Manhattan - 2nd Alarm 07-31-12

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Date: 07-31-12

Time: 16:32hrs.

Box: 1556

Area: Manhattanville

Location: 508 W. 134th St.(Bing Maps)

Frequency: FDNY Manhattan

Weather Conditions: Hot and Clear

Description Of Incident: Engine 80 10-84(o/s) transmitting a 10-75(working Fire) for Box 1556. Engine 80 reporting smoke showing from the top floor of a vacant building. Battalion 16 10-84(o/s). Battalion 16 reporting using All Hands on arrival for Box 1556. Battalion 16 reporting fire on the top floor of a 5-story vacant building. Battalion 16 requesting 1 & 1 S/C. 2-2(2nd Alarm) transmitted for Box 1556 by orders of Battalion 16. Staging at Broadway x W. 135th St. Division 6 10-84(o/s) reporting companies using defensive exterior ops. Division 6 reporting fire on the top floor w/extension to the cockloft of a 5-story non-fireproof 100'x75' M/D. Tower Ladders are set up. 2 L/S/O's. Fire remains D/W/H. Exposure # 1 is the street; Exposure # 2 is a similar-type attached; Exposure # 3 is unknown; Exposure # 4 is a similar-type attached 5-story M/D. Division 6 reporting companies have been removed from the interior due to structural issues. Field Comm. 1 reporting fire on the 4th and 5th floors and in the cockloft of a 5-story brick vacant 100'x75' building. 4 L/S/O's w/2 Tower Ladder master streams in operation. Ladder Companies opening up. All hands Working. Manhattan Dispatch advising duration of incident is 1 hour and 42 minutes. All searches negative. Division 6 reporting 1 10-45: Code 4(Minor Fire-Related Injury).

Reporter: sfrd18, SoHoTruckin20(nycfire.net), ExChief84(nycfire.net)

Units Operating: FDNY Manhattan; FDNY Manhattan EMS; NYPD Manhattan North

Telephone Alarm Box 1556 Assignment:

Engine 80, Engine 37, Engine 69

Ladder 23, Ladder 40

Battalion 16

10-75-1556(Working Fire) Assignment:

Engine 84, Engine 59(S/C)

Ladder 28(F.A.S.T.), Ladder 14(S/C)

Battalion 12

Division 6

Squad 41

Rescue 3

R.A.C. 1

2-2-1556(2nd Alarm) Assignment:

Engine 91, Engine 67, Engine 60, Engine 72(Satellite Unit)

Ladder 30

Battalion 13(Safety), Battalion 14(Resource Unit Leader)

Rescue Battalion

Safety Battalion

Satellite 2

T.S.U. 2(S/C)

Field Comm. 1

Comm. Tac Unit

Car 17(Chief of Personnel), Car 36B(Chaplain)

16:32hrs. - Manhattan Dispatch transmitting the Telephone Alarm for Box 1556 for 508 W. 164th St. between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave. for a report of a fire in a vacant building. Address corrected as 508 W. 134th St.

16:36hrs. - Engine 80 10-84(o/s) transmitting a 10-75(working Fire) for Box 1556. Engine 80 reporting smoke showing from the top floor of a vacant building.

16:37hrs. - Battalion 16 10-84(o/s). Battalion 16 reporting using All Hands on arrival for Box 1556. Battalion 16 reporting fire on the top floor of a 5-story vacant building. Battalion 16 requesting 1 & 1 S/C. Manhattan Dispatch advising Battalion 16 and Division 6 they do not have CIDS for the building.

16:42hrs. - 2-2(2nd Alarm) transmitted for Box 1556 by orders of Battalion 16. Staging at Broadway x W. 135th St.

16:50hrs. - Division 6 10-84(o/s) reporting companies using defensive exterior ops. Division 6 reporting 1 10-45: Code 4.

16:53hrs. - Manhattan Dispatch advising Division 6 duration of incident is 21 minutes.

16:57hrs. - Division 6 reporting fire on the top floor w/extension to the cockloft of a 5-story non-fireproof 100'x75' M/D. Tower Ladders are set up. 2 L/S/O's. Fire remains D/W/H. Exposure # 1 is the street; Exposure # 2 is a similar-type attached; Exposure # 3 is unknown; Exposure # 4 is a similar-type attached 5-story M/D. Manhattan Dispatch advising duration of incident is 27 minutes.

17:06hrs. - Car 17 responding to the 2-2(2nd Alarm) for Box 1556.

17:07hrs. - Car 36B responding to the 2-2(2nd Alarm) for Box 1556.

17:08hrs. - Division 6 reporting Ladder 14 is in operation w/Truck Companies opening up. Division 6 reporting the bulk of fire has been k/d. Manhattan Dispatch advising duration of incident is 37 minutes.

17:12hrs. - Division 6 reporting companies have been removed from the interior due to structural issues. 1 Tower Ladder in operation. 2 L/S/O's. Fire remains D/W/H. Manhattan Dispatch advising duration of incident is 42 minutes.

17:17hrs. - Manhattan Dispatch advising Field Comm. 1 that the call to the Citywide Tour Commander has been made.

17:30hrs. - Field Comm. 1 reporting 4 L/S/O's. Field Comm. 1 reporting fire on the 4th and 5th floors and in the cockloft. Fire remains D/W/H.

17:41hrs. - Field Comm. 1/Division 6 reporting all primary searches are negative. Fire is P/W/H. Manhattan Dispatch advising duration of incident is 1 hour and 10 minutes.

18:14hrs. - Field Comm. 1/Division 6 reporting all searches are negative. Requesting Buildings Dept. respond for a collapse condition on the top floor. Field Comm. 1/Division 6 reporting fire is u/c. Manhattan Dispatch advising duration of incident is 1 hour and 42 minutes.

Company Relocations:

Engine 9-Engine 69

Engine 22-Engine 69

Engine 50-Engine 67

Engine 88-Engine 80

Engine 94-Engine 59

Engine 316-Engine 91

Engine 325-Engine 84

Ladder 21-Ladder 23

Ladder 55-Ladder 30

Ladder 117-Ladder 14

Battalion 3-Battalion 16

Battalion 45-Battalion 12