Midtown Manhattan, NY, 1/19/11
Address: 811 7th Ave between West 52 and 53 sts
07:35 hours
Phone Box 872 - Report of fire in a hotel
Engs. 54, 65, 8
L4, L2
Battalion 9
07:37 hours
L4 is OOS, apparatus being worked on by shop mechanic.
TL21 assigned replacing L4
07:47 hours
Battalion 9: Start out an additional Engine and Rescue. We're investigating a possible fire in the wall in the compactor chute around the 20th floor.
E23, Rescue 1 S/C
7-5-872 - 07:58 hours
BC9: 872, we had construction workers who were welding on the 19th floor, started a small fire in a laundry chute. Fire's out, we're checking for extension, we're going to use All-Hands, Probably Will Hold.
TL35 (FAST Truck)
Battalion 8
Division 3
Squad 18
RAC1
CIDS for 811 7th Ave:
Hotel 49 story 300x180. Standpipes throughout. Stair A Core lobby to roof. Stair B East lobby to roof. Stair C Northeast lobby to 21st floor. Entrance on 53rd st 200 ft east of 7th Ave. A.k.a. the Sheraton Hotel.
08:02 hours - Duration 28 minutes
BC9: 872, we're going to go Under Control, we put water on the fire, no extension, no smoke condition on the upper floors, very small fire, you can return all special units.