Manhattan - 5th Alarm 07-22-13

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Date: 07-22-13

Time: 15:45hrs.(Approx.)

Box: 1584

Area: Hamilton Heights

Location: 520 W. 139th St.(Bing Maps)

Frequency: FDNY Manhattan

Description Of Incident: Engine 80 reporting responding to a reported fire on W. 139th St. between Hamilton Pl. and Amsterdam Ave. Engine 80 10-84(o/s) transmitting a 10-75(Working Fire) for Box 1584 for fire in a 7-story brick OMD. Battalion 16 10-84(o/s) reporting using All Hands and requesting 1 & 1 S/C on the 10-75(Working Fire). Heavy fire on the top floor and in the cockloft. 5th Alarm transmitted by Field Comm. 1. Numerous L/S/O's w/multiple tower ladder master streams in operation. Companies using defensive and offensive exterior and interior attacks. All hands working. All searches negative. Nineteen firefighters treated and transported by EMS for smoke inhalation.

Reporter: sfrd18, Hurricanes298(nycfire.net)

Units Operating: FDNY; NYPD

Box 1584 Assignment:

Engine 80, Engine 69, Engine 37

Ladder 23, Ladder 28

Battalion 16

10-75(Working Fire) Assignment:

Engine 59, Engine 60(S/C)

Ladder 40(F.A.S.T.), Ladder 30(S/C)

Battalion 14

Division 6

Squad 41

Rescue 3

66-22-1584(2nd Alarm) Assignment:

Engine 84, Engine 67, Engine 47, Engine 58, Engine 97(Satellite Unit)

Ladder 34, Ladder 28, Ladder 14(S/C F.A.S.T.)

Battalion 12(Safety), Battalion 13(Resource Unit Leader)

Rescue Battalion

Safety Battalion

Satellite 2

T.S.U. 1

R.A.C. 1

Field Comm. 1

Comm. Tac. 1

66-33-1584(3rd Alarm) Assignment:

Engine 93, Engine 91, Engine 71, Engine 76, Engine 35(Comm. Unit)

Ladder 26

Battalion 11, Battalion 17(Staging), Battalion 43(Air Recon.)

M.S.U. 1

Car 4A, Car 12B, Car 1E

66-44-1584(4th Alarm) Assignment:

Engine 83, Engine 53, Engine 92, Engine 262(IMT Unit)

Ladder 43 Acting 34, Ladder 55, Ladder 49(S/C), Ladder 45(S/C)

Battalion 26 Acting 16(Planning)

Car 1B, Car 10D

66-55-1584(5th Alarm) Assignment:

Engine 74, Engine 43, Engine 82, Engine 42

Ladder 17 Acting 28(S/C), Ladder 48 Acting 30(S/C), Ladder 19(S/C), Ladder 31(S/C), Ladder 29(S/C), Ladder 44(S/C)

Battalion 10(S/C), Battalion 3(S/C)

R.A.C. 4

15:59hrs. - Battalion 16 transmitting a 2nd Alarm for Box 1584 for fire in the cockloft. Fire is D/W/H.

16:05hrs. - Battalion 16 requesting an additional F.A.S.T. Truck S/C.

16:06hrs. - Battalion 16 transmitting a 3rd Alarm for Box 1584.

16:07hrs. - Battalion 16 reporting heavy fire on the top floor. Truck companies making a trench cut in the roof.

16:20hrs. - Division 6 reporting companies making no headway on interior. Companies beginning defensive exterior ops. Tower Ladders setting up for master stream operations.

16:33hrs. - Field Comm. 1 transmitting a 4th Alarm for Box 1584.

16:35hrs. - Battalion 13 reporting companies backing out. Companies using exterior ops.

16:45hrs. - Field Comm. 1 reporting fire building is a 7-story brick "H" Type OMD. Exposure # 1 is the street; Exposure # 2 is a similar-type; Exposure # 3 is unknown; Exposure # 4 is a similar-type.

16:51hrs. - Field Comm. 1(Car 4A) reporting companies beginning interior offensive attack w/multiple lines to the top floor. Field Comm. 1(Car 4A) requesting 2 additional Trucks S/C on the 4th Alarm for Box 1584.

16:57hrs. - Field Comm. 1 transmitting a 5th Alarm for Box 1584.

17:00hrs. - Field Comm. 1 reporting fire is in the "A"/"B" wing of the building. Primary searches underway. Fire is now P/W/H.

17:01hrs. - Manhattan Dispatch announcing Manhattan Fallback Step 3 implemented.

17:02hrs. - Field Comm. 1 reporting primary searches negative. Manhattan Dispatch announcing duration of incident is 1 hour, 15 minutes.

17:09hrs. - Field Comm. 1 requesting 2 additional Battalion Chiefs S/C on the 5th Alarm for Box 1584.

17:11hrs. - Field Comm. 1 requesting 2 additional Trucks S/C on the 5th Alarm for Box 1584.

17:48hrs. - Field Comm. 1 requesting 2 additional Trucks S/C on the 5th Alarm for Box 1584.

18:45hrs. - Field Comm. 1 reporting all searches negative. Fire is u/c.

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Edited July 23, 2013 by sfrd18