January 3, 2011 - 6th Alarm - 335 Yonge St.
January 3, 2011 - 4:05am - South Command - "B" Shift
Heavy smoke was rolling from the walled off, 3-storey brick commercial building when the first calls were made. Flames had vented from several top floor windows as P314 pulled up; the blaze spread across the entire top floor as the remaining first-alarm companies began to set up and soon after, the roof collapsed in the centre. A high steel fence had been erected around the structure, after a partial facade collapse the previous April, and TFS personnel had been warned not to attempt an interior attack until repairs were made. While Station 325 crews and P314 laid big lines, A325 set up on Yonge St. using their master stream to protect a 3-storey brick HMV store, while A312 set up in a laneway north of the Gould St. facade with T333 just to the east of their position. A315 augmented the Yonge St. crews with T331 setting up soon after. By this time the entire roof and most of the north wall had fallen and crews were getting the upper hand. About 90 minutes into the battle, a mayday was heard from a Captain working on the roof of the HMV store. He and a firefighter, working in zero visibility, had slipped off, into the fire building. Two other TFS members nearby realized where he was, and dropped a hose down to him, pinpointing his position. Master streams were used to keep the flames at bay while RIT teams set up for the rescue. An additional mayday was sent in for the other fallen member, prompting the sixth alarm. It took more than 30 minutes to successfully extricate the pair, who were checked out in hospital and released. Extinguishing the inferno took the rest of the morning and crews were on scene for more than a week putting out hotspots. The building was erected in 1888 with first floor stores and a hotel, and at one time was considered to be one of the more fashionable establishments in the city. When the facade collapse occurred in April 2010, offices occupied the upper stories while several stores and restaurants rented the ground floor. Arson has been established in this case, and the loss is $5 million. © GTMAA Trumpet.
1st Alarm 0405: P314, P325, R325, A325, C33
Working Fire 0409: P312 (RIT), T333, S313, A/L333
2nd Alarm 0412: P332, P333, P315, R345, HZ332, C31, CMD30, C30
3rd Alarm 0415: P313, P331, P334, A312, C32
Additional 0422: A315
Additional 0426: C34
Additional 0431: BOX12
Additional 0440: C8
Additional 0443: HR332
4th Alarm 0445: P311, P322, P426, A/L421
Additional 0446: T331
Additional 0450: C4
Additional 0516: C13
5th Alarm 0526: P324, P226, R321
Additional 0529: S331
6th Alarm 0530: P424, P344, R341, A324, C22
Additional 0548: R225 (RIT)
Additional 0549: R426 (RIT)
Additional 0554: CMD10
Additional 0601: C1
Under Control 0939
Read MoreHeavy smoke was rolling from the walled off, 3-storey brick commercial building when the first calls were made. Flames had vented from several top floor windows as P314 pulled up; the blaze spread across the entire top floor as the remaining first-alarm companies began to set up and soon after, the roof collapsed in the centre. A high steel fence had been erected around the structure, after a partial facade collapse the previous April, and TFS personnel had been warned not to attempt an interior attack until repairs were made. While Station 325 crews and P314 laid big lines, A325 set up on Yonge St. using their master stream to protect a 3-storey brick HMV store, while A312 set up in a laneway north of the Gould St. facade with T333 just to the east of their position. A315 augmented the Yonge St. crews with T331 setting up soon after. By this time the entire roof and most of the north wall had fallen and crews were getting the upper hand. About 90 minutes into the battle, a mayday was heard from a Captain working on the roof of the HMV store. He and a firefighter, working in zero visibility, had slipped off, into the fire building. Two other TFS members nearby realized where he was, and dropped a hose down to him, pinpointing his position. Master streams were used to keep the flames at bay while RIT teams set up for the rescue. An additional mayday was sent in for the other fallen member, prompting the sixth alarm. It took more than 30 minutes to successfully extricate the pair, who were checked out in hospital and released. Extinguishing the inferno took the rest of the morning and crews were on scene for more than a week putting out hotspots. The building was erected in 1888 with first floor stores and a hotel, and at one time was considered to be one of the more fashionable establishments in the city. When the facade collapse occurred in April 2010, offices occupied the upper stories while several stores and restaurants rented the ground floor. Arson has been established in this case, and the loss is $5 million. © GTMAA Trumpet.
1st Alarm 0405: P314, P325, R325, A325, C33
Working Fire 0409: P312 (RIT), T333, S313, A/L333
2nd Alarm 0412: P332, P333, P315, R345, HZ332, C31, CMD30, C30
3rd Alarm 0415: P313, P331, P334, A312, C32
Additional 0422: A315
Additional 0426: C34
Additional 0431: BOX12
Additional 0440: C8
Additional 0443: HR332
4th Alarm 0445: P311, P322, P426, A/L421
Additional 0446: T331
Additional 0450: C4
Additional 0516: C13
5th Alarm 0526: P324, P226, R321
Additional 0529: S331
6th Alarm 0530: P424, P344, R341, A324, C22
Additional 0548: R225 (RIT)
Additional 0549: R426 (RIT)
Additional 0554: CMD10
Additional 0601: C1
Under Control 0939
