Joblog 2007

Kitchen fire (not careless cook) first floor in an occupied 2340 sq ft two-family, 26' by 48'.
E-10,6 L-10 R-5 BC-2
E-1,15 L-6
FM-1

Labels: 2B, D

Bedroom fire A/D corner; occupied 1-story frame SFD.

20 pictures by the author here.

Labels: 2B, B

Car on fire under a motel.

22:00 STILL E-12
22:12 S/C E-15, L-10
22:19 BOX E-16,10 L-5 R-5 BC-2
22:32 RECALL

Labels: 2B, C

2-story OMD 32' by 40'. Bedroom fire first floor.
03:32 BOX E-4,3 L-5 R-5 BC-1
03:35 BTLN E-12,1 L-11
03:55 S/C DC-2
03:56 RECALL

Labels: 1B, D

On the night of the first second alarm of the year, Bridgeport temperatures were around 10 degrees with wind chills between -10 and -20. A low temperature record was set at Kennedy Airport; 13 degrees. Anyway, back to the fire.
The original fire building was a 2.5-story frame 26' by 46' fully involved on the second and third floors. Extension to an occupied 4-family on the B (40' by 58' 5000 sq ft) and an occupied 3-family on the D (26' by 46' 2545 sq ft).

From the Connecticut Post:
Bridgeport fire forces 24 into cold23:11 BOX E-6,10,15,1 L-6,10 R-5 BC-2
23:13 REQ BPD & AMR
23:19 S/C DC-2
23:26 S/C TRAINING 3 AS SAFETY
23:38 S/C E-12
23:41 S/C FM-10
23:46 S/C E-3, L-5
00:21 REQ RED CROSS & SALVATION ARMY
01:15 RECALL

Labels: 2B, D

Same building as the day before with strange similarities. In apartment #6, a fire originating near the furnace extended to one joist bay in the floor and travelled about 15 feet before being stopped.
0733 BOX E-10,6 L-10 R-5 BC-2
0736 S/C E-15,1 L-6
0737 REQ AMR & BPD
0740 S/C FM-9
0759 RECALL

Labels: 2B, D

Engine and Ladder Tens were sent to this partially occupied 11-unit 2-story apartment building to check a short circuit. E-10 found a fire in apartment #3 and asked for "a hook". A fire originating near the furnace extended to one joist bay in the floor and travelled about 30 feet before being stopped.
E-10,6,15,Fairfield E-1 L-10,6 R-5 BC-1 FM-1

Labels: 2B, D

Working fire in an occupied 2.5-story frame. The normally assigned first-due engine and first-due batalion chief were off duty for MRT recert. Engine 4, quartered at the same firehouse as Engine 3, was on scene in two minutes anyway.
E-4,1,7,16,12,10 L-5,11 R-5 BC-2Rooming house fire routs 7
ConnPost article Last Updated:03/02/2007 01:13:05 AM EST
BRIDGEPORT — A midday fire on the third floor of a Laurel Avenue rooming house Thursday left seven people homeless. The Fire Marshal Division was investigating the cause, provisional Assistant Fire Chief Ismael Pomales said Thursday night. Provisional Assistant Chief Robert McLeod responded to the call. The fire broke out about 11 a.m. at 519-521 Laurel Ave., a 2-story wood-frame building. A woman was treated for smoke inhalation, while Firefighter Nancy Petrucelli was treated for exhaustion after the fire, Pomales added. The flames destroyed the third floor, and the other floors had smoke and water damage, according to the mid-Fairfield County chapter of the American Red Cross. The chapter found seven adults temporary housing and gave them grocery vouchers, said Erin Lombardo, the chapter's communications director. Anyone else displaced from the rooming house who was not helped Thursday can call 1-800-319-9935 for assistance. Donations to the chapter's emergency response fund can be sent to 158 Brooklawn Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06604.

Labels: 1B, D

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