Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Welcome to Rescue Company 2's new website. Please take time to visit our News, Image galleries, Video , History, Upcoming events and much more . We will be updating our image galleries with present and pictures from the past. Also our news section will feature current events involving Rescue Company 2. So again thanks for visiting our website. And a special thanks to web designer & Firefighter Dave Collado of Squad 61 in the Bronx for his help with adding text and video content to the site. His work can be found at www.2davidsdesign.com
Sunday, August 29, 2010 The 2010 Tour Of Duty Run is well underway as 16 Australian firefighters and 16 American firefighters who are commited to remembering the police officers,military,emergency service workers and firefighters who, lost their lives on September 11, 2001 so others might live. The 4,620 mile run began on August 12, at the Santa Monica pier in LosAngeles. It will finally end in New york city where the runners will be met with a parade over the Brooklyn Bridge , led by 180 pipers to the Ground Zero site. Some of the F.D.N.Y. runners with Rescue 2 connections are Captain Liam Flaherty who was a Lt. in Rescue 2 before being promoted to Captain. Firefighter James Dowdell Ladder 174 son of former member Kevin Dowdell who was killed on 9/11, and Firefighter Bryan Bean Engine 310 nephew of Captain Ruvolo Rescue 2 . Good luck to all the runners and if you would like to learn more, track their progress , make a donation , or just lend them your support you can got to www.tourofdutyrun.com
Monday, August 30, 2010 04:28 hrs. Rescue 2 coming back from a fire in Bushwick responded to 175 Putnam Ave. for a fire in a brownstone.The members encountered a fast moving fire in a brownstone with people trapped. as engine companies were making a push ,FF Myers R2 saw FF Demontreaux Ladder 132 enter a window off the aerial. As he was preparing to enter , the room flashed over with no sign of FF Demontreaux.L132. Myers radioed a mayday and at that time Demontreaux appeared at the window with one victim engulfed in flames. All three were wet down by an engine company from the side walk as they were on the tip of the aerial . As this was happening FF Dodenhoff R2 was being lowered in the rear of the building by a life saving rope to retrieve a victim located on the upper floor. FF Fried R2 also located an unconcious woman in the adjacent room. A 2nd alarm was transmiited and a total of 9 10-45's were giving.
Arson Rips thru Brownstone
Sunday, August 29, 2010 18:18 hrs All Hands used at a fire in a 2 story 20 x 60 private dwelling. Fire on the 2nd floor , 3 lines stretched 2 in operation ,. Probally will hold giving at 18:46 hrs.
Sunday, August 29, 2010 12:06 am Rescue 2 responded to 1969 flatbush Ave for a fire in a chinese restaurant. At 01:43am field com reports we have a one story taxpayer 90 x 100. div . 15 reports fire in the cockloft, heavy fire in two stores, gone to exterior operations. At 01:57 Ladder 170 reported to command post 4 stores were now involved and a third alarm was transmitted.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 09:31 a.m. Battalion 38 gave a 10-75 for a fire at 639 Albany Ave. Two lines were stretched one in operation with reports of people trapped on the fourth floor and coming down the fire escapes. At 9:46 all primary searches were negative , secondary searches were in progress a probally will hold was giving by the 15th division. 9:49 a.m. secondary searches were negative , fire was under control.
Monday, August 23, 2010 2:34 A.M. At 2:34 A.m Rescue2 responded to a 10-75 giving by Ladder 157 for a fire on the first floor of a store. All hands were giving at 2:37 A.m. as occupants from the apartments above were coming down the fire escapes. Div.15 at 2:50 A.M had main body of fire extinguished , some extension above store and all (4) 10-45's accounted for being evaluated by E.M.S.
Monday, August 23, 2010 12:19 P.M. Rescue 2 responded to Wyckoff Hospital 374 Stockholm St. , Bushwick ,Brooklyn for a fire on the 7th floor electrical room. At 13:29 Car 7 reports main body of fire in the 12 story 200 x 300 building has been knocked down , searches are in progress. Due to the smoke condition through out the hospital many patients had to be evacuated or moved to another part of the hospital. At 14:07 probally will hold was giving.
Sunday, August 22, 2010 14:42 P.M. Battalion 37 gave an all hands working at Box 794 for a fire on the 2nd floor of 4 story 50 x 25 brick building at 585 Quincy St. . At 15:05 p.m. Div 15 Chief Cartwright placed the fire under control.
Monday, August 16, 2010 14:15 hrs At 14:15 hrs R2 responded to a 3 story frame on 2919 Fulton Ave. Arriving units had fire showing out three front windows on the top floor of a frame buiding. An extra Engine and Truck were requested to the scene.
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