CCFR July 28 2009

Stations 1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 17, 19, 26, and 27 responded to a three alarm fire at 1497 Industrial Road, New York Wire Facility at 0331, Tuesday 28-July. On arrival, Engine 19 reported heavy smoke visible from the rear of the 350,000 square foot industrial complex. Engine 19 took a position at the rear of the building laying a 5 inch supply line. Ladder 19 also set up in the rear of the facility. Engine 26 was directed to the sprinkler connection at the front of the building. Firefighters encountered several employees who had attempted to the fight the fire with portable extinguishers. Two were complaining of respiratory complaints. An evacuation of workers was already in progress. A second Medic unit was requested and a second alarm was dispatched at 0349. Interior crews found heavy fire conditions in a large piece of machinery located inside the facility. The unit was the size of a small mobile home and is used in the manufacturing process at the plant. Fire had spread across the ceiling, extending into the duct work above the unit as well as venting from exhaust vents on the roof. Crews deployed a three inch line into a rear door, gating the line to two 1-3/4 lines once inside the facility. Engine 5 set up operations at the C/D corner and deployed one 1-3/4 handline into a side door. All three lines were used to

	Stations 1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 17, 19, 26, and 27 responded to a three alarm fire at 1497 Industrial Road, New York Wire Facility at 0331, Tuesday 28-July. On arrival, Engine 19 reported heavy smoke visible from the rear of the 350,000 square foot industrial complex. Engine 19 took a position at the rear of the building laying a 5 inch supply line. Ladder 19 also set up in the rear of the facility. Engine 26 was directed to the sprinkler connection at the front of the building. Firefighters encountered several employees who had attempted to the fight the fire with portable extinguishers. Two were complaining of respiratory complaints. An evacuation of workers was already in progress. A second Medic unit was requested and a second alarm was dispatched at 0349. Interior crews found heavy fire conditions in a large piece of machinery located inside the facility. The unit was the size of a small mobile home and is used in the manufacturing process at the plant. Fire had spread across the ceiling, extending into the duct work above the unit as well as venting from exhaust vents on the roof. Crews deployed a three inch line into a rear door, gating the line to two 1-3/4 lines once inside the facility. Engine 5 set up operations at the C/D corner and deployed one 1-3/4 handline into a side door. All three lines were used to
	control the fire inside the building. Smoke conditions were intense, with near zero visibility inside the structure. Ladder 19 deployed a fourth 1-3/4 handline from the bucket which was used on the roof to direct water into the roof vents. A third alarm was dispatched for manpower at 0410. Maintenance employees arrived a short time later to activate the fire suppression system in the duct work. This quickly doused the flames in the ducts. Interior crews had the fire extinguished after about one and half hours and were on the scene for three hours. One firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion at the scene and both injured workers denied need for transport to the hospital. The machine where the fire originated suffered heavy damage, as well as the ceiling/roof structure above the unit. Engine 1, Engine 5, Engine 11, Engine 17, Engine 19, Engine 26, Tender 5, Ladder 6, Ladder 19, Medic 6, Medic 19, Medic 27, Rescue 1, Battalion 1, Truck 11, Truck 12, Truck 111, Truck 116 responded. Asst. Chief David Greene served as Incident Commander.