12/17/08 Manhattan Box 881 - All Hands

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Midtown Manhattan, NY, 12/17/08

Location: E54 st between Park and Madison Aves
Affected Addresses: 527, 535 Madison Ave, 55, 59 E54 st

Phone Box 881 - Report of a water main break with flooding
Engs. 8, 54
L4
Battalion 9

20:40 hours
Battalion 9: Notify DEP we have a major water main break and leak into 527 Madison Ave.  Also notify ConEd Steam we have water entering the system.

20:41 hours
DEP reports no ETA, in the process of putting together a crew.

20:41 hours
Now receiving reports of flooding at 55 E54 st.

20:43 hours
BC9: At 55 E54 at, we have a major waterflow into the basement, special call 1 truck and the dewartering company.  Also have PD respond for traffic control, it looks like the water may be undermining the street

20:45 hours
BC9: Special call a second truck to assist with this box
L2, L16, Tactical Support 1, and SOC Dewatering Unit S/C

20:47 hours
BC9: Have L16 come down Park Avenue to 54 st, they'll be searching buildings on that end.  Have L2 come up Madison, they'll be searching buildings on the other end.

20:50 hours
BC9: Contact whatever city agency is responsible for the street itself because we suspect there's a sinkhole forming.

20:55 hours
BC9 requests an updated ETA for DEP.

20:57 hours
BC9: We now have water in 3 buildings: 527 and 535 Madison Ave, and 55 E54 st.
Rescue Battalion S/C for Dewatering operations

20:58 hours
BC9: We now have water in 4 buildings, we have water in 59 E54 st as well.

20:59 hours
BC9: A DEP Supervisor just arrived.

20:59 hours
L3 is 10-8 in L4's response area

21:01 hours
SOC Dewatering unit has a 30 minute ETA.

21:02 hours
BC9: Have SOC Dewatering respond to E54 st betweeen Park and Madison Avenue, the chief will direct them from there.

21:03 hours
ConEd steam reports a 15 minute ETA.

21:03 hours
BC9: Have an engine company respond.
E23 S/C

21:06 hours
BC9: Have E23 come in on 54 st from the Madison Ave side.  Tell them they're going to assist the TSU with pumping the basement.  Also, DEP is on scene, they have the main partially shut down, they're trying to get it completely shut down.  Tell E23 to respond in front of 527 Madison Ave with 3 lengths of 2 1/2 hose.

21:27 hours
Division 3 is 10-84.

7-5-881 - 21:39 hours
Division 3: We have the main partially shut down.  ConEd Steam is pumping out the steam vault, ConEd Electric is pumping out the electric vault, and SOC Dewatering is pumping out the basement of 55 E54 st.  We're going to go with All-Hands, no special units required, do not require the 4th engine or FAST truck.
RAC1 assigned

21:52 hours
Department of Transportation reports a 15 minute ETA

22:01 hours - Duration 1 hour 40 minutes
DC3: Still operating with the Dewatering Unit pumping out 55 E54 st.  ConEd still pumping out vaults.  At this time, the main is still partially shut down and being worked on.

22:25 hours
BC9: Have 2 more trucks respond for relief purposes
TL35, TL21 S/C

22:42 hours
E65 S/C

23:39 hours
BC9: At Box 881, we're going to leave E65 with the TSU to complete operations, all other units will go 10-8 as they become available.
 
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