This from Matt Sosnowski:
DATE 5-29-2022 DAY SUNDAY DATELINE CITY OF CHICAGO STILL ALARM + W/F RESPONSE + BOX ALARM + 5 CHANGE OF QUARTERS + 2-11 ALARM + 9 CHANGE OF QUARTERS @ 4535/4539/4543 SOUTH ON JUSTINE CROSS STREETS 1533 BLOCK OF WEST ON 45TH STREET AND 1529 BLOCK OF WEST ON 46TH STREET. STILL ALARM @ 19:37 HOURS B/O/O E.F.A.O. STILL ALARM COMPANIES RESPONDING ENGINES 49/123 TRUCK {LADDER} 33 TOWER LADDER 39 SQUAD 5/5A C.V. 274 BATTALION CHIEF 6 *NOTE #1* WHEN 1ST DUE ENGINE 49 ARRIVED ON SCENE THEY REPORTED HEAVY FIRE OUT THE REAR OF THE DWELLING WITH EXPOSURE PROBLEMS SO E.F.A.O. UPGRADED THE RESPONSE TO A W/F RESPONSE AT 19:42 HOURS TRUCK {LADDER} 18 BATTALION CHIEF 15 AMBO 8/36 EMS 455 BOX ALARM @ 19:44 HOURS B/O/O BATTALION CHIEF 6 BOX ALARM COMPANIES RESPONDING ENGINE 39/50 LADDER 51 BATTALION CHIEF 5/4 EMS 456 DDC 221 DC 2121 CHANGE OF QUARTERS AT 19:44 HOURS B/O/O E.F.A.O. CHANGE OF QUARTERS COMPANIES RESPONDING ENGINE 15 FOR ENGINE 123, ENGINE 47 FOR ENGINE 50, LADDER {TRUCK} 11 FOR LADDER {TRUCK} 33 BATTALION 4 FOR BATTALION 6 LADDER {TRUCK} 30 FOR LADDER {TRUCK} 18 2-11 ALARM @ 19:54 HOURS B/O/O DDC 221 2-11 ALARM COMPANIES RESPONDING ENGINES 116/16/28/65 TOWER LADDER 5 LADDER {TRUCK} 15 AERIAL TOWER 8 S.O.C. 515 EMS D.C. 4412 BATTALION CHIEFS 2/4 CHANGE OF QUARTERS ON THE 2-11 B/O/O E.F.A.O. CAHNGE COMPANIES RESPONDING ENGINE 84 FOR ENGINE 116 ENGINE 8 FOR ENGINE 39 ENGINE 18 FOR ENGINE 8 ENGINE 23 FOR ENGINE 65 ENGINE 103 FOR ENGINE 23 LADDER {TRUCK} 32 FOR LADDER {TRUCK} 8 LADDER {TRUCK} 2 FOR TOWER LADDER 5 BATTALION 3 FOR BATTALION 2 BATTALION 20 FOR BATTALION 6
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#1 by Bill Post on June 10, 2022 - 8:18 PM
Matt you did great job with the description of the extra alarm fire and I loved the way you did the rundowns and the Change of Quarters. Very good!
I do have a Question or two however and that a you have Battalions 5 and 4 going on the Still and Box however after that response you have Battalion 4 changing quarters to Battalion 6 but then you have Battalion 2/4 changing quarters on the 2-11. So can you clarify all of those moves for Battalion 4 as either Either I am reading it wrong or there may be typo there.
I can see that perhaps Battalion 4 took in the Box from Battalion 6 which is unusual but still possible but then how is Battalion 4 changing quarters when they are already at the box? It wouldn’t make sense to have Battalion 2 to change quarters to Battalion 4 as Battalion 4 is on the west side and Battalion 2 is on the south side which is where the fire was. It just doesn’t seem to ad up when it comes to Battalions 2 and 4. So is there a misprint or a misunderstanding?
Where did you get the run downs and the changes of quarters off of? It’s a good thing that you are not doing extra alarm run downs for the Los Angeles City Fire Department as that can really throw people off if they are not from Los Angeles or don’t know the how the LA City fire department works. Thanks !
#2 by John on June 2, 2022 - 8:45 PM
Ya don’t have to quantify the word “truck” with “ladder”. I think anyone wanting to read this would know CFD calls ’em trucks. Otherwise, fine job.
#3 by Chuck on June 2, 2022 - 7:33 PM
Like seeing the rundown reports and the Changes of Quarters.