College Point, Queens, NY, 1/6/09
Address: The Norwood Museum @ 22-12 119 st between 22 and 23 Aves
Phone Box 4509 - Report of fire in a commercial building
Engs. 297, 295, 273
L130, TL144
Battalion 52
10-75-4509 - 17:45 hours
E274
L129 is the FAST truck
Battalion 46
Rescue 4
Squad 288
Fire Building Height/Size-up:
2 1/2 story 75x100 commercial brick
Exposures are:
1 - street
2 - lot
3 - lot
4 - lot
7-5-4509 - 17:52 hours
Battalion 52: Box 4509, using All-Hands, extra Engine and Truck, we have 1 line stretched in operation, fire Doubtful.
E316, TL138 S/C
RAC4
2-2-4509 - 17:54 hours
BC52: Transmit a 2nd alarm, we have heavy fire on the 1st and 2nd floors, 3 lines stretched in operation, fire is Doubtful.
Engs. 289, 320, 299
E324, w/ Satellite 4
L167
Battalion 53 (Safety Officer)
Battalion 50 (Resource Unit Leader)
Rescue, Safety Battalions
Tactical Support 2
FieldCom
Command Tactical Unit
Car 23F (Photo Unit Duty Car)
Car 4H (DAC James Manahan, Deputy Assistant Chief of Operations - Planning & Strategy)
17:56 hours
TL162 is 10-8 in TL144's response area
17:56 hours
Battalion 52: Have 316 come up 23 Ave, we're going to have 138 set up their bucket, We're setting up 144 now, we're going to an outside operation
17:58 hours
The staging area is 20 ave and 119 st
18:00 - 21 minutes
BC52: Box 4509, going to an exterior op, all members are out of the building at this time.
18:01 hours
E301 is 10-84 in E274's response area
18:06 hours - Duration 27 minutes
DC14: 2nd alarm Box 4509, we're going to a complete outside operations on 2 tower ladders and 3 lines stretched. Fire is still Doubtful.
18:09 hours
DC14: Box 4509, we're requesting ConED to respond for the utilities.
18:11 hours
Battalion 20 is relocating to Battalion 53
18:14 hours
As per Operations for E324, There is a 20 inch main on 20th Ave on the South side between College Point Blvd and 123 st
18:16 hours
E286 is 10-8 in E301's response area
18:21 hours
DC14: Can we get an ETA on ConEd, we have a ruptured gas line in the structure!
18:24 hours
ConEd reports a 20 minute ETA
18:30 hours
E262 is 10-8 in E320's response area
18:43 hours
FieldCom: Progress report for Queens 2nd Alarm Box 4509, the address 22-12 119 st, fire in a 2 story brick 100x75, Car 4 Henry, DAC Manahan reports: Conditions are unchanged, continuing with the exterior attack. Special call an additional Tower Ladder, have them respond to the 23rd Ave side of the fire, and this fire remains Doubtful.
TL117 S/C
18:51 hours
FC: By orders of Chief Manahan, make this a 10-41 code 1 (Suspicious Fire in Occupied Structure), unknown cause of fire.
19:06 hours - Duration 1 hour 28 minutes
FC: Progress report #4 for Box 4509, Car 4H reports: At this time, repositioning handlines, conditions remains unchanged, extinguishing pockets of fire, fire remains Doubtful.
19:29 hours
Rescue 4 is 10-8
19:35 hours - 1 hour 55 minutes
FC: Progress report #5 for Box 4509, Car 4H reports: Extinguishing pockets of fire, we have some pockets that are very deep-seated, fire is now Probably WIll Hold.
19:45 hours
Car 4H is 10-8, Division 14 is Incident Commander
19:54 hours
Rescue Battalion is 10-8 back to Citywide.
19:57 hours - Duration 2 hours 18 minutes
FC: Progress report #6 for Box 4509, DC14 reports: At this time, we're shutting down the handlines, checking for pockets of fire, also checking the structure, fire is still Probably WIll Hold.
20:02 hours
Tactical Support Unit 2 is 10-8
20:16 hours
Command Tactical Unit is 10-8
20:17 hours
FC: Progress report will be delayed slightly, the chief is in the building with the companies assessing the stability of the building.
20:23 hours - Duration 2 hours 45 minutes
FC: Progress report #7 for Box 4509, DC14 reports: At this time the gas service has been shut down. Continuing to operate with 3 tower ladders and 3 handlines. Conditions remain unchanged, still searching for pockets of fire. Fire remains Probably Will Hold.
20:32 hours
Safety Battalion is 10-8 back to Citywide.
20:57 hours - Duration 3 hours 19 minutes
FC: Progress report #8 for Box 4509: DC14 reports: Conditions remain unchanged. Still trying to extinguish deep-seated pockets of fire safely. This will be a prolonged operation, still Probably Will Hold.
20:59 hours
FC: Have the Buildings Dept respond to check the stability of the structure.
21:23 hours
FieldCom is taking up, Division 14 is radio contact.
22:00 hours
DC14: Second alarm box 4509, I need an additional Battalion Chief, Engine, and 95 foot tower ladder for relief purposes.
22:07 hours
E306, TL152, Battalion 54 S/C
22:09 hours
TL163 replacing TL152
22:14 hours
BC52: Have the units respond to 120 st and 23 ave until we get the front of the fire building cleared up for them to position the apparatus.