Manhattan - 5th Alarm - 9/10/10

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Date: 9/10/10

Time: 00:30 hours

Location: E39 st x 3rd Ave

Frequency: FDNY Manhattan

Weather Conditions: cool and windy

Description Of Incident: fire through the roof on arrival

Reporters/Writer: ryang

Additional Info:

East Midtown, Manhattan, NY, 9/10/10

Address: 593 3rd Ave @ E39 st

Also affected: 200 E 39 st @ 3rd Ave

00:33 hours

Phone Box 753 - Report of fire from the roof of a restaurant

Engs 65, 8, 1

TL7, L24

Battalion 9

00:33 hours

E21, Battalion 8 re-directed in

10-75-753 - 00:34 hours

E21: 10-75, we have fire in a 1 story taxpayer, fire showing through the roof!

E16

L4 (FAST Truck)

Battalion 9 designated the "10-75 Chief"

Division 3

Rescue 1

Squad 18

7-5-753 - 00:37 hours

Battalion 8: We've got fire through the roof, can you send us another truck, k, All-Hands, send us a tower ladder, k.

TL21 S/C

RAC1

00:41 hours - Duration 9 minutes

Fire Building Height/Size-up:

Commercial 1 story 100x75 Taxpayer

Exposures are:

1 - street

2 - street

3 - 3 story MD

4 - 5 story MD

2-2-753 - 00:45 hours

Engs. 26, 14, 54

E207 w/ Satellite 6

L2

Battalion 6 re-directed in as the "Safety Officer"

Battalion 7 (Resource Unit Leader)

Rescue, Safety Battalion

Tactical Support 1

FieldCom 1

00:48 hours

Division 3: Command Post is set up on the corner of 3rd Ave and 39th st, have all units report in to the Command Post.

00:54 hours

TL12, L3, Battalion 10 S/C

00:55 hours - Duration 23 minutes

DC3: Box 753, the address 200 East 39 st, we have a taxpayer, 1 story, dimensions 100x75, fire's located on the 1st floor, possible extension through the roof and into the cockloft. We have 2 lines stretched in operation, 1st line to the 1st floor, 2nd to the roof. Primary searches are in progress. At this time the fire is Doubtful, k.

01:10 hours

The staging area is E41 st and 3rd Ave

3-3-753 - 01:12 hours

FC: As per the 3rd division, transmit the 3rd Alarm. We have a smoke condition in the basement, main body of fire has been knocked down, checking for extension, checking the integrity of the building. Also can we get an extra Battalion Chief on the 3rd.

Engs. 34, 3, 263 acting 5, 39

Battalions 35 acting 6, 1

Battalion 45 (Staging Manager)

Mask Service Unit

Car 1E (Commissioner's Liaison)

Car 13A (AC Richard Tobin, Assistant Chief of Fire Prevention)

01:21 hours

FC: I have a correction on the address: the address is 593 3rd, and that's a 100x25 on the dimensions. That's connected to 200 E39, and that's 50x100.

01:34 hours - Duration 1 hour 2 minutes

FC: Progress report on 3rd Alarm Box 753, AC Tobin, Car 13A, reports: he has heavy fire in the cockloft of 200 East 39. He's removed all members from the fire building. They are going to an exterior operation. Moving tower ladders around to put them into operation. Request 2 trucks to respond to the staging area.

TL9, L11 S/C

01:37 hours

FC: Also notify the utilities, gas and electric, to respond, to shut down supply to the building.

01:39 hours

Fuel Tender Unit is 10-84

01:42 hours - Duration 1 hour 10 minutes

FC: Progress report on 3rd Alarm Box 753, the address 200 East 39 st at 3rd Ave, AC Tobin, Car 13A, reports: All members have been removed from the building and the roof area. Tower Ladders are set up and in operation. Fire is still being caried as Doubtful. Roll call has been conducted and all members are accounted for.

01:52 hours

FC: At this time exposure 3 and exposure 4 have been evacuated.

01:53 hours

Battalion 39-Air Recon is airborne and has a 5 minute ETA.

01:55 hours

ConEd Gas reports on-scene

ConEd Electric reports an ETA of under 1 hour

02:22 hours

FC: Progress report for your 3rd Alarm Box 753, the address 200 East 39 st at 3rd Ave, 1 story 50x100. AC Tobin, Car 13A reports: 2 tower ladders in operation, 1 mult-versatile in operation, 1 hand line in operation. It's an.exterior operation All occupants have been accounted for. This is going to be a long term exterior operation. Still Doubtful.

02:24 hours

Receiving the address 235 E 39 st reporting smoke in apartment 3R

4-4-753 - 02:24 hours

Engs. 33, 28, 40, 22

E262 w/ IMT Unit

Battalion 4 (Planning Sections Chief)

02:28 hours

FC: Have 1 engine from the 4th Alarm respond to the southwest corner of 39 st and 2nd Ave to pick up a hydrant at that location

02:31 hours

Receiving the address 235 E 40 st reporting smoke in apartment 5B

02:33 hours

FC: Please special call 3 trucks to the 4th Alarm, have them respond to the staging area. Also you can turn around E262, the Planning Chief, and the Planning Vehicle.

T20, T5, L16 S/C

02:40 hours

Receiving the address 240 E39 st, apartment 8H, caller reports her apartment is "getting hot."

02:43 hours

FC: Units checked out 235 E40, 5B, it was odor of smoke from the 4th alarm.

02:45 hours

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

02:52 hours

Car 36B (Department Chaplain) is responding

02:56 hours

FC: Units checked 235 East 39, 3R, that was an odor from the 4th alarm. They also checked out 240 East 39, 8H, that was also an odor of smoke.

03:27 hours - Duration 2 hours 55 minutes

FC: At your 4th Alarm Box 753, the address 200 East 39 st, 2nd to 3rd Aves, Car 13A, AC Tobin reports: This is going to be an extended exterior operation. He's got 3 multi-versatiles in operation, 2 tower ladders in operation, 2 handlines in operation. Still trying to put out pockets of fire within the cockloft area, still Doubtful Will Hold.

5-5-753 - 04:18 hours

FC: At 4th Alarm Box 753, Car 13A, AC Tobin, would like to transmit a 5th Alarm for relief purposes, have them respond to the staging area. Also places this fire Probably Will Hold, this will be an extensive exterior operation. On the 5th Alarm can you give us the two trucks please.

Engs. 23, 44, 40?, 258

TL13, TL35?

04:51 hours

FC: Special call 1 Battalion Chief to the scene, he's going to replace the Safety Battalion. Also special call another RAC unit to the scene to replace the one we have.

Battalion 32 (Safety Officer), RAC3 S/C

04:59 hours

L30 (FAST Truck) S/C

05:18 hours

FC: we're going to need PD for security at the addresses 589 and 591 3rd Ave

05:56 hours

FC: Progress report for 5th Alarm Box 753, address 200 East 39 st, at 3rd Ave, AC Tobin, Car 13A reports: They are swapping out tower ladders. Still extinguishing pockets of fire. They're operating outside the collapse area. Conditions remain unchanged, this will be a prolonged operation. It will be Probably Will Hold still, and we will need 3 engines, 2 trucks, and 3 Battalion Chiefs for relief purposes.

Engs. 35, 4 15 S/C

TL1, TL22 S/C

Battalions 16, 3, 17 S/C

06:13 hours

FC: If you have one of those engines, have it come down 3rd Ave from above 40th st, and they will take the hydrant on 39th st and supply the Tower Ladder.

06:25 hours

FC: If you could raise the chiefs coming in on the 5th Alarm, just have them come into the Command Post.

06:59 hours

Tactical Support 2 is responding to relieve Tactical Support 1

07:05 hours - Duration 6 hours 35 minutes

FC: 5th Alarm Box 753, the address 200 East 39 st, AC Tobin, Car 13A, reports: still operating with 2 tower ladders, 2 handlines, and 2 multi-versatiles. There's a complete collapse of the roof area. Still trying to get to pockets of fire with some difficulty due to the complete roof collapse. Still an exterior operation, conditions remain unchanged, still Probably Will Hold.

07:20 hours

E23 reports a verbal for a manhole pushing black smoke at E 41 st and 3rd Ave

07:50 hours - Duration 7 hours 18 minutes

FC: Progress report for your 5th Alarm Box 753, the address 200 East 39 st off of 3rd Ave, at this time AC Tobin, Car 13A places this fire Under Control. Also reports this is an extensive hydraulic overhaul, he's going to need the use of an All-Hands assignment. We will look for that assignment for relief at 0900 hours.

Relocations:

Engines: 239/3, 292/14, 91/16, 47/21, 291/23, 237/26, 224/28, 73/44, 221/65

Ladders: 8/4, 110/5, 101/3, 31/13, 28/20, 26/24

Battalions: 57/1, 35/6, 46/7, 12/8

Edited September 10, 2010 by ryang