the scene, it laid in from the Manhattan Avenue and Brewers Lane intersection.They quickly entered the building, plugged in two packs to the water main on the second floor, and began to take down the heaviest fire.
At 9:06 PM, Jackson command ordered all units to withdraw from the building so that an exterior attack could be made with master streams. At 9:15 PM, the master streams opened up. The fire was knocked down after another hour and a half, closer to 11:00 PM. Jackson command terminated at 11:00 PM, and at that time, all crews cleared the scene. No word on the cause of the fire. This blaze went to a third alarm assignment and brought in mutual aide from Studdsville, Brickdale Township, and Riverwoods in addition to Brick Borough.
At 8:50 PM, Wagon 3 was requested to divert to the scene of the fire for additional hose lines. Wagon 3 was assigned to take high-rise packs to the second floor and help Riverwoods Snorkel 58 battle the heavy fire that was showing on the second floor. When Wagon 3 arrived on the scene, it laid in from the Manhattan Avenue and Brewers Lane intersection.They quickly entered the building, plugged in two packs to the water main on the second floor, and began to take down the heaviest fire.
At 9:06 PM, Jackson command ordered all units to withdraw from the building so that an exterior attack could be made with master streams. At 9:15 PM, the master streams opened up. The fire was knocked down after another hour and a half, closer to 11:00 PM. Jackson command terminated at 11:00 PM, and at that time, all crews cleared the scene. No word on the cause of the fire. This blaze went to a third alarm assignment and brought in mutual aide from Studdsville, Brickdale Township, and Riverwoods in addition to Brick Borough.
Mischief Night Keeps Brick Borough Busy 10/30/16
The night before Halloween is "Mischief Night" in Brick Borough. "Mischief Night" is when the arsonists and delinquents come out to play, and for the fire department, it is one of the busiest nights of the year. This year on "Mischief Night", Brick Borough handled 19 calls for service, including eight working fires, two vehicle fires, three MVA's, and six fire/box alarms.
Brick Borough's first call of the night came in at 7:45 PM for a vehicle fire on Durham Avenue in a junkyard. Engine 3-1 and Rescue 3-1 responded. Engine 3-1 arrived first on the scene and advised that there was a vehicle fully involved in the waiting area of the junkyard. Rescue 3-1 arrived shortly afterwards, and both units stretched lines to knock the fire down. They knocked the fire down after about 10 minutes and were back in quarters by 8:15 PM. The fire was later found to have been intentionally set.
At 8:22 PM, Brick Borough received reports of a single-vehicle MVA on Route 50. Engine 3-2, Rescue 3-1, and Rescue 3-2 responded. Rescue 3-2 arrived first on the scene and found a vehicle head-on with a tree. Rescue 3-2 helped stabilize the vehicle, and when Rescue 3-1 arrived, they helped extricate the lone driver. Engine 3-2 was on the scene for clean up and help with directing traffic. Brick Borough Regional EMS took the patient to the hospital, who was in serious condition. Crews cleared the scene and were back in their quarters by 8:56 PM.
At 9:36 PM, E3-1, E3-7, W3, R3-1, RITR3-2, SQ3, SQ3A, TW3-1, B3-1, and St. Sprenklesburg PT17 responded for a working structure fire on Sharon Court. Battalion 3-1 arrived and advised that there was heavy fire coming from a balloon-frame structure. The building was believed to be abandoned. Tower 3-1 and Squad 3A utilized their aerial devices to knock down the heaviest fire, and both engine companies used handlines to contain the fire. Crews knocked down the fire by 10:01 PM and began to overhaul what remained of the structure. Crews were back in their quarters by 10:40 PM. The fire was intentionally set.
At 9:44 PM, while crews were still operating at the first structure fire, E3-4, E3-5, TW3-2, B3-2, St. Sprenklesburg E18 and RITR17 were dispatched to a working fire at an apartment complex on Morgan Avenue. Crews found smoke showing from a rear balcony of the three story complex. Tower 3-2 put up its aerial and wet down the balcony area and then firefighters from Engines 3-4 and 3-5 stretched lines up through the building, using water mains to assist and their efforts, and they finished extinguishing the fire. At 9:57 PM, the fire was deemed out and crews began overhaul. The building received minor damage from the fire; only the balcony area was heavily damaged. Crews were back in their respective quarters by 10:15 PM. The fire was intentionally set.
At 10:12 PM, crews were dispatched to a rubbish fire behind a restaurant, beachside. Engine 3-6 and Brush Engine 3 responded. Engine 3-6 arrived and found that garbage behind a restaurant was fully involved with exposure problems to the restaurant itself. Engine 3-6 requested Tower 3-4 and BrickLeigh Heights Engine 82 to assist. Engine 3-6 stretched a line to keep the building cool while Brush Engine 3 began knocking down the fire. Tower 3-4 arrived and began to pick apart the burning trash with pike poles and firefighting tools from Brush Engine 3. Engine 82 arrived and assisted with overhauling the area. Crews wrapped up on the scene a little after 10:30 PM and returned to their quarters by 10:40 PM. The fire was believed to have been started by a cigarette.
At 10:53 PM, crews were notified of a multi-vehicle MVA with a possible hit-and-run situation on Cedar Street. Brick Borough Police were notified and were on the way to search for the suspect. Engine 3-2, Rescue 3-1, and Rescue 3-2 responded. Rescue 3-1 arrived and found two vehicles in the intersection. It appeared like another vehicle had driven between them and kept on going. Engine 3-2 secured the scene and made sure there was no fuel spill or imminent threat of fire. Rescue 3-1 pulled out a ram and began to try to free the occupants of one vehicle, while Rescue 3-2 stabilized the other and began to extricate those patients. Brick Borough Regional EMS assisted in transporting three patients to the hospital. After clean up and a further investigation, fire crews were released from the scene and back in their quarters by 11:35 PM. The suspect was later found and apprehended for reckless driving among other charges.
At 11:34 PM, E3-4, E3-5, W3, R3-1, RITR3-2, SQ3, SQ3A, TW3-2, B3-3, and St. Sprenklesburg PT17 were dispatched to a working structure fire on Canvas Avenue. Rescues 3-1 and 3-2 responded right from the scene of the earlier MVA they had been operating at. Battalion 3-3 arrived an confirmed a working fire. Units arrived and found the five story building with smoke showing from the main entrance. After Squad 3 was added to RIT, units began to enter the building to conduct a primary search. After no one was found, crews began to search for the fire. The source of the fire was found to be a fuse box in the back of the structure. Engine 3-4 knocked down the fire with a handline. All crews returned to their stations by 12:15 PM. BrickLeigh Heights Engine 81 was dispatched to cover Station 3 during the fire.
At 11:48 PM, E3-1, E3-2, TW3-1, B3-1, BrickLeigh Heights Engine 82, Legoardia Airport Squad 10, and St. Sprenklesburg Pumper Tanker 17 and Rescue 17 responded to a working garage fire on Heretown Street. Engine 3-1 arrived to find an attached garage fully involved. The firefighters stretched a line to the garage while Engine 3-2 picked up a hydrant to supply them. Rescue 17 was assignedd as a RIT unit. Tower 3-1 raised its platform and began to keep the fire from spreading to the main residence. Pumper Tanker 17 arrived and stretched a line around the rear of the structure to help contain the fire. Embers began to fly in the serene night sky, and soon the neighborhood was lit up as the entire garage became involved in fire. Battalion 3-1 requested Engine 3-7 and St. Sprenklesburg Engine 182 to the scene to assist. Stud Ridge Quint 2 and Squad 1 also responded to the scene. Units battled the stubborn fire into the early morning hours. At 1:12 AM, the fire was finally deemed out, and all crews returned to their quarters. The fire was determined to be arson, as multiple accelerants were found around the garage.
At 12:31 AM, Engine 3-6 and BrickLeigh Heights Rescue 83 were dispatched to a vehicle fire in a driveway on Seaton Avenue near the beach. Engine 3-6 arrived to find a vehicle heavily involved in fire. They requested Tower 3-4 and Engine 3-4 to respond. Engine 3-6 began to try to keep the building cool until the additional units could arrive. When Engine 3-4 arrived, they placed a line and their deck gun into service and made short work of the car fire. The vehicle was a total loss, and the siding of the home was damaged. All units were back in their quarters by 1:00 AM.
At 1:42 AM, Engine 3-5 and Rescue 3-2 were called to a minor MVA on Sunset Hill Boulevard. They found a car into a ditch with an occupant entrapped. They upgraded the call to a entrapment assignment, bringing Rescue 3-1 and Utility 3/Trailer 3 to the scene. Rescue 3-2 helped stabilize the vehicle while Engine 3-5 assisted in extricating the patient. When Rescue 3-1 arrived, they assisted with removing the patient and turning them over to Brick Borough Regional EMS. Utility 3/Trailer 3 helped wrap up and clean up the scene. All units were back in their quarters by 2:30 AM.
At 2:12 AM, E3-6, E3-7, W3, TW3-2, B3-3, Stud Ridge Squad 1, BrickLeigh Heights Engine 82 and Rescue 83, and St. Sprenklesburg Pumper Tanker 17 responded to a working structure fire on Hamlet Hill Drive. First-due units found a run-down wooden structure showing heavy fire. Engine 3-7 arrived and stretched a line to the structure. After all crews arrived, there were four handlines and a aerial master stream in use. The fire was knocked down shortly before 3:00 AM, and all crews were back in their quarters by 3:30 AM. The fire was suspicious in nature.
At 3:00 AM, a bright glow filled the night. Engine 3-5 and Brush Engine 3 were alerted of a rubbish fire on Hampton Street. Engine 3-5 and found a burn pile in the backyard of a residence fully involved with exposure problems and flying embers. Engine 3-5 stretched a line and put its deck gun into use to attempt to cool down the blaze. Brush Engine 3 stretched a line to keep the fire from spreading. Two additional engines and two additional brush units were requested, bringing Engine 3-1, Engine 3-4, Grass 3, and Brush 3-1 to the scene. The crews finally began to contain the fire and keep it from engulfing any neighboring residences. Crews finally managed to control and put out the fire close to 3:45 AM. All crews were back in quarters by 4:15 AM. The fire was arson; gasoline was found all over the area.
The final major call of the night occurred at 3:52 AM. E3-2, E3-7, W3, R3-1, RITR3-2, SQ3, SQ3A, TW3-1, B3-1, and St. Sprenklesburg PT17 were dispatched to a working structure fire on Harrison Court. Engine 3-2 arrived first and found a building exhibiting a bright glow from the sun room in the rear of the residence. Engine 3-2's crew ran into the structure and found a family, still sleeping and unaware of the whole situation, in the upstairs bedrooms. All five family members and the family pet were safely evacuated. Engine 3-2's crews then returned into the structure with a hose and began to attack the fire, which was in the fireplace area. When the other units arrived, they found little to do. With the quick knockdown, the fire was out by 4:20 AM. All crews returned to their quarters by 4:45 AM.
Brick Borough's first call of the night came in at 7:45 PM for a vehicle fire on Durham Avenue in a junkyard. Engine 3-1 and Rescue 3-1 responded. Engine 3-1 arrived first on the scene and advised that there was a vehicle fully involved in the waiting area of the junkyard. Rescue 3-1 arrived shortly afterwards, and both units stretched lines to knock the fire down. They knocked the fire down after about 10 minutes and were back in quarters by 8:15 PM. The fire was later found to have been intentionally set.
At 8:22 PM, Brick Borough received reports of a single-vehicle MVA on Route 50. Engine 3-2, Rescue 3-1, and Rescue 3-2 responded. Rescue 3-2 arrived first on the scene and found a vehicle head-on with a tree. Rescue 3-2 helped stabilize the vehicle, and when Rescue 3-1 arrived, they helped extricate the lone driver. Engine 3-2 was on the scene for clean up and help with directing traffic. Brick Borough Regional EMS took the patient to the hospital, who was in serious condition. Crews cleared the scene and were back in their quarters by 8:56 PM.
At 9:36 PM, E3-1, E3-7, W3, R3-1, RITR3-2, SQ3, SQ3A, TW3-1, B3-1, and St. Sprenklesburg PT17 responded for a working structure fire on Sharon Court. Battalion 3-1 arrived and advised that there was heavy fire coming from a balloon-frame structure. The building was believed to be abandoned. Tower 3-1 and Squad 3A utilized their aerial devices to knock down the heaviest fire, and both engine companies used handlines to contain the fire. Crews knocked down the fire by 10:01 PM and began to overhaul what remained of the structure. Crews were back in their quarters by 10:40 PM. The fire was intentionally set.
At 9:44 PM, while crews were still operating at the first structure fire, E3-4, E3-5, TW3-2, B3-2, St. Sprenklesburg E18 and RITR17 were dispatched to a working fire at an apartment complex on Morgan Avenue. Crews found smoke showing from a rear balcony of the three story complex. Tower 3-2 put up its aerial and wet down the balcony area and then firefighters from Engines 3-4 and 3-5 stretched lines up through the building, using water mains to assist and their efforts, and they finished extinguishing the fire. At 9:57 PM, the fire was deemed out and crews began overhaul. The building received minor damage from the fire; only the balcony area was heavily damaged. Crews were back in their respective quarters by 10:15 PM. The fire was intentionally set.
At 10:12 PM, crews were dispatched to a rubbish fire behind a restaurant, beachside. Engine 3-6 and Brush Engine 3 responded. Engine 3-6 arrived and found that garbage behind a restaurant was fully involved with exposure problems to the restaurant itself. Engine 3-6 requested Tower 3-4 and BrickLeigh Heights Engine 82 to assist. Engine 3-6 stretched a line to keep the building cool while Brush Engine 3 began knocking down the fire. Tower 3-4 arrived and began to pick apart the burning trash with pike poles and firefighting tools from Brush Engine 3. Engine 82 arrived and assisted with overhauling the area. Crews wrapped up on the scene a little after 10:30 PM and returned to their quarters by 10:40 PM. The fire was believed to have been started by a cigarette.
At 10:53 PM, crews were notified of a multi-vehicle MVA with a possible hit-and-run situation on Cedar Street. Brick Borough Police were notified and were on the way to search for the suspect. Engine 3-2, Rescue 3-1, and Rescue 3-2 responded. Rescue 3-1 arrived and found two vehicles in the intersection. It appeared like another vehicle had driven between them and kept on going. Engine 3-2 secured the scene and made sure there was no fuel spill or imminent threat of fire. Rescue 3-1 pulled out a ram and began to try to free the occupants of one vehicle, while Rescue 3-2 stabilized the other and began to extricate those patients. Brick Borough Regional EMS assisted in transporting three patients to the hospital. After clean up and a further investigation, fire crews were released from the scene and back in their quarters by 11:35 PM. The suspect was later found and apprehended for reckless driving among other charges.
At 11:34 PM, E3-4, E3-5, W3, R3-1, RITR3-2, SQ3, SQ3A, TW3-2, B3-3, and St. Sprenklesburg PT17 were dispatched to a working structure fire on Canvas Avenue. Rescues 3-1 and 3-2 responded right from the scene of the earlier MVA they had been operating at. Battalion 3-3 arrived an confirmed a working fire. Units arrived and found the five story building with smoke showing from the main entrance. After Squad 3 was added to RIT, units began to enter the building to conduct a primary search. After no one was found, crews began to search for the fire. The source of the fire was found to be a fuse box in the back of the structure. Engine 3-4 knocked down the fire with a handline. All crews returned to their stations by 12:15 PM. BrickLeigh Heights Engine 81 was dispatched to cover Station 3 during the fire.
At 11:48 PM, E3-1, E3-2, TW3-1, B3-1, BrickLeigh Heights Engine 82, Legoardia Airport Squad 10, and St. Sprenklesburg Pumper Tanker 17 and Rescue 17 responded to a working garage fire on Heretown Street. Engine 3-1 arrived to find an attached garage fully involved. The firefighters stretched a line to the garage while Engine 3-2 picked up a hydrant to supply them. Rescue 17 was assignedd as a RIT unit. Tower 3-1 raised its platform and began to keep the fire from spreading to the main residence. Pumper Tanker 17 arrived and stretched a line around the rear of the structure to help contain the fire. Embers began to fly in the serene night sky, and soon the neighborhood was lit up as the entire garage became involved in fire. Battalion 3-1 requested Engine 3-7 and St. Sprenklesburg Engine 182 to the scene to assist. Stud Ridge Quint 2 and Squad 1 also responded to the scene. Units battled the stubborn fire into the early morning hours. At 1:12 AM, the fire was finally deemed out, and all crews returned to their quarters. The fire was determined to be arson, as multiple accelerants were found around the garage.
At 12:31 AM, Engine 3-6 and BrickLeigh Heights Rescue 83 were dispatched to a vehicle fire in a driveway on Seaton Avenue near the beach. Engine 3-6 arrived to find a vehicle heavily involved in fire. They requested Tower 3-4 and Engine 3-4 to respond. Engine 3-6 began to try to keep the building cool until the additional units could arrive. When Engine 3-4 arrived, they placed a line and their deck gun into service and made short work of the car fire. The vehicle was a total loss, and the siding of the home was damaged. All units were back in their quarters by 1:00 AM.
At 1:42 AM, Engine 3-5 and Rescue 3-2 were called to a minor MVA on Sunset Hill Boulevard. They found a car into a ditch with an occupant entrapped. They upgraded the call to a entrapment assignment, bringing Rescue 3-1 and Utility 3/Trailer 3 to the scene. Rescue 3-2 helped stabilize the vehicle while Engine 3-5 assisted in extricating the patient. When Rescue 3-1 arrived, they assisted with removing the patient and turning them over to Brick Borough Regional EMS. Utility 3/Trailer 3 helped wrap up and clean up the scene. All units were back in their quarters by 2:30 AM.
At 2:12 AM, E3-6, E3-7, W3, TW3-2, B3-3, Stud Ridge Squad 1, BrickLeigh Heights Engine 82 and Rescue 83, and St. Sprenklesburg Pumper Tanker 17 responded to a working structure fire on Hamlet Hill Drive. First-due units found a run-down wooden structure showing heavy fire. Engine 3-7 arrived and stretched a line to the structure. After all crews arrived, there were four handlines and a aerial master stream in use. The fire was knocked down shortly before 3:00 AM, and all crews were back in their quarters by 3:30 AM. The fire was suspicious in nature.
At 3:00 AM, a bright glow filled the night. Engine 3-5 and Brush Engine 3 were alerted of a rubbish fire on Hampton Street. Engine 3-5 and found a burn pile in the backyard of a residence fully involved with exposure problems and flying embers. Engine 3-5 stretched a line and put its deck gun into use to attempt to cool down the blaze. Brush Engine 3 stretched a line to keep the fire from spreading. Two additional engines and two additional brush units were requested, bringing Engine 3-1, Engine 3-4, Grass 3, and Brush 3-1 to the scene. The crews finally began to contain the fire and keep it from engulfing any neighboring residences. Crews finally managed to control and put out the fire close to 3:45 AM. All crews were back in quarters by 4:15 AM. The fire was arson; gasoline was found all over the area.
The final major call of the night occurred at 3:52 AM. E3-2, E3-7, W3, R3-1, RITR3-2, SQ3, SQ3A, TW3-1, B3-1, and St. Sprenklesburg PT17 were dispatched to a working structure fire on Harrison Court. Engine 3-2 arrived first and found a building exhibiting a bright glow from the sun room in the rear of the residence. Engine 3-2's crew ran into the structure and found a family, still sleeping and unaware of the whole situation, in the upstairs bedrooms. All five family members and the family pet were safely evacuated. Engine 3-2's crews then returned into the structure with a hose and began to attack the fire, which was in the fireplace area. When the other units arrived, they found little to do. With the quick knockdown, the fire was out by 4:20 AM. All crews returned to their quarters by 4:45 AM.
Note 7 Causes Fatal 2-Alarm Fire at Brick Borough SuperMarket 10/28/16
On October 28, 2016, at 11:24 AM, Brick Borough Dispatch was alerted for fire alarms going off in the technology section of the Brick Borough SuperMarket on South Ranch Boulevard. Engine 3-4 and Battalion 3-2 responded to investigate. When the engine crew arrived, they equipped themselves with SCBA's and fire extinguishers and then they entered the building. When they entered the building, they found that there was heavy fire and smoke showing in the technology section of the store. As they approached the technology person, they found an employee who had been injured by the first blast. As they approached her, the other technology in the section began to explode, igniting flammable objects all around them and throwing them a good ten feet across the room. At this point, the firefighters lost their visual on the person and the intensity of the smoke and fire forced them to pull out.
At 11:32 AM, Battalion 3-2 called the working fire upgrade. (Due to several units being OOS and waiting for replacement, more m/a units were called in to fill their places.) Responding to the scene at this time were Brick Borough E3-1, E3-6, W3, R3-1, RITR3-2, RITSQ3, SQ3A, TW3-4, B3-1. St. Sprenklesburg PT17 responded as well. Engine 3-4 was assigned as the first-due engine, and they pulled a line to the front door of the structure and began to try to push back the fire. The engine also hooked up to a nearby hydrant with a hard suction hose. Next arriving unit, the second-due engine, was Engine 3-1. Engine 3-1 positioned next to a hydrant further away and used a feeder line to connect with it. Engine 3-4 also hooked up to Engine 3-1, and Engine 3-1 became one of the main pumping engines at the fire.
Rescues 3-1 and 3-2 arrived next. Rescue 3-1 positioned behind the car garage and stretched a line to the front of the building to help knock down the fire inside. Rescue 3-2 was assigned as a RIT unit and it staged on Main Street. Squads 3 and 3A arrived next. Squad 3 set up on Main Street was a RIT unit with Rescue 3-2. Squad 3A positioned itself in the parking lot in front of the building and stood-by to see if its aerial was needed. Wagon 3 arrived and set up at the South Ranch Boulevard/Main Street intersection. It stretched a line to a hydrant down Main Street and waited for a unit to supply. Pumper Tanker 17 arrived behind Battalion 3-1 and set up in front of the car garage. It stood-by and waited for orders of where to hook up and which units to supply.
Then, the Station 4 units arrived in the form of Tower 3-4 and Engine 3-6. Engine 3-6 arrived on the Bravo side of the structure, the Main Street side. There was a door on that side that was showing heavy smoke conditions. Engine 3-6 stretched a line to the door and began attempting to push the fire back into the building. Tower 3-4 set up in front of the building on South Ranch Boulevard. Wagon 3 hooked up a supply line to the Tower. Suddenly, the fire roared through the roof of the side of the building in which the fire originated. This caused Tower 3-4 and Squad 3A to raise their aerial devices in an attempt to beat back the flames. The fire going through the roof also caused Battalion 3-2 to ring the second alarm.
At 12:07, the second alarm was rung. A multitude of trucks from all over the area responded, including Brick Borough E3-2, TW3-1, U3/TR3, and FC3, BrickLeigh Heights E82, R83, and St. Sprenklesburg E175. St. Sprenklesburg Engines 18, 172 responded to Station 1 to cover it. Rescue 17 responded to Station 2 to cover it as well. The fire going through the roof also caused more exposure problems, including danger to the garage next door. Engine 3-2 arrived and set up with Engines 3-1 and 3-4 in front of the fire building. Engine 3-2 hooked up to Engine 3-1 and stretched a line to the garage. FF Amberman began to wet down the garage to keep it cool. If the garage would catch on fire, that would create an even more volatile situation.
Tower 3-1 arrived and set up behind the garage with Rescue 3-1. It set up and began to put water down on the Delta side of the building. Pumper Tanker 17 hooked up to Tower 3-1 to supply its operations. Field Com 3 arrived and set up a field command with Battalion 3-1 in front of the garage. They began requesting more units to the scene and for station coverage. Stud Ridge Squad 1 responded to the scene at 12:15 PM. Stud Ridge Quint 1 responded to cover Station 1 at 12:19. At 12:22 PM, Riverwoods Aerial Tower 2 responded to cover Station 4. Engine 175 arrived on the scene and set up behind Pumper Tanker 17 to assist with manpower and supply operations.
BrickLeigh Heights Engine 82 arrived and set up with Engine 3-6 on Main Street. Engine 82 stretched a line and began to help knock down the fire on that side of the building. Rescue 83 and Utility 3/Trailer 3 arrived and set up on Main Street. Rescue 83's crew went on a mission to evacuate the area around the garage in case anyone inside was unaware of the situation outside. They found a security guard and safely escorted him out of the building.
At 12:30 PM, Brick Borough Engine 3-5 and Brick Borough Regional EMS MICU 3-1 and Supervisor 3-1 responded to the scene. Engine 3-5 arrived and set up in front of the garage. It sent two firefighters, a BlitzFire from Engine 3-4, and a supply line up the car elevator to the second floor of the garage. When they got there, the set up the BlitzFire on the second floor and hook up the supply line to it. The supply line was connected to Engine 3-5. Then, they flipped on the BlitzFire and it began to bombard the fire from the garage. The firefighters remained to monitor the BlitzFire and make sure it was working properly. The EMS units set up at the intersection of West Street and South Ranch Boulevard as a rehab and basic medical area.
At 12:37 PM, Studdsville Ladder 14 responded to the scene. When it arrived, it set up behind the fire building and put up its ladder. Engine 82 supplied the TDA with water, which it acquired from Wagon 3. Due to the content of the store, Brick Borough and St. Sprenklesburg rung a basic HazMat response, bringing Brick Borough HazMat 3 and Special Ops Trailer 3, in addition to St. Sprenklesburg HazMat Rescue 16, to the scene. The units positioned on Main Street and stood by for further orders in case HazMat did become a problem.
At 1:30 PM, Jackson Engine 21 was en route to cover Station 4. At this point in time, all Brick Borough stations were sufficiently covered. No more units were required on the actual scene of the fire either. Fire crews continued to battle the fire through the early afternoon hours. At 2:00 PM, the heaviest fire was knocked down and crews began to push into the building with handlines. At 2:13 PM, it was announced that the fire had been knocked down. All mutual aide companies on the scene could clear the scene at that point in time. All Brick Borough units would be remaining for overhaul and clean-up. It was also announced that at that point, all units covering stations would be clear to leave at 2:30 PM. At 2:41 PM, the overhaul and clean-up was complete. Any mutual aide companies that had not already left were released at this time. All fire units began returning to their quarters at this time.
After a thorough fire marshal and police investigation, they found that the fire had been started by one of the new defective Note 7 phones. The fire claimed the life of the one employee, who was most likely killed in one of the initial blasts. Two firefighters received minor injuries, and both were treated and released on the scene. The SuperMarket is a total loss, but the company does hope to rebuild it in the near future. South Ranch Boulevard and Main Street are now open to normal public traffic.
Brick Borough would like to give a big thank you to Riverwoods, Jackson, Studdsville, Stud Ridge, St. Sprenklesburg, and BrickLeigh Heights Fire Departments for assisting us in knocking down this blaze and covering our stations.
At 11:32 AM, Battalion 3-2 called the working fire upgrade. (Due to several units being OOS and waiting for replacement, more m/a units were called in to fill their places.) Responding to the scene at this time were Brick Borough E3-1, E3-6, W3, R3-1, RITR3-2, RITSQ3, SQ3A, TW3-4, B3-1. St. Sprenklesburg PT17 responded as well. Engine 3-4 was assigned as the first-due engine, and they pulled a line to the front door of the structure and began to try to push back the fire. The engine also hooked up to a nearby hydrant with a hard suction hose. Next arriving unit, the second-due engine, was Engine 3-1. Engine 3-1 positioned next to a hydrant further away and used a feeder line to connect with it. Engine 3-4 also hooked up to Engine 3-1, and Engine 3-1 became one of the main pumping engines at the fire.
Rescues 3-1 and 3-2 arrived next. Rescue 3-1 positioned behind the car garage and stretched a line to the front of the building to help knock down the fire inside. Rescue 3-2 was assigned as a RIT unit and it staged on Main Street. Squads 3 and 3A arrived next. Squad 3 set up on Main Street was a RIT unit with Rescue 3-2. Squad 3A positioned itself in the parking lot in front of the building and stood-by to see if its aerial was needed. Wagon 3 arrived and set up at the South Ranch Boulevard/Main Street intersection. It stretched a line to a hydrant down Main Street and waited for a unit to supply. Pumper Tanker 17 arrived behind Battalion 3-1 and set up in front of the car garage. It stood-by and waited for orders of where to hook up and which units to supply.
Then, the Station 4 units arrived in the form of Tower 3-4 and Engine 3-6. Engine 3-6 arrived on the Bravo side of the structure, the Main Street side. There was a door on that side that was showing heavy smoke conditions. Engine 3-6 stretched a line to the door and began attempting to push the fire back into the building. Tower 3-4 set up in front of the building on South Ranch Boulevard. Wagon 3 hooked up a supply line to the Tower. Suddenly, the fire roared through the roof of the side of the building in which the fire originated. This caused Tower 3-4 and Squad 3A to raise their aerial devices in an attempt to beat back the flames. The fire going through the roof also caused Battalion 3-2 to ring the second alarm.
At 12:07, the second alarm was rung. A multitude of trucks from all over the area responded, including Brick Borough E3-2, TW3-1, U3/TR3, and FC3, BrickLeigh Heights E82, R83, and St. Sprenklesburg E175. St. Sprenklesburg Engines 18, 172 responded to Station 1 to cover it. Rescue 17 responded to Station 2 to cover it as well. The fire going through the roof also caused more exposure problems, including danger to the garage next door. Engine 3-2 arrived and set up with Engines 3-1 and 3-4 in front of the fire building. Engine 3-2 hooked up to Engine 3-1 and stretched a line to the garage. FF Amberman began to wet down the garage to keep it cool. If the garage would catch on fire, that would create an even more volatile situation.
Tower 3-1 arrived and set up behind the garage with Rescue 3-1. It set up and began to put water down on the Delta side of the building. Pumper Tanker 17 hooked up to Tower 3-1 to supply its operations. Field Com 3 arrived and set up a field command with Battalion 3-1 in front of the garage. They began requesting more units to the scene and for station coverage. Stud Ridge Squad 1 responded to the scene at 12:15 PM. Stud Ridge Quint 1 responded to cover Station 1 at 12:19. At 12:22 PM, Riverwoods Aerial Tower 2 responded to cover Station 4. Engine 175 arrived on the scene and set up behind Pumper Tanker 17 to assist with manpower and supply operations.
BrickLeigh Heights Engine 82 arrived and set up with Engine 3-6 on Main Street. Engine 82 stretched a line and began to help knock down the fire on that side of the building. Rescue 83 and Utility 3/Trailer 3 arrived and set up on Main Street. Rescue 83's crew went on a mission to evacuate the area around the garage in case anyone inside was unaware of the situation outside. They found a security guard and safely escorted him out of the building.
At 12:30 PM, Brick Borough Engine 3-5 and Brick Borough Regional EMS MICU 3-1 and Supervisor 3-1 responded to the scene. Engine 3-5 arrived and set up in front of the garage. It sent two firefighters, a BlitzFire from Engine 3-4, and a supply line up the car elevator to the second floor of the garage. When they got there, the set up the BlitzFire on the second floor and hook up the supply line to it. The supply line was connected to Engine 3-5. Then, they flipped on the BlitzFire and it began to bombard the fire from the garage. The firefighters remained to monitor the BlitzFire and make sure it was working properly. The EMS units set up at the intersection of West Street and South Ranch Boulevard as a rehab and basic medical area.
At 12:37 PM, Studdsville Ladder 14 responded to the scene. When it arrived, it set up behind the fire building and put up its ladder. Engine 82 supplied the TDA with water, which it acquired from Wagon 3. Due to the content of the store, Brick Borough and St. Sprenklesburg rung a basic HazMat response, bringing Brick Borough HazMat 3 and Special Ops Trailer 3, in addition to St. Sprenklesburg HazMat Rescue 16, to the scene. The units positioned on Main Street and stood by for further orders in case HazMat did become a problem.
At 1:30 PM, Jackson Engine 21 was en route to cover Station 4. At this point in time, all Brick Borough stations were sufficiently covered. No more units were required on the actual scene of the fire either. Fire crews continued to battle the fire through the early afternoon hours. At 2:00 PM, the heaviest fire was knocked down and crews began to push into the building with handlines. At 2:13 PM, it was announced that the fire had been knocked down. All mutual aide companies on the scene could clear the scene at that point in time. All Brick Borough units would be remaining for overhaul and clean-up. It was also announced that at that point, all units covering stations would be clear to leave at 2:30 PM. At 2:41 PM, the overhaul and clean-up was complete. Any mutual aide companies that had not already left were released at this time. All fire units began returning to their quarters at this time.
After a thorough fire marshal and police investigation, they found that the fire had been started by one of the new defective Note 7 phones. The fire claimed the life of the one employee, who was most likely killed in one of the initial blasts. Two firefighters received minor injuries, and both were treated and released on the scene. The SuperMarket is a total loss, but the company does hope to rebuild it in the near future. South Ranch Boulevard and Main Street are now open to normal public traffic.
Brick Borough would like to give a big thank you to Riverwoods, Jackson, Studdsville, Stud Ridge, St. Sprenklesburg, and BrickLeigh Heights Fire Departments for assisting us in knocking down this blaze and covering our stations.
Brick Borough Responds to Jackson for a Large Structure Fire 10/20/16
On October 20, at 7:42 PM, Brick Borough Engine 3-5 and Tower 3-2 responded to a structure fire at 12 Dina Place in Jackson. Jackson crews had arrived and found a two-story wood-frame dwelling with heavy smoke showing. Engine 3-5 was told to lay in on the scene from the hydrant at Steven Place and Susan Drive. At 7:55 PM, while the engine and tower were responding, Wagon 3 was requested to transfer to Jackson Main Station.
When Engine 3-5 arrived on the scene of the fire, it laid in from the hydrant and pulled a large diameter line to the porch. When the Lego Falls RIT team requested an engine company around the back of the building for fire rolling up the back of the structure, Engine 3-5 pulled its line around the rear of the building. Tower 3-2 arrived and set up its scope in front of the building and began to put water on the structure from above.
At 8:04 PM, an additional engine was requested to cover Jackson's Station, and Engine 3-2 responded to the station. Jackson command requested that Wagon 3 be sent to the scene at that time. Wagon 3 was directed to lay in from the hydrant at Rutherford Drive and Susan Drive. At 8:13 PM, Jackson command advised that "two aerial master streams and multiple hand lines are in service" and no other units were needed at that time. At 8:24 PM, the fire was confirmed out and mop-up and overhaul began. At 8:37, all crews were released from the scene.
When Engine 3-5 arrived on the scene of the fire, it laid in from the hydrant and pulled a large diameter line to the porch. When the Lego Falls RIT team requested an engine company around the back of the building for fire rolling up the back of the structure, Engine 3-5 pulled its line around the rear of the building. Tower 3-2 arrived and set up its scope in front of the building and began to put water on the structure from above.
At 8:04 PM, an additional engine was requested to cover Jackson's Station, and Engine 3-2 responded to the station. Jackson command requested that Wagon 3 be sent to the scene at that time. Wagon 3 was directed to lay in from the hydrant at Rutherford Drive and Susan Drive. At 8:13 PM, Jackson command advised that "two aerial master streams and multiple hand lines are in service" and no other units were needed at that time. At 8:24 PM, the fire was confirmed out and mop-up and overhaul began. At 8:37, all crews were released from the scene.
Brick Borough Assists Stud Ridge With Search on Stud Lake 10/18/16
On October 18, at 9:16 PM, while crews were still on the scene of the plane crash at the airport, Utility 3/Trailer 3 and Boat 3-2 were dispatched to Stud Ridge to search for a "missing person in or near Stud Lake" with a possible drowning. When crews arrived, they swept the area with several fire department boats as well as civilian boats that joined the effort. At 9:31 PM, the body of the person was found and they were pronounced DOA. The situation was turned over to Stud Ridge command, and all units returned to their quarters.
Plane Crash at Legoardia Airport Kills 30 10/18/16
It was a calm evening on October 18. The sky was clear, it was warm outside, and farmers in the rural areas outside the city were taking this opportunity to pick their crops of corn. A little after 7:00 PM in the city, a horrifying event occurred that shook the city to its core. At 7:04 PM, Brick Borough Dispatch began receiving multiple calls that a plane had just gone down at Legoardia Airport. When some crews went to the windows of their fire stations, they could see a fireball and tons of smoke being thrown into the air. Flight JM 3181 with 24 passengers and 5 crew on board was the flight that was confirmed to have gone down.
Immediately, Brick Borough sent out a message for a major emergency response from the Borough. E3-4, E3-5, E3-7, W3, R3-1, RITR3-2, PT3, SQ3, SQ3A, TW3-2, and B3-3 responded out of Brick Borough. The entire Legoardia Airport Fire Department with E9, E11, SQ10, SK4, SK5, SK6, SK7, and U8 responded. BrickLife EMS Paramedic 3-1, MICU 3-1, Supervisor 3-1, and Mass Cas 3 as well as Brick Borough Memorial Hospital Ambulance 2 and Supervisor 1 responded to the catastrophe.
The first unit on the scene was Legoardia Engine 11. Engine 11 confirmed a plane down on the runway. A vehicle was also involved in the accident. Both were heavily involved in smoke and fire. Next on the scene was Striker 4. Striker 4 approached the blaze and began using its large monitor atop the crew compartment to blast the fire with a barrage of foam. Engine 9 arrived on the other side of the plane crash and established a water and foam supply. Striker 6 arrived next and set up nearby to supply the other airport units. Strikers 5 and 7 arrived on the scene and began pumping foam out onto the fire as well.
Meanwhile, the first city units were beginning to arrive on the scene. Engine 3-7 arrived on the scene and stretched a large diameter handline to one side of the blaze to keep the surrounding grass from catching on fire due to the intense heat. Engines 3-4 and 3-5 arrived and set up to rotate out their crews with the other units and supply hose to the units fighting the fire. The medical units set up a miniature hospital area with the Mass Cas unit as the middle of it all. The rest of the Brick Borough FD units began to arrive. Tower 3-2 and Wagon 3 arrived and staged near the two engine companies. They also sent supplies and manpower to the Airport fire trucks.
Squad 3 and 3A as well as Rescue 3-2 set up closer to the scene of the fire. As the RIT unit, Rescue 3-2 was close by the whole time in case things would go downhill. Rescue 3-1 also arrived and began to help Pumper Tanker 3 and Engine 9 with water and foam supply operations. As the fire continued to burn into the night, the first-due crews began to tire. They went to a rehab station set up at the mini field hospital where food and drinks were served.
At 9:04 PM, Brick Borough requested that Stud Ridge Engine 1 and Rescue 1 respond to cover Station 2 while the units were fighting the fire. During this time, those two trucks took a call for an MVA and an automatic fire alarm. Meanwhile, at the scene of the fire, progress was slow but steady. Most of the more intense flames had been knocked down. Some of the trucks began to press their attack on fire by using their front-mounted bumper turrets as well as their top-mounted monitors. Some units that had foam lines deployed them as well to extinguish the less intense areas of fire.
At 11:32 PM, Engines 3-1 and 3-2 were called in the rotate out with Engines 3-4 and 3-5. The first-due engines remained on the scene on stand-by, but they would take any calls that came their way in the meantime. At this time, St. Sprenklesburg Engine 175 responded to cover Station 3. The engine assisted Stud Ridge Engine 1 and Rescue 1 with the MVA, and it also handled a medical assist and a small fire during its time covering the station.
Crews battled the fire long into the night and early into the morning hours. As a slight glow of daylight began to appear on the horizon, the crews began to finally get the fire under control. At 3:54 AM, the fire was officially deemed out. Now crews could begin to search and investigate what had happened. Very quickly, firefighters knew this wouldn't be a search effort but a recovery one. The plane was reduced to a blackened frame and the car that it had hit, a taxi, was a complete mess.
Police units brought in dogs to identify the remains of any victims. The fire and police investigation crews combed through the rubble looking for any clues as to how the crash may have occurred as well as the black box. Eventually the black box was found, and it was determined that something had happened to one of the engines, which caused the plane to go down too soon. It swept across the access road to the airport, collecting the unfortunate taxi and its occupant, before grinding itself into pieces on the runway. Then, it burst into flames. It was believed everyone was either killed from the impact or the initial fireball that went off after the crash. In total, 30 people were killed; 24 passengers, 5 crew (including both pilots), and 1 person on the ground (who was in the taxi). This disaster is the single worst loss of life that the Borough has seen in two years.
While this incident was ongoing, all flights were either diverted away from Runway 3 or sent to a different airport altogether. After several hours of cleaning up, the fire crews began to leave the scene. All mutual aide crews were also released at that time. All area crews were back in their quarters by 6:00 PM. A big thanks to Stud Ridge and St. Sprenklesburg for covering our stations while we battled this blaze.
Immediately, Brick Borough sent out a message for a major emergency response from the Borough. E3-4, E3-5, E3-7, W3, R3-1, RITR3-2, PT3, SQ3, SQ3A, TW3-2, and B3-3 responded out of Brick Borough. The entire Legoardia Airport Fire Department with E9, E11, SQ10, SK4, SK5, SK6, SK7, and U8 responded. BrickLife EMS Paramedic 3-1, MICU 3-1, Supervisor 3-1, and Mass Cas 3 as well as Brick Borough Memorial Hospital Ambulance 2 and Supervisor 1 responded to the catastrophe.
The first unit on the scene was Legoardia Engine 11. Engine 11 confirmed a plane down on the runway. A vehicle was also involved in the accident. Both were heavily involved in smoke and fire. Next on the scene was Striker 4. Striker 4 approached the blaze and began using its large monitor atop the crew compartment to blast the fire with a barrage of foam. Engine 9 arrived on the other side of the plane crash and established a water and foam supply. Striker 6 arrived next and set up nearby to supply the other airport units. Strikers 5 and 7 arrived on the scene and began pumping foam out onto the fire as well.
Meanwhile, the first city units were beginning to arrive on the scene. Engine 3-7 arrived on the scene and stretched a large diameter handline to one side of the blaze to keep the surrounding grass from catching on fire due to the intense heat. Engines 3-4 and 3-5 arrived and set up to rotate out their crews with the other units and supply hose to the units fighting the fire. The medical units set up a miniature hospital area with the Mass Cas unit as the middle of it all. The rest of the Brick Borough FD units began to arrive. Tower 3-2 and Wagon 3 arrived and staged near the two engine companies. They also sent supplies and manpower to the Airport fire trucks.
Squad 3 and 3A as well as Rescue 3-2 set up closer to the scene of the fire. As the RIT unit, Rescue 3-2 was close by the whole time in case things would go downhill. Rescue 3-1 also arrived and began to help Pumper Tanker 3 and Engine 9 with water and foam supply operations. As the fire continued to burn into the night, the first-due crews began to tire. They went to a rehab station set up at the mini field hospital where food and drinks were served.
At 9:04 PM, Brick Borough requested that Stud Ridge Engine 1 and Rescue 1 respond to cover Station 2 while the units were fighting the fire. During this time, those two trucks took a call for an MVA and an automatic fire alarm. Meanwhile, at the scene of the fire, progress was slow but steady. Most of the more intense flames had been knocked down. Some of the trucks began to press their attack on fire by using their front-mounted bumper turrets as well as their top-mounted monitors. Some units that had foam lines deployed them as well to extinguish the less intense areas of fire.
At 11:32 PM, Engines 3-1 and 3-2 were called in the rotate out with Engines 3-4 and 3-5. The first-due engines remained on the scene on stand-by, but they would take any calls that came their way in the meantime. At this time, St. Sprenklesburg Engine 175 responded to cover Station 3. The engine assisted Stud Ridge Engine 1 and Rescue 1 with the MVA, and it also handled a medical assist and a small fire during its time covering the station.
Crews battled the fire long into the night and early into the morning hours. As a slight glow of daylight began to appear on the horizon, the crews began to finally get the fire under control. At 3:54 AM, the fire was officially deemed out. Now crews could begin to search and investigate what had happened. Very quickly, firefighters knew this wouldn't be a search effort but a recovery one. The plane was reduced to a blackened frame and the car that it had hit, a taxi, was a complete mess.
Police units brought in dogs to identify the remains of any victims. The fire and police investigation crews combed through the rubble looking for any clues as to how the crash may have occurred as well as the black box. Eventually the black box was found, and it was determined that something had happened to one of the engines, which caused the plane to go down too soon. It swept across the access road to the airport, collecting the unfortunate taxi and its occupant, before grinding itself into pieces on the runway. Then, it burst into flames. It was believed everyone was either killed from the impact or the initial fireball that went off after the crash. In total, 30 people were killed; 24 passengers, 5 crew (including both pilots), and 1 person on the ground (who was in the taxi). This disaster is the single worst loss of life that the Borough has seen in two years.
While this incident was ongoing, all flights were either diverted away from Runway 3 or sent to a different airport altogether. After several hours of cleaning up, the fire crews began to leave the scene. All mutual aide crews were also released at that time. All area crews were back in their quarters by 6:00 PM. A big thanks to Stud Ridge and St. Sprenklesburg for covering our stations while we battled this blaze.
Brick Borough Responds to Garage Fire in Jackson 10/16/16
At 6:27 PM on October 16, Brick Borough Engine 3-2 and Tower 3-1 were dispatched to Jackson for a reported garage fire at 28 Laurelton Avenue. Engine 3-2 was assigned as the third-due engine and Tower 3-1 was activated as the RIT truck. When Engine 3-2 arrived on the scene, it stretched a line around the rear of the building and assisted in knocking down the fire. All units were released from the scene at 7:12 PM.
Brick Borough Responds to Fire at SLO Airport 10/10/16
A 5:56 PM on October 10, Brick Borough RIT Rescue 3-2 and Tower 3-1 were dispatched to Terminal A, San Lego Obispo International Airport (12302 Airport Drive, San Lego Obispo) for a working fire, with heavy black smoke showing. Crews from Tower 3-1 ventilated the structure and searched for people inside the building. Rescue 3-2 stood by as RIT during the blaze and supplied special equipment to other companies. Later in the fire, its fans were used to blow out the last of the smoke.
At 6:09 PM, Tower 3-2 was transferred to the Downtown Hall in Stud Ridge. A few minutes later, at 6:11 PM, BrickLife EMS Paramedic 3-1 responded to the scene of the fire to provide EMS care for any people who were injured in the fire. At 6:17, Brick Borough sent Engines 3-1 and 3-3 to cover the Lakeside and Downtown Halls in Stud Ridge as their apparatus assisted at the fire. Then, at 6:20 PM, Legoardia Airport Engine 9 was requested and sent to the scene for fire suppression and clean-up. At this point, there was not much heavy fire remaining.
At 6:23 PM, Tower 3-1 remained on the scene to mop-up any hot-spots and clean up the scene. Engine 9 continued to wet down the area until the fire was out. At 6:26 PM, Tower 3-2 was sent back and St. Sprenklesburg Truck 17, which had bee covering Station 3 in the tower's absence, also returned to its quarters. At 6:43, Paramedic 3-1 cleared the scene and at 6:57, Engines 3-1 and 3-3 returned from station coverage. Then, at 6:59 the remaining units, Rescue 3-2, Tower 3-1, and Engine 9, all left the scene and returned to their quarters.
SLO released this statement after the fire: "After a preliminary investigation, it was concluded that the fire was an electrical fire in a kiosk in the terminal. Investigators are still conducting a more thorough investigation and will release more info when it becomes available."
At 6:09 PM, Tower 3-2 was transferred to the Downtown Hall in Stud Ridge. A few minutes later, at 6:11 PM, BrickLife EMS Paramedic 3-1 responded to the scene of the fire to provide EMS care for any people who were injured in the fire. At 6:17, Brick Borough sent Engines 3-1 and 3-3 to cover the Lakeside and Downtown Halls in Stud Ridge as their apparatus assisted at the fire. Then, at 6:20 PM, Legoardia Airport Engine 9 was requested and sent to the scene for fire suppression and clean-up. At this point, there was not much heavy fire remaining.
At 6:23 PM, Tower 3-1 remained on the scene to mop-up any hot-spots and clean up the scene. Engine 9 continued to wet down the area until the fire was out. At 6:26 PM, Tower 3-2 was sent back and St. Sprenklesburg Truck 17, which had bee covering Station 3 in the tower's absence, also returned to its quarters. At 6:43, Paramedic 3-1 cleared the scene and at 6:57, Engines 3-1 and 3-3 returned from station coverage. Then, at 6:59 the remaining units, Rescue 3-2, Tower 3-1, and Engine 9, all left the scene and returned to their quarters.
SLO released this statement after the fire: "After a preliminary investigation, it was concluded that the fire was an electrical fire in a kiosk in the terminal. Investigators are still conducting a more thorough investigation and will release more info when it becomes available."
Kitchen Fire Smokes Out Downtown 10/8/16
It was a very windy Saturday on October 8, 2016. It wouldn't aid firefighters in their efforts to battle a smoky blaze in downtown. At 2:26 PM, Brick Borough Dispatch began receiving multiple calls reporting heavy smoke showing from the third floor of a building on Main Street. E3-3, E3-4, W3, R3-1, RITR3-2, Pumper Tanker, RITSQ3, SQ3A, TW3-2, and B3-2 responded. Battalion 3-2 established command upon his arrival and confirmed a working fire on the third floor of a building. All reports said that everyone was accounted for.
Engine 3-4 arrived on the scene first and pulled a supply line. They hooked up to a hydrant and threw up a ladder on the fire building. Battalion 3-2 and Traffic 3 helped close off Main Street between Route 50 and South Ranch Boulevard. Engine 3-3 arrived shortly after Engine 3-4 and they began to prepare to put up their tele-squirt. Rescue 3-2 came to the end of Main Street at the South Ranch Boulevard and staged there.
Soon, Wagon 3 and Tower 3-2 from Station 3 arrived on the Route 50 side of Main Street. Tower 3-2 backed down Main Street and raised its aerialscope so it could begin to put water on the fire. Wagon 3 hooked up to a hydrant with a 5" supply line and then ran a hard suction hose to Tower 3-2 to feed it. Engine 3-3 also raised its monitor and began flowing water. Then, the Station 1 units arrived.
Squad 3A, Rescue 3-1, and Pumper Tanker 3 pulled down Main Street and parked up behind Engine 3-4. Rescue 3-1 and Pumper Tanker 3 began securing different hydrants to supply the aerial devices. Squad 3A staged and waited to see if its aerial device was needed. Squad 3 pulled onto South Ranch Boulevard and staged with Rescue 3-2 as the RIT. At 2:45 PM, Battalion 3-2 requested that Tower 3-1 be brought to the scene so crews could go to the roof of the building.
When Tower 3-1 arrived, it set up on Main Street and extended its ladder to the roof. Two crew members suited up and went up to ventilate the building and fire the source of the fire. When crews entered the building, they found heavy smoke in a kitchen area. After relaying this information to command, the Tower 3-1 firefighters began to break out the windows in the upper floors to let out the smoke. During this time, Engine 3-4 brought a line up from the street and hooked it into one of the buildings standpipes. They stretched the hose up into the third floor and began to take down the fire. After they pushed into the kitchen area, the smoke began to clear. At 3:02, the fire was deemed out and overhaul could begin.
Crews cleared the scene after 4:00 PM. The smoke from the blaze made visibility low in parts of the downtown area, especially with the wind carrying it further away. The blaze was accidental and nature and was determined to have been caused by a faulty stove appliance. Nobody is allowed to go into the building until Wednesday next week, due to the danger of the smoke still in the air.
Engine 3-4 arrived on the scene first and pulled a supply line. They hooked up to a hydrant and threw up a ladder on the fire building. Battalion 3-2 and Traffic 3 helped close off Main Street between Route 50 and South Ranch Boulevard. Engine 3-3 arrived shortly after Engine 3-4 and they began to prepare to put up their tele-squirt. Rescue 3-2 came to the end of Main Street at the South Ranch Boulevard and staged there.
Soon, Wagon 3 and Tower 3-2 from Station 3 arrived on the Route 50 side of Main Street. Tower 3-2 backed down Main Street and raised its aerialscope so it could begin to put water on the fire. Wagon 3 hooked up to a hydrant with a 5" supply line and then ran a hard suction hose to Tower 3-2 to feed it. Engine 3-3 also raised its monitor and began flowing water. Then, the Station 1 units arrived.
Squad 3A, Rescue 3-1, and Pumper Tanker 3 pulled down Main Street and parked up behind Engine 3-4. Rescue 3-1 and Pumper Tanker 3 began securing different hydrants to supply the aerial devices. Squad 3A staged and waited to see if its aerial device was needed. Squad 3 pulled onto South Ranch Boulevard and staged with Rescue 3-2 as the RIT. At 2:45 PM, Battalion 3-2 requested that Tower 3-1 be brought to the scene so crews could go to the roof of the building.
When Tower 3-1 arrived, it set up on Main Street and extended its ladder to the roof. Two crew members suited up and went up to ventilate the building and fire the source of the fire. When crews entered the building, they found heavy smoke in a kitchen area. After relaying this information to command, the Tower 3-1 firefighters began to break out the windows in the upper floors to let out the smoke. During this time, Engine 3-4 brought a line up from the street and hooked it into one of the buildings standpipes. They stretched the hose up into the third floor and began to take down the fire. After they pushed into the kitchen area, the smoke began to clear. At 3:02, the fire was deemed out and overhaul could begin.
Crews cleared the scene after 4:00 PM. The smoke from the blaze made visibility low in parts of the downtown area, especially with the wind carrying it further away. The blaze was accidental and nature and was determined to have been caused by a faulty stove appliance. Nobody is allowed to go into the building until Wednesday next week, due to the danger of the smoke still in the air.
Fatal MVA w/Fire 10/3/16
It was a dry evening in Brick Borough, and a much appreciated from the monsoon-like rainfall of the previous week. Suddenly, at around 6:26 PM, Brick Borough Dispatch got reports of an MVA w/rollover and fire on Route 50. Reports claimed that one vehicle was flipped over on the roadway and that another was fully-involved with fire in the yard of a residence. Brick Borough Engine 3-1, Rescue 3-1, Rescue 3-2, and Utility 3 w/Trailer 3 responded, as well as BrickLife EMS MICU 3-1, MICU 3-2, and Supervisor 3-1.
Engine 3-1 arrived first on the scene and a firefighter dragged out a line to wet down the area around the burning car. Then, when the area around it was wet down, the firefighter directed the stream of water at the burning vehicle and began to extinguish the ravaging flames. Rescue 3-2 arrived next and set up jacks on one side of the flipped car to keep it from rolling over. When Rescue 3-1 arrived shortly after, they pulled their mobile generator out and deployed the ram.
As the engine crew continued to fight the fire, they found that the fire was not relenting and was continuing to intensify. At 6:40, Engine 3-2 was assigned to respond to the scene. Riverwoods announced their availability and their Engine 23 was transferred over to Station 1. Engine 3-2 arrived on the scene and parked next to Rescue 3-2 on the roadway. Captain Amberman stretched a line off of the apparatus and began to box in the fire from the other side.
As the engine crews battled the blaze, the rescue crews finally managed to punch back enough of the roof that they could see the occupant of the vehicle. Then, the crews deployed a cutter and cut part of the roof off so they could access the patient. When they cut the roof of the car off, they slid the woman out of the vehicle and turned her over to BrickLife EMS crews who were standing by. They immediately rushed her to a transport and sent her to the hospital Code Three.
As the rescue crews finished their work and began to pack up, the engine crews had finally began to get the upper hand on the fire. As they pushed in closer, they began to get a better look at the vehicle. Then, they smelled a terrible odor and were utterly horrified to find out that someone had been in the burning vehicle. As they finished extinguishing the smoking wreck, some firefighters had to back away to compose themselves. At 6:55 PM the coroner was dispatched to the scene.
At 6:59 PM, dispatch let the fire crews know that there was nothing more for them to do. They began to clean up and get ready to head back to their quarters. Riverwoods Engine 23 was released from its duties at that time as well. At 7:06 PM, crews began to clear the scene. The final report was that the firefighters had been working on the scene for 40 minutes. Two lines, one from each of the engines, had been stretched during the fire. There was one fatality and one injury, and police and the coroner's office were to start investigating. Tow trucks were called in to take away the wrecked cars.
The investigation led to the police finding skid-marks on the roadway. This revealed that the car that had been engulfed in flames was being driven by someone who was most likely DUI. The car hit the red vehicle, sending it rolling down the road a ways as it careened off of the road and into the yard of a nearby residence where it burst into flames. No names have been released due to the privacy of the families of the people involved.
Engine 3-1 arrived first on the scene and a firefighter dragged out a line to wet down the area around the burning car. Then, when the area around it was wet down, the firefighter directed the stream of water at the burning vehicle and began to extinguish the ravaging flames. Rescue 3-2 arrived next and set up jacks on one side of the flipped car to keep it from rolling over. When Rescue 3-1 arrived shortly after, they pulled their mobile generator out and deployed the ram.
As the engine crew continued to fight the fire, they found that the fire was not relenting and was continuing to intensify. At 6:40, Engine 3-2 was assigned to respond to the scene. Riverwoods announced their availability and their Engine 23 was transferred over to Station 1. Engine 3-2 arrived on the scene and parked next to Rescue 3-2 on the roadway. Captain Amberman stretched a line off of the apparatus and began to box in the fire from the other side.
As the engine crews battled the blaze, the rescue crews finally managed to punch back enough of the roof that they could see the occupant of the vehicle. Then, the crews deployed a cutter and cut part of the roof off so they could access the patient. When they cut the roof of the car off, they slid the woman out of the vehicle and turned her over to BrickLife EMS crews who were standing by. They immediately rushed her to a transport and sent her to the hospital Code Three.
As the rescue crews finished their work and began to pack up, the engine crews had finally began to get the upper hand on the fire. As they pushed in closer, they began to get a better look at the vehicle. Then, they smelled a terrible odor and were utterly horrified to find out that someone had been in the burning vehicle. As they finished extinguishing the smoking wreck, some firefighters had to back away to compose themselves. At 6:55 PM the coroner was dispatched to the scene.
At 6:59 PM, dispatch let the fire crews know that there was nothing more for them to do. They began to clean up and get ready to head back to their quarters. Riverwoods Engine 23 was released from its duties at that time as well. At 7:06 PM, crews began to clear the scene. The final report was that the firefighters had been working on the scene for 40 minutes. Two lines, one from each of the engines, had been stretched during the fire. There was one fatality and one injury, and police and the coroner's office were to start investigating. Tow trucks were called in to take away the wrecked cars.
The investigation led to the police finding skid-marks on the roadway. This revealed that the car that had been engulfed in flames was being driven by someone who was most likely DUI. The car hit the red vehicle, sending it rolling down the road a ways as it careened off of the road and into the yard of a nearby residence where it burst into flames. No names have been released due to the privacy of the families of the people involved.
Hydrochloric Acid Leads to HazMat CL 1 Response 9/22/16
It was a beautiful, quiet day in Brick Borough. But, it would not remain that way for long. At 2:55 PM, crews were alerted for a HazMat CL 1 situation including the possibility of a strong odor causing illness. E3-1, E3-2, R3-1, RITR3-2, PT3, RITSQ3, SQ3A, TW3-1, TW3-4, U3, TR3, TAC3, TAC32, HZ3, SOT3, B3-1, and B3-2 responded out of Brick Borough. St. Sprenklesburg E174, RITR17, and HZR16 responded as well. BrickLife EMS MICU 3-1 and 3-2, Paramedic 3, and Supervisor 3-1 also responded to the scene to provide EMS support.
Police closed off the area for blocks around the incident and evacuated everyone in the area to a safe distance due to the unknown substance. When police officers arrived on the scene, they found a man, bent over, with several others supporting him. The officers ran over to help. Engine 3-1's crew arrived shortly after the first police crews came up on the scene. When the group tried to approach them, they verbally warned them to stay where they were and to wait for help.
As other units rolled in, they staged at either the Main Street/South Ranch Boulevard intersection or the West Street/South Ranch Boulevard intersection. Soon, the HazMat crews arrived, with Brick Borough HazMat 3, Brick Borough Special Ops Trailer 3, and St. Sprenklesburg HazMat Rescue 16. Three HazMat techs from the units suited up in HazMat suits and prepared to extract the victims.
The three men approached the group and took the man who was bent over and escorted to the decon shower in the trailer. After he was decontaminated, the firefighters turned him over to BrickLife EMS crews who rushed him to the hospital in one of the ambulances staged along Main Street. he was immediately taken to the ER for examination. The other men who were assumed to be contaminated were taken into the decon shower and cleansed of their contaminants.
The firefighters still in their HazMat suits cleaned up the area around the trailer and then went back into the garage to find the source of the contamination. There was a strong odor about, but it was not one that would cause sickness. It was the smell of burning flesh and hydrochloric acid. They found a stray splatter of car washing fluid and figured out what had happened. The man wasn't bent over from sickness, he was bent over from pain because he had been burned by hydrochloric acid in the car washing fluid. The fire crew cleaned up the contaminants and secured the area around the car wash.
After the crews got into the decon shower themselves, they took off their HazMat suits. Fire crews that weren't needed cleared the scene. Lotta Brix, the Brick Borough reporter, covered the incident at the Route 50/Main Street intersection. The man who was burned is expected to be OK. Nobody else except for him was injured in anyway and before they were realized, they were kept on the scene for questioning. The scene was closed until further notice. The area was finally reopened at 7:30 the next morning. Until the area was opened, Route 50 served as a detour for South Ranch Boulevard. No firefighters or other EMS workers were injured during this incident.
Police closed off the area for blocks around the incident and evacuated everyone in the area to a safe distance due to the unknown substance. When police officers arrived on the scene, they found a man, bent over, with several others supporting him. The officers ran over to help. Engine 3-1's crew arrived shortly after the first police crews came up on the scene. When the group tried to approach them, they verbally warned them to stay where they were and to wait for help.
As other units rolled in, they staged at either the Main Street/South Ranch Boulevard intersection or the West Street/South Ranch Boulevard intersection. Soon, the HazMat crews arrived, with Brick Borough HazMat 3, Brick Borough Special Ops Trailer 3, and St. Sprenklesburg HazMat Rescue 16. Three HazMat techs from the units suited up in HazMat suits and prepared to extract the victims.
The three men approached the group and took the man who was bent over and escorted to the decon shower in the trailer. After he was decontaminated, the firefighters turned him over to BrickLife EMS crews who rushed him to the hospital in one of the ambulances staged along Main Street. he was immediately taken to the ER for examination. The other men who were assumed to be contaminated were taken into the decon shower and cleansed of their contaminants.
The firefighters still in their HazMat suits cleaned up the area around the trailer and then went back into the garage to find the source of the contamination. There was a strong odor about, but it was not one that would cause sickness. It was the smell of burning flesh and hydrochloric acid. They found a stray splatter of car washing fluid and figured out what had happened. The man wasn't bent over from sickness, he was bent over from pain because he had been burned by hydrochloric acid in the car washing fluid. The fire crew cleaned up the contaminants and secured the area around the car wash.
After the crews got into the decon shower themselves, they took off their HazMat suits. Fire crews that weren't needed cleared the scene. Lotta Brix, the Brick Borough reporter, covered the incident at the Route 50/Main Street intersection. The man who was burned is expected to be OK. Nobody else except for him was injured in anyway and before they were realized, they were kept on the scene for questioning. The scene was closed until further notice. The area was finally reopened at 7:30 the next morning. Until the area was opened, Route 50 served as a detour for South Ranch Boulevard. No firefighters or other EMS workers were injured during this incident.
Fire Atop the Brick Borough Grand Emporium 9/17/16
It was a beautiful Saturday evening in Brick Borough and the fire department were knee-deep in calls. Most Brick Borough units were occupied at two major calls; a multi-alarm structure fire outside of town and a pile-up on Route 50. While units were dealing with those calls, at 4:08 PM, another call came in for a smoke condition at the Main Street/South Ranch Boulevard intersection. Engines 3-6 and 3-7, Tower 3-4, Utility 3-2 w/trailer responded out of Brick Borough and Engines 81 and 82, along with Rescue 83 responded out of BrickLeigh Heights.
The first units to arrive in the area were Engine 3-6 and Tower 3-4. They found an employee standing outside of the supermarket on South Ranch Boulevard and pulled over to see if that was where the fire was. As the crews jumped out of their apparatus and prepared to investigate, the employee told them that the fire was not at the supermarket. With that, she pointed over their shoulders. Then they all saw it; smoke was blossoming from a gigantic billboard on top of the Brick Borough Grand Emporium. It was a worst possible scenario.
Immediately, because of the situation, a second alarm was toned out, bringing St. Sprenklesburg Engines 172 and 175, Rescue 17 (RIT), Truck 17, and Command 171 to the scene. After Engine 3-6 and Tower 3-4 repositioned in front of the Grand Emporium, the tower put up its ladder. However, they could not attack the fire until the building was safely evacuated. Engine 3-7 and Utility 3-2 arrived, and the crew of the engine set about evacuating the building. Engine 3-6's crew meanwhile began pulling hose to supply the aerial apparatus.
Soon after, the BrickLeigh Heights apparatus arrived and set up. Engine 81 parked beside Engine 3-7 and its crew set about pulling lines in case they were to make an interior attack. Rescue 83 parked on South Ranch Boulevard and sent its crew to help secure the scene. Engine 82 parked on the other side of the intersection from Rescue 83, next to Tower 3-4. The crew put up a ground ladder in case they were to vent the building. A little while after this happened, the building was fully evacuated and the fire crews could begin their attack.
The St. Sprenklesburg trucks began to arrive around 4:30 PM. Rescue 17 parked next to Rescue 83 and its crew stood by as the RIT company. Engine 172 and Command 171 parked in front of Palace Cinema, and Truck 17 and Engine 175 positioned near Engines 3-7 and 81. The engine companies stretched lines and established a water supply while the truck company put its ladder to the roof. Tower 3-4 had knocked out the majority of the fire by 4:45, and crews began to enter the building to make sure there was no interior extension. Then, they overhauled the structure and at 5:32 PM, the fire was deemed out.
Fire crews remained on the scene with all of their units until around 7:47 while they investigated the cause of the fire. All fire crews had cleared the scene by 8:22 PM. The fire marshal and police are continuing to investigate. As a safety precaution, the Brick Borough Grand Emporium will be closed until further notice. By the time fire crews cleared the scene, Main Street and South Ranch Boulevard are open. No injuries were reported with this fire.
The first units to arrive in the area were Engine 3-6 and Tower 3-4. They found an employee standing outside of the supermarket on South Ranch Boulevard and pulled over to see if that was where the fire was. As the crews jumped out of their apparatus and prepared to investigate, the employee told them that the fire was not at the supermarket. With that, she pointed over their shoulders. Then they all saw it; smoke was blossoming from a gigantic billboard on top of the Brick Borough Grand Emporium. It was a worst possible scenario.
Immediately, because of the situation, a second alarm was toned out, bringing St. Sprenklesburg Engines 172 and 175, Rescue 17 (RIT), Truck 17, and Command 171 to the scene. After Engine 3-6 and Tower 3-4 repositioned in front of the Grand Emporium, the tower put up its ladder. However, they could not attack the fire until the building was safely evacuated. Engine 3-7 and Utility 3-2 arrived, and the crew of the engine set about evacuating the building. Engine 3-6's crew meanwhile began pulling hose to supply the aerial apparatus.
Soon after, the BrickLeigh Heights apparatus arrived and set up. Engine 81 parked beside Engine 3-7 and its crew set about pulling lines in case they were to make an interior attack. Rescue 83 parked on South Ranch Boulevard and sent its crew to help secure the scene. Engine 82 parked on the other side of the intersection from Rescue 83, next to Tower 3-4. The crew put up a ground ladder in case they were to vent the building. A little while after this happened, the building was fully evacuated and the fire crews could begin their attack.
The St. Sprenklesburg trucks began to arrive around 4:30 PM. Rescue 17 parked next to Rescue 83 and its crew stood by as the RIT company. Engine 172 and Command 171 parked in front of Palace Cinema, and Truck 17 and Engine 175 positioned near Engines 3-7 and 81. The engine companies stretched lines and established a water supply while the truck company put its ladder to the roof. Tower 3-4 had knocked out the majority of the fire by 4:45, and crews began to enter the building to make sure there was no interior extension. Then, they overhauled the structure and at 5:32 PM, the fire was deemed out.
Fire crews remained on the scene with all of their units until around 7:47 while they investigated the cause of the fire. All fire crews had cleared the scene by 8:22 PM. The fire marshal and police are continuing to investigate. As a safety precaution, the Brick Borough Grand Emporium will be closed until further notice. By the time fire crews cleared the scene, Main Street and South Ranch Boulevard are open. No injuries were reported with this fire.
Three Alarm Inferno Caused By Downed Wires Injures 3 FF's 8/27/16
It was a lovely day in Brick Borough, and at 12:05 PM, crews were dispatched for wires down on a structure on Route 50 near West Street. Brush Engine 3 and Service 3 responded to assist utility crews. When they arrived on the scene, they found a large diameter wire down on top of the building. The wire was live, and utility crews wanted to inspect the wire to see if there was any damage and to intensity which line it was connected to. As one worker went up in the bucket, the wire arched severely, sending sparks and smoke into the air and almost causing the worker to fall out of the bucket. When the smoke cleared, flames began to blossom on the rooftop overhang. The worker was safely brought down to the ground and backup was immediately requested.
At 12:13 PM, the dispatch for a working structure fire went out, bringing E3-1, E3-2, W3, R3-1, RITR3-2, PT3, SQ3, SQ3A, TW3-1, U3, TR3, and B3-1 responded out of Station 1. BrickLife EMS MICU 3-1 and Supervisor 3-1 also responded. At the time of the response, the wires were still live. Squad 3 rolled up on the scene first and began to assess the situation. Squad 3A rolled in behind it and deployed its platform and began to put some water on the fire. Utility 3 staged some distance away and began to bring equipment into the operational area. Tower 3-1 also set up in front of the fire building and began to put water on the fire.
Rescue 3-1 rolled up and parked at the Route 50/West Street intersection. They set up to supply the two aerial devices currently in use. Pumper Tanker 3 rolled in behind it, dropping 5" supply line as it went. It eventually pulled up beside Rescue 3-1 and began to draft from a nearby pond. It prepped itself to be the main pumping apparatus at the scene. Rescue 3-2 staged with BrickLife EMS units along the West Main Street. The BrickLife paramedics tended to the worker but determined that he was not majorly injured, just slightly shocked.
Engine 3-2 pulled up the the scene behind Tower 3-1, pulled a hand line, and put its deck gun into action. It began to draw water from Pumper Tanker 3. Engine 3-1 rolled around the other side of the scene and set up near Squad 3. The crew stretched a line and began attempting to keep the fire from jumping to neighboring structures. The crew of Brush Engine 3 also pulled a line and began to wet down the building.
Suddenly, disaster struck. The fire had extended down the boom arm of the bucket truck and engulfed the vehicle. It exploded with extreme ferocity, tearing itself to pieces. Fire, smoke, and debris flew in all directions. A firefighter from Brush Engine 3 was knocked over and the crews on Tower 3-1's device were put in jeopardy. Emergency evacuations began and the injured firefighters slide down the ladder to the turntable where they were met by their nervous engineer. As soon as the vehicle exploded, the RIT units sprung into action. Rescue 3-2's crew rushed to the aid of the Tower 3-1 firefighters. Squad 3 was immediately placed on RIT status and its crew pulled the Brush Engine 3 firefighter to safety.
At this point, around 12:50, the second alarm was dispatched, and Brick Borough E3-4, E3-5, TW3-2, and B3-3 responded. All other second alarm unit cancelled the call. BrickLife EMS Paramedic 3 was also requested to the scene. Washington Heights Volunteer Fire Company Engine 3-12 and Tower 2-12 were requested to cover Station 1. Lego Falls Engine 304 was requested to cover Station 3. Initial reports suggested that there was damage to Tower 3-1, Squad 3A, and Brush Engine 3, which were all in the vicinity of the blast.
As EMS crews rushed to tend to the injured firefighters, trucks from Station 3 began pushing their way through the traffic jam to get to the scene. Tower 3-2 set up on Route 50 and attempted to put its device into use, but it was too far away from the fire building and instead the crews would be on rotation with first-due units. Engines 3-4 and 3-5 rolled around the West Street side of the building and dropped lines. Soon supply lines were running to and fro from the area around Pumper Tanker 3. Command units set up a command area in front of Station 1 where they could spectate the situation from a distance. It was obvious that more help was needed.
At 1:14 PM, a third alarm was dispatched. E3-6, TW3-4, B3-2, FC3, SA3, and U3-2 w/trailer responded out of Brick Borough. All other units were to cancel the call. St. Sprenklesburg E175, PT17, RITR17, RITTK17, and CO171 responded. Lego Falls Engine 303 and Truck 102 responded to stand-by at the scene. Washington Heights TAC 2-12 responded to cover Station 2. St. Sprenklesburg Engine 18 and Truck 18 also responded to assist in covering Station 1. Riverwoods Engine 23 responded to cover Station 3. With all Brick Borough units stretched to their limit, we are very thankful for our mutual aide partners on this day.
Engine 3-6 and Pumper Tanker 17 joined the group of units which were pumping water to all units operating at the scene. Engine 3-3 responded via special request and set up behind the fire building with Tower 3-4 and Engine 175. Both Engine 3-3 and Tower 3-4 put their aerial devices into action and began to put water on the fire from another angle. Engine 175 stretched a line and began to contain the fire. A supply line from Engine 3-5 kept Tower 3-4 supplied until the fire was out.
Battalion 3-2, Command 171, and Field Com 3 all reported to the command area and set up to check over the situation. At around 2:30, they got a call that utility workers had been able to locate and shut down the line. Until now, the fire crews had been tentative in their attack, and now they could push even harder. The RIT units stood by near the Christmas Tree Farm on Route 50 just in case they were needed. Satellite 3 began raining down huge amounts of water onto the fire. After hours and hours of fighting the inferno, the flames began to die out. At 6:49, the fire was officially deemed out.
The final report is three firefighters injured, no civilian casualties. The house is a total loss with heavy damage to the second floor. There is smoke, heat, and water damage to the neighboring buildings. Brush Engine 3, Tower 3-1, and Squad 3A were all minority damaged by the explosion, and after a week in the shops, they should be back in front-line service. Route 50 was closed until crews cleared the scene at 7:42 PM, after being on the scene for almost seven hours. We have to give a big thank you to all of the mutual aide companies who stood by at the scene or in our stations during this blaze. The companies we'd like to thank are: Washington Heights Engine 3-12, Tower 2-12, and TAC 2-12, Lego Falls Engines 304 and 305, and Truck 102, Riverwoods Engine 23, and St. Sprenklesburg Engines 18 and 175, Pumper Tanker 17, Rescue 17, Trucks 17 and 18, and Command 171. Once again we'd like to thank everyone for the assistance and we'll keep everyone posted on the condition of our injured FF's. Stay safe everyone.
At 12:13 PM, the dispatch for a working structure fire went out, bringing E3-1, E3-2, W3, R3-1, RITR3-2, PT3, SQ3, SQ3A, TW3-1, U3, TR3, and B3-1 responded out of Station 1. BrickLife EMS MICU 3-1 and Supervisor 3-1 also responded. At the time of the response, the wires were still live. Squad 3 rolled up on the scene first and began to assess the situation. Squad 3A rolled in behind it and deployed its platform and began to put some water on the fire. Utility 3 staged some distance away and began to bring equipment into the operational area. Tower 3-1 also set up in front of the fire building and began to put water on the fire.
Rescue 3-1 rolled up and parked at the Route 50/West Street intersection. They set up to supply the two aerial devices currently in use. Pumper Tanker 3 rolled in behind it, dropping 5" supply line as it went. It eventually pulled up beside Rescue 3-1 and began to draft from a nearby pond. It prepped itself to be the main pumping apparatus at the scene. Rescue 3-2 staged with BrickLife EMS units along the West Main Street. The BrickLife paramedics tended to the worker but determined that he was not majorly injured, just slightly shocked.
Engine 3-2 pulled up the the scene behind Tower 3-1, pulled a hand line, and put its deck gun into action. It began to draw water from Pumper Tanker 3. Engine 3-1 rolled around the other side of the scene and set up near Squad 3. The crew stretched a line and began attempting to keep the fire from jumping to neighboring structures. The crew of Brush Engine 3 also pulled a line and began to wet down the building.
Suddenly, disaster struck. The fire had extended down the boom arm of the bucket truck and engulfed the vehicle. It exploded with extreme ferocity, tearing itself to pieces. Fire, smoke, and debris flew in all directions. A firefighter from Brush Engine 3 was knocked over and the crews on Tower 3-1's device were put in jeopardy. Emergency evacuations began and the injured firefighters slide down the ladder to the turntable where they were met by their nervous engineer. As soon as the vehicle exploded, the RIT units sprung into action. Rescue 3-2's crew rushed to the aid of the Tower 3-1 firefighters. Squad 3 was immediately placed on RIT status and its crew pulled the Brush Engine 3 firefighter to safety.
At this point, around 12:50, the second alarm was dispatched, and Brick Borough E3-4, E3-5, TW3-2, and B3-3 responded. All other second alarm unit cancelled the call. BrickLife EMS Paramedic 3 was also requested to the scene. Washington Heights Volunteer Fire Company Engine 3-12 and Tower 2-12 were requested to cover Station 1. Lego Falls Engine 304 was requested to cover Station 3. Initial reports suggested that there was damage to Tower 3-1, Squad 3A, and Brush Engine 3, which were all in the vicinity of the blast.
As EMS crews rushed to tend to the injured firefighters, trucks from Station 3 began pushing their way through the traffic jam to get to the scene. Tower 3-2 set up on Route 50 and attempted to put its device into use, but it was too far away from the fire building and instead the crews would be on rotation with first-due units. Engines 3-4 and 3-5 rolled around the West Street side of the building and dropped lines. Soon supply lines were running to and fro from the area around Pumper Tanker 3. Command units set up a command area in front of Station 1 where they could spectate the situation from a distance. It was obvious that more help was needed.
At 1:14 PM, a third alarm was dispatched. E3-6, TW3-4, B3-2, FC3, SA3, and U3-2 w/trailer responded out of Brick Borough. All other units were to cancel the call. St. Sprenklesburg E175, PT17, RITR17, RITTK17, and CO171 responded. Lego Falls Engine 303 and Truck 102 responded to stand-by at the scene. Washington Heights TAC 2-12 responded to cover Station 2. St. Sprenklesburg Engine 18 and Truck 18 also responded to assist in covering Station 1. Riverwoods Engine 23 responded to cover Station 3. With all Brick Borough units stretched to their limit, we are very thankful for our mutual aide partners on this day.
Engine 3-6 and Pumper Tanker 17 joined the group of units which were pumping water to all units operating at the scene. Engine 3-3 responded via special request and set up behind the fire building with Tower 3-4 and Engine 175. Both Engine 3-3 and Tower 3-4 put their aerial devices into action and began to put water on the fire from another angle. Engine 175 stretched a line and began to contain the fire. A supply line from Engine 3-5 kept Tower 3-4 supplied until the fire was out.
Battalion 3-2, Command 171, and Field Com 3 all reported to the command area and set up to check over the situation. At around 2:30, they got a call that utility workers had been able to locate and shut down the line. Until now, the fire crews had been tentative in their attack, and now they could push even harder. The RIT units stood by near the Christmas Tree Farm on Route 50 just in case they were needed. Satellite 3 began raining down huge amounts of water onto the fire. After hours and hours of fighting the inferno, the flames began to die out. At 6:49, the fire was officially deemed out.
The final report is three firefighters injured, no civilian casualties. The house is a total loss with heavy damage to the second floor. There is smoke, heat, and water damage to the neighboring buildings. Brush Engine 3, Tower 3-1, and Squad 3A were all minority damaged by the explosion, and after a week in the shops, they should be back in front-line service. Route 50 was closed until crews cleared the scene at 7:42 PM, after being on the scene for almost seven hours. We have to give a big thank you to all of the mutual aide companies who stood by at the scene or in our stations during this blaze. The companies we'd like to thank are: Washington Heights Engine 3-12, Tower 2-12, and TAC 2-12, Lego Falls Engines 304 and 305, and Truck 102, Riverwoods Engine 23, and St. Sprenklesburg Engines 18 and 175, Pumper Tanker 17, Rescue 17, Trucks 17 and 18, and Command 171. Once again we'd like to thank everyone for the assistance and we'll keep everyone posted on the condition of our injured FF's. Stay safe everyone.
Tanker Goes Over Cliff, HazMat Scare 8/5/16
It was a day of nice weather on August 5, 2016, after many days of rain, the sun finally began to poke out of the clouds and warm the ground below. However, that peace was shattered at 1:41 PM when crews got calls for a vehicle that went over a cliff. E3-2, R3-1, R3-2, SQ3, U3, and TR3 responded as part of this dispatch. The location was at Route 50 in the rural branch, close to mile marker 22. A tow truck and a crane were also sent to the scene.
When BBPD units arrived to close off the road, they found a large Octan tanker over the cliff, and they feared that it was leaking fuel, because they could smell its odor in the air. They quickly requested a HazMat CL1 dispatch, which also brought E3-1, R3-3, TF3, PT3, TW3-1, TAC3, TAC32, HZ3, SOT3, B3-1, and B3-3 from Brick Borough, and HazMat Rescue 16 from St. Sprenklesburg. BrickLife EMS Paramedic and Supervisor 3-1 also responded. Traffic 3 arrived one-scene and it helped the BBPD block off the roadway. Fire crews began arriving on the scene, but they could not do much except secure the scene until the tow truck and the crane arrived. Squad 3, however, put out its boom so the firefighters could survey the scene fro above and relay any necessary information to command.
When the vehicles arrived, they set to work removing the tanker from its plight. They first removed the tank because it had pinned down the cab. Once that was brought up, HazMat crews went to work, making sure that if there was a spill, they could contain it and clean up any leakage. Thankfully, there was only a small puncture, and minor leakage. As the HazMat crews worked to clean that up, the crane and tow truck brought up the cab, and the crew of Pumper Tanker 3 went to work with the Jaws of Life to cut the driver out of the cab. Paramedics stood by until the driver was removed, and then they attempted to stabilize the victim. When they found no pulse, they began to perform CPR, but to no avail. A coroner was requested to the scene.
Now, there was the clean up. The HazMat crews neutralized the spill on the roadway and then clean up in the decon shower of Special Ops Trailer 3. The other fire crews packed up and left the scene when all was done. The tower truck towed away the tractor, and another tractor unit came to tow the tanker to a nearby Octan plant that could evaluate the damage. The Natural Resource Department was notified of the spill, and until they cleared the scene, the HazMat units remained on the scene to provide any assistance if needed.
The scene was cleared of most units by 2:41, but the road remained closed until after six o'clock in the evening while police investigated and the HazMat and Natural Resources Dept. crews continued to work. This crash resulted in one fatality, but no other injuries were reported. The spill was minor in nature, and the Natural Resources Dept. is examining he water supply to see if it is contaminated or safe to use. Until then, there is a water use ban in this area of the Borough. A big thank you to Stud Ridge and Lego Falls fire departments for providing station coverage while we took care of this call!
When BBPD units arrived to close off the road, they found a large Octan tanker over the cliff, and they feared that it was leaking fuel, because they could smell its odor in the air. They quickly requested a HazMat CL1 dispatch, which also brought E3-1, R3-3, TF3, PT3, TW3-1, TAC3, TAC32, HZ3, SOT3, B3-1, and B3-3 from Brick Borough, and HazMat Rescue 16 from St. Sprenklesburg. BrickLife EMS Paramedic and Supervisor 3-1 also responded. Traffic 3 arrived one-scene and it helped the BBPD block off the roadway. Fire crews began arriving on the scene, but they could not do much except secure the scene until the tow truck and the crane arrived. Squad 3, however, put out its boom so the firefighters could survey the scene fro above and relay any necessary information to command.
When the vehicles arrived, they set to work removing the tanker from its plight. They first removed the tank because it had pinned down the cab. Once that was brought up, HazMat crews went to work, making sure that if there was a spill, they could contain it and clean up any leakage. Thankfully, there was only a small puncture, and minor leakage. As the HazMat crews worked to clean that up, the crane and tow truck brought up the cab, and the crew of Pumper Tanker 3 went to work with the Jaws of Life to cut the driver out of the cab. Paramedics stood by until the driver was removed, and then they attempted to stabilize the victim. When they found no pulse, they began to perform CPR, but to no avail. A coroner was requested to the scene.
Now, there was the clean up. The HazMat crews neutralized the spill on the roadway and then clean up in the decon shower of Special Ops Trailer 3. The other fire crews packed up and left the scene when all was done. The tower truck towed away the tractor, and another tractor unit came to tow the tanker to a nearby Octan plant that could evaluate the damage. The Natural Resource Department was notified of the spill, and until they cleared the scene, the HazMat units remained on the scene to provide any assistance if needed.
The scene was cleared of most units by 2:41, but the road remained closed until after six o'clock in the evening while police investigated and the HazMat and Natural Resources Dept. crews continued to work. This crash resulted in one fatality, but no other injuries were reported. The spill was minor in nature, and the Natural Resources Dept. is examining he water supply to see if it is contaminated or safe to use. Until then, there is a water use ban in this area of the Borough. A big thank you to Stud Ridge and Lego Falls fire departments for providing station coverage while we took care of this call!
MVA w/Rollover and Entrapment Adds to a Busy Day in the Borough 7/26/16
At 12:05, as crews battled a fire along Route 50 on the other side of town, Brick Borough Dispatch received reports saying that a crash had occurred right outside of the station at the intersection of West Street and South Ranch Boulevard. Since all other crews were tied up at the fire, E3-2 and R3-3 were dispatched from Brick Borough and R17 and BR17 were sent from St.Sprenklesburg. First on the scene were the Brick Borough units. They found a truck on its side with the driver trapped beneath it. There was not much they could do except wait for the rescue with the proper gear to arrive. In the meantime, they secured the wreck and Engine 3-2 pulled a precautionary line in case the vehicle lit up.
Several minutes later, Rescue 17 arrived on the scene. It deployed a pair of jacks to lift the vehicle off of the man. Controlled remotely, the jacks pushed the vehicle off of the man, and held it long enough for the firefighters to pull the man free. BrickLife EMS MICU 3-2 and Supervisor 3-1 were on-scene to administer first aid to the victim before rushing him to the hospital. As the medics cleared the scene, a tow truck from 24/7 towing arrived on the scene. It flipped the truck and towed it back to the garage. As the tow truck left, the fire crews began to clean up. Rescue 17 and Brush 17 left the scene to return to their town.
The chain gang at the police station lent their brooms and shovels to the firemen so they could clean up the extra debris. Fire crews finished cleaning up at the scene by 12:51 PM and cleared the area. Police and road crews remained on the scene until later in the afternoon repairing the smashed road sign and damage to the road surface, as well as investigating the cause of the crash. The scene was completely cleared and the road was reopened at 2:30 PM.
Several minutes later, Rescue 17 arrived on the scene. It deployed a pair of jacks to lift the vehicle off of the man. Controlled remotely, the jacks pushed the vehicle off of the man, and held it long enough for the firefighters to pull the man free. BrickLife EMS MICU 3-2 and Supervisor 3-1 were on-scene to administer first aid to the victim before rushing him to the hospital. As the medics cleared the scene, a tow truck from 24/7 towing arrived on the scene. It flipped the truck and towed it back to the garage. As the tow truck left, the fire crews began to clean up. Rescue 17 and Brush 17 left the scene to return to their town.
The chain gang at the police station lent their brooms and shovels to the firemen so they could clean up the extra debris. Fire crews finished cleaning up at the scene by 12:51 PM and cleared the area. Police and road crews remained on the scene until later in the afternoon repairing the smashed road sign and damage to the road surface, as well as investigating the cause of the crash. The scene was completely cleared and the road was reopened at 2:30 PM.
Structure Fire Residential Along Route 50 7/26/16
It had been a hot, hot week in Brick Borough, with several rounds of strong storms moving through at interval parts of the weekend and early work-week. At 11:25 AM on Tuesday July 26th, it could only get hotter. Brick Borough began receiving multiple calls reporting a fire along Route 50. The working fire dispatch was sent out, bringing E3-4, E3-5, W3, R3-1, RITR3-2, PT3, RITSQ3, TW3-1, TW3-2, U3, TR3, and B3-3 to the scene.
First on scene was Engine 3-5, who confirmed a working fire in a 1-story reach -style home with exposures to other residences on the Bravo and Delta sides, a street exposure on the Alpha side, and an unknown exposure on the Charlie side. The engine crew quickly hooked up to a nearby hydrant and pulled a crosslay line to begin attack the fire and keeping it from jumping to the neighboring house on the Delta side of the fire building.
Engine 3-4 arrived next and the crew threw up a ground ladder so that they could go up to the room and begin to ventilate. Then, they set up a BlitzFire in front of the garage, where heavy fire was prevalent, and began to darken that portion of the blaze. Tower 3-2 came in right behind the engine and staged next to Engine 3-5. It raised its aerialscope and began to put water onto the main fire building from the air. Wagon 3 and Battalion 3-3 arrived next; Wagon 3 stretched a supply line from a hydrant to itself and stretched a hand line around the rear of the fire building to wet it down from that side. Battalion 3-3 set up on Main St. to monitor the firefight.
Utility 3, Trailer 3, Pumper Tanker 3, Rescue 3-1, and Tower 3-1 arrived from the opposite direction and began to set up. The crew of Utility/Trailer 3 began to get tools together. Pumper Tanker 3 hooked up to a hydrant and sent a supply line down to Rescue 3-1, who pulled a line to cool down the Bravo side exposure. Tower 3-1 used its ladder to put men on the roof to help Engine 3-4's crew members ventilate the roof. Thick, black smoke poured out of the openings they made, blocking them from view at times. Battalion 3-3 kept in constant contact with the men and made them aware that Squad 3 and Rescue 3-2, parts of the RIT, were on stand-by if they were needed.
Crews began to push the fire back inside the main fire building, reducing the risk to exposures around it. Then, at 12:03, they finally deemed that the fire was under control. Shortly after this, a crash happened on the other side of town, however sufficient units were sent from elsewhere and no one was pulled from the scene. As the fire died down, crews began to enter the building and finish putting out the rest of the fire. They found the garage was the most destroyed part of the building and relayed this information to command. At around 12:46, the fire was finally deemed out and crews began to wrap up.
The fire marshal arrived on scene and concluded that the fire did originate in the garage and is not suspicious in nature. The house however is a total loss, and buildings on either side of it sustained some damage to their siding from the intense heat. Fire crews cleared the scene around 1:30 and everyone left the scene by 3:00. That portion of Route 50 was reopened by 3:30. During this incident, detours were set up in two different directions to stem the flow of traffic around the incident scene. No injuries were reported with this fire. This was one of two incidents to occur during one another. To find out more about the second one, visit the above incident report.
First on scene was Engine 3-5, who confirmed a working fire in a 1-story reach -style home with exposures to other residences on the Bravo and Delta sides, a street exposure on the Alpha side, and an unknown exposure on the Charlie side. The engine crew quickly hooked up to a nearby hydrant and pulled a crosslay line to begin attack the fire and keeping it from jumping to the neighboring house on the Delta side of the fire building.
Engine 3-4 arrived next and the crew threw up a ground ladder so that they could go up to the room and begin to ventilate. Then, they set up a BlitzFire in front of the garage, where heavy fire was prevalent, and began to darken that portion of the blaze. Tower 3-2 came in right behind the engine and staged next to Engine 3-5. It raised its aerialscope and began to put water onto the main fire building from the air. Wagon 3 and Battalion 3-3 arrived next; Wagon 3 stretched a supply line from a hydrant to itself and stretched a hand line around the rear of the fire building to wet it down from that side. Battalion 3-3 set up on Main St. to monitor the firefight.
Utility 3, Trailer 3, Pumper Tanker 3, Rescue 3-1, and Tower 3-1 arrived from the opposite direction and began to set up. The crew of Utility/Trailer 3 began to get tools together. Pumper Tanker 3 hooked up to a hydrant and sent a supply line down to Rescue 3-1, who pulled a line to cool down the Bravo side exposure. Tower 3-1 used its ladder to put men on the roof to help Engine 3-4's crew members ventilate the roof. Thick, black smoke poured out of the openings they made, blocking them from view at times. Battalion 3-3 kept in constant contact with the men and made them aware that Squad 3 and Rescue 3-2, parts of the RIT, were on stand-by if they were needed.
Crews began to push the fire back inside the main fire building, reducing the risk to exposures around it. Then, at 12:03, they finally deemed that the fire was under control. Shortly after this, a crash happened on the other side of town, however sufficient units were sent from elsewhere and no one was pulled from the scene. As the fire died down, crews began to enter the building and finish putting out the rest of the fire. They found the garage was the most destroyed part of the building and relayed this information to command. At around 12:46, the fire was finally deemed out and crews began to wrap up.
The fire marshal arrived on scene and concluded that the fire did originate in the garage and is not suspicious in nature. The house however is a total loss, and buildings on either side of it sustained some damage to their siding from the intense heat. Fire crews cleared the scene around 1:30 and everyone left the scene by 3:00. That portion of Route 50 was reopened by 3:30. During this incident, detours were set up in two different directions to stem the flow of traffic around the incident scene. No injuries were reported with this fire. This was one of two incidents to occur during one another. To find out more about the second one, visit the above incident report.
Four-Alarm Arson Blaze Destroys Main St. Strip 7/7/16
It was a beautiful, hot, and windy day on July 7, 2016, and so far, the day had been going perfectly. The fire department was enjoying a day of fun and relaxation and the was all-in-all quiet after their festive Fourth of July celebrations. However, at around 11:30 AM, all of that would change. At the Bike Shop, at the intersection of South Ranch Boulevard and Main Street, a man who wanted to have his bike repaired, for a costly price, felt cheated by the businessman at the store. Intensely frustrated, the man pulled something out from his suitcase and set it ablaze with the lighter. He lit some of his papers on fire and threw them at the ground near the businessman, driving him back with fear, and then he threw the flaming bundle at the second floor of the building. It landed on the protruding overhang and began to burn the building.
The businessman called the cops and then ran to the firehouse. The crew members of Engine 3-4 and Battalion Chief 3-2 were outside enjoying the weather when the man approached them and pulled the box at the station. When confronted by the curious firefighters, he explained that there had been an arson at his shop, and that the fire was rapidly spreading. At that moment, the wind picked up, carrying smoke and sparks in their general direction. Brick Borough Dispatch called Engine 3-4, Engine 3-3, Rescue 3-1, Tower 3-2, and Battalion 3-2 to the scene on the Box Alarm call.
When the firefighters arrived, they found that the police had apprehended the arsonist and were preparing to take him away in their cruiser. Engine 3-4 hooked up to a hydrant, pulled and line, and began wetting down the front of the building where the fire was most prevalent. The other policemen began to redirect traffic away from the incident as more units began to arrive. Engine 3-3 and Tower 3-2 pulled up right behind the engine, and both units raised their aerial devices, in an attempt to keep the fire from spreading. Rescue 3-1 arrived on the South Ranch Boulevard side of the building, hooked up to a hydrant, and began flowing water through a hand line.
At 11:40, the wind picked up and began carrying the fire down the row of buildings on the Main Street side. The aerial devices could not compete agains the intensity of the rapidly-spreading fire. At 11:42 AM, Battalion 3-2 requested a working fire upgrade, saying that units on-scene couldn't contain the blaze. Wagon 3, Pumper Tanker 3, Rescue 3-2 (RIT), Squad 3 (RIT), Tower 3-1, Utility 3, and Trailer 3 responded.
Wagon 3 arrived first on Main St. and began to supply Engine 3-3. Pumper Tanker 3, Utility 3/Trailer 3, and Tower 3-1 all arrived on South Ranch Bl. Tower 3-1 set up its platform and began putting water on the fire and attempting to keep it from jumping onto the neighboring restaurant, the Northern exposure. Pumper Tanker 3 began helping with water supply operations. Utility 3's crew began pulling together equipment for the attack on the fire. Squad 3 and Rescue 3-2 assembled in the RIT area near the Main St./Route 50 intersection. They waited on stand-by in case they were needed. Battalion 3-2 saw the fire continuing to spread down the row and called a second alarm. He also order all command units to report to the RIT staging area to make a command center.
At 12:13 PM, Brick Borough Engines 3-1, 3-2, Brush Engine 3, Rescue 3-3, Satellite 3, Field Com 3, and Battalion 3-1, as well as St. Sprenklesburg Engines 172, 173, 175, Tower 3-3, and Command 172 responded to the scene. BrickLife EMS MICU 3-2 and Paramedic 3-1 also arrived on-scene to render medical aide and rehab to any units on-scene who needed it. Battalion 3-1, Field Com 3, and Command 172 went straight to the command area to begin breaking down the current situation. All St. Sprenklesburg units arrived on Main St. and all Brick Borough units arrived on the South Ranch Bl. side.
Engine 3-2 moved to the intersection with Engine 3-4 and put its deck gun into use by directly attacking the bulk of the fire. Engine 3-1 and Rescue 3-3 hung back behind Tower 3-1 to later rotate out their crews with first-due ones. Brush Engine 3 and Satellite 3 arrived opposite of the other trucks and staged beside Palace Cinema and to await further orders. Engine 175 arrived on Main St. and waited to rotate out its crew with one of the first-due ones. Engine 172 directed its massive monitor at the fire buildings and began wetting down the area. Engine 173 sent its crew to the buildings to ventilate the exteriors of the structures and check to see if all buildings had been evacuated. Tower 3-3 set up its platform and began to put water down into the middle of the row of burning buildings.
Despite the firefighters' best efforts, the fire continued to spread down the row. At 12:47, a third alarm was requested for more manpower to relieve the first-due units. Brick Borough Car 3 and Chief 3, and St. Sprenklesburg Command 171, Quick Attack 3, Rescue 17 (RIT), Engines 17, 174, 182, and Tower 17 responded. The command units went to the command area and Rescue 17 joined the other RIT units. Engine 182 pushed in on Main St. street beside Engine 172 and it began to put a hand line and its deck gun into use. Engine 17 and Tower 17 pulled in behind it and began to put water down on the fire from above. At this point, the fire's progress finally began to slow. Engine 174 pulled down on Route 50 to help with water flow operations from hydrants further down the road.
Then, at 1:17, the firefight hit a major speed bump. The Main St. water main broke, shutting down all water flow to units on that road. A fourth alarm was requested, bringing in the area tanker task force and several other units including Brick Borough Tanker 3 and St. Sprenklesburg Engine 18, Pumper Tanker 17, Brush 17, Tender 15, Reserve Tanker 3, Tankers 18, 182, and 42, Truck 18, Chief 17, and Command 3. Engine 18 arrived and set up on Route 50 with Engine 174 to help flow water from other sources. The to command units joined the command area and began scouting the area to look for more water sources. All units arrived on the Route 50 side of Main St. and set up for water shuttle operations. Pumper Tanker 17 and several other units set up porta-ponds in the road for units to dump in.
Brush 17 helped supervise operations as the tankers and tenders made numerous runs to nearby water sources. Truck 18 stationed itself near the corner deli and sent its crew down Main St. to rotate out with other crews. With multiple hand lines, deck guns, and aerial devices in action, the fire slowly began to die out. As the fire lessened, crews began to push in with hand lines and hand tools. At around 3:00, the fire was placed under control and contained to the basements, roofs, and cocklofts of several buildings. At 4:59 PM, the fire was finally deemed out. Crews moved in and began to conduct overhaul on the structures.
The fire totaled most of the Main St. strip on the opposite side of the road as Station 2. The fire was, obviously, deemed arson and the criminal's trail was decided for Monday the 11th. Main St. remained closed for the remainder of the day and parts of South Ranch Bl. and Route 50 remained closed until crews cleared the scene. All crews were back in their quarters by 1800 hours, and no injuries were reported with this blaze. Big thank you to Lego Falls Truck 202 and Engine 303 for standing by in our stations while we were fighting this blaze.
The businessman called the cops and then ran to the firehouse. The crew members of Engine 3-4 and Battalion Chief 3-2 were outside enjoying the weather when the man approached them and pulled the box at the station. When confronted by the curious firefighters, he explained that there had been an arson at his shop, and that the fire was rapidly spreading. At that moment, the wind picked up, carrying smoke and sparks in their general direction. Brick Borough Dispatch called Engine 3-4, Engine 3-3, Rescue 3-1, Tower 3-2, and Battalion 3-2 to the scene on the Box Alarm call.
When the firefighters arrived, they found that the police had apprehended the arsonist and were preparing to take him away in their cruiser. Engine 3-4 hooked up to a hydrant, pulled and line, and began wetting down the front of the building where the fire was most prevalent. The other policemen began to redirect traffic away from the incident as more units began to arrive. Engine 3-3 and Tower 3-2 pulled up right behind the engine, and both units raised their aerial devices, in an attempt to keep the fire from spreading. Rescue 3-1 arrived on the South Ranch Boulevard side of the building, hooked up to a hydrant, and began flowing water through a hand line.
At 11:40, the wind picked up and began carrying the fire down the row of buildings on the Main Street side. The aerial devices could not compete agains the intensity of the rapidly-spreading fire. At 11:42 AM, Battalion 3-2 requested a working fire upgrade, saying that units on-scene couldn't contain the blaze. Wagon 3, Pumper Tanker 3, Rescue 3-2 (RIT), Squad 3 (RIT), Tower 3-1, Utility 3, and Trailer 3 responded.
Wagon 3 arrived first on Main St. and began to supply Engine 3-3. Pumper Tanker 3, Utility 3/Trailer 3, and Tower 3-1 all arrived on South Ranch Bl. Tower 3-1 set up its platform and began putting water on the fire and attempting to keep it from jumping onto the neighboring restaurant, the Northern exposure. Pumper Tanker 3 began helping with water supply operations. Utility 3's crew began pulling together equipment for the attack on the fire. Squad 3 and Rescue 3-2 assembled in the RIT area near the Main St./Route 50 intersection. They waited on stand-by in case they were needed. Battalion 3-2 saw the fire continuing to spread down the row and called a second alarm. He also order all command units to report to the RIT staging area to make a command center.
At 12:13 PM, Brick Borough Engines 3-1, 3-2, Brush Engine 3, Rescue 3-3, Satellite 3, Field Com 3, and Battalion 3-1, as well as St. Sprenklesburg Engines 172, 173, 175, Tower 3-3, and Command 172 responded to the scene. BrickLife EMS MICU 3-2 and Paramedic 3-1 also arrived on-scene to render medical aide and rehab to any units on-scene who needed it. Battalion 3-1, Field Com 3, and Command 172 went straight to the command area to begin breaking down the current situation. All St. Sprenklesburg units arrived on Main St. and all Brick Borough units arrived on the South Ranch Bl. side.
Engine 3-2 moved to the intersection with Engine 3-4 and put its deck gun into use by directly attacking the bulk of the fire. Engine 3-1 and Rescue 3-3 hung back behind Tower 3-1 to later rotate out their crews with first-due ones. Brush Engine 3 and Satellite 3 arrived opposite of the other trucks and staged beside Palace Cinema and to await further orders. Engine 175 arrived on Main St. and waited to rotate out its crew with one of the first-due ones. Engine 172 directed its massive monitor at the fire buildings and began wetting down the area. Engine 173 sent its crew to the buildings to ventilate the exteriors of the structures and check to see if all buildings had been evacuated. Tower 3-3 set up its platform and began to put water down into the middle of the row of burning buildings.
Despite the firefighters' best efforts, the fire continued to spread down the row. At 12:47, a third alarm was requested for more manpower to relieve the first-due units. Brick Borough Car 3 and Chief 3, and St. Sprenklesburg Command 171, Quick Attack 3, Rescue 17 (RIT), Engines 17, 174, 182, and Tower 17 responded. The command units went to the command area and Rescue 17 joined the other RIT units. Engine 182 pushed in on Main St. street beside Engine 172 and it began to put a hand line and its deck gun into use. Engine 17 and Tower 17 pulled in behind it and began to put water down on the fire from above. At this point, the fire's progress finally began to slow. Engine 174 pulled down on Route 50 to help with water flow operations from hydrants further down the road.
Then, at 1:17, the firefight hit a major speed bump. The Main St. water main broke, shutting down all water flow to units on that road. A fourth alarm was requested, bringing in the area tanker task force and several other units including Brick Borough Tanker 3 and St. Sprenklesburg Engine 18, Pumper Tanker 17, Brush 17, Tender 15, Reserve Tanker 3, Tankers 18, 182, and 42, Truck 18, Chief 17, and Command 3. Engine 18 arrived and set up on Route 50 with Engine 174 to help flow water from other sources. The to command units joined the command area and began scouting the area to look for more water sources. All units arrived on the Route 50 side of Main St. and set up for water shuttle operations. Pumper Tanker 17 and several other units set up porta-ponds in the road for units to dump in.
Brush 17 helped supervise operations as the tankers and tenders made numerous runs to nearby water sources. Truck 18 stationed itself near the corner deli and sent its crew down Main St. to rotate out with other crews. With multiple hand lines, deck guns, and aerial devices in action, the fire slowly began to die out. As the fire lessened, crews began to push in with hand lines and hand tools. At around 3:00, the fire was placed under control and contained to the basements, roofs, and cocklofts of several buildings. At 4:59 PM, the fire was finally deemed out. Crews moved in and began to conduct overhaul on the structures.
The fire totaled most of the Main St. strip on the opposite side of the road as Station 2. The fire was, obviously, deemed arson and the criminal's trail was decided for Monday the 11th. Main St. remained closed for the remainder of the day and parts of South Ranch Bl. and Route 50 remained closed until crews cleared the scene. All crews were back in their quarters by 1800 hours, and no injuries were reported with this blaze. Big thank you to Lego Falls Truck 202 and Engine 303 for standing by in our stations while we were fighting this blaze.
Structure Fire High Risk at Downtown Laundromat 6/22/16
June 22, 2016. While most of Brick Borough's units were at the Lego City Firemen's Conference, St. Sprenklesburg units were standing in at all of Brick Borough's stations. Those units would soon get some action, in a big way. At 3:38 PM, Brick Borough received calls from citizens saying that there was a fire at the Laundromat at the Main St. and Route 50 intersection. Dispatch sent a mixed bag of units to the scene: E3-1, E182, E172, W3, R3-1, R17 (RIT), SQ3 (RIT), PT3, TK18, E17, B3-2, U3, TR3. The situation at this point was classified as a structure fire high risk with possible entrapment.
When units arrived, they found heavy smoke rolling out of the door to the fire building. First on-scene was Wagon 3, whose station is practically right across the road. Engine 3-1 arrived shortly after. Both units prepped and began stretching supply lines. Engine 3-1 hooked up to a hydrant and stretched a handline to the door so it could begin putting water into the fire. and Wagon 3 waited for more units to arrive. Pumper Tanker 3, Rescue 3-1, and Squad 3 arrived next. Pumper Tanker 3 set up in front of the deli and Squad 3 positioned behind it as part of the RIT. Rescue 3-1 pulled onto Main Street and stretched a line towards the main entrance of Brick Bank, the building neighboring the Laundromat.
Engine 17, Truck 18, Rescue 17, and Utility 3 arrived soon after. Truck 18 laid its ladder out horizontally and used its Master Stream to flow water right into the building. Engine 17 raised its ladder and began to send men to the roof for ventilation duties. Rescue 17 joined the RIT position and began to gather the team's gear. Utility 3 arrived and grabbed a fan to use during the final ventilation process. Engine 172 and 182 arrived with Battalion 3-2 and set up along Route 50. The battalion set up in a position to observe the fire. Engine 172 parked nearby and prepared for its crew to rotate out with the first-due crews. Engine 182 set up its deck gun after hooking up to Pumper Tanker 3 and began flowing water into the building.
At around 4:00 PM, concerns were raised about someone being unaccounted for and the possibility of hazardous materials being released inside the building. Also, heavy flames and smoke were now venting through the second floor windows in both the Laundromat and Brick Bank, as well as the roof. The second alarm was rung at 4:05 PM, bringing E3-3, E18, R3-3, TW17, HZR16, SOT3, TAC3, TAC32, CO171, CO172, and FC3 to the scene. Engine 3-3, Special Ops Trailer 3, and HazMat Rescue 16 assembled on Main Street. The engine used its tele-squirt to attack the fire shooting out of the front of the building while the HazMat units waited for further orders. The pair of TAC's and Rescue 3-3 waited on Route 50 for further orders to mobilize as well.
At this point, Truck 18 put its ladder up to nearly its full extent to attack the fire coming from the building's roof. While their aerial was raised, they noticed a man on the roof. It was the missing bank employee made aware to them several minutes earlier. Engine 17's crew on the roof immediately went to the man and convinced him to come down with them. He was back on the ground at 4:15 PM. During this, Tower 17 pushed its way into the crowd and put up is platform to push back the fire on the second floor. The two commands, the field com, and Engine 18 joined Engine 172 and Battalion 3-2 in a temporary staging area. Engine 18 sent its fresh crew in to take over duties on the roof. Engine 17 kept its ladder up but its crew was able to relax.
Over the next half hour, crews pushed back the majority or the fire. The firefighters from Engine and Rescue 3-1 pushed into their buildings further with their handlines and began to knock down the heaviest of the fire. The two Engine 18 firefighters made their way from the roof towards the door leading to the lower floor. Once they did so, they evaluated the internal situation of the building. They reported that there was heavy smoke conditions, but not much fire was visible. The command units confirmed that it was the same on the outside. The crew withdrew from the building and came back down to the ground. Engine 3-3 halted its attack on the fire and Engine 182 began to pack up as well.
By 4:55, the fire was mostly out and crews moved indoors with fans, pike poles, axes, saws, and fire extinguishers to overhaul both buildings. They found that the point of origin of the fire was a dryer, which was assumed to have overheated from just a malfunction or someone not looking after it. The crews determined that the fire was not suspicious and began to clean up. All crews had packed up and were back in their stations by 5:30 PM. All Brick Borough units who were at the conference were back in their respective quarters by 2000 hours. The missing banker, who was found during the fire, suffered from minor smoke inhalation and was treated at the scene. No one else was hurt during the fire.
When units arrived, they found heavy smoke rolling out of the door to the fire building. First on-scene was Wagon 3, whose station is practically right across the road. Engine 3-1 arrived shortly after. Both units prepped and began stretching supply lines. Engine 3-1 hooked up to a hydrant and stretched a handline to the door so it could begin putting water into the fire. and Wagon 3 waited for more units to arrive. Pumper Tanker 3, Rescue 3-1, and Squad 3 arrived next. Pumper Tanker 3 set up in front of the deli and Squad 3 positioned behind it as part of the RIT. Rescue 3-1 pulled onto Main Street and stretched a line towards the main entrance of Brick Bank, the building neighboring the Laundromat.
Engine 17, Truck 18, Rescue 17, and Utility 3 arrived soon after. Truck 18 laid its ladder out horizontally and used its Master Stream to flow water right into the building. Engine 17 raised its ladder and began to send men to the roof for ventilation duties. Rescue 17 joined the RIT position and began to gather the team's gear. Utility 3 arrived and grabbed a fan to use during the final ventilation process. Engine 172 and 182 arrived with Battalion 3-2 and set up along Route 50. The battalion set up in a position to observe the fire. Engine 172 parked nearby and prepared for its crew to rotate out with the first-due crews. Engine 182 set up its deck gun after hooking up to Pumper Tanker 3 and began flowing water into the building.
At around 4:00 PM, concerns were raised about someone being unaccounted for and the possibility of hazardous materials being released inside the building. Also, heavy flames and smoke were now venting through the second floor windows in both the Laundromat and Brick Bank, as well as the roof. The second alarm was rung at 4:05 PM, bringing E3-3, E18, R3-3, TW17, HZR16, SOT3, TAC3, TAC32, CO171, CO172, and FC3 to the scene. Engine 3-3, Special Ops Trailer 3, and HazMat Rescue 16 assembled on Main Street. The engine used its tele-squirt to attack the fire shooting out of the front of the building while the HazMat units waited for further orders. The pair of TAC's and Rescue 3-3 waited on Route 50 for further orders to mobilize as well.
At this point, Truck 18 put its ladder up to nearly its full extent to attack the fire coming from the building's roof. While their aerial was raised, they noticed a man on the roof. It was the missing bank employee made aware to them several minutes earlier. Engine 17's crew on the roof immediately went to the man and convinced him to come down with them. He was back on the ground at 4:15 PM. During this, Tower 17 pushed its way into the crowd and put up is platform to push back the fire on the second floor. The two commands, the field com, and Engine 18 joined Engine 172 and Battalion 3-2 in a temporary staging area. Engine 18 sent its fresh crew in to take over duties on the roof. Engine 17 kept its ladder up but its crew was able to relax.
Over the next half hour, crews pushed back the majority or the fire. The firefighters from Engine and Rescue 3-1 pushed into their buildings further with their handlines and began to knock down the heaviest of the fire. The two Engine 18 firefighters made their way from the roof towards the door leading to the lower floor. Once they did so, they evaluated the internal situation of the building. They reported that there was heavy smoke conditions, but not much fire was visible. The command units confirmed that it was the same on the outside. The crew withdrew from the building and came back down to the ground. Engine 3-3 halted its attack on the fire and Engine 182 began to pack up as well.
By 4:55, the fire was mostly out and crews moved indoors with fans, pike poles, axes, saws, and fire extinguishers to overhaul both buildings. They found that the point of origin of the fire was a dryer, which was assumed to have overheated from just a malfunction or someone not looking after it. The crews determined that the fire was not suspicious and began to clean up. All crews had packed up and were back in their stations by 5:30 PM. All Brick Borough units who were at the conference were back in their respective quarters by 2000 hours. The missing banker, who was found during the fire, suffered from minor smoke inhalation and was treated at the scene. No one else was hurt during the fire.
Structure Fire Residential "The Memorial Day Fire" 5/30/16
It was May 29, 2016. People were climbing into bed and preparing for the upcoming national holiday: Memorial Day. As for the Brick Borough fire service, they would be busy too. At 11:54 PM on the 29th, a call came in from someone reporting that their neighbor's house was glowing. The residents of the house were outside at the time and everyone was accounted for. Brick Borough dispatchers could see the glow from the building all the way at Station 1. The residential structure fire dispatch was requested and units, E3-1, E3-2, W3, R3-1, R3-2 (RIT), PT3, SQ3 (RIT), TW3-1, TW3-2, B3-1, U3, and TR3, were sent to the scene near the Main St./Route 50 intersection. By this time, it was almost midnight, and then six minutes into the call, it was Memorial Day. This would give the fire its renowned name, "The Memorial Day Fire."
First on-scene was Engine 3-2. It reported a two-story structure with an entirely windowed front-side and a heavily slanted roof. They reported heavy fire inside the structure and smoke coming from the roof. The crew deployed a ground ladder near the porch of the A/D corner of the building, near a porch landing, but then heavy fire and smoke caused them to abandon it for the time being. Soon after, Engine 3-1 arrived and stretched a 1 1/2" line to begin attack the blaze. Battalion 3-1 followed them in and staged just down the road to the north of the raging inferno. Rescue 3-1 arrived too and set up on the south side of the blaze. Its crew stodd by to rotate out with the first-due engine crews.
When Tower 3-1 arrived on the scene at around 12:05 AM, and the fire was burning brightly inside the home. The crew hurriedly put up the 100' platform and began flowing a steady stream of water down onto the fire. The crew was told to stay put and to not enter the house due to the intensity of the blaze at the time. The rest of the units soon streamed in: Squad 3 and Rescue 3-2, part of RIT, set up in the intersection of Main Street and Route 50 on the south side of the blaze and were on stand-by, Wagon 3 arrived at the intersection too and began sending 5" feeder lines into the fray, Tower 3-2 arrived and pulled in beside Engine 3-1 in front of the fire building, and Pumper Tanker 3 set up in front of Station 1 for a water supply operation.
Tower 3-2 put up its ladder too and soon there were two devices putting water on the fire from above, but it was not enough. At 12:36, the alarm for mutual aide was sent out, bringing St. Sprenklesburg E17, E182, PT17, T18, and T182 to the scene. The tankers and pumper tanker ended up where Pumper Tanker 3 was and they initialized a pumping operation to supply the aerials and lines in use. The tankers emptied their tanks into porta-ponds and then left to fill up at hydrants in town. They returned and dumped their loads into the ponds. Pumper Tanker 3 and 17 had lines running to Engine 182, staged at another intersection nearby. Engine 182 acted as the main pumper for most of the blaze, operating upwards of three lines at times. The supply lines ran from the tankers to Engine 182, then it ran lines to the trucks down the road fighting the fire.
Engine 17, the quint, pulled up behind Tower 3-1 and began to protect the Bravo side exposure with its 75' aerial. With three devices in the air, the fire was beginning to be tamed. Now, the firefighters began to attempt to make some sort of interior attack. Several firefighters made a push towards the A/D corner of the building, where there was little fire and two entry points into the burning building. One of the entry points was a garage, which two firefighters managed to open after much effort. However when they opened it, heavy smoke began to pour out, making it impossible to see. With this danger, the firefighters abandoned that approach, and left the door open to vent some of the smoke leaving the building.
It was 3:14 AM now, and the firefighters were desperate to keep the fire under control. Lines from Engine 3-2, Engine 17, and Rescue 3-1 were utilized, and Engine 3-2's deck gun was also put into action. Firefighters began throwing all of the water into the front of building, whose windows had long ago blown out. The fire continued to burn as the sun began to rise, but by the 4 o'clock hour, the fire was beginning to die down. The dark smoke belching out of the building began to diminish and the fuel source for the fire began to run out. The firefighters continued to put pressure on the blaze, using four hand lines, a deck gun, and three aerial devices. The fire was in its final hours.
A little after five o'clock, it was more daylight outside. The firefighters could see now that the fire was dying out, but heavy smoke still lingered inside. At this time, the firefighters began to stop using their aerial devices to battle the blaze. Tower 3-2's scope and Engine 17's ladder were put down, Engine 3-2's deck gun was turned off, and the majority of the fire was now fought with the hand lines. The firefighters climbed a ladder on the A/D corner of the building and were able to access the porch area. From there, they entered the building. The entire interior of the house was blackened and charred. There was little fire, but smoke continued to come out of some areas. Lines and fire extinguishers were brought inside, and firefighters began turning over everything looking for hotspots. At 6:18 AM, 6 hours and 24 minutes after the initial alarm, the fire was declared out.
Firefighters continued to overhaul the structure well into the morning hours. The house was deemed a total loss, and the cause of the massive fire is under investigation. Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities resulted from this fire. All crews cleared the scene at by 9:50 AM, and the road was reopened at around noon. Battalion 3-1 was in command. We thank Lego Falls Engine 305 and Ladder 102 for standing by in Station 1 while we were fighting the blaze. Happy Memorial Day everyone, and stay safe on this holiday!
First on-scene was Engine 3-2. It reported a two-story structure with an entirely windowed front-side and a heavily slanted roof. They reported heavy fire inside the structure and smoke coming from the roof. The crew deployed a ground ladder near the porch of the A/D corner of the building, near a porch landing, but then heavy fire and smoke caused them to abandon it for the time being. Soon after, Engine 3-1 arrived and stretched a 1 1/2" line to begin attack the blaze. Battalion 3-1 followed them in and staged just down the road to the north of the raging inferno. Rescue 3-1 arrived too and set up on the south side of the blaze. Its crew stodd by to rotate out with the first-due engine crews.
When Tower 3-1 arrived on the scene at around 12:05 AM, and the fire was burning brightly inside the home. The crew hurriedly put up the 100' platform and began flowing a steady stream of water down onto the fire. The crew was told to stay put and to not enter the house due to the intensity of the blaze at the time. The rest of the units soon streamed in: Squad 3 and Rescue 3-2, part of RIT, set up in the intersection of Main Street and Route 50 on the south side of the blaze and were on stand-by, Wagon 3 arrived at the intersection too and began sending 5" feeder lines into the fray, Tower 3-2 arrived and pulled in beside Engine 3-1 in front of the fire building, and Pumper Tanker 3 set up in front of Station 1 for a water supply operation.
Tower 3-2 put up its ladder too and soon there were two devices putting water on the fire from above, but it was not enough. At 12:36, the alarm for mutual aide was sent out, bringing St. Sprenklesburg E17, E182, PT17, T18, and T182 to the scene. The tankers and pumper tanker ended up where Pumper Tanker 3 was and they initialized a pumping operation to supply the aerials and lines in use. The tankers emptied their tanks into porta-ponds and then left to fill up at hydrants in town. They returned and dumped their loads into the ponds. Pumper Tanker 3 and 17 had lines running to Engine 182, staged at another intersection nearby. Engine 182 acted as the main pumper for most of the blaze, operating upwards of three lines at times. The supply lines ran from the tankers to Engine 182, then it ran lines to the trucks down the road fighting the fire.
Engine 17, the quint, pulled up behind Tower 3-1 and began to protect the Bravo side exposure with its 75' aerial. With three devices in the air, the fire was beginning to be tamed. Now, the firefighters began to attempt to make some sort of interior attack. Several firefighters made a push towards the A/D corner of the building, where there was little fire and two entry points into the burning building. One of the entry points was a garage, which two firefighters managed to open after much effort. However when they opened it, heavy smoke began to pour out, making it impossible to see. With this danger, the firefighters abandoned that approach, and left the door open to vent some of the smoke leaving the building.
It was 3:14 AM now, and the firefighters were desperate to keep the fire under control. Lines from Engine 3-2, Engine 17, and Rescue 3-1 were utilized, and Engine 3-2's deck gun was also put into action. Firefighters began throwing all of the water into the front of building, whose windows had long ago blown out. The fire continued to burn as the sun began to rise, but by the 4 o'clock hour, the fire was beginning to die down. The dark smoke belching out of the building began to diminish and the fuel source for the fire began to run out. The firefighters continued to put pressure on the blaze, using four hand lines, a deck gun, and three aerial devices. The fire was in its final hours.
A little after five o'clock, it was more daylight outside. The firefighters could see now that the fire was dying out, but heavy smoke still lingered inside. At this time, the firefighters began to stop using their aerial devices to battle the blaze. Tower 3-2's scope and Engine 17's ladder were put down, Engine 3-2's deck gun was turned off, and the majority of the fire was now fought with the hand lines. The firefighters climbed a ladder on the A/D corner of the building and were able to access the porch area. From there, they entered the building. The entire interior of the house was blackened and charred. There was little fire, but smoke continued to come out of some areas. Lines and fire extinguishers were brought inside, and firefighters began turning over everything looking for hotspots. At 6:18 AM, 6 hours and 24 minutes after the initial alarm, the fire was declared out.
Firefighters continued to overhaul the structure well into the morning hours. The house was deemed a total loss, and the cause of the massive fire is under investigation. Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities resulted from this fire. All crews cleared the scene at by 9:50 AM, and the road was reopened at around noon. Battalion 3-1 was in command. We thank Lego Falls Engine 305 and Ladder 102 for standing by in Station 1 while we were fighting the blaze. Happy Memorial Day everyone, and stay safe on this holiday!
MVA w/Entrapment 5/28/16
So far, it had been a gorgeous week/early weekend in Brick Borough with temperatures staying around the mid-80's. Lots of people were going out for rides with their tops down, and not only that, but thousands of people were heading to their Memorial Day weekend destinations and festivities; the fire department knew eventually something would go wrong. At around 9:36 AM, Brick Borough Dispatch got a report of an MVA w/Entrapment on Route 50 near the Main St. intersection. The car had hit a tree and the driver, in an open-top car, was pinned under both the tree and the wreckage. Brick Borough dispatched Engine 3-2, Rescue 3-1, and Rescue 3-2 to the scene as well as Brick Borough Memorial Hospital Ambulance 2.
Crews arrived on the scene and analyzed the situation before taking immediate action. One firefighter from Rescue 3-1 grabbed a cutter and another grabbed medical supplies for first aid treatment. Engine 3-2 stretched a precautionary line and Rescue 3-2's crew grabbed circular saws. After about five minutes, the crews were able to extricate the driver and remove the tree from the vehicle. A firefighter gave the man oxygen until the ambulance arrived, and then another firefighter and an EMT raced the patient to the ambulance for transport. The ambulance left the scene at 9:48. A tow truck from 24/7 Towing was called in to transport the wrecked car away, and all crews were back in quarters by 9:57. The road was reopened at 10:10 after cleanup was completed.
Crews arrived on the scene and analyzed the situation before taking immediate action. One firefighter from Rescue 3-1 grabbed a cutter and another grabbed medical supplies for first aid treatment. Engine 3-2 stretched a precautionary line and Rescue 3-2's crew grabbed circular saws. After about five minutes, the crews were able to extricate the driver and remove the tree from the vehicle. A firefighter gave the man oxygen until the ambulance arrived, and then another firefighter and an EMT raced the patient to the ambulance for transport. The ambulance left the scene at 9:48. A tow truck from 24/7 Towing was called in to transport the wrecked car away, and all crews were back in quarters by 9:57. The road was reopened at 10:10 after cleanup was completed.
Structure Fire at Palace Cinema 5/1/16
At around 2:57 on May 1st, only a few minutes after crews wrapped up on the scene of a garbage fire on South Ranch Boulevard, crews were alerted of smoke alarms going off inside Palace Cinema. Engine 3-1, Engine 3-2, Rescue 3-1, Tower 3-1, and Battalion 3-1 responded. Battalion 3-1 came upon the scene and reported smoke showing from windows on the second floor. Shortly, at around 3:00, the call was upgraded to a working fire, bringing Wagon 3, Pumper Tanker 3, Rescue 3-2 (RIT), Squad 3 (RIT), Tower 3-2, Utility 3, and Trailer 3 to the scene. Traffic 3 and police worked to block off the Main Street and South Ranch Boulevard intersection as trucks began to arrive.
Engine 3-1 arrived and quickly established a water supply. Engine 3-2 arrived next and the crews put up a ground ladder against the side of the building showing smoke. Rescue 3-1 pulled up and turned onto Main Street, where its crew waited to be rotated out with other crews if needed. Eight minutes into the call, Pumper Tanker 3 arrived and pulled up behind Engine 3-1, near the garage. Its crew got busy on connecting lines to other hydrants to keep water flowing. Utility 3 arrived and pulled in behind it, and was on stand-by for most of the call. Squad 3 and Tower 3-1 arrived shortly after. The squad pulled into the parking lot of the supermarket and its crew assembled as part of the RIT. Battalion 3-1 discussed their plan of action in case of an emergency.
Tower 3-1 positioned to the side of the theater and raised its platform. As it began to put water into the windows, Engine 3-2 opened up with a line and its deck gun. The other firefighters from Tower 3-1 entered the building and were confronted by heavy smoke conditions on the first floor. Due to the intense heat issuing from above them on the second, movie-viewing, floor, they pulled back. Tower 3-2 arrived and pulled up on the opposite side of the building from Tower 3-1. It put up its aerialscope and began to raise it towards the rooftop. Rescue 3-2 arrived and pulled down the street and stopped beside Engine 3-1. Its crew got out and began assembling RIT gear and retrieving gear for the firefighters who would enter the building.
Wagon 3 pulled up beside Tower 3-2 and began uploading its hose to supply the trucks if needed. At this point, the two firefighters from Tower 3-1 were ready and equipped to enter the building from the roof. They climbed Tower 3-2's scope to the roof and found a door there. As the opened the door, a huge cloud of smoke burst out, and for a moment, nothing could be seen on the rooftop. However, the crew confirmed that they were alright via radio. They progressed to enter the building through the door and found heavy smoke throughout the room. There was intense fire around the projector, and they proceeded to knock the majority of it down with a fire extinguisher.
By 3:40, the fire was out. It would take a while for the smoke to clear, and they used fans from Utility 3 to clear the air quicker. The two crew members climbed back down Tower 3-2's scope and reunited with their fellow firefighters on the ground below. Battalion 3-1 confronted them, congratulated them, and then asked for a report of what happened. When they were done explaining, he nodded his head, grinned, and walked away. Over the course of the next few minutes, many firefighters came up to the two Tower 3-1 crew and congratulated them on a job well done. However, they still had to clean up the scene and by around 3:50, units were clearing the scene.
Damage to the theater was primarily limited to the second floor, although all floors sustained smoke and water damage. The theater is planned to reopen within the next month. The cause of the fire was determined to be a malfunction with the projector, which caused a lot of smoke, but a small fire itself. No injuries were reported in this fire.
Engine 3-1 arrived and quickly established a water supply. Engine 3-2 arrived next and the crews put up a ground ladder against the side of the building showing smoke. Rescue 3-1 pulled up and turned onto Main Street, where its crew waited to be rotated out with other crews if needed. Eight minutes into the call, Pumper Tanker 3 arrived and pulled up behind Engine 3-1, near the garage. Its crew got busy on connecting lines to other hydrants to keep water flowing. Utility 3 arrived and pulled in behind it, and was on stand-by for most of the call. Squad 3 and Tower 3-1 arrived shortly after. The squad pulled into the parking lot of the supermarket and its crew assembled as part of the RIT. Battalion 3-1 discussed their plan of action in case of an emergency.
Tower 3-1 positioned to the side of the theater and raised its platform. As it began to put water into the windows, Engine 3-2 opened up with a line and its deck gun. The other firefighters from Tower 3-1 entered the building and were confronted by heavy smoke conditions on the first floor. Due to the intense heat issuing from above them on the second, movie-viewing, floor, they pulled back. Tower 3-2 arrived and pulled up on the opposite side of the building from Tower 3-1. It put up its aerialscope and began to raise it towards the rooftop. Rescue 3-2 arrived and pulled down the street and stopped beside Engine 3-1. Its crew got out and began assembling RIT gear and retrieving gear for the firefighters who would enter the building.
Wagon 3 pulled up beside Tower 3-2 and began uploading its hose to supply the trucks if needed. At this point, the two firefighters from Tower 3-1 were ready and equipped to enter the building from the roof. They climbed Tower 3-2's scope to the roof and found a door there. As the opened the door, a huge cloud of smoke burst out, and for a moment, nothing could be seen on the rooftop. However, the crew confirmed that they were alright via radio. They progressed to enter the building through the door and found heavy smoke throughout the room. There was intense fire around the projector, and they proceeded to knock the majority of it down with a fire extinguisher.
By 3:40, the fire was out. It would take a while for the smoke to clear, and they used fans from Utility 3 to clear the air quicker. The two crew members climbed back down Tower 3-2's scope and reunited with their fellow firefighters on the ground below. Battalion 3-1 confronted them, congratulated them, and then asked for a report of what happened. When they were done explaining, he nodded his head, grinned, and walked away. Over the course of the next few minutes, many firefighters came up to the two Tower 3-1 crew and congratulated them on a job well done. However, they still had to clean up the scene and by around 3:50, units were clearing the scene.
Damage to the theater was primarily limited to the second floor, although all floors sustained smoke and water damage. The theater is planned to reopen within the next month. The cause of the fire was determined to be a malfunction with the projector, which caused a lot of smoke, but a small fire itself. No injuries were reported in this fire.
Garbage Fire 5/1/16
At 2:33 PM on May 1st, Brick Borough Dispatch was alerted to a garbage fire behind the Big Blue Inn on South Ranch Boulevard. Engine 3-1 and Brush Engine 3 responded. Engine 3-1 arrived first on-scene and pulled a precautionary line as they surveyed the situation. They came upon a garbage can fully involved with fire, with an exposure to the Inn. Brush Engine 3 arrived shortly and pulled a line as well. Brush Engine 3's line was used to knock down and fully extinguish the blaze. After the majority of the fire was knocked down, the crews approached the trash can and pointed the hose inside of it. After overhaul, all crews were back in their stations after less than fifteen minutes on the call.
Gas Explosion 4/9/16
It was April 9, 2016. So far, it had been a cold, snowy morning. However at 10:30 the whole day was going to heat up. At that time, Brick Borough Dispatch got a call reporting a smell of gas emitting from a vacant structure along Route 50 near the Main Street intersection. First on-scene were Battalion 3-1, Traffic 3, and a police squad car. As Battalion 3-1 observed the scene, the crew member from Traffic 3 and the policeman began to direct traffic away from the area. Then, at 10:32, there was a massive explosion as the gas ignited, blowing the building to pieces, smashing the emergency vehicles, and sending fiery debris and the emergency workers flying.
As of the original 10:30 dispatch, the typical Gas Leak response protocol had been put in place. After the explosion, the units already en route in addition to the other units that respond with a Gas Explosion. The fist units on the scene after the explosion were masses of police units. They began turning around any vehicle that hadn't been caught in the massive explosion and began diverting them off of Route 50 altogether. Units from all over the town began coming to scene from all directions. The intersection at Main Street and South Ranch Boulevard was closed off to all traffic, except emergency vehicles.
The first fire truck on the scene was Engine 3-1. They hooked a 5" feeder to a hydrant and then dove into the inferno with a 1 1/2" handline. As they began to put some water on the blaze, Tower 3-1 pulled up. By this point, it had been over seven minutes since the explosion, and already flames were ravaging the homes along Route 50, as well as a car garage next door. The tow trucks had long since been evacuated. As Tower 3-1 moved into position, Engine 3-1 repositioned to let the big rig in. The ladder raised its 100' aerial and began to put water down onto the fire from above.
The next unit to arrive was Engine 3-2 which pulled into the garage's parking lot and firefighter Amberman pulled a line and advanced into the smoke, where he began to try to stop the spread of the fire to the garage itself. Meanwhile, TAC's 3 and 32 as well as all of the Brick Borough command units, excluding Battalion 3-1, gathered in the parking lot of Station 1 to set up command center. That would also be the area where orders for a search-and-rescue effort would be issued. A K9 unit from the PD also arrived to stand-by on-scene. Soon after, Utility and Squad 3 pulled up. Utility 3 joined the congregation near the fire station parking lot while Squad 3 pulled in next to Tower 3-1, and raised its aerial device as well. The crew, put on RIT status, stood by for orders regarding any rescues. Pumper Tanker 3 and Rescue 3-1 also arrived to begin setting up an area for the tankers to shuttle water to and from the scene. Tanker 3 and Special Ops Trailer 3 also arrived. The tanker began to set up and fill dump tanks to supply the thirsty aerials and engines. The trailer was set up for decontamination purposes in front of Station 1.
While all this was happening on the north side, firefighters were beginning to arrive on the south end of the fire. The crew of Engine 3-4 began to advance into the fire with a line. Suddenly, they stumbled upon the dazed and burned crew member of Traffic 3. They took him out of the fire to the BrickMed EMS and Brick Borough Memorial Hospital clinic area, set up just past the Main St./Route 50 intersection. Tower 3-2 also arrived, raised its aerial, and began putting water down on the fire from that side. Wagon 3 arrived shortly after and stretched a 5" line all the way down Main Street to feed Satellite 3, which set up with Engine 3-3, behind a row of homes that weren't yet engulfed. However, one house nearby had a roof collapse, and fire began to cascade out of the hole. Engine 3-3 directed its stream of water at the spot. Rescue 3-2, another RIT unit, arrived on Main Street and sent its crew towards the chaos.
About thirty minutes into the fire, a borough all call went out, requesting any and all available units to rush to the scene at once, including trucks from Lego City. St.Sprenklesburg trucks began pulling up on the scene shortly. Engine 17 (the quint) and Tower 17 set up behind the burning homes with their aerial devices, and through the gaps between the buildings, they too began to put water on the fire. Pumper Tanker 17 progressed to the dump site to dump its load before leaving to refill. Engine 172 and Rescue 17 arrived too, and they set up on the north side; the engine began supplying the aerials, and the rescue gave lighting coverage while the crew stood by on RIT status. Brush 17 and Engine 18 also arrived to help supply more manpower and water to the fight. HazMat Rescue 16 arrived and set up in the parking lot, where its crew prepped to deal with any hazardous materials.
Tanker 18, 182, and Tender 15 arrived from St.Sprenklesburg along with Tanker 54 and Engine 54-4 from Stewartstown. All units went to the dump site, where the tankers dropped their water and went to fill up. Engine 54-4 stuck around to help supply water to the units fighting the fire on the frontline on Route 50. Command 54 went to the command center with the other officers.
On the south side, more units arrived, including Lego City Engine 11 and Snorkel 1. Battalion 1 went to join the others. Engine 11's crew began to walk down Main Street towards the fire scene to rotate out with the first-due crews. Snorkel 1 put up its huge aerial device, which was specially made for fighting high-rise fires. It dwarfed the other aerials on-scene. At this point, at around 11:30, an our into the fire, all the units that would arrive on the scene had already. At this point, it was just an effort to keep as much water on the fire as possible. Shortly after 11:30, crew members of Tower 3-1 found Battalion 3-1, lying on his back, severely burned. They pulled him out and turned him over to a paramedic who would quickly send him to the hospital.
After another forty minutes, the fire began to recede from the roadway, and the buildings along Route 50. By 12:15, only the cars on the roadway were still freely burning. In some sort of miracle, the Octan tanker which had caught fire hadn't been full of fuel at the time. Another catastrophe had been avoided with that bit of luck. However there was not much luck to go around. As the fire died out at around 12:30, the amount of damage and the casualties came into light.
Crews moved into the rubble and were disturbed to find six victims: five civilians and the police officer. Most of the civilians had died trapped in their cars. Others had suffocated from smoke inhalation. The officer, was burned beyond recognition. To add to the sadness, a squatter, who had been in the vacant building at the time of the explosion, was found underneath what was left of the building. Five vehicles--Battalion 3-1, Traffic 3, a police squad car, the Octan tanker, and a taxi were damaged. Battalion 3-1 and Traffic 3 were lucky to get through with burned interiors and melted paint. The squad car was totaled. The coroner arrived on scene to confirm he deceased while Battalion 3-1 and Traffic 3 crew members were rushed to the hospital. Both are currently in stable condition, and expected to be OK. Currently, Battalion chief 3-1 is recovering from severe burns and trauma in the Lego City Burn and Trauma Center. The crewman of Traffic 3 is receiving treatment at Brick Borough Memorial Hospital.
The damage however is unbelievable, and devastating. The tar on Route 50 is burned and melted into a black, sticky, mess and most of the properties along the roadway are totaled. The estimated damage total is over $3.5 million. For most of the day, fire crews remained on the scene, cleaning up and overhauling the whole area. The fire marshal arrived and confirmed the cause: a gas leak, and a spark, perhaps from the squatter's cigarette, caused the massive explosion. That portion of Route 50 was not reopened until April 13, four days later.
As for the funerals, the funeral for police officer Martin Greenfield will be held Sunday, April 17, at Brick Borough Community Baptist Church in downtown. The civilian funerals have not been publicly announced, but they will be remembered in the minds of the fire company and the public for all of eternity.
Fire crews cleared the scene at 1:30 AM on the morning of the 10th. During the fire, units from Greater Lego City Area Alliance United Fire and Rescue (GLCAAUFR), including multiple trucks from Stud Ridge, Lego Falls, and Brick Village stood by at stations all across the area. We have to thank the men and women of all of the fire departments in the area for putting their lives on the line to save others. We cannot ever thank them enough for what they have done for the community.
As of the original 10:30 dispatch, the typical Gas Leak response protocol had been put in place. After the explosion, the units already en route in addition to the other units that respond with a Gas Explosion. The fist units on the scene after the explosion were masses of police units. They began turning around any vehicle that hadn't been caught in the massive explosion and began diverting them off of Route 50 altogether. Units from all over the town began coming to scene from all directions. The intersection at Main Street and South Ranch Boulevard was closed off to all traffic, except emergency vehicles.
The first fire truck on the scene was Engine 3-1. They hooked a 5" feeder to a hydrant and then dove into the inferno with a 1 1/2" handline. As they began to put some water on the blaze, Tower 3-1 pulled up. By this point, it had been over seven minutes since the explosion, and already flames were ravaging the homes along Route 50, as well as a car garage next door. The tow trucks had long since been evacuated. As Tower 3-1 moved into position, Engine 3-1 repositioned to let the big rig in. The ladder raised its 100' aerial and began to put water down onto the fire from above.
The next unit to arrive was Engine 3-2 which pulled into the garage's parking lot and firefighter Amberman pulled a line and advanced into the smoke, where he began to try to stop the spread of the fire to the garage itself. Meanwhile, TAC's 3 and 32 as well as all of the Brick Borough command units, excluding Battalion 3-1, gathered in the parking lot of Station 1 to set up command center. That would also be the area where orders for a search-and-rescue effort would be issued. A K9 unit from the PD also arrived to stand-by on-scene. Soon after, Utility and Squad 3 pulled up. Utility 3 joined the congregation near the fire station parking lot while Squad 3 pulled in next to Tower 3-1, and raised its aerial device as well. The crew, put on RIT status, stood by for orders regarding any rescues. Pumper Tanker 3 and Rescue 3-1 also arrived to begin setting up an area for the tankers to shuttle water to and from the scene. Tanker 3 and Special Ops Trailer 3 also arrived. The tanker began to set up and fill dump tanks to supply the thirsty aerials and engines. The trailer was set up for decontamination purposes in front of Station 1.
While all this was happening on the north side, firefighters were beginning to arrive on the south end of the fire. The crew of Engine 3-4 began to advance into the fire with a line. Suddenly, they stumbled upon the dazed and burned crew member of Traffic 3. They took him out of the fire to the BrickMed EMS and Brick Borough Memorial Hospital clinic area, set up just past the Main St./Route 50 intersection. Tower 3-2 also arrived, raised its aerial, and began putting water down on the fire from that side. Wagon 3 arrived shortly after and stretched a 5" line all the way down Main Street to feed Satellite 3, which set up with Engine 3-3, behind a row of homes that weren't yet engulfed. However, one house nearby had a roof collapse, and fire began to cascade out of the hole. Engine 3-3 directed its stream of water at the spot. Rescue 3-2, another RIT unit, arrived on Main Street and sent its crew towards the chaos.
About thirty minutes into the fire, a borough all call went out, requesting any and all available units to rush to the scene at once, including trucks from Lego City. St.Sprenklesburg trucks began pulling up on the scene shortly. Engine 17 (the quint) and Tower 17 set up behind the burning homes with their aerial devices, and through the gaps between the buildings, they too began to put water on the fire. Pumper Tanker 17 progressed to the dump site to dump its load before leaving to refill. Engine 172 and Rescue 17 arrived too, and they set up on the north side; the engine began supplying the aerials, and the rescue gave lighting coverage while the crew stood by on RIT status. Brush 17 and Engine 18 also arrived to help supply more manpower and water to the fight. HazMat Rescue 16 arrived and set up in the parking lot, where its crew prepped to deal with any hazardous materials.
Tanker 18, 182, and Tender 15 arrived from St.Sprenklesburg along with Tanker 54 and Engine 54-4 from Stewartstown. All units went to the dump site, where the tankers dropped their water and went to fill up. Engine 54-4 stuck around to help supply water to the units fighting the fire on the frontline on Route 50. Command 54 went to the command center with the other officers.
On the south side, more units arrived, including Lego City Engine 11 and Snorkel 1. Battalion 1 went to join the others. Engine 11's crew began to walk down Main Street towards the fire scene to rotate out with the first-due crews. Snorkel 1 put up its huge aerial device, which was specially made for fighting high-rise fires. It dwarfed the other aerials on-scene. At this point, at around 11:30, an our into the fire, all the units that would arrive on the scene had already. At this point, it was just an effort to keep as much water on the fire as possible. Shortly after 11:30, crew members of Tower 3-1 found Battalion 3-1, lying on his back, severely burned. They pulled him out and turned him over to a paramedic who would quickly send him to the hospital.
After another forty minutes, the fire began to recede from the roadway, and the buildings along Route 50. By 12:15, only the cars on the roadway were still freely burning. In some sort of miracle, the Octan tanker which had caught fire hadn't been full of fuel at the time. Another catastrophe had been avoided with that bit of luck. However there was not much luck to go around. As the fire died out at around 12:30, the amount of damage and the casualties came into light.
Crews moved into the rubble and were disturbed to find six victims: five civilians and the police officer. Most of the civilians had died trapped in their cars. Others had suffocated from smoke inhalation. The officer, was burned beyond recognition. To add to the sadness, a squatter, who had been in the vacant building at the time of the explosion, was found underneath what was left of the building. Five vehicles--Battalion 3-1, Traffic 3, a police squad car, the Octan tanker, and a taxi were damaged. Battalion 3-1 and Traffic 3 were lucky to get through with burned interiors and melted paint. The squad car was totaled. The coroner arrived on scene to confirm he deceased while Battalion 3-1 and Traffic 3 crew members were rushed to the hospital. Both are currently in stable condition, and expected to be OK. Currently, Battalion chief 3-1 is recovering from severe burns and trauma in the Lego City Burn and Trauma Center. The crewman of Traffic 3 is receiving treatment at Brick Borough Memorial Hospital.
The damage however is unbelievable, and devastating. The tar on Route 50 is burned and melted into a black, sticky, mess and most of the properties along the roadway are totaled. The estimated damage total is over $3.5 million. For most of the day, fire crews remained on the scene, cleaning up and overhauling the whole area. The fire marshal arrived and confirmed the cause: a gas leak, and a spark, perhaps from the squatter's cigarette, caused the massive explosion. That portion of Route 50 was not reopened until April 13, four days later.
As for the funerals, the funeral for police officer Martin Greenfield will be held Sunday, April 17, at Brick Borough Community Baptist Church in downtown. The civilian funerals have not been publicly announced, but they will be remembered in the minds of the fire company and the public for all of eternity.
Fire crews cleared the scene at 1:30 AM on the morning of the 10th. During the fire, units from Greater Lego City Area Alliance United Fire and Rescue (GLCAAUFR), including multiple trucks from Stud Ridge, Lego Falls, and Brick Village stood by at stations all across the area. We have to thank the men and women of all of the fire departments in the area for putting their lives on the line to save others. We cannot ever thank them enough for what they have done for the community.
Grass Fire 4/1/16
At around 3:18 PM, a civilian traveling on the rural branch of Route 50 called in a grass fire to Brick Borough Dispatch. According to the person reporting the fire, there were three small fires in a close vicinity to one another. Brick Borough sent out the grass fire dispatch which brought Brick Borough Engine 3-1, Engine 3-4, Pumper Tanker 3, Tanker 3, Brush 3-1, Brush 3-2, and Grass 3 as well at St.Sprenklesburg Brush 17, Engine 172, Pumper Tanker 17, Brush 18, Tanker 18, and Tanker 182. The extra tankers were to make up for the fact that there were no hydrants for miles around.
The first units on-scene were the the brushes, and they quickly disembarked down the highway embankment to where the fire was. Brush 3-2's crew pulled a line and began to wet down the blaze while Brush 3-1 and Brush 18 went about setting up a fire break so the blaze wouldn't spread. Brush 17 and Grass 3 were on stand-by to rotate out crews. Pumper Tankers 3 and 17 established dump tanks for Tankers 3, 18, and 182 to fill, while Engines 3-1 and 172 pumped it to the rigs who were using their hoses. Engine 3-4's crew established a fill-site at a pond a quarter mile away for the tankers to make runs to.
Once a firm supply was established, Pumper Tanker 3 used its deck monitor to finish off the rest of the fire. After another thirty minutes, the fire was extinguished. The tankers made a total of two runs to the pond to fill up. Route 50 was closed for over an hour while authorities investigated. The fire was deemed arson because fluent was found on the nearby vegetation that hadn't ignited. Someone had pulled another sick April Fool's Day prank. This wasn't the first one today however. Brick Borough had responded to five box pulls to find that the puller had left. All were false alarms. Please do not harass the local fire companies, even though this is a day of fun and games, they ain't foolin' around.
The first units on-scene were the the brushes, and they quickly disembarked down the highway embankment to where the fire was. Brush 3-2's crew pulled a line and began to wet down the blaze while Brush 3-1 and Brush 18 went about setting up a fire break so the blaze wouldn't spread. Brush 17 and Grass 3 were on stand-by to rotate out crews. Pumper Tankers 3 and 17 established dump tanks for Tankers 3, 18, and 182 to fill, while Engines 3-1 and 172 pumped it to the rigs who were using their hoses. Engine 3-4's crew established a fill-site at a pond a quarter mile away for the tankers to make runs to.
Once a firm supply was established, Pumper Tanker 3 used its deck monitor to finish off the rest of the fire. After another thirty minutes, the fire was extinguished. The tankers made a total of two runs to the pond to fill up. Route 50 was closed for over an hour while authorities investigated. The fire was deemed arson because fluent was found on the nearby vegetation that hadn't ignited. Someone had pulled another sick April Fool's Day prank. This wasn't the first one today however. Brick Borough had responded to five box pulls to find that the puller had left. All were false alarms. Please do not harass the local fire companies, even though this is a day of fun and games, they ain't foolin' around.
MVA w/Entrapment 3/29/16
It was the second day in a row that Brick Borough was experiencing severe winds, and that strong wind had began to take its toll on some of the poles and traffic lights in the city. At around 11:20, Brick Borough Dispatch got a call for a traffic pole which had fallen on top of a passing car at the intersection of Main Street and South Ranch Boulevard. A basic rescue dispatch was sent out, but it was downgraded once the full situation was relayed by Battalion 3-1, who arrived on the scene first. Engine 3-2, Rescue 3-1, Rescue 3-2, Utility 3, Trailer 3, Traffic 3, Tower 3-2 (covering for Tower 3-1), and TAC 3 responded to the scene.
Traffic 3 blocked off the roadway while the others immediately began setting about a way to remove the light pole from the car so they could access the victim. The crew of Rescue 3-2 rigged a heavy duty rope to the bucket of Tower 3-2 so that the truck could lift the pole right off of the car. Tower 3-2 raised its ladder, and the pole lifted off of the car. As soon as the pole was removed, rescue crews went in to extricate the patient from the vehicle. During this, BrickMed EMS units arrived on-scene to transport the victim to the hospital. After she was taken to the hospital the City Towing arrived with a flatbed to tow the car away. Crews cleared the scene at around noon. Service 3 and the utility company arrived later in the day to fix the light and get the traffic flowing regularly again.
Traffic 3 blocked off the roadway while the others immediately began setting about a way to remove the light pole from the car so they could access the victim. The crew of Rescue 3-2 rigged a heavy duty rope to the bucket of Tower 3-2 so that the truck could lift the pole right off of the car. Tower 3-2 raised its ladder, and the pole lifted off of the car. As soon as the pole was removed, rescue crews went in to extricate the patient from the vehicle. During this, BrickMed EMS units arrived on-scene to transport the victim to the hospital. After she was taken to the hospital the City Towing arrived with a flatbed to tow the car away. Crews cleared the scene at around noon. Service 3 and the utility company arrived later in the day to fix the light and get the traffic flowing regularly again.
Box Alarm Evolves into Working Fire 2/15/16
It was snowing lightly in the morning hours of February 15, and Brick Borough was enjoying a calm President's Day. Then, at around 10:21 AM, there was a box alarm pull at Station 2, on Main Street. The typical assignment was dispatched: Engine 3-1, Engine 3-2, Rescue 3-1, Tower 3-1, Battalion 3-2. The battalion chief walked outside the station to see what all the commotion was about. He stepped out the front door and was greeted by a plume of black smoke and massive flames leaping out of the roof of a building across the street. Traffic 3 and the police blocked off Main Street and the surrounding area for safety reasons. Meanwhile, Engine 3-1 arrived on-scene. It dropped a line at a hydrant and pulled up along a corner building. Then, one of its crew set up a ground ladder so he could begin to ventilate the structure. Engine 3-2 came close behind, but it stopped along Route 50, just short of the intersection where Engine 3-1 was. It prepped a line which it would send to Tower 3-1.
Then, Tower 3-1 and Rescue 3-1 pulled up. Tower 3-1 positioned in front of the burning building and Rescue 3-1 pulled up in front of it. Rescue 3-1 stretched a line and Tower 3-1 raised its ladder. The crew of Engine 3-2 stretched the line to Tower 3-1 and hooked up, and soon the Master Stream was flowing. But, at 10:36, the battalion observed that this was not doing anything. He upgraded the box to a working fire, which brought Brick Borough Wagon 3, Pumper Tanker 3, Rescue 3-2, Squad 3, Tower 3-2, Utility 3, Trailer 3, and St.Sprenklesburg Chief 17, Engine 172, Engine 18, Rescue 17 (RIT), and Tanker 182 to the scene. The tankers pulled up behind Engine 3-2 and began to put water into a porta-pond as a reserve water source, in case the hydrants malfunctioned. Wagon 3 along with Tower 3-2, Squad 3, and Engine 18 pulled up with Rescue 3-1 and Tower 3-1. Tower 3-2 and Squad 3 put up their aerials and began to pull water on the fire, and Squad 3 pulled a line.
Wagon 3 deployed more hose to use to supply the aerials. Engine 18 sent manpower to rotate out with the original crews. Rescue 17, Rescue 3-2, Utility 3, and Engine 172 parked at a blocked off part of Route 50 and sent their manpower to assist with knocking down the fire. Eventually, the original crews were rotated out with new ones. BrickMed EMS responded and provided its rehab unit, with refreshments and food for the exhausted crews. After about half an hour, the fire began to die out. Finally, at around 11:20, the fire was completely out. A haze lingered over Main Street for much of the day. The fire marshal came in to investigate, and deemed that the fire was not suspicious. Crews cleaned up, and all of them were back in their quarters by quarter of 12. No one was injured in this fire, and the damage is estimated at $500,000, but they may be able to rebuild.
Then, Tower 3-1 and Rescue 3-1 pulled up. Tower 3-1 positioned in front of the burning building and Rescue 3-1 pulled up in front of it. Rescue 3-1 stretched a line and Tower 3-1 raised its ladder. The crew of Engine 3-2 stretched the line to Tower 3-1 and hooked up, and soon the Master Stream was flowing. But, at 10:36, the battalion observed that this was not doing anything. He upgraded the box to a working fire, which brought Brick Borough Wagon 3, Pumper Tanker 3, Rescue 3-2, Squad 3, Tower 3-2, Utility 3, Trailer 3, and St.Sprenklesburg Chief 17, Engine 172, Engine 18, Rescue 17 (RIT), and Tanker 182 to the scene. The tankers pulled up behind Engine 3-2 and began to put water into a porta-pond as a reserve water source, in case the hydrants malfunctioned. Wagon 3 along with Tower 3-2, Squad 3, and Engine 18 pulled up with Rescue 3-1 and Tower 3-1. Tower 3-2 and Squad 3 put up their aerials and began to pull water on the fire, and Squad 3 pulled a line.
Wagon 3 deployed more hose to use to supply the aerials. Engine 18 sent manpower to rotate out with the original crews. Rescue 17, Rescue 3-2, Utility 3, and Engine 172 parked at a blocked off part of Route 50 and sent their manpower to assist with knocking down the fire. Eventually, the original crews were rotated out with new ones. BrickMed EMS responded and provided its rehab unit, with refreshments and food for the exhausted crews. After about half an hour, the fire began to die out. Finally, at around 11:20, the fire was completely out. A haze lingered over Main Street for much of the day. The fire marshal came in to investigate, and deemed that the fire was not suspicious. Crews cleaned up, and all of them were back in their quarters by quarter of 12. No one was injured in this fire, and the damage is estimated at $500,000, but they may be able to rebuild.
Tractor Trailer MVA w/Rollover 2/10/16
On this February day, the snowfall from yesterday was beginning to melt. However, the refreeze caused black ice to form on some of Brick Borough's major roads, including Route 50. At around 10:01 AM, a tractor trailer transporting gasoline to a nearby gas station hit a patch of black ice as it entered an intersection to get on to Route 50. The tractor trailer flipped on its side and slid across the road and into a tree, with a treehouse on top. Brick Borough Utility 3 was first on scene and it advised that Pumper Tanker 3, Rescue 3-2, and Traffic 3 should respond. A police cruiser and Traffic 3 diverted Route 50 traffic as Rescue 3-2 and Pumper Tanker 3 got to work. The boy in the tree house was removed and was OK. The crew of Rescue 3-2 stabilized the cab so the members of Pumper Tanker 3 could use the Jaws of Life to extricate the driver.
Ambulance 1 from the hospital arrived on-scene to give an on-site evaluation before transporting the patient. The firefighters double checked to make sure there were no leaks before calling the tow trucks. The rotator from 24/7 Auto Service and the 50-ton wrecker from City Towing arrived to remove the wreck. The rotator ran lines to the belly and the front on the top of the tank. The wrecker ran a line underneath the tank to hold it steady. The rotator pulled one line into roll the tank over and the other two lines held the tank steady. As the tank rotated to its normal position, the rotator began to lower the tank from its mid-air position until it was back on the ground again. From there, a flatbed was called to haul away the wrecked cab and a tractor came to remove the tank. The driver is currently stable at Brick Borough Memorial Hospital. After clean-up, Route 50 was reopened at around 11:30 to all traffic, and all crews returned to their stations at around 10:45.
Ambulance 1 from the hospital arrived on-scene to give an on-site evaluation before transporting the patient. The firefighters double checked to make sure there were no leaks before calling the tow trucks. The rotator from 24/7 Auto Service and the 50-ton wrecker from City Towing arrived to remove the wreck. The rotator ran lines to the belly and the front on the top of the tank. The wrecker ran a line underneath the tank to hold it steady. The rotator pulled one line into roll the tank over and the other two lines held the tank steady. As the tank rotated to its normal position, the rotator began to lower the tank from its mid-air position until it was back on the ground again. From there, a flatbed was called to haul away the wrecked cab and a tractor came to remove the tank. The driver is currently stable at Brick Borough Memorial Hospital. After clean-up, Route 50 was reopened at around 11:30 to all traffic, and all crews returned to their stations at around 10:45.
2 Vehicle MVA w/Injuries 2/9/16
It was a very snowy, slippery February day and the BBFD was busy. Most of the rescue trucks were at the scene of a vehicle off a bridge, so the stations were relatively empty. Then, at 11:10 AM, there was a report of a crash right next to the fire station headquarters. Since there was no heavy rescue vehicles from Brick Borough available, St.Sprenklesburg Rescue 17 was dispatched. Brick Borough Squad 3 was also dispatched. As Rescue 17 responded, Squad 3 came on scene and found an almost head-on collision with on driver ejected from his vehicle. Involved was a convertible and a pickup truck. The driver of the truck was trapped inside. While one of the members of Squad 3 tended to the ejected victim, another member went to close down the road.
Soon after, Rescue 17 arrived on-scene and deployed its Hurst tool. It used the tool to free the driver of the pick-up. As this was happening, Tower 3-1 out of the main station arrived to stand-by on scene if extra support was needed. Ambulance 2 and Supervisor 1 out of Brick Borough Memorial Hospital arrived on-scene and began to give first aid to both patients before transporting them to the hospital. Then, City Towing arrived with its flatbed and 1-ton wrecker to clean up. At this time, both drivers are in critical condition but are expected to survive. The road was reopened by 12:10 PM. All crews were back in quarters by 11:50 AM.
Soon after, Rescue 17 arrived on-scene and deployed its Hurst tool. It used the tool to free the driver of the pick-up. As this was happening, Tower 3-1 out of the main station arrived to stand-by on scene if extra support was needed. Ambulance 2 and Supervisor 1 out of Brick Borough Memorial Hospital arrived on-scene and began to give first aid to both patients before transporting them to the hospital. Then, City Towing arrived with its flatbed and 1-ton wrecker to clean up. At this time, both drivers are in critical condition but are expected to survive. The road was reopened by 12:10 PM. All crews were back in quarters by 11:50 AM.