12/8/08 Manhattan Box 538 - All Hands

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Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 12/8/08

Address: 67 Jane St between Hudson and Greenwich Sts.

01:56 hours
Phone Box 538 - Report of a fire on the 4th floor
Squad 18, E3
TL12, L5
Battalion 2

01:59 hours
Battalion 2: Right now using 1 and 1 the rest FAST investigating a smoke condition

02:01 hours
BC2: Right now we have a smoke condition, trying to determine the cause.  We have 1 precautionary line stretched, using 1 and 2 the rest FAST now.

02:06 hours
BC2: We're going to use 2 and 2 the rest FAST at this time, we have 1 precautionary line stretched to the top floor, L5 is in the top floor apartment investigating.

Fire Building Height/Size-up:
4 story class 3 30x60 OMD
Exposures are:
1 - street
2 - similar 4-story attached
3 - unknown
4 - courtyard

02:09 hours
BC2: Box 538, we have 1 line stretched in operation, L5 found fire in the top floor, they're opening up, we're doing searches, and we need the third engine.
E24 S/C

CIDs for 67 Jane St:
4 story MD 30x60 class 3.  Access to roof via 65 Jane St. or 815 Greenwich st.  Beware of rear section of 67 Jane St roof: it has peaked roof, firefighters could possibly slide off roof.

02:15 hours
BC2: Box 538, the fire is in the ceiling in the apartment below the top floor, the apartment is 8C.

7-5-538 - 02:16 hours
We're using All-Hands, no special units required.  Line is in place and in operation, it's Doubtful, we put out the fire in the ceiling between the top floor and the floor below in 8C.
E14
L3 is the FAST truck
Battalion 6
Rescue 1
Squad 1
Division 1
RAC1
(*Full All-Hands assignment required on a Doubtful Will Hold)

02:17 hours - Duration 24 minutes
BC2: At Box 538, primary and secondary searches are negative, k.

02:21 hours - Duration 28 minutes
BC2: Box 538, Probably Will Hold, fire extended from the fireplace from the floor below the top floor.  Trucks are opening up to check if there's further extension, k
Squad 1 is 10-8

02:28 hours
E40 is 10-8 in E24's response area
E33 is 10-8 in E3's response area

02:29 hours
TL18 is 10-8 in TL12's response area

02:30 hours - Duration 36 minutes
BC2: All searches are complete and negative, fire is extinguished, 2 trucks are opening up to the third floor ceiling to check if there's more extension, k.

02:48 hours - Duration 55 minutes
BC2: Box 538, continuing to use 2 and 2, trucks continuing to open up, doing further investigation of the space between the 3rd and 4th floors.  We're releasing E24, Under Control, k.

02:56 hours
BC2: Box 538, all FD operations have ended, and units are in the process.
 
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