Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, NY, 4/1/10
Location: W43 st between 10th and 11th Aves
Affected addresses: 501 through 515 W43 st, 501 W42 st
Box 798
Engs. 54, 26, 65
TL21, L4
Battalion 9
Rescue 1 (1st due)
10-75-798 - 15:56 hours
E1
L24 (FAST Truck)
Battalion 8
Squad 18
Division 3*
Tentative 1st alarm assignment, other boxes in the area
7-5-798 - 15:58 hours
Battalion 9: Right now we're using All-Hands, we have the fire between two buildings, looks like it's in the Empire Line, we're waiting for confirmation of power off and awaiting the arrival of a few more trucks so we can search the buildings.
RAC1
15:58 hours
TL12 S/C
16:02 hours
BC9: Relay to Division 3, 500 W43 st is being searched, also 503 and 501 W43 st, we will have other buildings as we go along. They're all residential at this time. 500 W43 st has an underground parking garage that we're searching now.
16:04 hours
BC9: We have 1 line stretched to what appears to be a shanty beneath the tracks that is burning, trying to put water on the fire.
2-2-798 - 16:10 hours
DC3: Transmit a 2nd alarm! Also we have to evacuate the address 515 W43 st due to heavy smoke condition
Engs 40, 8, 21, 16
E9 w/ Satellite 1
L2
Battalion 2 (PSCC Liaison)
Battalion 11 acting 9 (Safety Officer)
Battalion 10 (Resource Unit Leader)
Rescue, Safety Battalions
Tactical Support 1
FieldCom, Command Tactical Unit
16:12 hours
Box is now being carried as an "in-transit" fire
E34 (FieldCom Satellite Co)
E28 (Nolan Cart transporter)
E33 w/ High-Rise 1
SOC Rebreather 1
Mask Service Unit
16:18 hours
As of 16:16 hours, Amtrak reports 3rd rail power has been removed, and catenary power has been removed and grounded
16:21 hours
E3 available replacing E33
16:22 hours - Duration 37 minutes
DC3: We have water on the fire at this time, it's darkening down. Still not Under Control.
16:25 hours
Battalion 49 is 10-8 in Battalion 8's response area
16:32 hours
The staging area is W42 st and 11th Ave
16:32 hours
E221 is relocating to E21
16:34 hours
DC3: Have the High-Rise come in with the fans off 11th Ave.
16:35 hours
L154 is relocating to L2
E312 is relocating to E8
16:38 hours
E58 is 10-8 in E26's response area
16:45 hours
E10 is 10-8 in E54's response area
16:48 hours
DC3: Have E28 report to the command post.
16:49 hours
Battalion 32 is 10-8 in Battalion 9's response area
16:51 hours - Duration 1 hours 5 minutes
FieldCom: Progress report for your 2nd alarm Box 798, the address 515 W43 between 10th and 11th Aves, at this time Division 3 reports 2 lines stretched, 2 in operation. He has a fire in a shanty under 515 W47. He has 3 lines stretched in the railroad corridor, 1 line stretched in 515 W43. Fire is darkening down. Heavy smoke condition in 515 W43 st, and this fire's Doubtful, k. Special call 2 additional trucks and have them report to the command post.
TL7, L3 S/C
16:54 hours
Car 10 (DAC Kevin Butler, Bronx Borough Commander) is responding
16:56 hours - Duration 1 hour 11 minutes
FC: Progress report for your 2nd alarm Box 798, the address 515 W43 between 10th and 11th Aves, at this time Division 3 reports all visible fire has been knocked down, still searching for small pockets of fire, the two additional trucks will be used for overhaul, and the fire is Doubtful.
17:00 hours
FC: Exposure 3, 501 W42 st, they have high CO levels, and L2 will be heading over to check it out
17:04 hours
TL146 is relocating to TL7
T6 is 10-8 in L3's response area
17:18 hours - Duration 1 hour 33 minutes
FC: Progress report for your 2nd Alarm Box 798, Division 3 reports all visible fire has been knocked down. Still trying to get to a few pockets of fire, some in the railroad ties. Primary searches in the railroad cut and in 515 W43 st are complete and negative and places this fire Probably Will Hold.
17:28 hours
Command Tactical Unit is 10-8
17:30 hours - Duration 1 hour 45 minutes
FC: As per Battalion 11, in Exposure 3, 501 W42 st, the CO levels are dropping down to below 100 ppm at this time
17:47 hours - Duration 2 hours 2 minutes
FC: Progress report for your 2nd alarm Box 798, Car 10, DAC Butler, reports secondary searches are in progress in 515 W43 st. We had flooding conditions into 515 W43 st and this fire is till Probably Will Hold. Also can we have Buildings Dept. respond to check the stability of 515 W43 st
17:49 hours
Squad 18 is 10-8
17:50 hours
FC: In exposure 3, 501 W42 st, CO levels are down to 0, Battalion 11 is taking up and returning to the original fire building. Also can we get an ETA for Buildings, we need them to check the stability of the columns underneath the building.
17:51 hours
Buildings Dept. reports a supervisor en-route
17:54 hours
L16 is 10-8 in TL21's response area
18:02 hours - Duration 2 hours 17 minutes
FC: All members are off the track. We're going to start letting transit send trains through, k.
18:04 hours
FC: The only track we're going to open up will be track number 2.
18:11 hours 2 hours 26 minutes
FC: Progress report your 2nd alarm, Car 10, DAC Butler, reports: We will change the address of the building to 515 W43 st. All searches in the building are complete and negative. The CO levels in 501 W42 st are down to 0, and fire's Under Control.
