7/7/2014 Manhattan 10-77 Box 0635

[firephish]

Address: 443 W 25 Street between 9th & 10th Ave.

Fire and Explosion on the 9th floor of a 12 story 100x150 Class 1 MD.

0142 - Manhattan - Reporting a possible gas explosion on the 8th floor.

0145 - Manhattan - Reported collapse of Apt. 6E.  Explosion matrix assigned.

0148 - Bn. 7 - Transmit the 10-77.  Fire in Apt. 9E.

L-4 FAST

0154 - Bn. 7 - 10-41 code 1.  Fire in 9E with an explosion in 8E, 7E, & 6E.  1 L/S/O, visible fire knocked down.  DWH.

0206 - Div. 1 - The source on the explosion was gasoline, not natural gas.  All fire knocked down.  DWH - Duration 31 minutes.

0216 - Div. 1 - Primaries are complete and negative in the effected apartments. PWH.  Have Dept. of Buildings respond.  Return TL-23 Vent as well as Field Comm.

0232 - Div. 1 - Haz-Mat 1 has determined that the gas fumes levels are acceptable.  Under Control - Duration 57 minutes.

Initial Assignment:
E-3, 34, 1
L-12, 21
B-7
R-1

Explosion Matrix:
L-25 w/ RC-1
L-7 SOC Support
RB, SB, HMB
HM-1
Tac-1
SOC Logistics, SOC Compressor

10-77 Assignment:
E-26 HRN
E-14 CFRD
L-24, 5, 4 FAST
B-2, 6, 9 Safety
S-18
L-23 Vent Support

 

[mikeindabronx]

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/exclusive-chelsea-man-lights-apartment-fire-article-1.1862996

 

[FDNY793727]

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/exclusive-chelsea-man-lights-apartment-fire-article-1.1862996

Does anyone know how the NYPD Arson and Explosion Squad works in relation to FDNY Fire Marshals? I thought the fire marshals handled the investigations and even arrests. Does the NYPD supplement the investigations or have their own separate cases?

 

[Bulldog]

Does anyone know how the NYPD Arson and Explosion Squad works in relation to FDNY Fire Marshals? I thought the fire marshals handled the investigations and even arrests. Does the NYPD supplement the investigations or have their own separate cases?

Well of course they will be completely separate, NYPD duplicates every other service FDNY has so why not this too?  Maybe someday NYC will have a mayor that realizes that FDNY can handle such things is Hazardous Materials, Vehicle Extrications, etc. without NYPD sticking their nose in and getting in the way.  Maybe that same mayor would even realize that the UCT system is a complete farce and gets rid of it!  I'm not holding my breath however.