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[WildcatsMike]

There's been a 7 alarm (more than I thought possible) fire in Brooklyn. Paper warehouse caught a blaze.

 

7 alarms in NY is an EXTREMELY high amount of units. That is at MINIMUM...

• 28 engines
• 15 ladders
• 6 battalion chiefs
• 1 rescue
• 1 squad
• 1 deputy chief
• 1 RAC unit
• 1 satellite
• safety battalion
• SOC battalion
• 1 tactical support unit
• field comm
• Air Recon Chief (on Bklyn box)

More here: http://www.foxnews.c...ouse-1-injured/

 

EDIT: Just realized that they're estimated to be there for 2 to 3 weeks. Wow.

[Ace]

holy smokes that's a lot of units

[TheHockeydude39]

The last 7th I can remember was a Brooklyn Apartment building which was hit by lightning. That was during the summer so it wasn't cold as shit and everything wasn't covered in ice and It wasn't a hell of a lot of Paper records. In this case, there was also Marine 6 there and I'm sure plenty of thawing units. (I know I'm jumping around a lot but, whatever) A pub down the street was allowing the members to come in and warm up and have a cup of coffee. There have been some pretty amazing photos around mainly showing helmets and gear caked in Ice.

[fabsii]

I thought 5th alarm is the highest?!

[CFDDIVE11]

No 5th alarm isn't. Alarms can keep going and going. In Chicago after 5th alarm you start getting specials. So if it's a 5th alarm with 2 specials it would technically be a 7th alarm. Last year up by Milwaukee Wi there was a 13 alarm fire. But back to Brooklyn there rotating companies out every 6 hours I believe? I could be wrong.

[fabsii]

Ohh ok, thanks!