11/5/08 Manhattan Box 909 - 10-77

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Midtown, Manhattan, NY, 11/05/08

Address: 870 7th Ave between 55 and 56 sts
Originally received: 1740 Broadway

Phone Box 909 - Report of sparking outlet in room 421 on the the 4th floor
Engs. 23, 54, 40
L4, L2
Battalion 9

20:10 hours
Battalion 9: Be advised We're activating the high-rise repeater.

20:18 hours
BC9: Box 909, we have a smoke condition between two class 1 buildings, we're trying to locate the source.  Using 2 and 2 at this time

10-77-909 - 20:25 hours
BC9: Box 909, we're going with a 10-77, we have a 32 story 200 by 200.  We have fire in the wall, trucks are opening up
E65
E8 (CFRD Engine)
E39 w/ High Rise 2
E91 (High-Rise Nozzle company)
L16, TL21
L25 is the FAST truck
Battalions 6, 10, Rescue, Safety
Battalion 7 (Safety Officer)
Rescue 1
Squad 18
Tactical Support 1
Division 3
FieldCom
Command Tactical Unit
RAC1

20:25 hours
Battalion 8 available replacing Battalion 6

20:30 hours
Battalion 9 is having radio problems, contacted Manhattan via landline.

(Note: Battalion 9 was unable to contact Manhattan via radio.  Reports made during this time were via landline.  Only relays made by Manhattan and to Citywide are recorded until Division 3 took over as radio contact)

7-5-909 - 20:32 hours

20:33 hours
The D stair is the attack stair, and the B stair is the evacuation stair.

20:36 hours
The corrected address is 870 7th Ave between 55 and 56 sts

20:37 hours - Duration 46 minutes
Division 3: Box 909 we've got a 200x200 26 story hotel, fire in the 4th floor. We've got fire on the 4th floor in the wall, we've got 1 line stretched, we're opening up and exposing the walls, looking for fire.  Room 421.

Fire Building Height/Size-up
32 story 200x200 Class 1 Hotel
Exposures are:
1 - street
2 - street
3 - unknown
4 - 10 story similar

20:41 hours
E7 is relocating to E54

20:41 hours - Duration 50 minutes
DC3: Fire is still Doubtful.  D is the attack stair, B is the evacuation stair.  Light smoke condition, still overhauling, looking for more fire

20:45 hours
L3 is in L4's response area, reporting a verbal for a pedestrian struck @ 43rd and 8th

20:48 hours
E28 requesting an updated combo for E8's quarters

20:49 hours
Battalion 2 is in Battalion 9's response area at L3's verbal.

20:49 hours
L43 is 10-8 in L2's resposne area.

20:51 hours - Duration 1 hours
DC3: Fire is still Doubtful, trucks are still overhauling, still looking for fire, send me another engine and 1 truck.
E21, TL35 s/c

21:01 hours - Duration 1 hour 10 minutes
FC: Progress Report #5 for All-Hands 10-77 Box 909, the address 870 7th Avenue, fire in the walls on the 4th floor of a 32 story 200x200 hotel, Division 3, Deputy chief Dunley reports: primary search on the 4th and 5th floors complete, and places this fire Probably Will Hold

21:02 hours
TL23 is 10-8 in L25's response area

21:11 hours
E292 is relocating to E40

21:21 hours - Duration 1 hours 31 minutes
FC: Progress Report #6 for Box 909, Division 3 reports: Still have insulation burning between the 2 buildings, 807 7th Ave and the original building on Broadway, members are gaining access and getting water on it, and remains Probably Will Hold.

21:26 hours
Command Tactical Unit is 10-8

21:38 hours - Duration 1 hour 47 minutes
FC: Progress Report #7 and final progress report for All-Hands 10-77 Box 909, the adress 870 7th Ave, at this time Divison 3, Deputy Chief Dunley reports: all fire between the two buildings is extinguished.  Primaries and secondaries on the fire floor and floor above are complete and negative, and places the fire Under Control.
 
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RE: "20:48 hours  E28 requesting an updated combo for E8

I'm not familiar with the term "updated combo."  Can someone please explain.

Thanks.
 
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