Manhattan - 2nd alarm/10-77 - 3/5/09

[ryang 166]

Date: 3/5/09

Time: 22:00 hours

Location: 321 E54 st between 1st and 2nd Aves

Frequency: 154.250 (FDNY Manhattan)

Weather Conditions: clear

Description Of Incident: Fire on the 4th floor of a high-rise MD with Collyer's-type condition.

Writer: ryang

Additional Info:

Midtown Manhattan, 3/5/09

Address: 321 E54 st between 1st and 2nd Aves

Phone Box 893 - Report of a fire in a MD

Engs. 8, 65, 21

L2, L16

Battalion 8

21:57 hours

Receiving report of an elderly occupant trapped in the apartment.

10-77-893 - 21:59 hours

E23

E39 (CFRD Engine)

E14 (High-Rise Nozzle Co)

L4, TL7

L24 is the FAST Truck

Battalions 9, 10, Rescue, Safety

Battalion 7 (Safety Officer)

Rescue 1

Squad 18

FieldCom, Command Tactical Unit

Division 3

22:00 hours

Battalion 8: Box 893, the fire is in apartment 4F on the 4th floor.

22:01 hours

BC8: At this time we have 2 10-45s no code.

22:04 hours

BC8: Advise the incoming battalions to bring their command post radios in, we're having problems getting water on the fire, may be problems with the standpipes, and possible Collyer's Mansion.

22:06 hours

BC8: Correction on the 10-45's, there was only 1 10-45 no code. E8 is putting water on the fire.

7-5-893 - 22:15 hours

Division 3: 10-45, code is unknown at this time. We have 2 lines in operation, still fire on the fire floor at this time.

Fire-Building Height/Size-up:

100x75 12 story MD

Exposures are:

1 - street

2 - 6 story tenement

3 - unknown

4 - 6 story tenement

22:17 hours

E54, TL18 acting 7 S/C

22:19 hours

L8 is 10-8 in L4's response area

2-2-893 - 22:20 hours

Engs. 16, 26, 1

E9 w/ Satellite 1

E3 w/ High Rise 1

L8 acting 4, TL13

Battalion 6

Battalion 4 (Resource Unit Leader)

Battalion 58 (Air Recon Chief)

Tactical Support 1

Mask Service Unit

Car 7 (AC Edward Kilduff, Brooklyn Borough Commander)

22:24 hours

Battalion 49 is 10-8 in Battalion 8's response area

22:26 hours - Duration 32 minutes

DC3: All visible fire has been knocked down. Primary on the fire floor and floor above is negative.

22:30 hours

The Staging Area is E55 st and 2nd Ave.

22:31 hours - Duration 38 minutes

FieldCom: By orders of Division 3, the previous 10-45 no code is a code 3 (Yellow Tag, Delayed)

22:34 hours - duration 41 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 2nd alarm box 893, the address 321 E54 st, Division 3 reports: Primary search on the fire floor and all floors above is complete and negative. The primary search of the fire apartment will be delayed due to Collyer's Mansion condition.

22:37 hours

Battalion 52 is relocating to Battalion 4

22:39 hours

FC: At this time, Division 3 says you can cancel the Air-Recon Chief.

Battalion 58 is 10-8 back to Brooklyn

22:39 hours - Duration 45 minutes

FC: Division 3 reports fire is now Probably Will Hold.

22:44 hours

Rescue 1 is 10-8

22:45 hours

Battalion 31 is 10-8 in Battalion 7's response area

22:48 hours

FC: Progress report for your 2nd alarm 10-77 Box 893, Division 3, DC Donahue reports: At this time all secondary searches on all floors above the fire floor are complete and negative, secondary searches are in progress in the fire apartment, fire remains Probably Will Hold.

22:48 hours

E9/Satellite 1 are 10-8 code 2 (Available outside response area)

22:49 hours

L151 is relocating to L16

22:50 hours

E291 is 10-8 in E16's response area

22:55 hours

Tactical Support 1 is 10-8

23:01 hours - Duration 1 hour 8 minutes

FC: Final Progress report for your 2nd alarm Box 893, the Citywide Tour Commander, AC Kilduff, Car 7, reports: All searches are complete and negative throughout, fire is now Under Control.

23:26 hours

FC: As per Division 3, update the original 10-45 back up to a code 2 (Red Tag, Immediate).

Edited March 6, 2009 by ryang