By ANTON K. NILSSON and DAVID CRUZ

A local councilman and community board are stepping to help families affected by a fire on Decatur Avenue near Gun Hill Road.

A food and clothing drive organized by Councilman Andy Cohen, along with Community Board 7, has now been set up for families affected by the Sept. 10 three-alarm fire at 3311 Decatur Ave. in Norwood.

Food and clothing for adult victims and those as young as one year old are in order, according to Cohen’s spokesman Daniel Johnson. “We’re looking to collect winter clothes, shoes, umbrellas, baby food and other items that could help families to recover from the tragedy,” said Johnson.

Those interested in donating can drop things off at Engine Company 79, 2928 Briggs Ave. Those closer to Community Board 7, 229A E. 207th St., can donate items there from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The news comes as some relief to tenants, who literally jumped out of their windows when a three-alarm fire raged at 3311 Decatur Ave., a three-story home. The fire later extended to a private three-story home next door. In all, 12 people were hurt, including three firefighters, according to the Fire Department. Both homes were gutted and issued vacate orders by the city Buildings Department.

Kim Davies, a woman who lived on the third floor of 3311, told the Norwood News that she struggled to rescue herself and her grandson, a toddler, from the flames. “It was the most frightening feeling I ever had,” Davies said, as she stood on the sidewalk alongside her family staring at the home while waiting to regain access. “I was ready to jump, but then two Good Samaritans helped rescue me.”

“We were trying to help the lady on the top floor, who had her baby with her,” said Ryan Ortero, one of the Good Samaritans. “Finally she managed to get out the front door.”

Meanwhile, another woman was forced to jump from the second floor of 3311 into a locked alleyway wedged between the two homes, breaking both her ankles as she landed on rubble. Ortero said bystanders tried to break open the gate using a rock to reach the injured woman.

Ortero was also concerned over the FDNY’s response time, arriving to the scene 20 minutes late after the 911 dispatcher was unable to locate the building that rests between 209th Street and East Gun Hill Road.

By the time emergency services arrived, the gate had been unlocked and the heavy chain removed. “Probably someone from the landlord’s family removed the chain, so that they wouldn’t get in trouble,” Ortero said. According to one resident, the landlord of 3311, listed on city building records as Uddin Mohammod, had gone on vacation and left his son in charge of the house.

The total injury count was seven minor injuries (four requiring medical attention), and two serious injuries, who were later transported to Jacobi Medical Hospital. Three firefighters were injured, though their injuries were not considered life threatening. It took two hours to put out the fire.

Lexus Chabert, the daughter of Kim Davies, said she was at school when she heard what had happened. According to Lexus, around a dozen people were in the house at the time of the blaze, including three toddlers.

Despite its scruffy appearance, Lexus said, the neighboring building was not completely abandoned. “I saw a man walking in and out of that house, taking out the trash every day. My mom said she saw someone get him out of there after the fire.”

One investigator noticed the home had been receiving mail.

The Red Cross worked to find shelter for the 14 people who lost their homes in the flames.

It remains unclear what caused the fire.