Manhattan - 7th Alarm - 4/11/10

[ryang 166]

Date: 4/11/10

Time: 22:15 hours

Location: Grand St x Eldridge St

Frequency: FDNY Manhattan

Weather Conditions: humid, light drizzle

Description Of Incident: fire extended from the basement through the roof of a 6 story MD and into exposures 2, 2A, and 4. Companies initially unable to locate source of fire.

Reporters/Writer: ryang

Additional Info:

Chinatown, Manhattan, NY, 4/11/10

Address: 283 - 285 Grand St between Forsyth and Eldridge Sts

22:14 hours

Phone Box 259 - Report of smoke in the area

Engs. 9, 55, 15

T6, TL18

Battalion 4

10-75-259 - 22:16 hours

E28

T20 (FAST Truck)

Battalion 2

Squad 18

Rescue 1

Division 1

22:21 hours

Battalion 4: We're opening up at this time, we're trying to locate the source of the smoke. We're not sure if this is even the right building at this time. We have 1 line stretched, ready to go into operation.

22:25 hours

Division 1: We're going to change the address to 285 Grand St, we have a heavy smoke condition throughout the building, still trying to locate the source. 1 line stretched at this time, start out an extra engine and extra truck.

E7, L11 S/C

7-5-259 - 22:29 hours

DC1: We have a 20x80 mixed-occupancy type 6 story. We're still searching for the fire at this time. All-Hands at this time.

RAC1

Exposures are:

1 - street

2 - similar attached

3 - unknown

4 - similar

CIDs for 283 - 285 Grand St:

6 story 60x75 MD class 3. Rear fire escape. Solar panels on roof.

2-2-259 - 22:34 hours - Duration 20 minutes

Car 6 (AC James Esposito, Manhattan Borough Commander): Box 259, transmit a full 2nd alarm on this box, k. Box 259, right now we're using a 2nd alarm, heavy smoke in the cellar and 1st floor. Undetermined source of fire at this time, Trucks are still opening and searching for fire. This report by AC James Esposito, citywide tour commander.

Engs. 33, 5, 6, 10

E24 acting 9 w/ Satellite 1

TL9, L3 acting 6

Battalion 1 (Safety Officer)

Battalion 6 (Resource Unit Leader)

Safety, Rescue Battalions

Tactical Support 1

FieldCom, Command Tactical Unit

22:36 hours

Car 6: 2nd Alarm Box 259, 10-45 no code.

22:38 hours

Car 6: The satellite, let's get them on Grand St in front of the park on Eldridge, get the manifold set up right in front of the fire building. I want the two trucks into the command post ASAP, with their tools, k, they're going to work. Special call 1 additional truck on the 2nd

TL1 S/C

22:40 hours

The staging area is Grand St and Chrystie St

22:41 hours

Receiving apartment 4H at 45 Allen St reporting smoke.

22:42 hours

Car 6: Special call an additional truck above TL1.

L8 S/C

22:43 hours - Duration 29 minutes

Car 6: 2nd Alarm Box 259, another, 2nd, 10-45 no code

3-3-259 - 22:47 hours

Car 6: 259 box, transmit a full 3rd alarm. I want the entire third alarm to stage at the staging area

Engs. 4, 3, 16, 23 acting 55

L10, T5

Battalion 7

Battalion 35 (Staging Manager)

Battalion 43 (Air-Recon Chief)

Mask Service Unit

22:54 hours

Car 6: Have the 1st due trucks on the 3rd alarm respond in to the Command Post.

22:55 hours

Car 6: Call 2 trucks and have them go to staging.

TL21 acting 1, TL15 S/C

22:59 hours

Car 6: Give me 2 engines and 2 trucks off of staging, have them report in to the Command Post.

Engs. 4, 3, L10, T5 re-directed

23:00 hours

Car 6: Special call two Battalion Chiefs on this assignment, I want them at the command post.

Battalions 8, 57 S/C

23:00 hours

Battalion 31 replacing Battalion 57

4-4-259 - 23:01 hours

Car 6: Transmit a 4th Alarm! Have the 4th alarm report to staging, I have Battalion 35 at staging.

Engs. 8, 1, 54, 14

E262 w/ IMT Unit

TL7, TL12

Battalion 57 (Planning Sections Chief)

Car 4 (Chief of Operations Robert Sweeney)

Car 36B (Department Chaplain)

23:02 hours

Car 12A (Executive Assistant, Safety and Inspectional Services) is responding

Car 17 is 10-84

23:05 hours

FieldCom: 4th alarm Box 259, AC Esposito, Car 6, would like to request ConEd Gas and ConEd Electric to the scene, k.

23:08 hours

Fallback Step III has been implemented in the borough of Manhattan.

23:10 hours

Receiving report of person trapped in apartment 4C on the 6th floor

23:10 hours - Duration 57 minutes

FC: Progress report #6 on the 4th alarm Box 259, the correct address is 283 Grand St. Car 6, AC Esposito reports we have fire in the basement and 1st floor of the fire building, which is 283 Grand St, with possible extension into the 2nd floor. We have extension into exposure 2, which is 285 Grand St, into the 1st floor. They have 5 hands lines stretched and in operation, they are evacuating civilians from the upper floors, and they are getting water on the fire, primary searches are in progress, and the fire remains Doubtful Will Hold.

23:12 hours

Receiving apartment 14 at 285 Grand St reporting a person choking from smoke.

23:13 hours

FC: By orders of Car 6, AC Esposito, special call 2 Battalion Chiefs above the 4th Alarm.

Battalions 9, 32 acting 1 S/C

23:13 hours

Car 12 (DAC Stephen Raynis, Chief of Safety and Inspectional Services) is responding

23:16 hours

FC: Can you put in another call to ConEd, we need a supervisor forthwith and get an ETA

5-5-259 - 23:17 hours

FC: Per Car 6, AC Esposito, transmit a 5th Alarm!

Engs. 26, 226, 34 acting 24, 230 acting 10

6-6-259 - 23:23 hours

Engs. 205, 224, 210, 211

L154 acting 1, L24

23:26 hours - Duration 1 hour 12 minutes

FC: Progress report #7 for the 6th Alarm Box 259, at this time AC Esposito reports, 8 handlines stretched and in operation, fire on the 1st and 2nd floors of exposure 2, fire extended to the 3rd floor of the original fire building. Transmit 2 additional 10-45s, for a total of 4, still evacuating numerous civilians from the upper floors, and the fire remains Doubtful.

23:32 hours

Car 36A (Department Chaplain) is responding

23:34 hours

FC: Special call a 95 foot Tower Ladder, we need them to respond to Eldridge St adjacent to exposure 2.

TL14 acting 21 S/C

23:42 hours

FC: At this time the Chief of Operations, Chief Sweeney, is on scene. We have evacuated all members from the fire building and from exposure 2, and we are in the process of conducting a rollcall.

23:44 hours

Battalion 43 - Air Recon: Can you advise the FieldCom, from our vantage point we have heavy fire through the roof.

FC: Have the Air Recon Battalion switch to channel 5 while they conduct rollcall.

23:45 hours

Car 3 (Chief of Department Edward Kilduff) is 10-84

Car 1 (Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano) is responding

23:54 hours

Car 1E (Commissioner's Liaison) is responding

Car 14 (Chief Fire Marshal) is responding

7-7-259 - 23:55 hours

FC: At this time can you special call an additional FAST Truck, have them report to Battalion 9 on exposure 3. By orders of the Chief of Department, Chief Kilduff, transmit a 7th Alarm.

T118 (FAST Truck) S/C

23:56 hours

FC: By orders of Car 3, Chief Kilduff, we will only special call 2 engines.

Engs. 21 acting 15, 219 S/C*

((7th Alarm rescinded)

00:00 hours - 1 hour 46 minutes

FC: Progress report for the 6th Alarm Box 259, at this time Car 3, Chief of Department Kilduff reports they have heavy fire on all floors of the original fire building, and they have fire on all floors of exposure 2. They have 2 tower ladders set up and in operation: 1 on the fire building, and 1 on exposure 2. They have extension into exposure 2A, and have 3 handlines stretched into exposure 2A, and the fire remains Doubtful.

7-7-259 - 00:05 hours

FC: By orders of the Chief of Department, Chief Kilduff, transmit an additional alarm for the 7th alarm.

Engs 216, 258 acting 33, 271 acting 6, 202

L30 acting 3, TL146 acting 18

00:07 hours

FC: Can you special call an additional Deputy Chief.

Division 11 S/C

00:11 hours

RAC1: You're going to have to dispatch another RAC to the 7th Alarm here.

RAC2 S/C

00:27 hours

FC requests a mixer-off message.

00:33 hours

FC: Can you special call 1 additional battalion chief, have them report to the Command Post.

Battalion 44 S/C

00:46 hours

Receiving report of embers falling on Hester St between Eldridge and Forsyth Sts

00:46 hours - Duration 2 hours 32 minutes

FC: At this time Chief of Department Kilduff reports they have fire in exposure 2A on the 4th, 5th, 6th floors and in the cockloft, they have a tower ladder operation on the fire building, another tower ladder operating on exposures 2 and 2A. They had some extension into exposure 4 but that has been knocked down, and the fire remains Doubtful, k.

00:54 hours

FC: On the original 4 10-45 no codes, 2 of them are going to be code 2s (Red Tag, Immediate) and 2 will be code 4s (Green Tag, Minor).

01:14 hours

FC requests a mixer-off message.

01:25 hours

BC43 (Air Recon): Advise FieldCom we have re-fueled and are ready to take off again, ascertain if they have any special instructions and what handy-talky channel they want us to come in on.

01:26 hours

FC: You can notify the Air Recon as per the Chief they can go back in service.

01:35 hours - Duration 3 hours 22 minutes

FC: Progress report #10 for the 7th Alarm Box 259, the Chief of Department, Chief Kilduff, reports: at this time they have shut down all tower ladders, they have no visible fire in the original fire building, exposure 2, or exposure 2A. They are evaluating the structural stability of the original fire building and exposure 2, they will be going back to a handline operation in exposure 2A, and places the fire Probably Will Hold, k.

01:49 hours

FC: We have a correction on the 10-45s: originally we had a total of 4 1045s, it is now only 3. 2 will be code 2s, and 1 has been upgraded to a code 3 (Yellow Tag, Delayed).

01:51 hours

Rescue Battalion is 10-8 back to Citywide.

01:54 hours

Tactical Support 1 is 10-8 back to Citywide.

02:00 hours

Car 1 is 10-8.

02:12 hours - Duration 3 hours 58 minutes

FC: Progress report #11 on the 7th Alarm Box 259, the Chief of Department, Chief Kilduff, reports: at this time they have 1 tower ladder operating into exposure 2, they have 2 handlines stretched and in operation in exposure 2A knocking down pockets of fire in the shaft and cockloft, he's placing the fire Under Control, k.

Relocations:

Engines: 316/1, 292/3, 280/4, 271/6, 221/7, 24/9, 22/9, 306/22, 230/10, 35/10, 291/14, 21/15, 255/15, 319/21, 34/24, 325/24, 73/26, 237/28, 258/33, 259/33, 23/55, 74/55

Ladders: 21/1, 154/1, 115/1, 3/6, 30/3, 128/6, 163/7, 110/8, 16/11, 22/12, 111/15, 146/18, 119/18, 101/20, 14/21, 23/21, 54/14

Battalions: 32/1, 11/2, 10/4, 45/6, 52/8

Edited April 12, 2010 by ryang