Courtesy of Ex Chief:
Manhattan, N. Y. 03/14/10 @ 05:00 hrs.
Washington Heights Section
Box 1765
address: 1539 St. Nicholas Ave. cor. of West 187 St.
1765 @ 05:00
Engs. 93, 67, 95, 84*
T. Lad. 45, Lad. 36
Batt. 13
Rescue Co. #3*
Squad Co. #41*
* 4 Engs. / 2 Tks. / Rescue & Squad due to numerous calls.
10 ? 75 ? 1765 @ 05:04
Ladder 34 is designated as the ?FAST? Truck
Batt. 16
Division 7
Fire Building:
5 Story Brick 100 x 100 Comm. / M. D.
Surrounding Properties:
Exp. #1: Is a street
Exp. #2: Is a Similar Type attach
Exp. #3: Is a 4 Story Brick School detach
Exp. #4: Is a Street
All ? Hands:
7 ? 5 ? 1765 @ 05:08
?Batt. 13 to Manhattan, Using All ? Hands.
Special Call an extra Engine & a TowerLadder.
Fire 1st floor Hardware store 5 Story corner Bldg..
@ 05:08
Engine 43 & TowerLadder 44 s/c
@ 15:13
Batt. 13: Box 1765, We have ( 1 ) 10-45 No Code at this time. Apparent jumper.
Fire in a 1st floor hardware store, corner Bldg. Trucks are cutting the gates at this
time. 2 ? lines stretched and ready to go in. Fire?s Doubtful.
@ 05:17
?Division 7 to Manhattan, Transmit a 2nd Alarm. We have extension to the floor above.?
2nd Alarm:
2 ? 2 ? 1765 @ 05:17
Engs. 69, 80, 42
Lad. 59
Eng. 72 w / Satellite 2
Batt. 17 ?Safety Officer?
Batt. 19 ?Resource Unit Leader?
Rescue Battalion / Safety Battalion
Fieldcom 1 / Tactical Support Unit #2 s/c
Command Tactical Unit
Car 4 ?george? Assist. Chief Edward Baggott ( Assist. Chief of Operations )
@ 05:35
?Division 7 to Manhattan, Transmit a 3rd Alarm.
We have a fire in a hardware store in an ?H? type occupied multiple dwelling.
Fire on the 1st floor with extensions to the 2nd floor. We have 2 ? lines
stretched and in operation. 1 ? line to the 1st floor, 1 ? line to the 2nd floor.
Fire is darkening down. Searches are in progress on all floors of the multiple
dwelling. Fire?s Doubtful.
3rd Alarm:
3 ? 3 ? 1765 @ 05:35
Engs. 92, 75, 50, 52
T. Lad. 33, Lad. 19
Batt. 26
Batt. 18 ?Staging Manager?
?Air Re-Con Chief? is ?grounded? due to weather
Mask Service Unit #1
Staging Area: on St. Nickolas Ave. south of West 184th St.
@ 05:46
Division 7: Box 1765, Special Call ( 2 ) additional Trucks.
TowerLadder 31 & Ladder 28 are s/c
@ 05:54
Division 7: Box 1765, Fire remains Doubtful. Fire is darkening down.
We have 5 ? lines stretched and in operation. 3 ? lines stretched to the 1st floor,
1 ? line stretched to the 2nd floor, and 1 ? line stretched to the 3rd floor.
Primary Searches on the 2nd floor and above are all negative.
Fire is Probably Will Hold.
@ 06:03
Division 7: Box 1765, Main body of fire has been knocked down in the hardware store.
We have the same deployment of lines. Secondary Searches on the 2nd floor and above
are in progress Primary Search of the 1st floor delayed due to fire conditions.
Fire remains Probably Will Hold.
@ 06:09
Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 3rd Alarm, Box 1765, Car 4 ?george?
Assist. Chief Edward Baggott reports: The original 10-45 is a Code 3.
We have ( 3 ) additional 10-45?s that are a Code 4.
@ 06:21
Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 3rd Alarm, Box 1765, Car 4 ?george?
Assist. Chief Edward Baggott reports: Secondary Searches on the 2nd floor
to the 5th floor are complete and negative. Fire is UnderControl.
( Job Duration: 1 hr. / 21 mins. )
@ 06:35
Fieldcom 1: Box 1765, Division 7 reports, All Primary & Secondary Searches are
complete and negative on the 1st floor and basement.
