Manhattan - 2nd Alarm - 4/1/10

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Date: 4/1/10

Time: 15:55 hours

Location: W43 st between 10th and 11th Aves

Frequency: FDNY Manhattan

Weather Conditions: clear

Description Of Incident: fire in the Amtrak tunnels creating heavy smoke condition

Reporters/Writer: ryang

Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, NY, 4/1/10

Location: W43 st between 10th and 11th Aves

Affected addresses: 501 through 515 W43 st

Box 798

Engs. 54, 26, 65

TL21, L4

Battalion 9

Rescue 1 (1st due)

10-75-798 - 15:56 hours

E1

L24 (FAST Truck)

Battalion 8

Squad 18

Division 3*

Tentative 1st alarm assignment, other boxes in the area

7-5-798 - 15:58 hours

Battalion 9: Right now we're using All-Hands, we have the fire between two buildings, looks like it's in the Empire Line, we're waiting for confirmation of power off and awaiting the arrival of a few more trucks so we can search the buildings.

RAC1

15:58 hours

TL12 S/C

16:02 hours

BC9: Relay to Division 3, 500 W43 st is being searched, also 503 and 501 W43 st, we will have other buildings as we go along. They're all residential at this time. 500 W43 st has an underground parking garage that we're searching now.

16:04 hours

BC9: We have 1 line stretched to what appears to be a shanty beneath the tracks that is burning, trying to put water on the fire.

2-2-798 - 16:10 hours

DC3: Transmit a 2nd alarm! Also we have to evacuate the address 515 W43 st due to heavy smoke condition

Engs 40, 8, 21, 16

E9 w/ Satellite 1

L2

Battalion 2 (PSCC Liaison)

Battalion 11 acting 9 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 10 (Resource Unit Leader)

Rescue, Safety Battalions

Tactical Support 1

FieldCom, Command Tactical Unit

16:12 hours

Box is now being carried as an "in-transit" fire

E34 (FieldCom Satellite Co)

E28 (Nolan Cart transporter)

E33 w/ High-Rise 1

SOC Rebreather 1

Mask Service Unit

16:18 hours

As of 16:16 hours, Amtrak reports 3rd rail power has been removed, and catenary power has been removed and grounded

16:21 hours

E3 available replacing E33

16:22 hours - Duration 37 minutes

DC3: We have water on the fire at this time, it's darkening down. Still not Under Control.

16:25 hours

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

16:32 hours

The staging area is W42 st and 11th Ave

16:32 hours

E221 is relocating to E21

16:34 hours

DC3: Have the High-Rise come in with the fans off 11th Ave.

16:35 hours

L154 is relocating to L2

E312 is relocating to E8

16:38 hours

E58 is 10-8 in E26's response area

16:45 hours

E10 is 10-8 in E54's response area

16:48 hours

DC3: Have E28 report to the command post.

16:49 hours

Battalion 32 is 10-8 in Battalion 9's response area

16:51 hours - Duration 1 hours 5 minutes

FieldCom: Progress report for your 2nd alarm Box 798, the address 515 W43 between 10th and 11th Aves, at this time Division 3 reports 2 lines stretched, 2 in operation. He has a fire in a shanty under 515 W47. He has 3 lines stretched in the railroad corridor, 1 line stretched in 515 W43. Fire is darkening down. Heavy smoke condition in 515 W43 st, and this fire's Doubtful, k. Special call 2 additional trucks and have them report to the command post.

TL7, L3 S/C

16:54 hours

Car 10 (DAC Kevin Butler, Bronx Borough Commander) is responding

16:56 hours - Duration 1 hour 11 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 2nd alarm Box 798, the address 515 W43 between 10th and 11th Aves, at this time Division 3 reports all visible fire has been knocked down, still searching for small pockets of fire, the two additional trucks will be used for overhaul, and the fire is Doubtful.

17:00 hours

FC: Exposure 3, 501 W42 st, they have high CO levels, and L2 will be heading over to check it out

17:04 hours

TL146 is relocating to TL7

T6 is 10-8 in L3's response area

17:18 hours - Duration 1 hour 33 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 2nd Alarm Box 798, Division 3 reports all visible fire has been knocked down. Still trying to get to a few pockets of fire, some in the railroad ties. Primary searches in the railroad cut and in 515 W43 st are complete and negative and places this fire Probably Will Hold.

17:28 hours

Command Tactical Unit is 10-8

17:30 hours - Duration 1 hour 45 minutes

FC: As per Battalion 11, in Exposure 3, 501 W42 st, the CO levels are dropping down to below 100 ppm at this time

17:47 hours - Duration 2 hours 2 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 2nd alarm Box 798, Car 10, DAC Butler, reports secondary searches are in progress in 515 W43 st. We had flooding conditions into 515 W43 st and this fire is till Probably Will Hold. Also can we have Buildings Dept. respond to check the stability of 515 W43 st

17:49 hours

Squad 18 is 10-8

17:50 hours

FC: In exposure 3, 501 W42 st, CO levels are down to 0, Battalion 11 is taking up and returning to the original fire building. Also can we get an ETA for Buildings, we need them to check the stability of the columns underneath the building.

17:51 hours

Buildings Dept. reports a supervisor en-route

17:54 hours

L16 is 10-8 in TL21's response area

18:02 hours - Duration 2 hours 17 minutes

FC: All members are off the track. We're going to start letting transit send trains through, k.

18:04 hours

FC: The only track we're going to open up will be track number 2.

18:11 hours 2 hours 26 minutes

FC: Progress report your 2nd alarm, Car 10, DAC Butler, reports: We will change the address of the building to 515 W43 st. All searches in the building are complete and negative. The CO levels in 501 W42 st are down to 0, and fire's Under Control.

Edited April 1, 2010 by ryang