Manhattan 4th alarm 10-60 3-15-08

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Date: 3-15-08

Time:1425hrs

Location: 51st and 50st between 1st and 2nd Ave

Frequency: 154.250

Units Operating:

Description Of Incident: crane collasped into multi dwelling. numerous trapped ( Tower crane onto of 20 story building fell backwards landing on 25 story OMD with partial collaspe). Crane was on 20 story building on 51st and fell south onto/into 50st. between 1st ave and 2nd ave. Multiple structures involved

Writer:iceemt21

1429 hrs Batt 8 reports at least 5 people trapped. Request Con Ed Gas and Electric forthwith

1432hrs Batt 8 reports tower crane fell backwards onto building. 1 person removed at this time. 3 others trapped.

FD staging is at 1 Ave and 51 st.

EMS staging is 2 Ave and 50st

All chiefs go to command ch 2

Units assigned and I missed some

ENG 8, 21, 65, 39, 23, 54, 16, 26, 9, 233

LAD 2, 4, 25, 116, 7, 1, 16, 35, 21

Res 1, 4

Batt 8, 9, 10, 7, 6, 4, 11, Res, Safety, HAZ, Batt 33 Air recon

HAZ 1

Multiple special units

1443hrs Mahattan advising just recieved a call reporting person trapped unknown where. no call back

1449hrs Div 3 requesting another Res and squad ( RES 3 and SQ 288).

1450hrs Div 1 transmitting 3rd Alarm (E 44, 1, 40, 22, L 24, 12, Batt 2)

1521hrs Car 13 transmitting 4th Alarm ( E 5, 74, 33, L 9, 3)

1522hrs Div 3 reports 1 10-45 code 1 and 2 10-45 code 2. Duration is 1 hour

1523hrs Field Comm reports 8 people missing

1527hrs Div 3 requesting 2 additional trucks to Command Post as FAST teams ( L 13 and 5)

1532hrs Fall Back Step 3 in effect

1537hrs Car 4 reports primary searches in 306 50st are negative. Duration is 1hour and 14mins

1546hrs Car 4 reports primary searches on 51st are negative. Duration is 1 hour and 23mins

1555hrs Car 4 reports total of 9 1045's ( 4 code 1, 2 code 2, 3 code 3) 1hour and 33mins

1642hrs FC requesting additional RAC unit ( RAC 4)

1655hrs NEWS CHs showing footage from scene. Multiple buildings damage. A complete collaspe of one 5 story building. Rescue workers appear to be trying to get to a trapped person

Edited March 15, 2008 by Iceemt21