Manhattan - 4th Alarm Fire 7-20-2011

[PFDRes47cue 653]

Date: 7-20-2011

Time: 11:45

Location: 725 West 135th St. X 12th Ave. (North River Sewage Treatment Plant)

Frequency: FDNY Manhattan

Units Operating: (See Rundown Below)

Weather Conditions: Hot

Description Of Incident: Working fire in a 4-story sewage treatment plant. Fire on the # 1 and 2 floors. Large amounts of fuel oil burning in the building. 10-86 (Foam Operations) declared for fuel oil burning. Fire placed U/C @ 15:02. A health advisory was put into effect for raw sewage that flowed into the Hudson River as a result of the fire.

Reporters/Writer: PFDRes47cue

Manhattan, N. Y. 07/20/11 @ 11:45 hrs.

Upper West Side

Box 1557

Location: North River Sewage Treatment Plant

Address: 725 West 135th St. x 12th Ave.

1557 @ 11:47 ( Reported Explosion )

Engs. 80, 69, 59

Lads. 40, 28

Batt. 16

Marine Co. #1

@ 11:51

Haz. Mat. #1 assigned

Haz. Mat. Batt. assigned

Eng. 44 Haz. Tech. Unit assigned

10 – 75 – 1557 @ 11:54

Ladder 30 is designated as the "FAST" Truck

Eng. 37

Rescue Co. #1 assigned

Squad Co. #41

Batt. 11

Division 6

"Batt. 11 to Manhattan, Transmit a 2nd Alarm. We have a large

amount of

oil burning in the Bldg. Also, Transmit a 10-86 ( Foam

Operations)"

2nd Alarm:

2 – 2 – 1557 @ 12:04

Engs. 47, 58, 76

T. Lad. 17, Lad. 43

Eng. 72 w / Satellite 2

Batt 26 "Safety Officer"

Batt. 10 "Resource Unit Leader"

Rescue Battalion / Safety Battalion

Fieldcom 1 / Tactical Support Unit #1

Command Tactical Unit

Car 13 "boy" Deputy Assist. Chief Joseph Wozniac

10 – 86 – 2 – 2 – 1557 @ 12:04 ( Foam Assignment )

Eng. 95 w/ Foam 95

Eng. 96 w/ Foam 96

Eng. 9 w/ Satellite 1

Eng. 325 w/ Foam Tender #1

Eng. 33 w/ Purple K 33

Eng. 229 w/ Purple K 229

Batt. 48 "Foam Coordinator"

Batt. 2 "Foam Coordinator"

@ 12:20

Division 6: Special Call a "Ventilation Unit"

Eng. 39 w / High Rise 2 assigned

@ 12:09

Division 6: Box 1557, We have 1 – line stretched and in

operation.

Large amount of fuel oil burning in the Bldg. All personnel are

accounted for.

@ 12:16

Eng. 60 assigned to fill out 2nd Alarm

@ 12:30

Division 6: Special Call a "Re – Breather Unit"

Re – Breather 1 assigned

@ 12:46

Division 6: Assign a Chief w/ Re-Breather Training

Batt. 49 assigned, later cancelled, Batt. 46 then assigned

3rd Alarm:

3 – 3 – 1557 @ 12:49

Eng. 307 act. 84, 53, 262 act. 93, 74

Lad. 26, Lad. 47 act. 55

Batt. 12

Batt. 13 "Staging Manager"

Batt. 33 "Air Re-Con Chief"

Mask Service Unit #1

Staging Area: 12th Ave. @ West 135th St.

@ 13:04

Division 6: Box 1557, Fire located on the 2nd floor.

1 – line stretched and in operation. 2nd line being stretched.

Fire's Doubtful.

4th Alarm:

4 – 4 – 1557 @ 13:07

Engs. 16 act. 35, 91, 93, 92

T. Lad. 21 act. 23, T. Lad. 22

Batt. 4 act. 12 "Planning Chief"

Car 4: Chief Robert Sweeney, Chief of Operations

@ 13:24

Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 4th Alarm, Box 1557, Car 13

"boy"

Deputy Assist. Chief Wozniac reports: We have water on the fire.

Fire is darkening down. Smoke condition is starting to dissipate.

Doubtful Will Hold.

@ 13:30

Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 4th Alarm, Box 1557, Car 13

"boy"

Deputy Assist. Chief Wozniac reports: We have Foam on the fire.

Haz. Mat. is examining drums that were in the fire area. Pumps

that were

supplying the fire have been shut down. Doubtful Will Hold.

@ 13:40

Fieldcom 1: Special Call an additional Truck as a "FAST" Truck.

Lad. 2 act. Lad. 34 assigned

@ 14:12

Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 4th Alarm, Box 1557, Car 13

"boy"

Deputy Assist. Chief Wozniac reports: Still extinguishing pockets of

fire.

Re-Breathing Unit is in operation. Doubtful Will Hold.

@ 14:20

Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 4th Alarm, Box 1557, Car 13

"boy"

Deputy Assist. Chief Wozniac reports: Fire was on the 1st & 2nd

floors.

All visible fire has been knocked down. Searches in the Boiler

Room are

complete and negative. Doubtful Will Hold.

@ 14:31

Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 4th Alarm, Box 1557, Car 13

"boy"

Deputy Assist. Chief Wozniac reports: He place's this fire at

Probably Will Hold.

@ 15:02

Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 4th Alarm, Box 1557, Car 13

"boy"

Deputy Assist. Chief Wozniac reports: He place's this Fire

UnderControl.

( Job Duration: 3 hrs. / 15 mins. )

@ 15:44

Fieldcom reports: Bldg. is 4 Stories on 28 acres.