*Queens 4th ALARM MAJOR BLAZE!* HEAVY FIRE Throughout Taxpayer on B-Way [ EARLY ARRIVAL Box 7845 ]

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NOTE: Video starts ~15 minutes into the incident very early. The first line was in place knocking down fire in the basement, you can see the 2nd line being brought into the exposure. I stayed for about 3 hours.

Address: 37-54 74th St. off Broadway

Fire throughout a 1 story 20x60 commercial building with extension into the exposure.

Phone Alarm Box 7845 - Now reporting fire on the first floor of a PD on 74th St. - 22:52

QD to B-46: We loaded up your box based on the phone calls - 22:52

E-292: 10-75 - Fire in the basement of a 1 story commercial - 22:54

TL-163 FAST

B-46: 2 L/S, 1 L/O - DWH - 23:00

B-46: Transmit a 2nd Alarm - Fire in the cockloft - 23:02

B-28 RUL, B-52 Safety

( our arrival) - 15 minutes since the fire began

D-14: 3 L/S/O - Fire through the roof - DWH - 23:09

D-14: 4 L/S, 3 L/O - Heavy fire in the cockloft - Fire is extending into exposure 4 taxpayer - DWH - 23:15

D-14: Transmit a 3rd Alarm - 23:23

B-37 Staging Area Manager, B-33 Air Recon, E-35 Communications

Staging: 37th Ave. at 75th St.

QD to FC: We're being told that Aviation is not flying tonight - 23:36

FC: Special call 2 additional trucks (TL-115 & TL-119 act. 163) - 23:48

FC: In the process of removing all members from the building - Going to an exterior operation - We're setting up TL-163 as a TL - Assign another FAST truck - 23:55

L-140 FAST

FC: Per C-9, all members are removed from the building - Conducting a roll call - Setting up TL's for exterior operations - 00:15

FC: Per C-9, 4 TL's in operation putting water on the fire - DWH - 00:38

FC: Special call 2 additional BC's (B-35 & B-50) - 00:49

FC: Per C-9, 4 TL's in operation - 4 L/S, 2 L/O - Making process - DWH - 01:29

FC: Transmit a full 4th Alarm - The 2 trucks should be TL's - 01:45

FC: Special call an additional truck to relieve the FAST truck - 01:55

FC: Per C-4a, 3 TL's operating hitting hot spots - PWH - 02:47

FC: Special call a DC to relieve D-14 (D-13)

D-14: Special call 2 BC's for relief (B-1 & B-38) - 03:57

D-14: Under Control - 04:11

Duration: 5 hours & 22 min.

Maybe
E-292, 307, 287, 325
L-154, 136, 163F
B-46, 45
R-4
SQ-288
D-14
RAC-4

2nd Alarm Maybe:
E-316, 263, 259, 312
L-138, 117
B-45, 28R, 52S
FC, RB, SB, TSU-1, CTU, RM
E-324 w/ Sat. 4

3rd Alarm Maybe:
E-289, 262, 260, 291
L-128, 116, 115 s/c, 119 (act. 163) s/c, 140F s/c
B-6, 37 Staging, 33 Air Recon, 35 s/c, 50 s/c
E-35 Communications
MSU
RAC-3
Car-9, 23d, 22f, 33

4th Alarm:
E-319, 206, 238, 258
L-162 (act. 138), 22 (act. 117), 106F s/c
B-54 (act. B-?), 1 s/c, 38 s/c
D-13 s/c
Car-4a

Relocations include:
E-221 to E-312
E-8 to E-260
E-71 to E-263
E-14 to E-291
E-210 to E-258
L-167 to L-154
L-19 to L-128
TL-119 to TL-163-
TL-22 to TL-117
TL-162 to TL-138
TL-135 to TL-163
TL-107 to TL-135
H&L-143 to L-136
B-12 to B-52