7/21/08 Manhattan Box 1642 - All Hands

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Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY, 7/21/08

Address: 441 Convent Ave between W149-150 sts

Phone Box 1642 - Report of fire apartment 4A
Engs. 69, 80, 84
L28, TL23
Battalion 16

10-75-1642 - 16:56 hours
Battalion 16: 10-75 the box, fire apartment is 4A on the 4th floor
E59
L34 is the FAST truck
Battalion 13
Squad 41
Rescue 3
Division 6

CIDs for 441 Convent Ave:
6 story 85 x 215 Class 1 a.k.a. 405 W149 St.  2 separate buildings with common basement and roof.  Determine location of fire before committing.  Alley on exposure 2.  Access rear of 405 W149 St

7-5-1642 - 17:01 hours
BC16: Box 1642, fire is on the 4th floor of a 6 story 85 x 215 non-fireproof OMD.  1 line stretched, 2nd being stretched, 1 in operation, primaries in progress.  Using All-Hands
RAC1

Exposures are:
1 - street
2 - 4 story OMD
3 - unknown
4 - street

17:02 hours - Duration 10 minutes
BC16: Fire has been knocked down, searches still in progress.

17:03 hours - Duration 12 minutes
BC16: Primary searches are complete and negative, we're going to go Probably Will Hold.

17:10 hours
Division 6 is 10-8, returning to the Bronx.

17:12 hours - Duration 21 minutes
BC16: All searches are negative, Under Control.

17:18 hours
BC16: Box 1642 is a 10-41 code 1 (Suspicious fire in occupied structure), undetermined cause at this time.