4/11/10 Box 259 7th alarm

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Box 259 - Forsyth and Grand St.
Section: Chinatown
Address: 283 Grand St.

Size up: 20 x 80 commercial, 6 story Multiple-Dwelling.

Exposures:
(1) Street
(2) Similar
(3) Unknown
(4) Similar

(Unsure of entire rundown)
Battalion 4
Engine 9, 15, 55, 28, 7, 33, 5, 6, 24 acting 9, 23 acting 55, 4, 3, 8, 1, 54, 14, 262
Ladder 6, 8, 20 Fast, 11, 9, 3 acting 6, 1, 8, 10, 5, 21 acting 1, 15, 7, 12
Division 1
Rescue 1
Squad 18
Rescue Battalion
Battalion 1 - Safety Chief
Battalion 6 - Resource unit leader
Satellite 1
Tactical Support
Battalion 35 - Staging Chief
Battalion 43 - Air Recon chief
RAC 1
Battalion 8
Battalion 31
Battalion 7
Battalion 9
Battalion 32 acting 1
Car 6-Chief Esposito
Car 17
Car 12A
IMT unit
MSU

CIDS for 283-285 Grand St: 6 story, 60 x 75 Class 3, rear fire escape, solar panels located on roof.

22:20 - Division 1 is 10-84.

22:21 - Battalion 4 states: We are still opening up, unsure if this is the right building where the fire is located. 1 line stretched, ready to go into operation. I will get back to you.

22:25 - Change of address to 285 Grand St. We have a heavy smoke condition throughout this commercial building, still unable to locate the fire. 1 line stretched, and ready to go into operation. Requesting an extra engine and truck. Engine 7 and Ladder 11.

22:28 - Fire is doubtful. Using all hands for a fire in a 20 x 80 commercial, 6 story Multiple Dwelling.
20 x 80 commercial, 6 story MD.

22:34: Car 6 states: Transmit a full second alarm.

22:35: Heavy smoke in the cellar and first floor. Still unable to locate the fire, still remains doubtful. Report by Deputy Chief Esposito.

22:36 - 1 10-45 no code

22:37 - Special call an additional truck, which is Tower Ladder 1. Have the Satellite report in and set up a manifold. We are putting Ladder 3 and Ladder 9 to work.

22:40 - Staging area for 3rd alarm if needed, Grand St. and Chrystie. Tower Ladder 1 report to command post, you're going to work  

22:42 - Special call an additional truck on top of Tower Ladder 1, which is Ladder 8. Have Ladder 8 report to the CP, they're going to work  

22:43 - Another 10-45 no code.

22:47 - Transmit a full third alarm, and have them report to the staging area.

22:55 - Have first two trucks report into the CP for fire duty. Ladder 10 and Ladder 5

22:55 - Special call two additional trucks and have them go to the staging area.

22:57 - RAC 1 is 10-84

22:59 - Give me two engines and two trucks off of staging, I don't know if the 35's there yet.  Have them report to the CP. Engine 4, Engine 3, Ladder 10 and ?

23:00 - Special call two additional Battalion chief (8 and 31). Have them report to command post.

23:01 - Transmit a Fourth alarm, and have them report to staging.

23:01 - Car 17 is 10-84

23:05 - Car 36B is responding. (Department Chaplain)

23:05 - Field Comm states: Requesting Con Ed to the scene.

23:07 - Car 4 is responding. (Chief of Operations)

23:08 - Fallback Step 3 has been implemented in the Borough of Manhattan. Assignments will be adjusted.

23:10 - Corrected Address - 283 Grand St. Fire in the basement and 1st floor with possible extension into the second floor. Possible extension into exposure, and floor 1 of that building which is 285 Grand St. 5 hand-lines are in operation, getting water on fire, searches are in progress, and in process of evacuation residents.

23:13 - Special call (2) additional Battalion chiefs and have them report to the CP. Battalion 9 and Battalion 32 acting 1.

23:16 - We need a Con Ed supervisor forthwith.

23:17 - Transmit a 5th alarm for box 259

23:19 - Field Communications, please advise the chief, you are getting no trucks. Request them as needed.

23:23 - 6th Alarm

00:00 - Heavy fire on all floors of original fire building, and fire on all floors of exposure 2. Two TL's in operation, and 3 hand-lines in operation. Fire is still doubtful. Thru the roof.

00:05 - 7th alarm

00:12 - Division 11 special called

00:27 -  Mixer off message

Some Relocations: Ladder 3 to Ladder 6
Ladder 16 acting 11
Ladder 146 acting 18
Engine 221 acting 7
Ladder 110 acting 8
Engine 74 acting 55


Note: Use Catry's report I gave up too much was going on.


 
Wants Sat 1 to set up in front fire bldg, plus s/c additional trucks.
Time 2239
 
Chinatown, Manhattan, NY, 4/11/10

Address: 283 - 285 Grand St between Forsyth and Eldridge Sts

22:14 hours
Phone Box 259 - Report of smoke in the area
Engs. 9, 55, 15
T6, TL18
Battalion 4

10-75-259 - 22:16 hours
E28
T20 (FAST Truck)
Battalion 2
Squad 18
Rescue 1
Division 1

22:21 hours
Battalion 4: We're opening up at this time, we're trying to locate the source of the smoke.  We're not sure if this is even the right building at thie time.  We have 1 line stretched, ready to go into operation.

22:25 hours
Division 1: We're going to change the address to 285 Grand St, we have a heavy smoke condition throughout the building, still trying to locate the source.  1 line stretched at this time, start out an extra engine and extra truck.
E7, L11 S/C

7-5-259 - 22:29 hours
DC1: We have a 20x80 mixed-occupancy type 6 story.  We're still searching for the fire at this time.  All-Hands at this time.
RAC1

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

CIDs for 283 - 285 Grand St:
6 story 60x75 MD class 3.  Rear fire escape.  Solar panels on roof.

2-2-259 - 22:34 hours - Duration 20 minutes
Car 6 (AC James Esposito, Manhattan Borough Commander): Box 259, transmit a full 2nd alarm on this box, k.  Box 259, right now we're using a 2nd alarm, heavy smoke in the cellar and 1st floor.  Undetermined source of fire at this time,  Trucks are still opening and searching for fire.  This report by AC James Esposito, citywide tour commander.
Engs. 33, 5, 6, 10
E24 acting 9 w/ Satellite 1
TL9, L3 acting 6
Battalion 1 (Safety Officer)
Battalion 6 (Resource Unit Leader)
Safety, Rescue Battalions
Tactical Support 1
FieldCom, Command Tactical Unit

22:36 hours
Car 6: 2nd Alarm Box 259, 10-45 no code.

22:38 hours
Car 6: The satellite, let's get them on Grand St in front of the park on Eldridge, get the manifold set up right in front of the fire building.  I want the two trucks into the command post ASAP, with their tools, k, they're going to work.  Special call 1 additional truck on the 2nd
TL1 S/C

22:40 hours
The staging area is Grand St and Chrystie St

22:41 hours
Receiving apartment 4H at 45 Allen St reporting smoke.

22:42 hours
Car 6: Special call an additional truck above TL1.
L8 S/C

22:43 hours - Duration 29 minutes
Car 6: 2nd Alarm Box 259, another, 2nd, 10-45 no code

3-3-259 - 22:47 hours
Car 6: 259 box, transmit a full 3rd alarm.  I want the entire third alarm to stage at the staging area
Engs. 4, 3, 16, 23 acting 55
L10, T5
Battalion 7
Battalion 35 (Staging Manager)
Battalion 43 (Air-Recon Chief)
Mask Service Unit

22:54 hours
Car 6: Have the 1st due trucks on the 3rd alarm respond in to the Command Post.

22:55 hours
Car 6: Call 2 trucks and have them go to staging.
TL21 acting 1, TL15 S/C

22:59 hours
Car 6: Give me 2 engines and 2 trucks off of staging, have them report in to the Command Post.
Engs. 4, 3, L10, T5 re-directed

23:00 hours
Car 6: Special call two Battalion Chiefs on this assignment, I want them at the command post.
Battalions 8, 57 S/C

23:00 hours
Battalion 31 replacing Battalion 57

4-4-259 - 23:01 hours
Car 6: Transmit a 4th Alarm!  Have the 4th alarm report to staging, I have Battalion 35 at staging.
Engs. 8, 1, 54, 14
E262 w/ IMT Unit
TL7, TL12
Battalion 57 (Planning Sections Chief)
Car 4 (Chief of Operations Robert Sweeney)
Car 36B (Department Chaplain)

23:02 hours
Car 12A (Executive Assistant, Safety and Inspectional Services) is responding
Car 17 is 10-84

23:05 hours
FieldCom: 4th alarm Box 259, AC Esposito, Car 6, would like to request ConEd Gas and ConEd Electric to the scene, k.

23:08 hours
Fallback Step III has been implemented in the borough of Manhattan.

23:10 hours
Receiving report of person trapped in apartment 4C on the 6th floor

23:10 hours - Duration 57 minutes
FC: Progress report #6 on the 4th alarm Box 259, the correct address is 283 Grand St.  Car 6, AC Esposito reports we have fire in the basement and 1st floor of the fire building, which is 283 Grand St, with possible extension into the 2nd floor.  We have extension into exposure 2, which is 285 Grand St, into the 1st floor.  They have 5 hands lines stretched and in operation, they are evacuating civilians from the upper floors, and they are getting water on the fire, primary searches are in progress, and the fire remains Doubtful Will Hold.

23:12 hours
Receiving apartment 14 at 285 Grand St reporting a person choking from smoke.

23:13 hours
FC: By orders of Car 6, AC Esposito, special call 2 Battalion Chiefs above the 4th Alarm.
Battalions 9, 32 acting 1 S/C

23:13 hours
Car 12 (DAC Stephen Raynis, Chief of Safety and Inspectional Services) is responding

23:16 hours
FC: Can you put in another call to ConEd, we need a supervisor forthwith and get an ETA

5-5-259 - 23:17 hours
FC: Per Car 6, AC Esposito, transmit a 5th Alarm!
Engs. 26, 226, 34 acting 24, 230 acting 10

6-6-259 - 23:23 hours
Engs. 205, 224, 210, 211
L154 acting 1, L24

23:26 hours - Duration 1 hour 12 minutes
FC: Progress report #7 for the 6th Alarm Box 259, at this time AC Esposito reports, 8 handlines stretched and in operation, fire on the 1st and 2nd floors of exposure 2, fire extended to the 3rd floor of the original fire building.  Transmit 2 additional 10-45s, for a total of 4, still evacuating numerous civilians from the upper floors, and the fire remains Doubtful.

23:32 hours
Car 36A (Department Chaplain) is responding

23:34 hours
FC: Special call a 95 foot Tower Ladder, we need them to respond to Eldridge St adjacent to exposure 2.
TL14 acting 21 S/C

23:42 hours
FC: At this time the Chief of Operations, Chief Sweeney, is on scene.  We have evacuated all members from the fire building and from exposure 2, and we are in the process of conducting a rollcall.

23:44 hours
Battalion 43 - Air Recon: Can you advise the FieldCom, from our vantage point we have heavy fire through the roof.
FC: Have the Air Recon Battalion switch to channel 5 while they conduct rollcall.

23:45 hours
Car 3 (Chief of Department Edward Kilduff) is 10-84
Car 1 (Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano) is responding

23:54 hours
Car 1E (Commissioner's Liaison) is responding
Car 14 (Chief Fire Marshal) is responding

7-7-259 - 23:55 hours
FC: At this time can you special call an additional FAST Truck, have them report to Battalion 9 on exposure 3.  By orders of the Chief of Department, Chief Kilduff, transmit a 7th Alarm.
T118 (FAST Truck) S/C

23:56 hours
FC: By orders of Car 3, Chief Kilduff, we will only special call 2 engines.
Engs. 21 acting 15, 219 S/C*

((7th Alarm rescinded)

00:00 hours - 1 hour 46 minutes
FC: Progress report for the 6th Alarm Box 259, at this time Car 3, Chief of Department Kilduff reports they have heavy fire on all floors of the original fire building, and they have fire on all floors of exposure 2.  They have 2 tower ladders set up and in operation: 1 on the fire building, and 1 on exposure 2.  They have extension into exposure 2A, and have 3 handlines stretched into exposure 2A, and the fire remains Doubtful.

7-7-259 - 00:05 hours
FC: By orders of the Chief of Department, Chief Kilduff, transmit an additional alarm for the 7th alarm.
Engs 216, 258 acting 33, 271 acting 6, 202
L30 acting 3, TL146 acting 18

00:07 hours
FC: Can you special call an additional Deputy Chief.
Division 11 S/C

00:11 hours
RAC1: You're going to have to dispatch another RAC to the 7th Alarm here.
RAC2 S/C

00:27 hours
FC requests a mixer-off message.

00:33 hours
FC: Can you special call 1 additional battalion chief, have them report to the Command Post.
Battalion 44 S/C

00:46 hours
Receiving report of embers falling on Hester St between Eldridge and Forsyth Sts

00:46 hours - Duration 2 hours 32 minutes
FC: At this time Chief of Department Kilduff reports they have fire in exposure 2A on the 4th, 5th, 6th floors and in the cockloft, they have a tower ladder operation on the fire building, another tower ladder operating on exposures 2 and 2A.  They had some extension into exposure 4 but that has been knocked down, and the fire remains Doubtful, k.

00:54 hours
FC: On the original 4 10-45 no codes, 2 of them are going to be code 2s (Red Tag, Immediate) and 2 will be code 4s (Green Tag, Minor).

01:14 hours
FC requests a mixer-off message.

01:25 hours
BC43 (Air Recon): Advise FieldCom we have re-fueled and are ready to take off again, ascertain if they have any special instructions and what handy-talky channel they want us to come in on.

01:26 hours
FC: You can notify the Air Recon as per the Chief they can go back in service.

01:35 hours - Duration 3 hours 22 minutes
FC: Progress report #10 for the 7th Alarm Box 259, the Chief of Department, Chief Kilduff, reports: at this time they have shut down all tower ladders, they have no visible fire in the original fire building, exposure 2, or exposure 2A.  They are evaluating the structural stability of the original fire building and exposure 2, they will be going back to a handline operation in exposure 2A, and places the fire Probably Will Hold, k.

01:49 hours
FC: We have a correction on the 10-45s: originally we had a total of 4 1045s, it is now only 3.  2 will be code 2s, and 1 has been upgraded to a code 3 (Yellow Tag, Delayed).

01:51 hours
Rescue Battalion is 10-8 back to Citywide.

01:54 hours
Tactical Support 1 is 10-8 back to Citywide.

02:00 hours
Car 1 is 10-8.

02:12 hours - Duration 3 hours 58 minutes
FC: Progress report #11 on the 7th Alarm Box 259, the Chief of Department, Chief Kilduff, reports: at this time they have 1 tower ladder operating into exposure 2, they have 2 handlines stretched and in operation in exposure 2A knocking down pockets of fire in the shaft and cockloft, he's placing the fire Under Control, k.

Relocations:
Engines: 316/1, 292/3, 280/4, 271/6, 221/7, 24/9, 22/9, 306/22, 230/10, 35/10, 291/14, 21/15, 255/15, 319/21, 34/24, 325/24, 73/26, 237/28, 258/33, 259/33, 23/55, 74/55
Ladders: 21/1, 154/1, 115/1, 3/6, 30/3, 128/6, 163/7, 110/8, 16/11, 22/12, 111/15, 146/18, 119/18, 101/20, 14/21, 23/21, 54/14
Battalions: 32/1, 11/2, 10/4, 45/6, 52/8
 
Any reason why the Citywide Tour Commander was on the scene 20 minutes into this incident?  It seems a little strange, unless he happened to be in the area.
 
Chief Esposito likes to take in jobs.  I've heard him take in seemingly routine All-Hands before.
 
Car 1 and Car 3 responding.   The Commissioner and the Chief

L118 additional FAST truck

Two additional engines by order of the Chief of Department       E219 and ...
 
Air Recon stating fire through the roof.
All units withdrawn from building roll calls being conducted and a 95 TL was special called TL 14 act 21
 
Fire all floors original building all floors exposure 2 and some extension to exp 2a, asked for 2 add'l engines and now just transmitted full 7th alarm
 
Right now, I'm on an upper floor of a building on West 23rd Street and I can see the smoke and fire glow from here.  Say a prayer that nobody gets hurt on this one.
 
Local channels have interrupted their broadcasts. Over 250 firefighters are on the scene.
 
i want live footage on here lol  wheres that helicopter that flies over all good fires haha


Battalion 44 commin at 00:37
 
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