Manhattan - 10-76(High-Rise Fire) 07-30-12

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Date: 07-30-12

Time: 16:18hrs.

Box: 706

Area: Midtown West

Location: 8 Penn Plaza.(Bing Maps)

Frequency: FDNY Manhattan

Weather Conditions: Warm and Clear

Description Of Incident: Battalion 9 10-84(o/s) transmitting a 10-76(High-Rise Fire) for Box 706. Battalion 9 reporting using All Hands for a bathroom fire on the 6th floor. Division 1 reporting fire on the 6th floor. 1 L/S/O w/Ladder Companies opening up. All hands Working. Division 1 transmitting a 10-41: Code 1(Suspicious Fire in an Occupied Building). Manhattan Dispatch advising duration of incident is 1 hour and 1 minute. Originally reported as a fire on the 6th floor w/smoke on the 7th floor. All searches negative w/no injuries reported.

Reporter: sfrd18

Units Operating: FDNY Manhattan; FDNY Manhattan EMS; NYPD Manhattan South; ConEd

Box 706 Assignment:

Engine 26, Engine 65, Engine 34

Ladder 16 Acting 24, Ladder 21

Battalion 9

10-76-706(High-Rise Fire) Assignment:

Engine 3(Lobby Control), Engine 14(C.F.R.D.), Engine 8(HRN), Engine 39(High-Rise Unit)

Ladder 2(F.A.S.T.), Ladder 4, Ladder 7(Vent Support)

Battalion 6, Battalion 8, Battalion 2(Safety), Battalion 4

Division 1

Rescue Battalion

Safety Battalion

Squad 18

Rescue 4

High-Rise 2

M.S.U. 1

T.S.U. 1

R.A.C. 1

Field Comm. 1

Comm. Tac. Unit

16:18hrs. - Manhattan Dispatch transmitting the Telephone Alarm for Box 706 for 8 Penn Plaza, Madison Square Garden, W. 33rd St. between 7th Ave. and 8th Ave. for a report of a fire on the 6th floor and smoke on the 7th floor.

16:28hrs. - Battalion 9 10-84(o/s) transmitting a 10-76(High-Rise Fire) for Box 706.

16:34hrs. - Division 1 is 10-84(o/s).

16:35hrs. - Battalion 9 reporting using All Hands for a bathroom fire on the 6th floor. Battalion 9 reporting fire is k/d w/Ladder Companies opening up. Manhattan Dispatch advising duration of incident is 17 minutes.

16:48hrs. - Division 1 reporting fire on the 6th floor. 1 L/S/O. Division 6 reporting fire has been extinguished. Fire is P/W/H. Manhattan Dispatch advising duration of incident is 34 minutes.

16:50hrs. - Division 1 advising Field Comm. 1 to go 10-8(Available).

16:54hrs. - Division 1 reporting primary searches on the 6th and 7th floor are negative.

17:02hrs. - Division 1 advising Rescue 4 can go 10-8(Available).

17:07hrs. - Division 1 reporting primary searches are negative on the 8th floor. Secondary searches are starting.

17:18hrs. - Division 1 reporting fire is u/c. Primary searches on floors 9-10 are negative. Secondary searches on floors 6-8 are negative. Division 1 transmitting a 10-41: Code 1(Suspicious Fire in an Occupied Building). Manhattan Dispatch advising duration of incident is 1 hour and 1 minute.

Company Relocations:

Engine 221-Engine 3

Ladder 8-Ladder 24

Ladder 26-Ladder 2

Battalion 12-Battalion 8

Battalion 45-Battalion 9