9/30/2010 Queens Box 7636 All Hands Manhole Fire

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Box 7636 28th Ave Opp 32nd Street
Address 25-50 32 St  Astoria
bet 28 Ave and Astoria Blvd South

22:47
TL117: what are we responding to?
Disp: a manhole
TL117:10-4
Disp 224: Phone alarm - for a manhole 

First Alarm
Engines: 262 263 312
Trucks TL117 TL163
BC 49
Note: L116 was on another Box at this time


22:53
E262: Box 7636 in front of 25-50 32 St we have a transformer vault on fire
Disp: 10-4 - BC49 receive?
BC49: 10-4 can you start out Con Ed
Disp: in the process k

23:02
BC49: 7636 we're using 2 and 2 the rest FAST for a 10-25 Code 4 (transformer fire)
we have high CO readings in 25-50 32nd St and lights flickering on most of the bldgs on the block

23:09
BC49: 7636 we're continuing to use 2 and 2 - we're evacuating 25-50 - they've lost
power and there are high CO readings
Disp: can you also give us the height and size up of that building and how many apts are affected
BC49: 10-4

23:15
BC49: we have a four story 30x40 Class3

Exposures
1 - street
2 - 2 story MD
3 - yard
4 - 4 story MD

there are 8 apts in the building - we have readings over 300 and we are evacuating the building at this time

23:16
BC49: do you have an updated ETA on Con Ed at this time?
Disp: we're in the process - standby

23:20
Disp: Con Ed says they have a crew enroute - s/b about a 1/2 hour
BC49: we're going to transmit the All Hands at this time - we don't need any Special Units
Disp: do you want the fourth Engine and the FAST truck
BC49: I'll get right back to you
Disp: and the Control 49?

23:21: we'll take the FAST truck and the 4th Engine
Disp: and the control of the vault - pause - and the control of the fire 49?

23:23
Disp transmits All Hands with No Special Units

23:28
BC49: at 25-46 we have CO readings at 250 - we're evacuating that building now
Disp 155: we're going to need the number of people evacuated from the first building
and now the second building


23:29
10-75 Assignment

Engine Unidentified
Truck L116 FAST
Squad 288
Rescue 4
BC 45
DC 14
RAC 4 4


23:30
BC49: We don't need any special Units - just the 4th Engine and the FAST truck
Disp155: 10-4 and control of the fire
BC49: doubtful
Disp: Be advised Special Units have to continue in when the fire is doubtful
BC49: 10-4
Disp: also which exposure did you evacuate?
BC49: Exposure 4 and they're checking Exposure 2 now
Duration 45 minutes

23:31
L116 is 10-84

23:32
BC49: can you have the companies responding to this Box come in off of 28 Avenue
Disp: 10-4

23:40
BC49: we evacuated 25 people from the original building, Exp2 and Exp 4
Disp: that's a total of 25 people
BC49: 10-4
Disp: can you give us the size up of the other 2 buildings you evacuated and their addresses and the readings in those buildings
BC10-4 I'll get right back to you
Duration 55 minutes

23:40
DC14 be there shortly

23:41
RAC 4 is 10-84

23:43
E297/263

23:47        
                           
25-46 is Exp 4 - 20x40 Brick
25-54 is Exp 2 - 20x40 Brick

Duration 1 hour and 1 minute

23:57
DC14: Con Ed is on the scene - waiting for Con Ed to cut the electric - also concerned
there may be a gas line underneath us - we're going to continue to monitor the CO in the
buildings - the Special Units are taking up and we're PWH
Duration 1 hour and 12 minutes

October 1, 2010

00:38
DC14: Box 7636 Con Ed has cut off the power to the manhole - Con Ed gas is on the scene checking out the service - still have high CO readings - we're monitoring the buildings - going to place this Under Control - Exposure 2 is at zero right now and Exposure 4 at 70
Duration 1 hour and 53 minutes
 
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