Midtown, Manhattan, NY, 2/9/09
Address: 510 Madison Ave between E52 and 53 sts
Box 881
Engs. 8, 65, 54
L2, L4
Battalion 8
22:33 hours
Battalion 8: Have units come into E53 st, that'll be the main entrance.
10-76-881 - 22:35 hours
BC8: Box 881, transmit a 10-76. we have fire in a construction shanty on the 1st floor.
E21
E39 (CFRD Engine)
E14 (Lobby Control Unit)
E3 w/ High-Rise 1
L16, TL35
TL21 is the FAST Truck
Battalions 9, 10, 11, Rescue, Safety
Battalion 6 (Safety Officer)
Rescue 1
Squad 18
Tactical Support 1
FieldCom, Command Tactical Unit
Division 3
Mask Service Unit
RAC1
22:36 hours
BC8: Advise all units the entrance will be on 53 st, that'll be exposure 1.
CIDs for 510 Madison Ave:
13 story commercial under construction 200x200 class 1. Steel deck and trusses. Standpipe in stair B, Entrance on 53 st. Siamese on Madison Ave.
2-2-881 - 22:38 hours
BC8: Box 881, give us a 2nd alarm, the fire is starting to take up on the 2nd floor, we're having trouble reaching it, we're going to need to stretch from the street.
Engs. 16, 34, 44, 40
E9 w/ Satellite 1
L24, TL7*
Battalion 2 (Resource Unit Leader)
Rescue 4
Division 1
(*actually assigned to another box nearby and requested assignment. Later advised they were 10-84 and setting up)
7-5-881 - 22:40 hours - Duration 11 minutes
BC8: Box 881, we're going to use All-Hands on the 2nd alarm. We have access to the 2nd level, we're having problems getting water to the main fire, we have no access to the main fire. We have heavy fire condition on the 2nd floor now.
22:42 hours
BC8: Have TL356 come into 5th ave and 53 st, we may run into an auto exposure problem here.
3-3-881 - 22:44 hours
BC8: Urgent, box 881, we're going with a third alarm, k.
Engs. 74, 76, 5, 24
E207 w/ Satellite 6
E262 w/ IMT Planning Vehicle
TL13, L3
Battalion 58 (Air-Recon Chief)
Battalion 45 (IMT Planning Chief)
Battalion 4 (Communication Coordinator)
Battalion 1 (Staging Manager)
22:46 hours
Division 3: I need a tower ladder to set up at the front of the fire building, and a staging area.
22:46 hours
Staging area is 52 st and Madison Ave
22:49 hours
TL7 is up from the previous box nearby, setting up at the 3rd.
22:51 hours
Car 9 (DAC John Sudnik, Queens Borough Commander) is responding.
22:52 hours
E53 is 10-8 in E8's response area
22:53 hours
Car 1C (Commissioner's Liaison) is responding.
22:53 hours
DC3: We've got heavy fire on the 2nd floor, we've got 3 tower ladders in operation, and we're checking exposure 4 for extension.
22:54 hours
TL117 is relocating to TL13
L8 is 10-8 in L4's response area.
22:56 hours
DC3: I want all 3rd alarm units to respond to exposure 3, 52nd st.
23:00 hours
BC8: Have those units respond to Exposure 3 for firefighting duty, and assign Division 1 to that location.
23:02 hours
Car 12A (Executive Officer of Safety and Inspectional Services) is responding
23:03 hours
E292 is relocating to E44
Battalion 12 is 10-8 in Battalion 8's response area
E221 is relocating to E5
E73 is relocating to E53
23:04 hours
Battalion 40 is relocating to Battalion 2
E307 is relocating to E65
23:05 hours
New staging area is 51 st and Madison Ave.
23:05 hours
E91 is 10-8 in E39's response area.
23:06 hours
E258 is relocating to E24
23:07 hours
Battalion 13 is 10-8 in Battalion 9's response area.
E271 is 10-8 in E16's response area
23:09 hours
TL163 is 10-8 in TL7's response area
23:13 hours
FieldCom: By orders of DAC Sudnik, special call HazMat and HazMat Battalion, we have acetylene tanks on the 2nd floor.
HazMat 1, HazMat Battalion, Squad 288 (HazTec) S/C
23:16 hours
FC: Have those special units respond to the command post in front of the fire building.
23:21 hours
E4 is 10-8 in E54's response area.
23:26 hours
FC: Have Buildings respond and get an ETA for them please.
23:30 hours
FC: Progress report for Manhattan 10-76 3rd alarm box 881: DAC Sudnik reports there's a heavy fire condition on the 2nd and 3rd floors of a 13 story brick, 200x200. At this time Car 9, DAC Sudnik reports that the main body of fire has been knocked down. Trucks are continuing to open up, still knocking down pockets of fire on the 2nd and 3rd floors. Trucks are conducting searches, still Doubtful at this time.
23:34 hours
Buildings Dept. reports a 30 to 50 minute ETA.
23:35 hours
FC: Special call 2 trucks, k.
TL12, L8 acting 4 S/C
23:36 hours
FC: Have those 2 trucks report to the staging area.
23:37 hours
FC: Have the 2 special called trucks respond to the command post, k.
23:51 hours
FC: Progress report for your 10-76 3rd alarm Box 881, at this time DAC Sudnik reports: heavy smoke condition throughout. There is no more extension of the fire. Members are on the 9th floor conducting searches, and this fire is still Doubtful.
00:00 hours
FC: Special call 2 additional trucks, and have them respond to the staging area.
TL9, L25 S/C
00:02 hours
FC: Have those two trucks come in to the command post.
00:12 hours - Duration 1 hour 43 minutes
FC: Progress report for your 3rd alarm 10-76 Box 881, Car 9, DAC Sudnik reports: trucks are continuing to search the upper floors, however searches are delayed due to a heavy smoke condition. We have fans in operation to alleviate some of the smoke. We have a controlled burn on the 3 acetylene tanks, and this fire is now Probably Will Hold.
00:13 hours
Division 1 is 10-8.
00:15 hours
Rescue 1 is 10-8.
00:18 hours
TL119 is relocating to TL9.
00:18 hours
Rescue 4 is 10-8 back to Queens.
00:20 hours
FC: Correction to the height and size-up, it's a 30 story building.
Exposures are:
1, 2, and 3 - street
4 - 7 story building
00:22 hours
TL44 is relocating to TL35
00:24 hours
Rescue Battalion is 10-8 back to Citywide.
00:41 hours - Duration 2 hours 4 minutes
FC: Progress report for 3rd alarm 10-76 Box 881, at this time DAC Sudnik reports: It's going to be an extended operation. There is a medium smoke condition on the upper floors, and floors 15-30 have high CO levels. The acetylene tanks have been extinguished and removed by HazMat. Special call High-Rise 2 and 2 companies with High-Rise fans. This operation is Probably Will Hold.
E91 acting 39 w/ High-Rise 2 S/C*
(*High-Rise 2 has fans. Manhattan checking with E3 quarters if there are additional fans there)
00:47 hours
FC: Mixer-off.
00:51 hours
Battalion 45 is 10-8 back to Queens.
00:55 hours
E33 acting 3 S/C with the High-Rise Fan from E3's quarters.
00:57 hours
E262/IMT Planning Unit is 10-8 back to Queens.
00:58 hours
FC: Have E91 and 33 respond to the command post.
01:00 hours
FC: Special call 2 additional truck companies, k.
L43, TL115 S/C
01:02 hours
FC: Have them respond to the command post.
01:11 hours
Car 1C is 10-8.
01:15 hours
FC: Special call 1 engine and 1 truck and have them respond to the command post.
E73 acting 53, L128 acting 3 S/C
01:19 hours
Command Tactical Unit is 10-8.
01:22 hours
E9: Notify DEP we have a broken hydrant on E51 st and Madison Ave.
01:25 hours
L20 is 10-8 in L3's response area.
01:25 hours
FC: Let L128 know that they will be the FAST Truck when they get here, and E73 will be the CFRD Engine.
L128 acting 3 is designated the FAST Truck
E73 acting 53 is designated the CFRD Engine
01:32 hours
Battalion 9 is 10-8, Battalion 13 can return from relocation.
E307 is returning to Queens from relocation.
01:34 hours - Duration 3 hours 5 minutes
FC: Progress report for 3rd alarm 10-76 box 881, Car 9, DAC Sudnik reports: this is an extended operation. Primaries on the 1st through the 14th floors are negative, secondaries on the 1st through 4th floors are negative. We are still venting with the fans on all floors. Searches are being conducted floor by floor. We have high CO levels on the upper floors, and we are still Probably Will Hold. Also special call 2 additional trucks to respond to the command post.
TL163 acting 7, L5 S/C
01:40 hours
E292, L20 are returning from relocation.
01:54 hours
FC: Have RAC1 return to the 3rd alarm, k.
01:55 hours
TL44 is returning to the Bronx from relocation.
01:56 hours
RAC1 is returning to quarters to resupply.
02:00 hours - Duration 3 hours 31 minutes
FC: Progress report for your 3rd alarm 10-76 box 881, Car 9, DAC Sudnik reports: primary searches are complete and negative, secondary searches are still in progress. We still have high CO readings, between 50 and 80 ppm, and this fire is Under Control.
