7/14/2014 Manhattan All Hands Box 0828

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Address: 28 E 48 Street @ Madison Avenue Yard

Fire in the subway tunnel of the East Side Access Project.

1324 - Report of smoke in the work area of the East Side Access Project.  Box 8794 also dispatched (per protocol) to the Command Post at Grand Central Terminal.

1332 - Bn. 8 - Initial reports are that there is a transformer fire around E 63 Street.  Units investigating.

1340 - Div. 3 - Requesting a Communications Unit (E-7, FC)

1343 - Bn. 9 - Ladder 7 made their way down to the Madison Ave. Yard and encountered a light smoke condition.  Employees of Grand Central at those levels have self evacuated.

1349 - Div. 3 - Construction supervisor reports a transformer fire in the caverns below 50th St. & Madison Ave.  Using 2x2, the rest fast.  Utilizing the Command Channel.

1359 - Div. 3 - There was a small transformer fire and a smoke condition in the South End of Grand Central.  Using All Hands - DWH

L-16 FAST

1408 - Div. 3 - We had 2 transformers involved, extinguished with dry chem.  All workers have been accounted for.  PWH - Duration 47 minutes.

1423 - FC per Div. 3 - All Primaries and Secondaries are complete and negative.  Under Control - Duration 1 hour 2 minutes.

Assignment for Box 0828:
E-21, 26, 1, 65
L-2, 3 act. 24
B-8, 7
S-18
R-1
D-3
Re-breather 1
E-7 Communications
FC, Car 4T

Box 8794 to the Grand Central Terminal:
E-23
TL-7
B-9

All Hands Units:
L-16 FAST
E-3 w/ Hi-rise 1 for Vent Support
E-33 w/ Nolan Cart
Tac-1
RAC-1
Command Tac
 
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Assignment for Box 0828:
... ... ...  FC, Car 4T            Car4T:  ??!  ???  :-\
 
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Are you sure it wasn't Car 4-D, Deputy Assistant Chief, Ops?  "D" and "T" can sound alike if they're not using the phonetic alphabet.
 
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manhattan said:
Are you sure it wasn't Car 4-D, Deputy Assistant Chief, Ops?  "D" and "T" can sound alike if they're not using the phonetic alphabet.

Just Listened to Tape of Broadcast - " Car 4-Tom Responding" ... ??
 
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