7/20/2011 4th Alarm 10-86 Manhattan Box 1557

mikeindabronx · Jul 20, 2011

725 W. 135th St.,BN-16,fire in the Water Treatment Plant
Could be..E-80,69,59,37,L-40,L-28, SQ-41,E-44/HazTeck,R-1,HazMat1,HazMat BN, BN-11 (on 10-75)
L-30 (FAST)
2nd Alarm..E-47,58,76, TL-17,L-43, E-72/SAT,BN-26 (Safety),BN-10 (RUL),TAC 1
E-95/FOAM,E-96/FOAM,E-325/Foam,E-33/Purple K,E-9/SAT,E-39/HR,Rebreather Unit,BN-48 (Foam Cor.)
3rd Alarm..E-307/84,53,262/93,74,L-26,L-47/55, BN-46 (Rebreather Chief),BN-12,BN-13 (Staging)
Staging..135th St. & 12th Ave.
Extra SQ.. SQ-61 (for Rebreather unit)
13:30..2nd RAC unit..RAC 3
13:57..3rd RAC unit requested..RAC 4
PWH..14:30

mikeindabronx · Jul 20, 2011

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=8261074

efd274 · Jul 20, 2011

http://news.yahoo.com/video/newyorkcbs2-15751042/riverside-park-evacuated-over-fire-at-nyc-dep-water-treatment-plant-25992711.html#crsl=%252Fvideo%252Fnewyorkcbs2-15751042%252Friverside-park-evacuated-over-fire-at-nyc-dep-water-treatment-plant-25992711.html

anesti · Jul 20, 2011

Went to this not much in the way of fire just a light smoke condition. I shot mostly rigs.

firebuffkevin · Jul 20, 2011

Courtesy of ExChief 84:

Manhattan, N. Y. 07/20/11 @ 11:45 hrs.
Upper West Side

Box 1557
Location: North River Sewage Treatment Plant
Address: 725 West 135th St. x 12th Ave.

1557 @ 11:47 ( Reported Explosion )
Engs. 80, 69, 59
Lads. 40, 28
Batt. 16
Marine Co. #1

@ 11:51
Haz. Mat. #1 assigned
Haz. Mat. Batt. assigned
Eng. 44 Haz. Tech. Unit assigned

10 ? 75 ? 1557 @ 11:54
Ladder 30 is designated as the "FAST" Truck
Eng. 37
Rescue Co. #1 assigned
Squad Co. #41
Batt. 11
Division 6

"Batt. 11 to Manhattan, Transmit a 2nd Alarm. We have a large
amount of
oil burning in the Bldg. Also, Transmit a 10-86 ( Foam
Operations)"

2nd Alarm:
2 ? 2 ? 1557 @ 12:04
Engs. 47, 58, 76
T. Lad. 17, Lad. 43
Eng. 72 w / Satellite 2
Batt 26 "Safety Officer"
Batt. 10 "Resource Unit Leader"
Rescue Battalion / Safety Battalion
Fieldcom 1 / Tactical Support Unit #1
Command Tactical Unit
Car 13 "boy" Deputy Assist. Chief Joseph Wozniac

10 ? 86 ? 2 ? 2 ? 1557 @ 12:04 ( Foam Assignment )
Eng. 95 w/ Foam 95
Eng. 96 w/ Foam 96
Eng. 9 w/ Satellite 1
Eng. 325 w/ Foam Tender #1
Eng. 33 w/ Purple K 33
Eng. 229 w/ Purple K 229
Batt. 48 "Foam Coordinator"
Batt. 2 "Foam Coordinator"

@ 12:20
Division 6: Special Call a "Ventilation Unit"
Eng. 39 w / High Rise 2 assigned

@ 12:09
Division 6: Box 1557, We have 1 ? line stretched and in
operation.
Large amount of fuel oil burning in the Bldg. All personnel are
accounted for.

@ 12:16
Eng. 60 assigned to fill out 2nd Alarm

@ 12:30
Division 6: Special Call a "Re ? Breather Unit"
Re ? Breather 1 assigned

@ 12:46
Division 6: Assign a Chief w/ Re-Breather Training
Batt. 49 assigned, later cancelled, Batt. 46 then assigned

3rd Alarm:
3 ? 3 ? 1557 @ 12:49
Eng. 307 act. 84, 53, 262 act. 93, 74
Lad. 26, Lad. 47 act. 55
Batt. 12
Batt. 13 "Staging Manager"
Batt. 33 "Air Re-Con Chief"
Mask Service Unit #1
Staging Area: 12th Ave. @ West 135th St.

@ 13:04
Division 6: Box 1557, Fire located on the 2nd floor.
1 ? line stretched and in operation. 2nd line being stretched.
Fire's Doubtful.

4th Alarm:
4 ? 4 ? 1557 @ 13:07
Engs. 16 act. 35, 91, 93, 92
T. Lad. 21 act. 23, T. Lad. 22
Batt. 4 act. 12 "Planning Chief"
Car 4: Chief Robert Sweeney, Chief of Operations

@ 13:24
Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 4th Alarm, Box 1557, Car 13
"boy"
Deputy Assist. Chief Wozniac reports: We have water on the fire.
Fire is darkening down. Smoke condition is starting to dissipate.
Doubtful Will Hold.

@ 13:30
Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 4th Alarm, Box 1557, Car 13
"boy"
Deputy Assist. Chief Wozniac reports: We have Foam on the fire.
Haz. Mat. is examining drums that were in the fire area. Pumps
that were
supplying the fire have been shut down. Doubtful Will Hold.

@ 13:40
Fieldcom 1: Special Call an additional Truck as a "FAST" Truck.
Lad. 2 act. Lad. 34 assigned

@ 14:12
Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 4th Alarm, Box 1557, Car 13
"boy"
Deputy Assist. Chief Wozniac reports: Still extinguishing pockets of
fire.
Re-Breathing Unit is in operation. Doubtful Will Hold.

@ 14:20
Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 4th Alarm, Box 1557, Car 13
"boy"
Deputy Assist. Chief Wozniac reports: Fire was on the 1st & 2nd
floors.
All visible fire has been knocked down. Searches in the Boiler
Room are
complete and negative. Doubtful Will Hold.

@ 14:31
Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 4th Alarm, Box 1557, Car 13
"boy"
Deputy Assist. Chief Wozniac reports: He place's this fire at
Probably Will Hold.

@ 15:02
Fieldcom 1: Progress Report for the 4th Alarm, Box 1557, Car 13
"boy"
Deputy Assist. Chief Wozniac reports: He place's this Fire
UnderControl.

( Job Duration: 3 hrs. / 15 mins. )

@ 15:44
Fieldcom reports: Bldg. is 4 Stories on 28 acres.

mikeindabronx · Jul 21, 2011

"Batt. 11 to Manhattan, Transmit a 2nd Alarm. We have a large
amount of
oil burning in the Bldg. Also, Transmit a 10-86 ( Foam
Operations)"

I believe it was BN-16 that transmitted the 2nd

truck4 · Jul 21, 2011

Now a health advisory for the Hudson River from the raw sewage that flowed due to the fire.

68jk09 · Jul 21, 2011

I believe they had a seven hour window to get the plant back on line before they had to dump raw sewage.....if they did dump then i guess unfortunately they could not get it repaired in time.

68jk09 · Jul 22, 2011

Fri 1530 hrs 1/2 hour news conference on NY1 w/OEM & DEP discussing the continued dumping of raw sewage into the Hudson which is now impacting beaches in SI & BKLYN.....also a caution not to eat any fish caught in the Hudson.......they are "hopeful" that they will get the plant back on line soon.

:'(

vbcapt · Jul 23, 2011

kfd: Car 13B's last name is Woznica

FDNYBuff97 · Jul 23, 2011

FDNY - ONSCENE - 4th Alarm - Box 1557 - 7/20/11

IRISH · Jul 23, 2011

I see Squad 61 there using a spare engine but dont see them on the run down??

68jk09 · Aug 13, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/06/nyregion/how-the-sewage-spill-into-the-hudson-river-was-stopped.html?_r=2&ref=todayspaper

68jk09 · Aug 13, 2011

I spoke to the 46*BN Chief who was the rebreather Chief at this job....he said the operation went well.... at the time the search/survey using the Draegers was conducted there was generally good visibility however due to the extreme heat of the day even though the mask is rated for four hours .....after about an hour & half the Units were approaching being overheated & had to be relieved....this was the first time since the FDNY was equipped w/the modern Draegers that they were used at an actual operation.......the original FDNY Rescue Cos had a much earlier version of a Draeger hence the mask w/the double hose in the Rescue Insignia.

mikeindabronx · Aug 13, 2011

Chief..thanks for info.

http://www.draeger.com/US/en_US/products/personal_protection/closed_circuit/cre_pss_bg4_plus.jsp?showBackButton=true

Petey · Aug 14, 2011

kfd274 said:
@ 12:30
Division 6: Special Call a "Re ? Breather Unit"
Re ? Breather 1 assigned

Are these RBU's always special called or also assigned on certain alarms ?

7/20/2011 4th Alarm 10-86 Manhattan Box 1557

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