10/19/24 Manhattan All Hands Box 1802

[Hank]

Incident Location: 105 Post Avenue

Phone Alarm Reporting Fire In Apartment 2B - 00:23.

L36: 10-75 - 00:28.

L59 - FAST.

CIDS: 6-Story 50x100 Class 3 O-Shaped Multiple Dwelling, Large Courtyard.

B13: Fire In The Walls In The Kitchen Of Apartment 2B, 1 L/S - 00:31.

B13: Using All Hands (E75 & TL45) - 00:33.

Exposures: 1: Street, 2: Similar, 3: Alley, 4: Similar.

B13: Water On The Fire - 00:41.

D7: PWH - 00:49.

D7: (1) 10-45 Code 4 - 00:51.

D7: (1) Additional 10-45 Code 4, Total Of (2) - 00:54.

D7: Under Control - 01:02 (Duration 39 Min).

Rundown:
E95, E81, E43, E93, E75
L36, TL46, L59F, TL45
B13, B19
R3
SQ41
D7
RAC3

Relocations:
L28 act. L36
E47 act. E95
TL21 act. TL45

 

[Fd 1981]

Doesn’t it seem like there’s an increase in jobs where the fire is in the walls ?

 

[bf231]

Think we’ve always had plenty of fire in walls. Most don’t go to all hands today and back in day very few 10-75 given for them. Good to see that change now.

With ever increasing demand caused by modern electronics Think older buildings wiring set up can’t keep up. Many people think that a circuit breaker will
Trip preventing a fire is false. In may happen but not necessarily what it’s designed to do.
Add in some real fugazzi wiring jobs and things will happen. Potentially bad things.

A/C units, computers, rechargeable everything, toaster ovens, over loaded extension cords, overloaded power strips, etc…
Some fires start at outlet or fixture and spread through bays and some start as overheated wiring is in contact with combustible material like the studs, etc..