3/2/ 2011 All Hands Manhattan Box 0468

mikeindabronx

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On 14th St. East of Ave. C (800 E.14th St.), Fire in an outside transformer at the Con Ed facility, fire suppression system in operation. Staging area 14th St. & Ave.C
Special call for F-500  (Micelle Encapsulator Fire Suppression Agent)

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Ten-seventy-seven

Guest
Box 468
E5, E28, E33
L11, L3 Fast (was L9)
B6
R1
S18

Box was loaded up with R1 and S18 on calls. R1 then assigned to 10-77 Box 1097, then re-assigned back in.

14:24 hours
10-75-0468
B6: We will go with the 10-75 fire on external transformer.  Start out Purple K, Hazmat and Foam Tender.

L9
B2
E21 w/ Foam
E228 w/ Purple K
E229 w/ Purple K
E260 w/ Foam 260
E238 w/ Foam Tender Unit
Squad 1 Haz-tec
Hazmat 1
Command Tactical 1
Marine 6
D1
Car 6 (AC James Esposito, Manhattan Borough Commander)

Staging will be East 14th Street and Avenue C.

14:31 hours
7-5-0468
B6: Using all hands for transformer fire, standing by waiting for con-ed.
RAC1

14:33 hours
B2: All incoming units to stage East 14th Street and Avenue C will be called when needed.

14:35 hours
Disp to E24 go to E9's house and collect Satellite
E24 w/ Satellite 1 s/c

14:37 hours
Car 6: Please have Field Comm respond
FC s/c

14:39 hours
Disp to B1 you are staging area manager

14:52 hours
FC: Progress report for Al Hands Unusual Occurrence Box 468, Car 6 Chief Esposito reports in defensive mode and fire is still doubtfull.

14:54 hours
FC: Special call a towerladder

15:00 hours
FC: Have Hazmat Operations assign F500 foam to the scene. (is there a callsign for that?)

15:11 hours
FC: Progress report for All Hands Unusual Occurrence Box 468, Car 6 Chief Esposito reports defensive operation, setting up towerladder with foam, fire is doubtfull, L3 is now Fast instead of L9.
Disp: Rescue 1 has been reassigned to the box from the 10-77

15:46 hours - duration 1 hour and 26 minutes
FC: Progress report for All Hands Unusual Occurrence Box 468, Car 6 Chief Esposito reports fire is darkening down, probably will hold.

16:11 hours
FC: Progress report for All Hands Unusual Occurrence Box 468, Car 6 Chief Esposito reports all fire department operations are now complete, fire is under control.

Incident duration  1 hour and 51 minutes.
 
firebuffkevin

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Rundown courtesy of ExChief84:

Manhattan,  N. Y.  03/02/11  @  14:30 hrs.
Lower  East  Side

Box  468
address:              800  East  14th  St.  @  Ave  ?C?
                                The  Con  Ed  Plant

468  @  14:21
Engs.  5,  28,  33,  16*
Lads.  11,  3
Batt.  6
Marine  6*
Rescue Co. #1*
Division  1*
*  4  Engs.  /  2  Tks.  /  Marine  Co  /  Res  &  Sqd.  on  numerous  calls
for  an  explosion  at  the  Con  Ed  Plant.
Note:  Rescue Co. #1  was  then  redirected  to  a  10-77  Box  1097

10 ? 75 ? 468  @  14:25
TowerLadder  9  is  designated  as  the  ?FAST?  Truck
Batt.  2
Command  Tactical  Unit  assigned
Car  6:    Assist.  Chief  James  Esposito,  ?Manhattan Boro Commander?


@  14:26
Batt  6:  Special  Call  a  Foam  Unit  &  Purple  ?K?  Unit,
along  with  Haz  Mat.  1
Haz. Mat  1  assigned
Squad Co. #1  assigned  as  the  Haz.  Tech  Unit
Haz.  Mat.  Battalion  assigned
Eng.  260  w/  Foam  260
Eng.  24  w /  Satellite  1
Eng.  238  w /  Foam  Tender
Eng.  228  w /  Purple  ?K?  Unit
Eng.  229  w /  Purple  ?K?  Unit

@  @  14:28
Batt.  6:    Special  Call  a  TowerLadder
TowerLadder  18  assigned

@  14:29
Batt.  6:    Box  468,  We  have  a  head  fire  on  a  Transformer.    It?s  an  outside  fire.
F.D.  Units  are  standing  by  per  Con  Ed  while  they  activate  the  Fire  Suppression  system.
Special  Call  a  Battalion  Chief  to  fill  the  Staging  Manager  position.
Batt.  1  ?Staging  Manager?

All ? Hands:
7 ? 5 ? 468  @  14:31
Batt.  6  reports:    Box  468,  Using  All ? Hands,  but  in  a  Stand-by  mode.
The  Fire  Suppression  system  is  activated  and  taking  effect.

@  14:37
Per  Car  6:  Assign  Fieldcom  1  to  the  job

@  14:41
Division  1:    Box  468,    This  is  an  all  outside  fire.    No  structures  involved.
Waiting  on  Con  Ed  to  deactivate  power  to  the  transformer  before  we  can
use  the  TowerLadder.    All  units  responding  in  report  to  the  Staging  Area 
and  will  be  called  when  needed.      Fire  is  Doubtful.

@  14:53
Fieldcom  1:      Progress  Report  for  the  All ? Hands  Box  468,  Car  6,
Assist.  Chief  James  Esposito  reports:    Still  in  a  defensive  mode.
Waiting  on  Con  Ed  to  deactivate  power  to  the  transformer.

@  14:54
Fieldcom  1:    Special  Call  an  additional  TowerLadder
TowerLadder  7  assigned

@  15:08
Rescue  Co.  #1  reassigned

@  15:12
Fieldcom  1:      Progress  Report  for  the  All ? Hands  Box  468,  Car  6,
Assist.  Chief  James  Esposito  reports:    Still  in  a  defensive  mode.
Setting  up  the  TowerLadder  for  a  Foam  Operation.   
Ladder  3  is  now  the  designated  ?FAST?  Truck.
Fire  remains  Doubtful.

@  15:46
Fieldcom  1:      Progress  Report  for  the  All ? Hands  Box  468,  Car  6,
Assist.  Chief  James  Esposito  reports:      Units  have  applied  Foam  to  the  fire.
Fire  has  darken  down.    Waiting  on  Con  Ed  to  evaluate  the  situation.
We?re  going  to  go  Probably  Will  Hold.

@  16:11
Fieldcom  1:      Progress  Report  for  the  All ? Hands  Box  468,  Car  6,
Assist.  Chief  James  Esposito  reports:    All  Fire  Dept.  operations  are  complete.
Place?s  this    Fire    UnderControl.

(  Job  Duration:  1  hr.  /  50  mins. )



 
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