Manhattan- 2nd Alarm 04-13-09

[Truck4 48]

Date: 4/13/09

Time: 13:20 hours

Location: 4127 Broadway x W174 st

Frequency: 154.250 (FDNY Manhattan)

Weather Conditions: cloudy

Description Of Incident: fire on the 1st and 2nd floors of a 6 story MD with reports of people trapped

Writer: ryang

Additional Info:

Washington Heights, Manhattan, NY, 4/13/09

Address: 4127 Broadway between W174 and W175

Phone Box 1723 - Report of a structural fire

Engs. 67, 93, 84

TL45, L34

Battalion 13

10-75-1732 - 13:23 hours

E95

L36 is the FAST Truck

Battalion 16

Rescue 3

Squad 41

Division 7

7-5-1723 - 13:26 hours

E80, TL23 S/C

RAC1

13:29 hours - Duration 9 minutes

2-2-1732 - 13:30 hours

Engs. 69, 59, 43

E72 w/ Satellite 2

L28

Battalion 17 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 19 (Resource Unit Leader)

Rescue, Safety Battalions

Tactical Support 1

FieldCom

13:33 hours - Duration 12 minutes

Battalion 13: At Box 1723, fire on the 1st floor of a 6 story brick occupied MD. Possible extension to the floor above, primaries in progress, fire is being knocked down.

Exposures are:

1 - street

2 - street

3 - alley

4 - alley

13:35 hours

Receiving address 635 W174 st reporting a person trapped

13:40 hours

The Staging Area is Wadsworth Ave and W176 st

13:41 hours

TL44 is relocating to TL45

13:42 hours - Duration 22 minutes

Division 7: We have a 6-story brick 75x100, fire on the 1st and 2nd floors.

13:44 hours

L30 is 10-8 in L36's response area

13:47 hours - Duration 27 minutes

DC7: Box 1723, progress report is as follows: at the address 4129 Broadway, we have fire on the 1st and 2nd floor. 3 lines stretched and are in operation. Trucks are opening up and conducting searches. Early report of a person trapped, that person has been removed safely. Searches are in progress, I'll update you on that shortly. Fire is Doubtful.

13:48 hours

E73 is 10-8 in E69's response area

13:50 hours

L49, TL33 S/C

13:51 hours

Battalion 10 is 10-8 in Battalion 13's response area

13:56 hours

Car 1E (Commissioner's Liaison) is responding

13:57 hours

E316 is relocating to E84

L154 is 10-8 in L30's response area

13:59 hours - Duration 38 minutes

DC7: Box 1723, progress report is as follows: Visible fire on the 1st floor and 2nd floor directly above has been extinguished. Small pockets of fire remain. Primary searches on the original fire floor are complete and negative. Primary searches on the floor above are complete and negative. Searches are in progress throughout the rest of the structure. Trucks are opening up searching for extension, fire is Doubtful.

14:07 hours - Duration 46 minutes

DC7: At Box 1723, progress report is as follows: 3 lines continue to be stetched and operating. Searches are as follows: primaries throughout are complete and negative. We had 8 civilians removed from a non-exposed area via aerial ladder and portable ladder, there are no injuries involved in that removal. Searches are still in progress and fire is Doubtful.

14:16 hours

Car 4D (DAC Joseph Pfeifer, Deputy Assistant Chief of Operations - Counterterrorism/Preparedness) is 10-84

14:16 hours

Rescue 3 is 10-8 back to the Bronx

14:17 hours

Tactical Support 1 is 10-8 back to Citywide

14:17 hours

FieldCom: As per Division 7 special call 1 additional truck company for relief purposes.

L27 S/C

14:19 hours

FC: Have L27 report to the command post with 10' hooks.

14:19 hours

Safety Battalion is 10-8 back to Citywide

14:20 hours - Duration 59 minutes

FC: Progress report #6 on 2nd alarm Box 1723, Car 4 David, DAC Pfeifer reports: At this time secondary searches on the fire floor and floor above are negative. Secondary searches in the basement are still in progress, and he places this fire Probably Will Hold.

14:23 hours

FC: At 2nd alarm box 1723, transmit 2 10-45 code 4s (Green Tag, Minor).

14:26 hours - Duration 1 hour 6 minutes

FC: Progress report #7 on 2nd alarm Box 1723, DAC Pfeifer, Car 4D, places the fire Under Control.

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