Two Bridges/Chinatown, Manhattan, NY, 2/24/09
Address: 22 James St between Madison St and St. James Place
Phone Box 132 - Report of fire in a MD
Engs. 9, 6, 7
L6, TL1
Battalion 1
10-75-132 - 03:54 hours
E9: 10-75 the box, we believe we have fire on the 2nd floor, we have people on the fire escapes!
E55
L8 is the FAST Truck
Battalion 4
Rescue 1
Squad 18
Division 1
03:57 hours
E10, L10 S/C
7-5-132 - 03:58 hours - Duration 10 minutes
Battalion 1: We have fire possibly on the 4th floor and 3rd floor at this time. We have multiple people coming down the fire escape. 25x75, 6 story building, using All-Hands.
RAC1
Fire Building Height/Size-up:
6 story 25x75 OMD
Exposures are:
1 - street
2 - 5-story building
3 - yard
4 - 5-story building
03:58 hours
Receiving report of person trapped on the rear balcony
04:06 hours - Duration 20 minutes
Division 1: We have 2 lines stretched, fire is Doubtful, we have a 10-45.
04:06 hours
Receiving an alarm activation in apartment 8.
2-2-132 - 04:08 hours
DC1: Transmit a second alarm, we have numerous 10-45s!
Engs. 15, 4, 28
E24 w/ Satellite 1
L20
Battalion 2 (Safety Officer)
Battalion 31 (Resource Unit Leader)
Rescue, Safety Battalions
Tactical Support 1
FieldCom, Command Tactical Unit
04:09 hours - Duration 23 minutes
DC1: We have fire on the 2nd floor, still trying to determine the number of 10-45s.
04:10 hours
DC1: At this time, confirming 2 10-45s.
04:11 hours
DC1: We now have 3 10-45s.
04:21 hours
Car 9 (DAC John Sudnik, Queens Borough Commander) is responding.
04:21 hours - Duration 33 minutes
DC1: We've got another 10-45 this box, total of 4.
04:22 hours
Battalion 48 is relocating to Battalion 2
04:24 hours
DC1: At the 2nd alarm we have a 3rd line in operation, k.
04:25 hours
DC1: At the 2nd alarm we need 2 additional trucks.
TL15, TL18 S/C
04:26 hours - Duration 38 minutes
04:29 hours - Duration 41 minutes
The staging area is Chambers St and St. James Place
04:32 hours
E226 is relocating to E4
3-3-132 - 04:33 hours
Engs. 33, 205, 224, 14
Battalion 6
Battalion 7 (Staging Manager)
Battalion 58 (Air Recon Chief)
Mask Service Unit 1
04:34 hours
FC: Have all the chiefs on the 3rd alarm report directly to the command post, and have the 1st due engine and truck respond directly to the command post.
04:39 hours - Duration 49 minutes
FC: Advise the staging chief when they arrive on scene to contact FieldCom on handy-talky channel 5. Also progress report for Manhattan 3rd alarm Box 132, at this time Car 9, DAC Sudnik reports: Heavy fire in the shaft in the rear of the fire building. Primary searches are still underway, and the fire is still Doubtful.
04:40 hours
L110 is 10-8 in L20's response area
04:42 hours
The staging area has been changed to Madison St and Catherine St.
04:45 hours
TL13 is 10-8 in TL18's response area
04:48 hours
Car 1B (Commissioner's Liaison) and Car 36B (Department Chaplain) are responding
04:50 hours
FC: Can you try to raise E205 and advise them to also report directly to the command post.
04:50 hours
Manhattan unable to raise E205.
04:53 hours
Car 11A (Chief of Rescue Operations) is responding
05:05 hours
FC requests a mixer-off message
05:07 hours
Battalion 58: Air recon is going to be grounded due to the wind conditions, PD Aviation will not be flying today.
Battalion 58 is 10-8 back to Brooklyn
05:09 hours - Duration 1 hour 21 minutes
FC: Progress report for Manhattan 3rd alarm box 132, at this time DAC Sudnik, Car 9, reports: There is a total of 9 10-45s: 3 10-45 code 2s (Red Tag, Immediate) and 6 10-45 no codes, total. The fire is darkening down, primary searches delayed due to heavy fire condition, and the fire is Doubtful.
05:24 hours
FC: Special call 2 additional truck companies. Have them report in to the staging area for now.
L11, TL9 S/C
05:33 hours
FC: Special call 2 additional battalion chiefs.
Battalions 35, 10 acting 6 S/C
05:35 hours
FC: Have them report directly to the command post.
4-4-132 - 05:36 hours
FC: At Box 132, DAC Sudnik, Car 9 reports we have fire on the 5th and 6th floors, transmit the 4th alarm.
Engs. 53 acting 5, 3, 16, 65
E262 w/ IMT Unit
Battalion 45 (Planning Sections Chief)
Car 12 (Acting BC Stephen Raynis, Chief of Safety and Inspectional Services)
05:52 hours
E58 is 10-8 in E65's response area
06:00 hours - Duration 2 hours 12 minutes
FC: Progress report for 4th alarm Box 132, Car 9 reports: Fire on floors 4, 5, and 6. Handlines moving in through the interior and fire escape. Searches in progress and fire is Doubtful.
06:00 hours
Car 12C (OSHA Duty Car) is 10-84
06:13 hours
FC: Special call 2 additional ladder companies.
L5, L108 acting 3 S/C
06:28 hours - Duration 2 hours 40 minutes
FC: Progress report on 4th alarm Box 132, DAC Sudnik, Car 9 reports: Fire on the 4th floor is darkening down. We have fire on the 6th floor and through the roof. 2 lines stretched into exposure 2 to prevent extension, and fire is Doubtful.
06:31 hours
Battalion 42 is 10-8 in Battalion 4's response area.
06:33 hours
L101 is relocating to L6
06:34 hours - Duration 2 hours 46 minutes
FC: At 4th alarm Box 132, DAC Sudnik, Car 9 reports: There is now a total of 20 10-45s: 5 code 2s, 15 codes 3s (Yellow Tag, Delayed).
06:47 hours - Duration 3 hours
FC: Progress report for 4th alarm Box 132, At this time: main body of fire has been knocked down on the 4th and 5th floors. Still have heavy fire on the exposure 2 side of the 6th floor. Making good progress with handlines. There is no extension into exposure 2, and searches throughout exposure 2 are negative. Fire remains Doubtful.
07:01 hours
Car 4 (Chief of Fire Operations Patrick McNally) is 10-84
07:21 hours
E279 is 10-8 in E28's response area
07:34 hours
Car 23 (Public Information, Executive Officer) is responding
07:40 hours
IMT Unit: The planning chief requests the original time out of this incident.
Original time out was 3:47 hours
07:41 hours - Duration 3 hours 53 minutes
FC: Progress report for 4th alarm Box 132, at this time Car 4, Chief of Operations McNally places this fire Probably Will Hold.
07:48 hours
FC: Request Buildings to respond to Box 132 to check the stability of the building.
07:49 hours
Buildings Dept reports a representative on-scene.
07:50 hours
Car 11A is 10-8 back to Citywide.
08:33 hours
Battalion 10 acting 6 and E14 are 10-8.
08:46 hours - Duration 5 hours and 2 minutes
FC: At 4th alarm Box 132, at this time Car 4, Chief of Operations McNally places this fire Under Control.
5-5-132 - 09:05 hours
FC: At Box 132, transmit a 5th alarm with 4 engines, 2 trucks, and a Battalion Chief to respond for relief purposes.
Engs. 21 acting 7, 226 acting 4, 1, 220
TL12
Battalion 37
09:44 hours
FC: Box 132, primary searches on the top floor are complete and negative with the exception of the collapsed area.
10:20 hours
DC1: At the 5th alarm, primaries and secondaries throughout are complete and negative except in the collapse zones. We had a partial collapse of the roof onto the 6th floor, and partial collapse of the 3rd floor onto the 2nd.
10:24 hours
DC1: At the 5th alarm, we also had collapse of the 6th floor onto the 5th floor in the rear.