Manhattan - 3rd Alarm Pier Fire 07-14-12

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Date: 07-14-12

Time: 15:55hrs.

Box: 76

Area: South Street Seaport

Location: 89 South St.(Bing Maps)

Frequency: FDNY Manhattan

Weather Conditions: Hot

Description Of Incident: Engine 4 10-84(o/s) transmitting a 10-75(Working Fire) for heavy smoke showing from the rear of the South Street Seaport Pier 17. Battalion 4 reporting heavy smoke condition en route and transmitting a 2-2(2nd Alarm) for Box 76. Battalion 1 10-84(o/s) reporting fire on the pier and requesting NYPD for crowd control. Division 1 transmitting a 3-3(3rd Alarm) for Box 76. Fire and heavy smoke throughout the 3-story 320'x100' commercial pier. Numerous L/S/O's w/master streams in operation. Ladder Companies opening up. All-Hands Working. All searches negative w/no injuries reported.

Reporter: sfrd18, SoHoTruckin20(nycfire.net), truck 4(nycfire.net), exchief84(nycfire.net)

Units Operating: FDNY Manhattan, FDNY Brooklyn; FDNY Manhattan EMS; NYPD Manhattan South; NYC OEM

Telephone Alarm Box 76 Assignment:

Engine 4, Engine 6, Engine 10

Ladder 15, Ladder 10

Battalion 1

Marine 6

10-75-76(Working Fire) Assignment:

Engine 7

Ladder 1(F.A.S.T.)

Battalion 4

Division 1

Squad 18

Rescue 1

Marine 1, Marine 1A

2-2-76(2nd Alarm) Assignment:

Engine 55, Engine 15, Engine 24, Engine 28, Engine 9(Satellite Unit), Engine 207(Satellite Unit)

Ladder 6, Ladder 18, Ladder 118(Cold Water Rescue Unit S/C F.A.S.T.)

Battalion 2(Resource Unit Leader), Battalion 31(Safety)

Rescue Battalion

Safety Battalion

Satellite 1, Satellite 6

Marine 9, Marine 9E

T.S.U. 1

R.A.C. 1

Field Comm. 1

Comm. Tac. Unit

3-3-76(3rd Alarm) Assignment:

Engine 205, Engine 202, Engine 224, Engine 14

Ladder 20, Ladder 8

Battalion 6, Battalion 32(Staging), Battalion 39(Air Recon.)

Marine 8 Acting 1(S/C)

M.S.U. 1

Car 1E(Director of Public Information), Car 33(Duty Medical Officer)

15:55hrs. - Manhattan Dispatch transmitting the Telephone Alarm for Box 76 for Pier 17 at South St. x Beekman St.

16:00hrs. - Engine 4 10-84(o/s) transmitting a 10-75(Working Fire) for Box 76. Engine 4 reporting heavy smoke condition in the rear of a large commercial pier. Battalion 4 transmitting a 2-2(2nd Alarm) for Box 76 above the 10-75(Working Fire).

16:01hrs. - Battalion 1 10-84(o/s) reporting fire on the pier and requesting NYPD for crown control forthwith.

16:05hrs. - Division 1 10-84(o/s) reporting heavy smoke condition in the area.

16:06hrs. - Battalion 1 reporting Marine 6 o/s attacking the fire. Battalion 1 reporting using All-Hands.

16:13hrs. - Division 1 reporting fire on the pier. 1 L/S/O. Division 1 requesting a Cold Water Rescue Ladder Company as an additional F.A.S.T. for divers.

16:26hrs. - Division 1 reporting companies using aggressive exterior attack. Multiple master streams in operation. Division 1 requesting an ETA on the USCG.

16:30hrs. - Marine Battalion requesting Marine 8 with divers on board to respond to fire.

16:33hrs. - Field Comm. 1 reporting companies using distributor through pier floor. Fire building is a large 3-story commercial 320'x100' pier. Fire is D/W/H.

16:48hrs. - Field Comm. 1 reporting 3 L/S/O's under pier. Fire is P/W/H.

17:30hrs. - Field Comm. 1 reporting fire is u/c.

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Edited July 15, 2012 by sfrd18