Manhattan 2nd alarm "Quarters of E-80 & L-23" 11-28-08

[TR54 239]

Date: 11/28/08

Time: 19:44

Location: West 503 139th Street & Hamilton Place

Frequency: 154.25

Units Operating: Box 1584 - 2nd alarm FDNY

Description Of Incident: Working - "Fire in the Firehouse"

Writer: TR54 tjd1012

Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY, 11/28/08

Address: Quarters of E80, TL23 - 503 W139 st @ Hamilton Place

19:34 hours

Phone Box 1584 - Report of fire from a firehouse

Engs. 37, 84, 47, 69*, 59*

L40, L30, L28*

E80, TL23 re-directed back to quarters

Battalion 14

(*multiple companies responded from previous box)

10-75-1584 - 19:36 hours

E37: Urgent! 10-75, the firehouse, second floor!

L34 is the FAST truck

Battalion 16

Battalion 14 is designated the 10-75 chief

Rescue 3

Squad 41

Division 6

7-5-1584 - 19:43 hours

Battalion 16: We're using all hands, fire on the 2nd floor of the firehouse, 1 line stretched in operation, trucks are opening up.

RAC1

Fire Building Height/Size-up:

50x70 3 story firehouse

Exposures are:

1 - street

2 - 5 story MD

3 - unknown

4 - alley

2-2-1585 - 19:49 hours

Division 6: We're going to make this a second alarm, we got a fire on the 2nd floor, we've got 2 hand lines stretched, in operation, fire is Doubtful.

Engs. 67, 60, 76

E72 w/ Satellite 2

L26 S/C

Safety, Rescue Battalion

Battalion 12 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 13 (Resource Unit Leader)

Tactical Support 1

FieldCom

Command Tactical Unit

19:52 hours

L16 is 10-8 in L30's response area

19:54 hours

Car 4H (DAC James Manahan, Deputy Assistant Chief of Operations - Planning & Strategy) is responding

19:55 hours - Duration 20 minutes

DC6: At 2nd Alarm Box 1584, we have 2 line stretched in operation, one on the 2nd floor, one on the 3rd, we have extension from the second floor to the third floor, we have fire out the skylight on the roof, trucks are opening up, searches are underway.

E40 is 10-8 in E37's area

19:57 hours

E50 is 10-8 in E69's response area

19:59 hours

L29 is 10-8 in L34's response area

20:00 hours

The Staging area is Hamilton Place between W137 and W138 sts

20:00 hours - Duration 28 minutes

DC6: Hamilton Place and W139 st will work better as a staging area. We have 3rd and 4th handlines stretched, fire on the 3rd floor, fire is darkening down on the 2nd floor, searches are in progress, and fire is still very Doubtful.

20:02 hours

DC6: Send us an extra truck above the second alarm, have them respond right in front of the building.

TL14 S/C

20:03 hours

Car 4H is 10-84

20:04 hours

Battalion 49 is relocating to Battalion 16

20:06 hours - Duration 34 minutes

DC6: Progress report for 2nd alarm Box 1584, fire is darkening down on the 2nd floor, we have fire extended to the 3rd floor and into the cockloft, we're still Doubtful, searches still underway.

20:09 hours

Car 1E (Commissioner's Liaison) is responding

20:10 hours

DC6: Special call 2 more trucks to this box

TL45, L43 S/C

20:10 hours

TL117 is relocating to TL14

20:10 hours

DC6: Have 45 and 43 come to the front of the fire building

20:13 hours

DC6: Have the trucks come in either way, report with their 10-foot hooks. Mixer-off message please

20:18 hours

Car 14C (Fire Marshal) is 10-84

20:20 hours - Duration 48 minutes

DC6: Box 1584, primary searches on the 2nd floor are negative, primaries on the 3rd floor are still in progress. Fire is darkening down on the 2nd and 3rd floors. We have small pockets of fire in the floor and ceiling, still Doubtful.

20:22 hours - Duration 49 minutes

DC6: Box 1584, the primary on the 3rd floor is negative, we're going to Probably Will Hold at this time.

Command Tactical Unit is 10-8

20:30 hours

FieldCom: Please have Building Maintenance respond to the scene.

20:30 hours

L154 is relocating to L26

20:37 hours - Duration 1 hour 5 minutes

FC: Progress report number 6 for Manhattan 2nd alarm Box 1584, that's the quarters of E80 at 503 W139 st between Amsterdam Ave and Hamilton Place, fire on the 2nd and 3rd floors: Car 4 Henry, Deputy Assistant Chief Manahan reports: Secondary searches on the top floor complete and negative.

20:41 hours

FC: Box 1584, by orders of Car 4H, special call Mobile Command Center 2

E93 w/ Mobile Command Center 2 S/C

20:41 hours

FC: Have MCC come south on Amsterdam Ave, they can contact us on channel 5

20:43 hours - Duration 1 hour 11 minutes

FC: Progress report #7 and final progress report for Manhattan 2nd alarm Box 1584, quarters of E80 at 503 W139 st, Car 4 Henry reports: Secondary searches throughout are complete and negative, fire is Under Control

20:44 hours

FC: Box 1584, by orders of Car 4H, special call 2 additional ladder companies for salvage.

TL22, L55 S/C

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