Murray Hill, Manhattan, NY, 2/25/09
Address: 155 E33 st between 3rd and Lexington Aves
18:01 hours
Phone Box 702 - Multiple calls reporting smoke from a building
Engs. 16, 21, 1, 65
TL7, L24
Battalion 6
Rescue 1
Squad 18
CIDs for 155 E33 st:
Rehabbed MD 4 story 20x60 class 3. Laundry machines on the 1st floor. No rear fire escape. Hallways are sprinklered. 2 apartments per floor. Apartment 4F has a Collyer's Mansion condition. Rear setback on the 3rd floor
10-75-702 - 18:03 hours
L2 is the FAST Truck
Battalion 7
Division 1
7-5-702 - 18:09 hours
Battalion 6: We have a fire in the 1st floor laundromat, your address at 155 E33 st. It's a 25x50 class 3. We have 1 line stretched, 1 in operation, fire is doubtful, we're using All-Hands.
RAC1
Exposures are:
1 - street
2 - similar attached
3 - unknown
4 - similar attached
18:10 hours
E26, TL12 S/C
18:22 hours
E40 is 10-8 in E21's response area
L5 is 10-8 in L24's response area
2-2-702 - 18:25 hours
Division 1: Give us a 2nd alarm, we have heavy fire in the rear and extension to exposure 4
Engs. 14, 8, 3
E9 w/ Satellite 1
L4
Battalion 8 (Safety Officer)
Battalion 9 (Resource Unit Leader)
Rescue, Safety Battalions
Tactical Support 1
FieldCom, Command Tactical Unit
18:29 hours
The Staging area is E34 st and Lexington Ave
18:30 hours
L26 is 10-8 in L2's response area
18:32 hours
Car 11 (DC? Seelig, Chief of Special Operations Command) is responding
18:33 hours
E53 is relocating to E8
18:36 hours
E76 is 10-8 in E26's response area
19:39 hours - Duration 40 minutes
DC1: We have 4 lines stretched, 2 in operation in the store, 1 to the floor above. Main body of fire has been knocked down, primaries on the fire floor and floor above are negative, fire is Doubtful at this time.
18:40 hours
E258 is relocating to E14
18:42 hours
Battalion 45 is relocating to Battalion 9
18:42 hours
E10 is 10-8 in E1's response area
18:45 hours
L3, TL18 acting 7 S/C
18:47 hours
Battalion 12 is 10-8 in Battalion 8's response area.
E33 is 10-8 in E3's response area.
18:48 hours
DC1: Have ConEd Gas come to this box.
18:49 hours
ConEd Gas has a 7 minute ETA.
18:52 hours
L25 is 10-8 in L4's response area
18:54 hours - Duration 56 minutes
FieldCom: Progress report for your 2nd alarm Box 702, the address 155 E33 st off Lexington Ave, fire in a 4 story mixed-occupancy. At this time, Car 11, Chief Seelig reports: Primary searches are complete and negative, fire is still Doubtful Will Hold.
19:08 hours - Duration 1 hour 9 minutes
FC: Progress report for your 2nd alarm Box 702, Car 11, Chief Seelig reports: We have a partial collapse of the 1st floor rear. All members have been removed from the main fire building. We're in the process of conducting roll call. Also in process of setting up
19:18 hours
TL13 is 10-8 in TL7's response area.
19:18 hours
TL13 is 10-8 in TL7's response area.
19:24 hours- Duration 1 hours 26 minutes
FC: Progress report for your 2nd alarm Box 702, Car 11, Chief Seelig reports: At this time the roll call has been completed, all members have been accounted for. Request 2 additional trucks, any type, for firefighting, and fire is Doubtful Will Hold.
TL9, L20 S/C
3-3-702 - 19:26 hours
FC: By orders of Car 11, Cheif Seelig, transmit a 3rd alarm. Also have 2 additional trucks respond above the two we just called. He also reports: We are doing exterior operations, trying to set up handlines in the rear of the building, operating on the setbacks.
Engs. 5, 54, 28, 24
L16, L6
Battalion 2
Battalion 12 acting 8 (Staging Manager)
Battalion 33 (Air Recon Chief)
Mask Service Unit
19:28 hours
FC: TL9, L20 are to report to the command post, all other units to report to the staging area.
19:32 hours
FC: Have Battalion 2 report to the exposure 3 side of the building. (E34 st)
19:36 hours
Car 1C (Commissioner's Liaison) is responding
19:37 hours
Car 12A (Executive Officer - Safety and Inspectional Services) is responding
19:41 hours
TL146 is relocating to TL9
19:45 hours
E230 is relocating to E5
19:47 hours
Battalion 37 is 10-8 in Battalion 6's response area.
19:50 hours
Battalion 49 is relocating to Battalion 7
19:54 hours - Duration 1 hour 56 minutes
FC: Progress report for Box 702, Car 11, Chief Seelig reports: At this time there are no members in the fire building. Fire is contained in the rear setback area. We have 3 line stretched and operating from exposure 4 to the setback, 2 lines stretched and operating from exposure 3 into the setback, and 1 line stretched and operating from exposure 2 into the setback. At this time members in the front are removing the windows from the original fire building. We have 1 tower ladder set up in front of fire building as a precaution if the fire enters back into original fire building, and fire is Still Doubtful.
19:55 hours
Battalion 33 is airborne with an 8 minute ETA.
19:55 hours
FC: Advise Battalion 33 when he gets close to switch to handy-talky channel 2, the command channel.
19:56 hours
L102 is 10-8 in L6's response area
20:00 hours
TL163 is relocating to TL18
E221 is relocating to E33
20:03 hours
Battalion 52 is 10-8 in Battalion 8's response area
20:34 hours
Battalion 12 acting 8 is 10-8
20:36 hours - Duration 2 hours 38 minutes
FC: Progress report for 3rd alarm Box 702, Car 11, Chief Seelig reports: Fire has been contained to the 1 story setback in the rear of the building. The Tower Ladder on exposure 1 was operated, knocking down additional pockets of fire. We have 2 handlines operating from exposure 3, 2 handlines operating from exposure 4 extinguishing pockets of fire. This will be an extended operation. The secondary searches on the 3rd and 4th floors are complete and negative. Secondary searches in the basement, 1st floor, and 2nd floor will be conducted from the exterior due to the condition of the building, fire is now Probably Will Hold.
20:38 hours
E9/Satellite 1 are 10-8.
20:43 hours
FC: At this time we have an electrical panel in the basement that has just lit up, we need ConEd to respond. They had a crew here, we couldn't find them, we need them to get in contact with the command post.
20:47 hours
FC: We need an ETA for ConEd, we now have a manhole in the street pushing. Car 11 requests them forthwith.
20:48 hours
ConEd reports a 15 minutes ETA.
20:50 hours
L6 is 10-8, L102 can return from relocation.
20:52 hours
L2 is 10-8, L26 can return from relocation.
20:09 hours
Tactical Support 1 is 10-8 back to Citywide.
21:24 hours - Duration 3 hours 26 minutes
FC: Final progress report for your 3rd alarm Box 702, Car 11, Chief Seelig reports: the fire is now Under Control. On the Under Control he would like you to assign 2 engine companies, 1 tower ladder, and 1 battalion chief to respond for a watch line, have the units report to the command post.
Engs 55, 7, TL23, Battalion 1 S/C
21:41 hours
FC: At this time transmit 2 10-45 code 4s (Green Tag, Minor).
