7/13/09 Queens Box 9872 - All Hands

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Jamaica, Queens, NY, 7/13/09

Address: 88-44 161 st @ 89 Ave

Box 9872
Engs. 298, 303, 315*
TL127, L126
Battalion 50


10-75-9872  - 20:05 hours
Engs. 275, 301*
L125 is the FAST Truck
Battalion 51
Rescue 4
Squad 270
Division 13


7-5-9872 - 20:08 hours
Battalion 50: 9872 we're using All-Hands.  We have fire in a 5 story elevator shaft of a 100x300 OMD Brick.  We have 1 line stretched going into operation and searches in progress.  Doubtful.
RAC4

Exposures are:
1 - street
2 - alley
3 - unknown
4 - similar attached

20:10 hours
L125 advises they are operating on 161 st, L133 assigned as the new FAST Truck

(*Note:  Companies in the area responding from previous boxes.  Full assignment of 5 engines and 4 trucks)

CIDS for 88-44 161 st:
6 story MD 100x210 class 3.  Front and rear wings.  I wing stairs in each wing.  Rear wing H has apartments A-F.  Front wing has apartments G-L.

20:13 hours
Receiving 160-11 89 ave reporting people on the 2nd floor fire escape

20:14 hours
Battalion 51: The fire involves the elevator car on the 5th floor of the shaft.

20:22 hours - Duration 27 minutes
Division 13: Box 9872, fire has been knocked down.  Primary on the 5th and 6th floor is complete and negative.  Primary in the rest of the building is in progress.  We have 1 10-45 code 4 being transported by EMS.  Fire is still Doubtful.

20:31 hours - Duration 35 minutes
DC13: 9872, primaries throughout are negative.  Secondaries are in progress.  Transmit a 10-41 code 1, mixer-off.

20:33 hours
E287 is 10-8 in E298's response area
E326 is 10-8 in E301's response area

20:40 hours - Duration 44 minutes
DC13: Box 9872 we're going to go Under Control, secondaries are complete and negative.
 
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There was some initial confusion - the dipatcher originally gave it as 164th ST and then subsequently had two nearby calls for 161st - one was a manhole fire - thanks for the rundown
 
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