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Since there are so many comments talking about the time it took to put water on the fire, I thought I would put the fire into perspective:
#1: The story is in the radio traffic
#2: Firefighters were met with an advanced fire on arrival. There was charged smoke seeping from the front windows and every crack in the buildings cornice and cockloft, indicating that fire had likely already extended into the cockloft. For those who don't know what that is, it is a void between the top floor ceiling and the building roof that runs along the entire building. In this space fire can spread rapidly undetected.
#3: The fire apartment was packed full of waist deep clutter. This condition made it nearly impossible to enter the apartment due to the door being jammed shut. Furthermore, it creates many obstacles for firemen once inside, one said that "we never once touched the actual floor there was so much stuff."
#4: The door was secured with a fox lock which is impossible to know when there is fire and smoke pushing at the door. Members were flowing water through the crack in the door which is all they could do to keep it at bay while other members took the door off its hinges.
#5: Multiple lines were operating inside. One line at the front door and another that was attempting access by breaching a wall. This all takes time. As soon as these difficulties were recognized a line was stretched up the front fire escape. Don't forget the line on the roof protecting the exposure.
Hopefully this can clear up any confusion.
Fire Location: 409 East 69th St (Lenox Hill Section)
Fire on the 5th floor in a 5 story 25 X 60 MD
Report of a person trapped
Box loaded up due to calls
E-39 gave the 10-75
Maybe:
E-39,44,22,8,23s/c
L-16,13,2(Fast),43s/c
B-10,8
R-1
Sq-18
D-3
Rac-1
B-10 we need an additional Engine & Truck
MD transmits the All Hands
D-3 to Manhattan Urgent
MD to D-3 go ahead
D-3 Standby
D-3 transmit a 2nd Alarm we have fire in the cockloft @ 12:04
2nd Alarm
E-21,53,74
E-9 w/ Sat. 1
L-30 Act. 16,22 Act. 13
B-9(FF)
B-45(Safety)
B-11(RUL)
RB,SB
FC
Tac-1
RM-1
L-30 & L-22 in the area and assigned in @ 12:05
Staging 1st Ave & East 67th St
D-3 transmit a 3rd Alarm @12:11
L-4 we are at Lexington & 3rd Ave if you need us
MD 10-4 tickets on the way
3rd Alarm
E-65,40,54,16,263(Comm)
E-10s/c,5s/c
L-4,25s/c,35s/c,7s/c,116s/c
L-26s/c,21s/c
L-24(Fast)s/c
B-7(Staging)
B-58(Air Recon)
B-12(FF)
B-19 Act. 10s/c (Special Assignment)
B-16s/c
Rac-3
Mask
Car-12 (Chief Of Safety & Inspectional Services Command DC Michael Meyers)
Car-9 (Queens Borough Commander DAC Fred Schaaf)
Car-23B
D-3 s/c 2 additional Trucks @ 12:16
L-11 Act. L-2 10-8 in L-2 response area @ 12:19
L-128 Act. L-4 on your frequency @ 12:20
E-226 Act. E-6 on your frequency @ 12:22
Car 12 responding to your 3rd Alarm @ 12:23
D-3 5 L/S/O fire is darkening down we have it confined to the original fire building at this time @ 12:24
Sq-41 Act. R-1 on your frequency @ 12:25
D-3 B-58 Air Recon can remain 10-8 @ 12:27
E-325 Act. E-39 on your frequency @ 12:28
E-221 Act. E-15 on your frequency @ 12:30
E-291 10-8 in E-16's response area @ 12:33
L-8 is 10-8 in L-25's response area @ 12:34
FC per D-3 5 L/S/O trucks opening up. Fire is still contained to the original fire building DWH @ 12:36
E-15 is 10-8 in E-54's response area @ 12:44
FC per D-3 s/c 2 additional Ladder Companies @ 12:44
FC have those 2 trucks respond directly into the command post @ 12:45
E-237 is 10-8 in E-21's response area @ 12:54
Car-23B 10-84 3rd Alarm @ 12:58
FC Car-9 assuming command @ 12:59
FC per Car-9 heavy clutter condition in the fire apartment, MBFKD, Trucks still opening up. Engine companies hitting pockets of fire DWH @ 13:00
MD to FC getting a Class 3 1283 York Ave at the hospital you have anybody available to check that? @13:16
FC to MD Ladder 7 will be investigating that Class 3 @13:17
RB 10-8 @ 13:24
E-263 switching back to Queens @ 13:35
FC to Manhattan mixer off message @ 13:36
FC per Car-9 DAC Schaaf PWH @ 13:44
FC s/c 1 additional Truck to relieve the Fast Truck @ 13:47
FC per Car-9 s/c 2 additional trucks into the command post @ 13:59
FC per Car-9 s/c 1 additional BC @ 14:01
FC per Car-9 DAC Schaaf 10-41 Code 1 @ 14:08
FC Under Control @ 14:08
Duration 2 Hours & 22 Minutes
L-102 Act. L-24 on your frequency @ 14:20
FC Mixer Off Message @ 14:27
FC Mixer Off Message @ 14:29
FC s/c 2 additional Engines @ 14:38
FC Mixer Off Message @14:41
Relocations
Squad 41 Act. Rescue 1
Engine 6 Act. Engine 8
Engine 15 Act. Engine 54
Engine 37 Act. Engine 44
Engine 68 Act. Engine 53
Engine 93 Act. Engine 40
Engine 226 Act. Engine 6
Engine 237 Act. Engine 21
Engine 325 Act. Engine 39
Engine 221 Act. Engine 15
Engine 291 Act. Engine 16
Ladder 31 Act. LAdder 13
Ladder 22 Act. Ladder 13
Ladder 30 Act. Ladder 16
Ladder 11 Act. Ladder 2
Ladder 128 Act. Ladder 4
Ladder 102 Act. Ladder 24
Ladder 29 Act. Ladder 26
Ladder 8 Act. Ladder 25