1/14/08 Manhattan Box 370 - 10-60

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Newsday Article w/ photos: http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nytrum0115,0,5760397.story?coll=ny_news_local_politics_util

SoHo, Manhattan, NY, 1/14/08

Address: 246 Spring St at 6th ave (Trump SoHo Hotel Condominiums)

13:56 hours
Box 370 - Reports of a floor collapse / crane into a building
Engs 24, 55
L5, L8
L25 w/ Collapse Rescue 1
TL1 (SOC support truck)
Rescue 1, 2
Squad 18
Battalion 1
Tactical Support 1
FieldCom
Division 1

13:58 hours
L5: We have a crane that lost what looks like a load of wet concrete into the scaffolding, we have reports of people trapped.

Building CIDs:
45 story 70x75 Class 1 under construction, 9 stories complete at this time.

13:59 hours
Battalion 1: Have EMS stage on Spring St and 6th Ave.

2-2-10-60-370 - 14:01 hours (Major Collapse Assignment)
BC6: We have 1 confirmed DOA, we have a second confirmed injury, still searching at this time.
Engs 33, 7, 6, 10, 14, 28
L20, TL9
E207 w/ Satellite 6
E93 w/ Mobile Command Center 2
SOC Compressor
SOC Logistics
L132 w/ Collapse Rescue 2
L6 is the FAST truck
TL7 (SOC Support Truck)
Squad 1
Battalion 6
Battalion 7 (Safety Officer)
Battalion 4 (Resource Unit Leader)
Safety Battalion
Rescue Battalion
Division 11
RAC1

14:09 hours
Car 15 (Chief of Training) is responding

14:11 hours
Division 1 reports We have 1 DOA, 1 injured construction worker being brought down by construction bucket.  We do not know his condition at this time.  R1, SQ18, TL1, L5 are on the roof checking the condition.

Collapse Building:
30x75 40 story Under Construction
Exposures:
1 - street
2 - street
3 - street
4 - street

14:15 hours
Car 23D (Press Duty Car) is responding.

14:16 hours
DC1: The staging area is 6th Ave and Spring St.

14:18 hours
Car 1C (Honorary Fire Commissioner) is responding.

14:19 hours
Manhattan: Fallback Step 3 Has been implemented.

14:21 hours
Car 23 (Public Information Executive Officer) is responding

14:22 hours
BC1: We'd like a representative from OEM and Buildings on scene, k.

14:26 hours
Car 12B (Occupational Safety and Health Administration Coordinator) is responding.

14:29 hours
OEM reports a rep on scene, Buildings Dept with 15 minute ETA.
Battalion 58 (Air Recon) assigned

14:31 hours
Car 36B (Department Chaplain)  is responding

14:31 hours
Air Recon gives a 10 minute ETA

14:32 hours
Fieldcom: You can 10-2 Air Recon.

14:33 hours
As per Chief of Department Cassano, have Battalion 58 continue in.

14:42 hours - Duration 49 minutes
FC: Car 15, Assistant Chief Galvin, reports: There is a top floor concrete form that has collapsed and struck the crane, the crane has not collapsed.  We have 1 DOA, 1 injured removed to street level being looked over by EMS.  Buildings Dept. is currently assessing the structure.  There is loose debris on the roof that is being secured.  Probably will hold, all units assigned to the box are being held at this time.

15:09 hours - Duration 1 hour 16 minutes
FC: Car 15 reports Primaries complete and negative, no more threat of collapse, still in process with EMS and Buildings of identifying victims removed to hospital.

16:08 hours - Duration 2 hours 16 minutes
FC: Car 15 reports Secondaries are complete and negative with the exception of a 20x20 section on the NE corner on the 39th and 40th floors that was involved in the collapse; a visual search of that area was conducted due to condition of the building.  Under Control.

16:34 hours
Car 15: All fire department operations have concluded, the building is now being looked over by the Buildings Dept. and the construction company, PD is investigating the streets and adjoining structures.  We had 1 DOA and 3 injured, transported by EMS.  All FD units will go 10-8 as they become available.  The construction company notified us that all employees have been accounted for, secondaries are complete.
 

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Found some photos.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/90608501@N00/sets/72157603717408093/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jswright/sets/72157603715434332/
 
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