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One Person Suffered Burn Injury After Fire Erupted on First Floor, Flames Observed From Windows

225 Park Hill Ave

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  • Firefighters are responding to a fire at a building on Park Hill Avenue in Staten Island, focusing efforts on the first floor and rear, with flames visible from the windows. Additional units have been dispatched to assist.

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A Citizen user's live video shows multiple firefighters on the scene.

Crews have successfully applied water to the fire.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:13
Battalion 21 to stand out. Battalion 21. We have water on the fire. 10-4.

Firefighters are now operating on the second floor of the building. No confirmed injuries at this time.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Emergency Medical Branch, 460 citywide. Received. Fire is operating on the second floor, multiple dwelling, six-story building. The primaries are underway, there are no confirmed patients at this time. Potential is going to be high to public safety personnel, all on scene with the XR5 at this time. Keep the additional units responding in. I'm going to start staging the best access, Parkhill Avenue and Sobel Court. Parkhill Avenue and Sobel Court.

Firefighters are assessing the building's exposures, including nearby streets and a courtyard.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:21
Cross Staten Island. Exposures are as follows. One is a street, two is a street, three is a street, four is a courtyard separated via somewhere attached to it. 10-4. 2017 dispatcher 29.

According to firefighters, they are conducting a primary search, and the fire's status is currently doubtful.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Central. Primary search is being conducted. Fire is doubtful. 10-4, Battalion 21. That report's at 2016 hours, your duration 8 minutes. 2016 dispatcher, 290. Stand on to Battalion 21. Battalion 21. Ladder 78 to your fast truck, they've been notified. Medical branch resources are responding. Battalion 21.

Firefighters are checking apartment 2R for fire spread. Additional updates will follow.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:30
Squad. Squad 8, can you respond, do you have a fire floor or apartment? Just the, we got the first floor and the second floor, the 8th will give us a report when they get in. Squad 8, 10-4. 21 to Staten Island. 21. Fire, apartment 2R, 2R, I'll get back to you.

Firefighters are determining if the fire has spread to the second floor. EMS is responding to a burn injury.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
78, designating the first truck, fires either on the first or second floor, still waiting, you have the suits? 74. Stand on to Division 8. Division 8. Only one apartment we received was two Robert. Also, EMS sent us a run for a burn major with no particulars at this time. 10-4. Division 8, Engine 1.

Firefighters are coordinating efforts to access the basement via a stairway.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
4 side, lobby on first floor. No access to basement from this side. Repeating the SIDS for 10-75, box 460, 225 Parkhill Avenue. SIDS are as follows. Multiple dwelling, 6-story, 300 by 60, Class 3, apartments A through Q on the exposure 2 side. Basement lobby access via stairway B only. Apartments R through Z on the exposure 4 side. Lobby on first floor. No access to the basement from this side. Battalion 21.

Firefighters report flames visible from the windows as additional units respond.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Stand out to Rescue 5. Rescue 5, responding. Getting a fire 2 Robert. Responding, 10-4. 10-4. 16, out. Give the 10, give the 10-75, we have fire out the windows. I'll let you know, I'll follow in a second. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters are focusing on the first floor and rear of the building. Additional units are en route.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Do you have apartment number? 60, just getting the first floor and the first floor rear. Engine 160, 10-4. Alright, stand out to the 21 Battalion. 1. Couple calls loading you up. 161, your 42 engine and Squad 8. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters have received a report of a fire on the first floor.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Telephone alarm box 460, 225 Parkhill Avenue, Sobel Court to Rolfe Street, fire on the first floor. Telephone alarm box 460, 225 Parkhill Avenue, Sobel Court to Rolfe Street, fire on the first floor. 9 Adam, Tower Ladder 77. Ladder 77. Getting a second source. 8 Adam.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 225 Park Hill Ave.

A Citizen user's live video shows multiple firefighters on the scene.

Crews have successfully applied water to the fire.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:13
Battalion 21 to stand out. Battalion 21. We have water on the fire. 10-4.

Firefighters are now operating on the second floor of the building. No confirmed injuries at this time.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Emergency Medical Branch, 460 citywide. Received. Fire is operating on the second floor, multiple dwelling, six-story building. The primaries are underway, there are no confirmed patients at this time. Potential is going to be high to public safety personnel, all on scene with the XR5 at this time. Keep the additional units responding in. I'm going to start staging the best access, Parkhill Avenue and Sobel Court. Parkhill Avenue and Sobel Court.

Firefighters are assessing the building's exposures, including nearby streets and a courtyard.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:21
Cross Staten Island. Exposures are as follows. One is a street, two is a street, three is a street, four is a courtyard separated via somewhere attached to it. 10-4. 2017 dispatcher 29.

According to firefighters, they are conducting a primary search, and the fire's status is currently doubtful.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Central. Primary search is being conducted. Fire is doubtful. 10-4, Battalion 21. That report's at 2016 hours, your duration 8 minutes. 2016 dispatcher, 290. Stand on to Battalion 21. Battalion 21. Ladder 78 to your fast truck, they've been notified. Medical branch resources are responding. Battalion 21.

Firefighters are checking apartment 2R for fire spread. Additional updates will follow.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:30
Squad. Squad 8, can you respond, do you have a fire floor or apartment? Just the, we got the first floor and the second floor, the 8th will give us a report when they get in. Squad 8, 10-4. 21 to Staten Island. 21. Fire, apartment 2R, 2R, I'll get back to you.

Firefighters are determining if the fire has spread to the second floor. EMS is responding to a burn injury.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
78, designating the first truck, fires either on the first or second floor, still waiting, you have the suits? 74. Stand on to Division 8. Division 8. Only one apartment we received was two Robert. Also, EMS sent us a run for a burn major with no particulars at this time. 10-4. Division 8, Engine 1.

Firefighters are coordinating efforts to access the basement via a stairway.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
4 side, lobby on first floor. No access to basement from this side. Repeating the SIDS for 10-75, box 460, 225 Parkhill Avenue. SIDS are as follows. Multiple dwelling, 6-story, 300 by 60, Class 3, apartments A through Q on the exposure 2 side. Basement lobby access via stairway B only. Apartments R through Z on the exposure 4 side. Lobby on first floor. No access to the basement from this side. Battalion 21.

Firefighters report flames visible from the windows as additional units respond.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Stand out to Rescue 5. Rescue 5, responding. Getting a fire 2 Robert. Responding, 10-4. 10-4. 16, out. Give the 10, give the 10-75, we have fire out the windows. I'll let you know, I'll follow in a second. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters are focusing on the first floor and rear of the building. Additional units are en route.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Do you have apartment number? 60, just getting the first floor and the first floor rear. Engine 160, 10-4. Alright, stand out to the 21 Battalion. 1. Couple calls loading you up. 161, your 42 engine and Squad 8. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters have received a report of a fire on the first floor.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Telephone alarm box 460, 225 Parkhill Avenue, Sobel Court to Rolfe Street, fire on the first floor. Telephone alarm box 460, 225 Parkhill Avenue, Sobel Court to Rolfe Street, fire on the first floor. 9 Adam, Tower Ladder 77. Ladder 77. Getting a second source. 8 Adam.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 225 Park Hill Ave.

A Citizen user's live video shows multiple firefighters on the scene.

Crews have successfully applied water to the fire.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:13
Battalion 21 to stand out. Battalion 21. We have water on the fire. 10-4.

Firefighters are now operating on the second floor of the building. No confirmed injuries at this time.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Emergency Medical Branch, 460 citywide. Received. Fire is operating on the second floor, multiple dwelling, six-story building. The primaries are underway, there are no confirmed patients at this time. Potential is going to be high to public safety personnel, all on scene with the XR5 at this time. Keep the additional units responding in. I'm going to start staging the best access, Parkhill Avenue and Sobel Court. Parkhill Avenue and Sobel Court.

Firefighters are assessing the building's exposures, including nearby streets and a courtyard.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:21
Cross Staten Island. Exposures are as follows. One is a street, two is a street, three is a street, four is a courtyard separated via somewhere attached to it. 10-4. 2017 dispatcher 29.

According to firefighters, they are conducting a primary search, and the fire's status is currently doubtful.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Central. Primary search is being conducted. Fire is doubtful. 10-4, Battalion 21. That report's at 2016 hours, your duration 8 minutes. 2016 dispatcher, 290. Stand on to Battalion 21. Battalion 21. Ladder 78 to your fast truck, they've been notified. Medical branch resources are responding. Battalion 21.

Firefighters are checking apartment 2R for fire spread. Additional updates will follow.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:30
Squad. Squad 8, can you respond, do you have a fire floor or apartment? Just the, we got the first floor and the second floor, the 8th will give us a report when they get in. Squad 8, 10-4. 21 to Staten Island. 21. Fire, apartment 2R, 2R, I'll get back to you.

Firefighters are determining if the fire has spread to the second floor. EMS is responding to a burn injury.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
78, designating the first truck, fires either on the first or second floor, still waiting, you have the suits? 74. Stand on to Division 8. Division 8. Only one apartment we received was two Robert. Also, EMS sent us a run for a burn major with no particulars at this time. 10-4. Division 8, Engine 1.

Firefighters are coordinating efforts to access the basement via a stairway.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
4 side, lobby on first floor. No access to basement from this side. Repeating the SIDS for 10-75, box 460, 225 Parkhill Avenue. SIDS are as follows. Multiple dwelling, 6-story, 300 by 60, Class 3, apartments A through Q on the exposure 2 side. Basement lobby access via stairway B only. Apartments R through Z on the exposure 4 side. Lobby on first floor. No access to the basement from this side. Battalion 21.

Firefighters report flames visible from the windows as additional units respond.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Stand out to Rescue 5. Rescue 5, responding. Getting a fire 2 Robert. Responding, 10-4. 10-4. 16, out. Give the 10, give the 10-75, we have fire out the windows. I'll let you know, I'll follow in a second. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters are focusing on the first floor and rear of the building. Additional units are en route.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Do you have apartment number? 60, just getting the first floor and the first floor rear. Engine 160, 10-4. Alright, stand out to the 21 Battalion. 1. Couple calls loading you up. 161, your 42 engine and Squad 8. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters have received a report of a fire on the first floor.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Telephone alarm box 460, 225 Parkhill Avenue, Sobel Court to Rolfe Street, fire on the first floor. Telephone alarm box 460, 225 Parkhill Avenue, Sobel Court to Rolfe Street, fire on the first floor. 9 Adam, Tower Ladder 77. Ladder 77. Getting a second source. 8 Adam.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 225 Park Hill Ave.

A Citizen user's live video shows multiple firefighters on the scene.

Crews have successfully applied water to the fire.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:13
Battalion 21 to stand out. Battalion 21. We have water on the fire. 10-4.

Firefighters are now operating on the second floor of the building. No confirmed injuries at this time.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Emergency Medical Branch, 460 citywide. Received. Fire is operating on the second floor, multiple dwelling, six-story building. The primaries are underway, there are no confirmed patients at this time. Potential is going to be high to public safety personnel, all on scene with the XR5 at this time. Keep the additional units responding in. I'm going to start staging the best access, Parkhill Avenue and Sobel Court. Parkhill Avenue and Sobel Court.

Firefighters are assessing the building's exposures, including nearby streets and a courtyard.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:21
Cross Staten Island. Exposures are as follows. One is a street, two is a street, three is a street, four is a courtyard separated via somewhere attached to it. 10-4. 2017 dispatcher 29.

According to firefighters, they are conducting a primary search, and the fire's status is currently doubtful.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Central. Primary search is being conducted. Fire is doubtful. 10-4, Battalion 21. That report's at 2016 hours, your duration 8 minutes. 2016 dispatcher, 290. Stand on to Battalion 21. Battalion 21. Ladder 78 to your fast truck, they've been notified. Medical branch resources are responding. Battalion 21.

Firefighters are checking apartment 2R for fire spread. Additional updates will follow.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:30
Squad. Squad 8, can you respond, do you have a fire floor or apartment? Just the, we got the first floor and the second floor, the 8th will give us a report when they get in. Squad 8, 10-4. 21 to Staten Island. 21. Fire, apartment 2R, 2R, I'll get back to you.

Firefighters are determining if the fire has spread to the second floor. EMS is responding to a burn injury.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
78, designating the first truck, fires either on the first or second floor, still waiting, you have the suits? 74. Stand on to Division 8. Division 8. Only one apartment we received was two Robert. Also, EMS sent us a run for a burn major with no particulars at this time. 10-4. Division 8, Engine 1.

Firefighters are coordinating efforts to access the basement via a stairway.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
4 side, lobby on first floor. No access to basement from this side. Repeating the SIDS for 10-75, box 460, 225 Parkhill Avenue. SIDS are as follows. Multiple dwelling, 6-story, 300 by 60, Class 3, apartments A through Q on the exposure 2 side. Basement lobby access via stairway B only. Apartments R through Z on the exposure 4 side. Lobby on first floor. No access to the basement from this side. Battalion 21.

Firefighters report flames visible from the windows as additional units respond.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Stand out to Rescue 5. Rescue 5, responding. Getting a fire 2 Robert. Responding, 10-4. 10-4. 16, out. Give the 10, give the 10-75, we have fire out the windows. I'll let you know, I'll follow in a second. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters are focusing on the first floor and rear of the building. Additional units are en route.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Do you have apartment number? 60, just getting the first floor and the first floor rear. Engine 160, 10-4. Alright, stand out to the 21 Battalion. 1. Couple calls loading you up. 161, your 42 engine and Squad 8. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters have received a report of a fire on the first floor.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Telephone alarm box 460, 225 Parkhill Avenue, Sobel Court to Rolfe Street, fire on the first floor. Telephone alarm box 460, 225 Parkhill Avenue, Sobel Court to Rolfe Street, fire on the first floor. 9 Adam, Tower Ladder 77. Ladder 77. Getting a second source. 8 Adam.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 225 Park Hill Ave.

A Citizen user's live video shows multiple firefighters on the scene.

Crews have successfully applied water to the fire.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:13
Battalion 21 to stand out. Battalion 21. We have water on the fire. 10-4.

Firefighters are now operating on the second floor of the building. No confirmed injuries at this time.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Emergency Medical Branch, 460 citywide. Received. Fire is operating on the second floor, multiple dwelling, six-story building. The primaries are underway, there are no confirmed patients at this time. Potential is going to be high to public safety personnel, all on scene with the XR5 at this time. Keep the additional units responding in. I'm going to start staging the best access, Parkhill Avenue and Sobel Court. Parkhill Avenue and Sobel Court.

Firefighters are assessing the building's exposures, including nearby streets and a courtyard.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:21
Cross Staten Island. Exposures are as follows. One is a street, two is a street, three is a street, four is a courtyard separated via somewhere attached to it. 10-4. 2017 dispatcher 29.

According to firefighters, they are conducting a primary search, and the fire's status is currently doubtful.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Central. Primary search is being conducted. Fire is doubtful. 10-4, Battalion 21. That report's at 2016 hours, your duration 8 minutes. 2016 dispatcher, 290. Stand on to Battalion 21. Battalion 21. Ladder 78 to your fast truck, they've been notified. Medical branch resources are responding. Battalion 21.

Firefighters are checking apartment 2R for fire spread. Additional updates will follow.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:30
Squad. Squad 8, can you respond, do you have a fire floor or apartment? Just the, we got the first floor and the second floor, the 8th will give us a report when they get in. Squad 8, 10-4. 21 to Staten Island. 21. Fire, apartment 2R, 2R, I'll get back to you.

Firefighters are determining if the fire has spread to the second floor. EMS is responding to a burn injury.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
78, designating the first truck, fires either on the first or second floor, still waiting, you have the suits? 74. Stand on to Division 8. Division 8. Only one apartment we received was two Robert. Also, EMS sent us a run for a burn major with no particulars at this time. 10-4. Division 8, Engine 1.

Firefighters are coordinating efforts to access the basement via a stairway.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
4 side, lobby on first floor. No access to basement from this side. Repeating the SIDS for 10-75, box 460, 225 Parkhill Avenue. SIDS are as follows. Multiple dwelling, 6-story, 300 by 60, Class 3, apartments A through Q on the exposure 2 side. Basement lobby access via stairway B only. Apartments R through Z on the exposure 4 side. Lobby on first floor. No access to the basement from this side. Battalion 21.

Firefighters report flames visible from the windows as additional units respond.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Stand out to Rescue 5. Rescue 5, responding. Getting a fire 2 Robert. Responding, 10-4. 10-4. 16, out. Give the 10, give the 10-75, we have fire out the windows. I'll let you know, I'll follow in a second. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters are focusing on the first floor and rear of the building. Additional units are en route.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Do you have apartment number? 60, just getting the first floor and the first floor rear. Engine 160, 10-4. Alright, stand out to the 21 Battalion. 1. Couple calls loading you up. 161, your 42 engine and Squad 8. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters have received a report of a fire on the first floor.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:31
Telephone alarm box 460, 225 Parkhill Avenue, Sobel Court to Rolfe Street, fire on the first floor. Telephone alarm box 460, 225 Parkhill Avenue, Sobel Court to Rolfe Street, fire on the first floor. 9 Adam, Tower Ladder 77. Ladder 77. Getting a second source. 8 Adam.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 225 Park Hill Ave.

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bronxUser2311154014Oct 10 at 8:44 PM

If they wasn’t shaking the camera you can see that the whole first floor windows has smoke coming out

SYXGODOct 10 at 8:39 PM

All those buildings need to be knocked down and rebuilt

FaithOverFear_143Oct 10 at 8:24 PM

Its ashamed the traffic dont move out the way. When the trucks are moving.

StatenIslandBOOMOct 10 at 8:21 PM

What’s going on with all these fires in park hill

bum312Oct 10 at 8:44 PM

Insurance claims

bronxUser2311154014Oct 10 at 8:44 PM

If they wasn’t shaking the camera you can see that the whole first floor windows has smoke coming out

SYXGODOct 10 at 8:39 PM

All those buildings need to be knocked down and rebuilt

FaithOverFear_143Oct 10 at 8:24 PM

Its ashamed the traffic dont move out the way. When the trucks are moving.

StatenIslandBOOMOct 10 at 8:21 PM

What’s going on with all these fires in park hill

bum312Oct 10 at 8:44 PM

Insurance claims

bronxUser2311154014Oct 10 at 8:44 PM

If they wasn’t shaking the camera you can see that the whole first floor windows has smoke coming out

SYXGODOct 10 at 8:39 PM

All those buildings need to be knocked down and rebuilt

FaithOverFear_143Oct 10 at 8:24 PM

Its ashamed the traffic dont move out the way. When the trucks are moving.

StatenIslandBOOMOct 10 at 8:21 PM

What’s going on with all these fires in park hill

bum312Oct 10 at 8:44 PM

Insurance claims

bronxUser2311154014Oct 10 at 8:44 PM

If they wasn’t shaking the camera you can see that the whole first floor windows has smoke coming out

SYXGODOct 10 at 8:39 PM

All those buildings need to be knocked down and rebuilt

FaithOverFear_143Oct 10 at 8:24 PM

Its ashamed the traffic dont move out the way. When the trucks are moving.

StatenIslandBOOMOct 10 at 8:21 PM

What’s going on with all these fires in park hill

bum312Oct 10 at 8:44 PM

Insurance claims

bronxUser2311154014Oct 10 at 8:44 PM

If they wasn’t shaking the camera you can see that the whole first floor windows has smoke coming out

SYXGODOct 10 at 8:39 PM

All those buildings need to be knocked down and rebuilt

FaithOverFear_143Oct 10 at 8:24 PM

Its ashamed the traffic dont move out the way. When the trucks are moving.

StatenIslandBOOMOct 10 at 8:21 PM

What’s going on with all these fires in park hill

bum312Oct 10 at 8:44 PM

Insurance claims

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