8/17/09 Manhattan Box 689 Second Alarm

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Manhattan 2nd Alarm Box 689 fire in a hotel. Companies searching for the fire. Approx 4 hours ago

Location - 7th AVE at W 31 ST
 
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E1/L24's homebox, response should be E1, E26, E34, L24, TL21, BC7, then TL12FAST, and either E3 or E16. ;)
 
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Call came in as a class 3 and was a 1 and 2 for a fire in an office space on the 14th floor, then went to a 10-77 and a 2nd alarm for extensions.

Engs. 1, 34, 16
L24, TL21
Battalion 7

E26 available assigned 4th due

E14 acting 3
E33 w/ High-Rise 1
TL12, TL7
L3 FAST Truck
Battalion 9
Battalion 45 Safety Officer
Rescue, Safety Battalions
Tactical Support 1
Fieldcom
 
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Address 401 7th Avenue at W 32 St
Phone Alarm Box 689 - W 31 St and 7th Avenue
Smoke in the 11th and 12th Floor

@17:43
Disp to B9 - any chance E26 and L24 will become available?

Disp to B7 - garbled - sounded like E3 and L12 were assigned

B9: E26 and L24 are committed at this time (sorry G'man)

CIDS info:
Hotel Penn Plaza (old Statler Hilton)
23 story 200X385 AKA 15 Penn Plaza
Enter via 7th Avenue
Command post and security on right side of lobby
Floors 2-17 standpipe in hall
Extinguisher closets (A,B,D,E)

@17:50
B7: 10-77 for a medium smoke condition on 14th floor -
trying to locate the fire - going to use the CIDS
Exposure 1 - street
Exposure 2 - street
Exposure 3 - unknown at this time
Exposure 4 - street

10-77 High-rise multiple dwelling fire (Response of 5 engines, 5 ladders, 3 battalion chiefs, 1 deputy, 1 rescue, 1 squad, the Special Operations battalion chief, a safety officer, Field Comm unit, and the Safety Operating battalion chief.)

@17:52
B9 releases E26 and L24 - all units 10-8

@18:31
Queens Disp 163 announce 2nd Alarm for Manhattan Box 689
(haven't heard anything on the Scanamerica archive tape for about 40 minutes)

Whoever gets the Ex Chief's rundown first can post it

 
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FrManhattan,  N. Y.  08/17/09  @  17:45 hrs.

Penn Plaza  /  Midtown



Box  689

address:              401  7th  Ave.  x  West  32nd  St.



689  @  17:42

Engs.  1,  34,  3

T. Lad.  21,  T. Lad.  12

Batt.  7



10 ? 77 ? 689  @  17:50

Lad.  4,    T. Lad.  7

Ladder  3  is  designated  as  the  ?FAST?  Truck

Eng.  14*  ( * 4th due  &  High Rise  Nozzle  Co )

Eng.  54  C.F.R.D.

Eng.  3  w / High Rise  Unit #1

Rescue Co. #1

Squad  Co.  #18

Batt.  7

Batt.  11

Batt.  45  ?Safety  Officer?

Division  3

Rescue  Battalion  /  Safety  Battalion

Fieldcom  1

Command  Tactical  Unit



Fire  Building:

23  Story  Class  1  100 x 285 

?Hotel  Pennsylvania?



All ? Hands:

7 ? 5 ? 10 ? 77 ? 689  @  17:54

Batt.  7  reports:    Box  689,  Using  All ? Hands.    Fire  appears  to  be  in  a  closet  on  the  14th  floor.

We  have  a  smoke  condition  on  the  floors  above.      Searches  are  in  progress.    Trucks  are  ?Opening  Up?

Fire  is  Doubtful.



@  17:56

Division  1  is  assigned



@  18:10

Batt.  7:    Box  689,    All  visible  fire  has  been  knocked  down.    Heavy  smoke  condition.

Searches  are  in  progress.      Still  Doubtful.



2nd  Alarm:

2 ? 2 ? 10- 77 ? 689  @  18:30

Engs.  16,  21,  8,  5

T. Lad.  9,    T. Lad.  35

Eng.  9  w /  Satellite  1

Batt.  2

Batt.  10  ?Resource  Unit  Leader?

Batt.  33  ?Air  Re-Con  Chief?

Tactical  Support  Unit  #1

Car  4 ?George?



@  18:36

Fieldcom  1:    Progress  Report  for  the  2nd Alarm,  10-77 ,  Box  689,    Division  3  reports:

Fire  is  Still  Doubtful.    Main  body  of  fire  has  been  knocked  down.    We  have  a  smoke

condition  on  numerous  floors  above.    Searches  on  floors  10,  11,  12  &  18  are  negative.

Searches  in  all  stairwells  are  negative.



@  18:54

Fieldcom  1:    Progress  Report  for  the  2nd Alarm,  10-77 ,  Box  689,    Division  3  reports:

Fire  has  been  located  in  a  hidden  room  on  the  7th  floor  in  room  703.

Trucks  are  ?Opening  Up?    and  checking  for  extensions.    Still  Doubtful.



@  19:12

Fieldcom  1:    Special  Call  ( 2 )  additional  Trucks.

Ladder  2    &    Ladder  24    are  s/c



@  19:36

Fieldcom  1:    Progress  Report  for  the  2nd Alarm,  10-77  Box  689,  Car  4 ?george?  reports:

All  Searches  thru  out  are  complete  and  negative.      Fire  is    UnderControl.

om Ex-Chief84:   
 
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