Times Square, Manhattan, NY, 1/21/08
Address: 7 Times Square, W42 st and Broadway
Alternate Address: 1459 Broadway between W41 and W42 sts
02:30 hours
Class 3 Box 778 - Automatic alarm, terminal 9 for 1459 Broadway
E26, L4
Battalion 9
02:31 hours
Class 3 Box 837 - Unassigned automatic alarm for 7 Times Square
E54, TL21
Battalion 8
02:33 hours
Battalion 9: Give us 3 and 2 on the box, we have a smoke condition.
Engs. 65, 1
L24
02:35 hours
BC9: Box 837 is for the same building, we have E54 and TL21 10-84 here.
02:35 hours
Box 837 is a 10-91 (emergency with no FD action taken)
E54 replacing E1
10-75-778 - 02:37 hours
E1 reassigned
L24 is designated as the FAST truck
Battalion 8 is 10-84 from Box 837
Rescue 1
Squad 18
Division 3
02:40 hours
BC9: We have smoke poking out from behind a billboard, looks like the second floor. L4 is currently investigating the cause.
Fire Building CIDs - 7 Times Square at 42 St and Times Square
50 story 140x280 Class E commercial a.k.a. 1459 Broadway w/ emergency generators and gravity-fed sprinklers
7-5-778 - 02:46 hours
BC9: We're going to use all-hands at this time. We have smoke on the 2nd floor, we still have not located the source. We are going with the address of 7 Times Square.
Fire Building Height / Size-up
46 story 200x100 Commercial
Exposures:
1 - street
2 - street
3 - similar high-rise, possibly the same building
4 - street
02:57 hours
Division 3: The building runs from Broadway to 7th Ave. We are searching for fire on the 2nd floor, we have no smoke on the 3rd floor and above. The smoke appears to be electrical in nature.
10-76-778 - 03:04 hours (Commercial High Rise assignment)
DC3: Transmit a 10-76. We have a moderate amount of smoke on the second floor, still have not located the source.
E3 (CFRD)
E14 (Lobby Control)
E39 w/ HiRise 1
L2, TL12
Battalions 7 acting 9, 10 acting 8
Battalion 4 (safety officer)
Division 1
(Safety Battalion, Rescue Battalion, Mask Service Unit 1, and FieldCom not available due to 2nd alarm in Brooklyn)
03:13 hours
DC3: You can turn back Division 1
Division 1 is 10-8
03:17 hours
Now receiving a Class 3 for Ruby Tuesday's at 7 Times Square.
03:19 hours - Duration 57 minutes
DC3: Smoke has alleviated a bit. We have shut down some electrical panels, still have not found the source.
03:23 hours
E3 responded with Hi-Rise 1, E39 reassigned as the CFRD engine
03:29 hours - Duration 1 hours 7 minutes
DC3: Primaries and secondaries on fire floor and floor above are negative. Smoke is continuing to clear up. We have an engineer on site assisting with locating the source, still doubtful.
03:32 hours
Mask Service Unit available and responding.
03:39 hours - Duration 1 hours 17 minutes
DC3: Status of the fire is Probably Will Hold.
03:55 hours
DC3: The condition has stabilized. We have two building engineers helping us to locate the source, they are turning systems on and off to see which ones produced smoke.
04:00 hours - Duration 1 hours 39 minutes
DC3: We're going to go Under Control. The source of the fire has been identified, we're going to start releasing units now.
04:13 hours
BC9: Put a call out for Sanitation sanders, we have icing on Broadway, 7th Avenue, and 41st Street.
Address: 7 Times Square, W42 st and Broadway
Alternate Address: 1459 Broadway between W41 and W42 sts
02:30 hours
Class 3 Box 778 - Automatic alarm, terminal 9 for 1459 Broadway
E26, L4
Battalion 9
02:31 hours
Class 3 Box 837 - Unassigned automatic alarm for 7 Times Square
E54, TL21
Battalion 8
02:33 hours
Battalion 9: Give us 3 and 2 on the box, we have a smoke condition.
Engs. 65, 1
L24
02:35 hours
BC9: Box 837 is for the same building, we have E54 and TL21 10-84 here.
02:35 hours
Box 837 is a 10-91 (emergency with no FD action taken)
E54 replacing E1
10-75-778 - 02:37 hours
E1 reassigned
L24 is designated as the FAST truck
Battalion 8 is 10-84 from Box 837
Rescue 1
Squad 18
Division 3
02:40 hours
BC9: We have smoke poking out from behind a billboard, looks like the second floor. L4 is currently investigating the cause.
Fire Building CIDs - 7 Times Square at 42 St and Times Square
50 story 140x280 Class E commercial a.k.a. 1459 Broadway w/ emergency generators and gravity-fed sprinklers
7-5-778 - 02:46 hours
BC9: We're going to use all-hands at this time. We have smoke on the 2nd floor, we still have not located the source. We are going with the address of 7 Times Square.
Fire Building Height / Size-up
46 story 200x100 Commercial
Exposures:
1 - street
2 - street
3 - similar high-rise, possibly the same building
4 - street
02:57 hours
Division 3: The building runs from Broadway to 7th Ave. We are searching for fire on the 2nd floor, we have no smoke on the 3rd floor and above. The smoke appears to be electrical in nature.
10-76-778 - 03:04 hours (Commercial High Rise assignment)
DC3: Transmit a 10-76. We have a moderate amount of smoke on the second floor, still have not located the source.
E3 (CFRD)
E14 (Lobby Control)
E39 w/ HiRise 1
L2, TL12
Battalions 7 acting 9, 10 acting 8
Battalion 4 (safety officer)
Division 1
(Safety Battalion, Rescue Battalion, Mask Service Unit 1, and FieldCom not available due to 2nd alarm in Brooklyn)
03:13 hours
DC3: You can turn back Division 1
Division 1 is 10-8
03:17 hours
Now receiving a Class 3 for Ruby Tuesday's at 7 Times Square.
03:19 hours - Duration 57 minutes
DC3: Smoke has alleviated a bit. We have shut down some electrical panels, still have not found the source.
03:23 hours
E3 responded with Hi-Rise 1, E39 reassigned as the CFRD engine
03:29 hours - Duration 1 hours 7 minutes
DC3: Primaries and secondaries on fire floor and floor above are negative. Smoke is continuing to clear up. We have an engineer on site assisting with locating the source, still doubtful.
03:32 hours
Mask Service Unit available and responding.
03:39 hours - Duration 1 hours 17 minutes
DC3: Status of the fire is Probably Will Hold.
03:55 hours
DC3: The condition has stabilized. We have two building engineers helping us to locate the source, they are turning systems on and off to see which ones produced smoke.
04:00 hours - Duration 1 hours 39 minutes
DC3: We're going to go Under Control. The source of the fire has been identified, we're going to start releasing units now.
04:13 hours
BC9: Put a call out for Sanitation sanders, we have icing on Broadway, 7th Avenue, and 41st Street.
