sector which included two rehab units, the mask service unit, repairs and transportation, tactical support and the Maxi-Water unit. A battalion chief was assigned to conduct a survey of the entire block. It appeared from the street that the Grill, Tower and St. George apartments were separate buildings. However, the survey determined that the interior had been interconnected to create one large structure. This was not immediately obvious because the exterior of the building was of landmark status and meant that they were mandated to remain basically the same as they were before they were consolidated. When DAC DeRosa received this information he immediately notified DC-1 of the building configuration and directed him to take charge or both exposures 2 and 3. The fire-ground was now divided into two basic branches: the Clark Street Branch which included exposures 1 and 2 and the fire building and the Pineapple Street Branch which included exposures 2 and 3. DC-6 was assigned on the Clark side and DC-1 on the Pineapple side. DAC DeRosa directed DC-1 to initiate a separate incident and to communicate directly with Brooklyn Communications to request resources. A secondary command post was established at the corner of Hicks and Pineapple and a second alarm assignment was requested by DC-1 to report to the Pineapple Sector which included the Pineapple and Crosshall buildings. The equivalent of a third alarm was requested to assist the companies that were already operating in the tower building. Additional alarms for the Clark Street side were transmitted as follows: #6 at 5:06 a.m., #7 at 5:09 a.m. #8 at 5:28 a.m., #9 at 6:15 a.m., #10 at 7:17 a.m., and #11 at 7:20 a.m. The fire was declared under control at 7:09 a.m. but it took many days for all the fires and spot fires in the surrounding area to be extinguished. After an extensive arson and police investigation, it was determined that a 61-year-old had accidentally started the fire while he was ransacking a vacant section of the Clark Building looking for copper pipe to steal and then sell. “The police said Mr. Foressie broke into the dark, vacant building at 51 Clark Street during the early morning hours hoping to steal some copper tubing. But as he reached the 10th floor, the fire from his makeshift torch touched some combustible material, setting off a blaze that eventually destroyed that building and spread to