6/15/09 Manhattan Box 925 - All Hands

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Midtown Manhattan, NY, 6/15/09

Address: 2 W58 st @ 5th Ave

Class 3 Box 925 - Automatic alarm
E23, Battalion 9

16:26 hours
Box after initial 925 - Now receiving report of a dryer fire
Engs. 8, 39
L2, L16


10-75-925 - 16:28 hours
Battalion 9: 10-75, fire in the dryer.  13 story 100x100.
E65
L4 is the FAST Truck
Battalion 10
Rescue 1
Squad 18
Division 3


18:29 hours
BC9: We have 1 line in operation, searches are in progress.  The address is 754 5th Ave.

CIDS for 754 5th Ave:
commercial 10 story 200x135 class 1. A.k.a. Bergdorf Goodman.  Alarm Panel at 2 W58 st.  Standpipes in the C and D stairs.  Sprinklers throughout.  C and D stairs lead to the roof

18:33 hours
Division 3 is delayed due to traffic

18:33 hours
BC9: Fire floor is floor 10.

18:37 hours
BC9: We have a line in operation, fire is knocked down, primary searhc is negative, secondaries under way.  We have a heavy CO reading on the 10th floor.

7-5-925 - 18:38 hours
BC9: currently using All-Hands, Doubtful still.
RAC1

18:47 hours
L11 is 10-8 in L2's response area

18:48 hours - Duration 32 minutes
Division 3: Box 925 we're going to go with a Probably Will Hold.  We have CO readings dropping from over 100 ppm to 50 ppm on the top floor, the 10th floor.  Both primaries and secondaries are negative on the 10th floor and 9th floor.  We're using the "C" stair as the attack stair.

18:52 hours
E35 is 10-8 in E8

18:54 hours - Duration 38 minutes
DC3: Box 925 we're going to Under Control at this time
 
Will there be a "fire sale" at Bergdorff Goodman's tomorrow? - only kidding!
 
It seems to me that a 10-75 is overkill for a dryer fire.  Years ago the initial response would have been more than sufficient.
 
That's the philosophy now - have manpower on the scene quickly - if not needed turn it around.
 
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