QUEENS NY Fires continue to spread out of control, wind driven, water supply issues continue. Dozens of buildings burning now.
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Alertpage (@alertFDNY) October 30, 2012
The FDNY Queens dispatcher directing units to fires, telling them they'll PASS other fires en route! #badass A day for the history books.—
Mark Chiaradonna (@markchera) October 30, 2012
FDNY Command Chief 4D just requested a 3rd alarm for two blocks of fire in Breezy Point Queens. #Sandy—
Kelsey Duckett (@KelseyDuckett) October 30, 2012
Listening to NYC police radio. No access for FDNY to a fire in Queens. Crazy stuff.—
JC (@BeargalsFan) October 30, 2012
QNS 3-ALARM OCEANSIDE AVE, MULTIPLE HOUSE ON FIRE,—
(@FDNY) October 30, 2012
@FDNY what's the status on the 3-alarm in Breezy Point? My mom is stuck at 69 Bedford Ave, fire is not too far away…—
Max Countryman (@MaxCountryman) October 30, 2012
@MaxCountryman Right now our computers say around 20 homes on fire. Still at a 3rd alarm.—
(@FDNY) October 30, 2012
We’ll keeping adding updates through the night.
A live feed link:
LIVE FEED Fires in Queens #Rockaway Park abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=… #sandy #fire—
(@ColorMeRed) October 30, 2012
Livestream of scanner activity for FDNY Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island:
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?action=wp&feedId=9358
Several buildings in Rockaway Park currently on fire, FDNY rescuing people by boat twitpic.com/b8o9vs—
CJ Fogler (@cjzero) October 30, 2012
Updates:
#rockaway is surrounded by water and full of firefighters so to have fires raging and not be able to fight them is one of the worst things—
katie honan (@katie_honan) October 30, 2012
FDNY able to put water on the fire on Rockaway Beach Blvd after #sandyabc7 powerful punch. http://t.co/fc8Tr57u—
Jeff Pegues (@Jeffpegues7) October 30, 2012
heard from a friend in #rockaway — he hears #FDNY arriving to fire on B130. says its about a quarter of a block to the fire—
katie honan (@katie_honan) October 30, 2012
22 Courtney lane in Rockaway point, Queens communications got a call for a house fire with occupants trapped in their attic—
FDNY Incidents (@FDNYIncidents) October 30, 2012
Complicating factors:
Queens asking for dump trucks to get firefighters across Marine Parkway bridge. 15 homes on fire in Rockaway. #sandy—
Brian Gregory (@brian_cbs13) October 30, 2012
#FDNY units told to respond to rockaway fire over marine highway bridge, all other are impassable—
Puck Stopper Photo (@PSPhoto1) October 30, 2012
Sigh:
@michellemalkin Article from ABC 9 hrs ago re: Breezy Point residents refusing to leave is.gd/ieaH2b—
(@Afterseven) October 30, 2012
More help on the way:
US Army on the move in New York City helping with fires, security and transportation #HOOAH #army @USNationalGuard #sot #nyc #sandy—
NYC ARECS (@nycarecs) October 30, 2012
Update: Breezy Point fire is now reportedly a 5-alarm fire. Still raging. Local NBC affiliate in NYC has video.
Firefighters are battling a four-alarm fire in the Breezy Point section of the Rockaway peninsula in Queens. bit.ly/Rt6keo—
NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) October 30, 2012
@NBCNewYork It's now a 5 alarm.—
(@BoredEMT) October 30, 2012
Unbelievable video just aired on @NBCNewYork. This is Breezy Point, Queens. http://t.co/C086T9i3—
Brad Guay (@BradGuayWX) October 30, 2012
Update 3:30 a.m. Eastern. The Breezy Point fire has destroyed 50 homes and is now officially a six-alarm fire:
#NYC Breezy Point (220 St) fire is now a 6 Alarm with 50 homes destroyed, 10 more burning. No hydrants, flooding restricting trucks. 2 DOA—
NYC ARECS (@nycarecs) October 30, 2012
The US Army is at the Queens Breezy Point fire with 7 ton trucks escorting firemen into flood zone. #fdny hundreds of fire engines on scene—
NYC ARECS (@nycarecs) October 30, 2012
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