2/15/09 Manhattan Box 864 - 10-75

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Midtown Manhattan, NY, 2/15/09

Address: 1285 Ave of Americas between W51 and 52 sts

21:04 hours
Phone Box 864 - Report of a generator fire.
Engs 65, 54
L4, L2
Battalion 11 acting 9

CIDs for 1285 Ave of Americas:
Commercial 41 story 200x400 class 1.  Standpipe in A, B F, G stairs.  D stair is the fire tower.  16 story setback.  12,000 gallon diesel tank for generator on 2nd sub-level.  Access stairs floors 4-7 8-15 22-32.  Mechanical equipment room on floors 15, 40, and 41.

10-75-864 - 21:14 hours
Battalion 11 acting 9: We'll use a 10-75, no special units required, for a fire in a generator, fire's been extinguished.
Engs 23, 8
Division 3 notified

21:16 hours - Duration 13 minutes
BC11/9: Primaries are negative, the generator has been shut off.  Also all fuel source to the generator has been shut.

21:21 hours - Duration 19 minutes
BC11/9: Box 0864, primary secondary searches are negative in the stairs, subcellar, and cellar.  Probably Will Hold.  Also, generator is located in the subcellar.

21:32 hours
BC11/9: Box 0864, CO levels in the subcellar and cellar are negative.  We're continuing to apply dry chem to the generator for a few minutes.

21:33 hours
BC11/9: Units are in the process of taking up, they will go 10-8 as they become available.
 
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