Manhattan - Multiple HazMat Incidents - 11/9 and 11/10/09

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Date: 11/9/09 and 11/10/09

Time: 21:00 hours (11/9), 11:00 hours (11/10), and 16:00 hours (11/10)

Locations: (5) Diplomatic missions in the vicinity of the UN

Frequency: 154.250 (FDNY Manhattan), NYPD SOD

Units Operating: NYPD ESU HazMat, FDNY EMS, FDNY HazMat

Weather Conditions: overcast

Description Of Incident: 4 separate "white powder" incidents within a short time span. Incidents handled primarily by NYPD with FDNY assisting with Mass Decon of possibly exposed civilians

Writer: ryang

Additional Info:

Midtown Manhattan, NY, 11/9/09

Address: The French Misson @ 245 E47 st between 2nd and 3rd Aves

Box 825

Engs 8, 21

E44 (HazTec)

L2, TL7

Battalions 8, HazMat

HazMat 1

Battalion 8 reports a confirmed white powder incident that PD and EMS have been operating at. FD units are standing by for possible decon.

Command Tactical Unit is responding

21:04 hours

Division 3 is responding

21:15 hours

Battalion 8: Special call the Technical Decon Task Force and make sure they have their hot water heater.

E74, L25 w/ SSL25, Battalion 1 S/C as a Technical Decon Task Force

E4 w/ Decon Support Unit 4, Tactical Support 1 S/C

21:36 hours

Car 13B (DAC Joseph Woznica, DAC of Fire Prevention): Have the Technical Decon Units respond in the wrong way on 47 st to the front of the building. We have approximately 30 people in need of decon.

21:41 hours

Car 13B: Have the Mass Decon Task Force to respond, we have more than 30 people who will be needing Decon.

21:46 hours

Division 3: At Box 825, we're going to keep E8, L2, we're going to let E21 and L7 go, we're going to keep the rest of the task force for an outside Decon.

21:53 hours

E15 is 10-8 in E21's response area

22:10 hours

DC3: Per Car 13B, Chief Woznica, we're setting up the Decon Shower Unit, we're preparing for dry decon on the 43rd, 41st floors, and preparing to bring people down stairs. Still using all companies here.

22:19 hours

Car 23D (Press Unit Duty Car) is responding

22:40 hours - Duration 1 hour 53 minutes

Car 13B: Be advised at this time we are still in the process of dry decon. Situation remains unchanged.

22:48 hours

L2 is 10-8

23:02 hours

E8 is 10-8

23:13 hours

RAC1 S/C

00:34 hours

E35, TL14 w/ SSL14, Battalion 12 S/C as a relief Technical Decon Task Force

Note: This is one of three white powder incidents on the East Side at diplomatic missions. FD was not requested at the other two ongoing incidents.

Midtown Manhattan, NY, 11/10/09

Address: 871 1st Ave @ E47 st

Phone Box 841 - Report of a white powder incident

Engs. 21, 8, 65

E44 (HazTec)

L2, TL7

Battalions 8, HazMat

HazMat 1

Division 3 S/C

10-80-2-841 - 11:34 hours

Battalion 8: Box 841 we have a 10-80 code 2, we have a white powder incident. PD has control of the Incident, they have deconed 1 person already with their unit. We will be setting up for a HazMat response, however any special unit not 10-84 can 10-2.

E16

E262 w/ IMT Unit

TL21 (CPC Ladder Co.)

L16 is the FAST Truck

Battalion 8 is the Operation Sections Chief

Battalion 9 (Site Active control Leader)

Battalion 7 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 6 (HazMat Branch Safety Manager)

Battalion 45 (Planning Section Manager)

Rescue 1

Squad 18 (HazTec)

Tactical Support 1

SOC Decon Support Unit

SOC POD 1

FieldCom

RAC1

11:37 hours

L16 and TL21 are delayed due to BISP

11:44 hours

BC8: The incident is on the 21st floor. The civilian that was exposed has already been decontaminated by PD.

11:44 hours

Battalion 9 is delayed due to heavy traffic.

7-5-841 - 11:47 hours

BC8: We're going with an All-Hands, all HazMat decon units can be returned. We're going to keep E44, HazMat, HazMat Battalion, all other units can go 10-8.

11:51 hours - Duration 38 minutes

BC8: As per Division 3, incident is Probably Will Hold.

Edited November 10, 2009 by ryang