2/11/09 Manhattan Box 876 - 10-76

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Midtown Mahattan, NY, 2/11/09

Address: 845 3rd Ave between E51 and 52 sts

Class 3 Box 876 - Automatic Alarm
E8

21:29 hours
Box after initial 876 - Report of smoke in the basement of the music institute @ 247 E52 st
Engs. 21, 39
L2, L4
Battalion 8

21:33 hours
Battalion 8: We have a large steam leak in the basement of 845 3rd Ave, we have steaming venting out the side of the building, have ConEd respond.

21:34 hours
Now receiving report of a manhole fire in front of 247 E52 st

21:35 hours
Now receiving multiple reports for manhole fires @ 52nd and 2nd and 53rd and 2nd.

7-5-876 - 21:35 hours
BC8: we're going to use All-Hands on this, we have heavy steam in the basement starting to expand to the 1st floor.
E54
TL21 is the FAST Truck
Battalion 9
Rescue 1
Squad 18
Division 3

10-76-876 - 21:36 hours
BC8: We have steam permeating the 1st floor, we have people evacuating, we're going with a 10-76, no fire but heavy steam, and can we get a rush on ConEd.
E3 (CFRD Engine)
E26 (Lobby Control Unit)
TL35
TL21 is going in for work
L24 is available and designated the FAST Truck
Rescue, Safety Battalions
Battalion 10 (Safety Officer)
Tactical Support 1
FieldCom
Mask Service Unit
RAC1

Exposures are:
1 - street
2 - street
3 - unknown
4 - street

21:39 hours
E3 will respond with High-Rise 1
E26 is now designated the CFRD Engine
E40 assigned as the Lobby Control Unit

21:40 hours
Battalion 7 is available responding as the "Safety Officer"

CIDS for 845 3rd Ave:
21 story 100x200 mixed-occupancy high-rise.  Pressurized stairs.  Stair X: standpipe 1st to 12th floor.  Stair Y: standpipe 12th floor to roof.  Stair Z: fire tower.  Stairs V and W have no standpipes.

21:43 hours
ConEd Steam reports a crew en-route

21:44 hours
Car 13A (AC Richard Tobin, Assistant Chief of Fire Prevention) is responding

21:45 hours
BC8: Command post is in the lobby.

21:46 hours
BC8: We have 1 of the valves shut off in the basement, the steam has subsided somewhat however we still have heavy steam in the stairs.  we have ConEd on scene, they're working on shutting off steam to the building, we're going to confer with ConEd about the rest of the block once they get it shut off.

21:57 hours
Battalion 46 is relocating to Battalion 8

21:57 hours - Duration 33 minutes
DC3: At 10-76 Box 876, All-Hands, we have primary searches negative between floors 1 and 12.  We have a major steam leak in the basement, we have ConEd shutting off some valves in the manhole at this location, still Doubtful.

22:00 hours
E258 is 10-8 in E21's response area

22:00 hours
E22 is 10-8 in E39's response area

22:10 hours - Duration 46 minutes
FieldCom: Progress report for your All-Hands box 876, the address 845 3rd Ave, at this time Car 13A, AC Tobin reportS: Priamry search in the stairwells complete and negative, ConEd is shutting down valves, Doubtful.

22:12 hours
E35 is 10-8 in E8's response area
L26 is 10-8 in L2's response area

22:15 hours - Duration 51 minutes
FC: Progress report #4 for All-Hands Box 876, Car 13A reports secondary searches in stairs X and Y from roof to lobby are complete and negative.  Original report from occupants is that there was noone in the basement at the time, however searches will be made when steam is shut off.

22:21 hours-  Duration 57 minutes
FC: Progress report #5 for All-Hands Box 876, Car 13A reports: Primary and secondary searches complete and negative throughout except in the immediate area.  Building security reports there is noone in the basement.  Probably Will Hold.

22:37 hours
E54 is 10-8

22:38 hours - Duration 1 hour 15 minutes
FC: Progress report #6 for All-Hands Box 876, Car 13A reports: primary and secondary searches on all floors complete and negaitve except in the immediate area.  This will be an extended operation waiting fpr ConEd to complete operations.

22:43 hours
Rescue 1 is 10-8

22:44 hours
Squad 18 is 10-8

22:46 hours
Tactical Support 1 is 10-8 back to Citywide

22:48 hours - Duration 1 hours 24 minutes
FC: At Box 876, Car 13A is taking up, command is being transferred to Division 3.

22:50 hours
Car 13A: Car 13A is 10-8, Division 3 is Incident Commander.

23:09 hours - Duration 1 hour 45 minutes
DC3: Progress report for Box 876, be advised that in the sub-basement, the primary searches are negative.

23:12 hours - Duration 1 hour 48 minutes
DC3: Box 876, be advised primary searches are negative in the basement level.

23:19 hours - 1 hour 55 minutes
DC3: All-Hands Box 876, all secondary searches are complete and negative at the sub-basement and basement level.  By order of the chief, Under Control.  All units will go 10-8 when they become available.
 
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