10/3/08 Manhattan Box 689 - 2nd Alarm

[catry]

Chelsea, Manhattan, NY, 10/3/08

Address: Hotel Pennsylvania - 401 7th Ave @ W32 st

Class 3 Box 689 - Automatic alarm in a hotel
Engs. 1, 26, 34
L24, TL21
Battalion 7

12:10 hours
BC7: Still using 1 and 1 the rest FAST for a search, we have a smoke condition, possibly in the laundry chute.

7-5-689 - 12:15 hours
E3
E14, TL12 S/C
L3 is the FAST truck
Battalion 9
Squad 18
Rescue 1
Division 1
RAC1

Fire Building Height/Size-up:
23 story 200x385 Hotel
Exposures are:
1 - street
2 - street
3 - Manhattan Mall
4 - street

2-2- 689 - 12:30 hours
Engs 54, 5 ,23
E9 w/ Satellite 1
TL18 acting 7
Battalion 6 (Safety Officer)
Battalion 2 (Resource Unit Leader)
Safety, Rescue Battalions
Tactical Support 1
FieldCom 1

12:30 hours
E9/Satellite 1 delayed due to BISP

12:33 hours
Unable to contact E5, E65 replacing E5.

12:34 hours
Battalion 9: Notify PD to respond for traffic control.

12:35 hours - Duration 1 hour 4 minutes
The staging area is W30 st and 7th Ave.

12:36 hours
Battalion 49 is relocating to Battalion 9

12:38 hours
Car 9 (Queens Borough Commander, Deputy Assistant Chief Sudnik) is responding

12:39 hours
E229 is relocating to E3

12:43 hours
L122 is 10-8 in L3's response area

12:45 hours
E28 is 10-8 in E1's response area

12:46 hours
E229 re-directed to acting E28

12:48 hours
Manhattan unable to raise any chief at the 2nd Alarm.

12:49 hours
RAC1 is 10-84.
"Manhattan to RAC1, do me a favor, get the deputy on the handy-talkie and tell him to contact Manhattan"

12:50 hours
RAC1, Battalion 2, and Safety Battalion will attempt to raise Division 1

12:52 hours
TL138 is relocating to TL12

12:53 hours - Duration 1 hour 22 minutes
Division 1: Fire is still Doubtful at this time, we have a fire in a linen closet, secondaries are in progress

13:02 hours
Car 9 is 10-84.

13:06 hours
DC1: Special call a high-rise unit for the use of their fans
E33 acting 3 w/ High-Rise 1 S/C

13:18 hours - Duration 1 hours 46 minutes
FieldCom: Progress report for 2nd alarm Box 689, Car 9 reports that the main body of fire has been knocked down, companies are checking for extension in the shaft, companies also checking CO levels in the floors above, this fire remains Doubtful.

13:18 hours
FC: Please special call 2 additional truck companies for fire duty, have them report to the command post
L4, L2 S/C

13:27 hours
E307 is relocating to E26
L16 is 10-8 in L24's response area

13:37 hours - Duration 2 hours 5 minutes
FC: Progress report for 2nd alarm Box 689: Car 9, Deputy Assistant Chief Sudnik, reports: secondary searches on floors 2 thru 23 are complete and negative, searches in basement levels 1, 2, and 3 are still in progress.  CO levels are acceptable, and companies are continuing to check the shaft for extension, fire is Probably Will Hold.

14:04 hours
FC: Final progress report for Manhattan 2nd alarm Box 689: Car 9, Deputy Assistant Chief Sudnik reports all visible fire extinguished, secondary searches in basement levels 1, 2, and 3 are still in progress, and the fire is Under Control.

14:50 hours
BC7: E5 will be remaining on-scene on a fire watch.  Please have a company called in to relieve them in 2 hours.

16:13 hours
E21 S/C to relieve E5 @ 17:00 hours.

 

[manhattan]

RE: EXPOSURE NUMBER 3 -
Given as:
Fire Building Height/Size-up:
23 story 200x385 Hotel
Exposures are:
1 - street
2 - street
3 - Madison Square Garden
4 - street

The Hotel Pennsylvania is across 7th Avenue and half-a-block away from Madison Square Garden.  I believe Exposure 3 in this instance would be the former Gimble's department store.

 

[catry]

Whoops, was looking at the wrong thing at the time.  This is why reports shouldn't be made while half-asleep.  ;D

 

[manhattan]

I think that with all the great work you do here an occasional slip-up is allowable!