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NY B18 Marine Division FDR - Summary - Report of Services - Operations Reports 125
NY B18 Marine Division FDR - Summary - Report of Services - Operations Reports 125
NY B18 Marine Division FDR - Summary - Report of Services - Operations Reports 125
OPERATIONS: Upon arrival on scene unit provided first aid to injured civilians and
members.
- Evacuated approximately 250 people to Jersey City many seriously
injured.
- Rescued 2-civilian women from water.
- Upon return from Jersey City unit tied up at the foot of Albany St
and drafted water.
- Unit began to supply numerous 3 1/2 inch hoselines to various
manifolds and relaying pumpers.
- Unit supplied 5 inch hoselines to several volunteer units.
OPERATIONS: Tied up at Vesey St. and the Hudson River and drafted water.
- Supplied numerous 3 1/2 inch hoselines to relaying pumpers,
tower ladders, and manifolds.
- Assisted with water supply logistics.
- Assisted with hoseline stretches.
- Assisted with first aid and removal of injured.
- Performed search and evacuation at collapse area and debris pile.
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COMPANY OPERATIONS REPORT
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TO. / Battaion Marina Company 1 1 ReDOrt No
COMPANY ' *^
55"8087
BOX NO T.MP 08*5 «**/<»
Location or • * « «
AHdr.M ^^d Trade Center Adm. Dist. Block Mo
i Verbal on 2nd alarm Received by Tim. 0845
Members relieving
Time.
Co», tapt Metcalf caught in 1st collapse at original coonand poat-»enoTed to hospital
in Bklyn & released. ,
treated & evacuated approx 250 Civilians ( NYC Firefightpss to Jersey City,
many seriously injured. Wpr Woods & ME Parga entered water & rescued 2 unknown civilian
females at NYC side before departing for N.J..
NTL injuries!: HE Marshall & FF Thompson. j
OPERATIONS: O" retuin to KY, tied up at foot of Albany Street & began stretching 3$" supply
lines. 1st line to manifold on West St. north of J*?sf St.. 2nd line to E-219 on Albany St
Just East of West Street. +*4f**/ \y 1500 hra E-228 & E-216 were located at
inserted into 3i inch supply lines to relay water iBast.! Sonet ine later E-14 also was
suppliedl 1 3i inch line to relay Bast. i
By 2000 hours, M-l was supplying: 2- 3$" lines to 5-219^ § Albany & West Streets.
1- 3|" " " inanifold on West Street opp 90 West St.
2- J| JJ |J ;S-??8!? Alkany & So. End AT. for relay.
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At 2030 HOurs, West Orange, NJ Fire D«pt. arrived! & offered 5 inch hoee for aupply
purpoaes. M-l supplied 5" hose to Vest Orange F.C. set up at Albany St. & South End
Avenue as relay to Patterson, N.J. Fire Dept. apparatujs at Albany & Weat Streets, using
both their 5" lines which tetfere compatible. j
D.C. Hosier was sector Chief at Albany & Veat Strjaeta & waa apprised of all supply
lines A coordinated supply operation. j
As of 2100 houra M-l was feeding 8- 3i" supply lines eonaiating of approximately
150 lengths of hose, and 1 -5* supply line of undeterojlned length.
P.S. On receipt of recall, aeabers of all ranks assigned to M-l reported for duty &
searched for survivors, assisted stretching lines & performed various duties' as
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conditions dictated. I
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OPERATIONS:
Marine Co. 6 responded on verbal, docked at North Cove Marina, gave first clear
transmission of collapse to Manh. dispatcher, rescued ABC Fuentes from collapse
area.transported injured to Jersey City , made numerous trips north to evacuate injured,
transported firefighting personel, tools, and equipment from Brooklyn Navy Yard to WTC,
transported firefighting personel, tools and equipment from Quarters of Marine Co. 1 to
WTC, Operated Pumps of Fireboat Kane and Fireboat Smoke to supply water, streatched
hoselines, manned pumps of apparatus at North Cove.took up hose
Momborc Relieving:
Hydrant Location:
t-/t> _Pressure; Start Finish: Avj:
Water; Time Used Gallons Used; Fresh Salt
Masks Used Type Mask # Duration Type Mask # Duration
4.5 1 4.5 4
4.5 2 4.5 5
4.5 3 4.5 6
Remarks: Operated under the command of:_
Operations:
7*>t<<J£*i
Location or
Address: WTC VESEY ST.& HUDSON Adm. Dist.: E-10 Block No.:
Responded to Signal: SC TO BOX Received by: CADS Time: 1012
While: At Quarters Arrived in. 35 min Assigned Due on:
Members Relieving:
Hydrant:: Location N/A Pressures: Start N/A Finish: N/A Average: N/A
Water: Time Used N/A Gallons Used-Fresh N/A Salt N/A
Mask Used TYPE MASK NO. DURATION TYPE MASK NO. DURATION
4.5 P.P. 1 4.5 P.P. 4
4.5 P.P. 4.5 P.P. 5
4.5 P.P. 4.5 P.P.
Remarks: DUE TO THE UNUSUAL NATURE OF THE EMERGENCY SCENE & ITS UNUSUAL CHALLENGES (E.G. EXPANDING IN NATURE
OVER MANY DAYS & LINES BURRIED UNDER EARTHEN BERM S & WOOD BRIDGES) DOCUMENTATION OF THE # AND TERMINAL ENDS OF
HOSE LINES AFTER THE INITIAL SUPPLY LINES, WERE NOT PRESERVED. MANY CHANGES IN SUPPLY LINES & SUPPLIED UNITS MADE
DEFINITIVE I.D.'S INPRACTIBLE OVER THE NEXT 11 DAYS. INJURIES TO MEMBERS AT WTC WERE LT. MACDONALD, LT. JORDAN, LT.
MALMBECK, WP.CAMPBELL.FR.PUGLIESE.PT.GAGLIARDI.ME.MALONEY. ADDITIONALLY, ALL MEMBERS WERE EXPOSED TO UNKNOWN
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND DON'T KNOW THE EXTENT OF THEIR INJURIES.CD72 FORWARDED & CD73'S TO BE SUBMITTED BY MEDICAL
DIVISION FOR ALL MEMBERS AT SCENE.
Operations: BOX 8000 ORIGINALLY DISPATCHED M-9 TO THE S.I.FERRY TERMINAL BUT S.I. DISPATCH RE-
ROUTED M-9 TO AREA OF NORTH COVE MARINA MANHATTAN TO BOX 8087 W.T.C. SITE. AFTER
-B.FIREFIGHTER WAS SECURE TO SEAWALL AT VESEY ST. & HUDSON RIVER, LT. MACDONALD
CONSULTED WITH SEVERAL CHIEFS AT VESEY & WEST(NAMES UNKNOWN) & INSTRUCTED
MEMBERS OF M-9 TO STRETCH 3 1/2" HOSE UP VESEY TOWARDS WEST ST. LT. RECOMMENDED TO
B.C.'S THAT M-9 UTILIZE A 3 1/2" X3 1/2" SIAMESE & 3 1 /2"X2 1/2" 3-WAY GATED MANIFOLD IN TANDEM AT WEST
& VESEY FOR THE INITIAL SUPPLY TO W.T.C. SITE. OUR SUPPLY WOULD BE 2 SEPARATE RELAY SYSTEMS TO EA.
SIAMESE INLET ( EA. LINE WITH 2 PUMPERS). DUE TO THE UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES& NEEDS OF THE SCENE
THIS WAS CHOSEN FOR ADAPTABILITY, THE NEED FOR SUSTAINED PUMPING -
OPERATION REQUIRING LARGE VOLUME PUMPING CAPABILITIES, AND FLEXIBILITY (I.E. SUPPLYING
ADDITIONAL PUMPERS OFF RELAY PUMPERS). OUR INITIAL OPERATION INCLUDED SKETCHING APPROX. 1500'
OF 3 '/i " HOSE TO SUPPLY E-33& E-53 AND THEN E-224& E-514 TO SUPPLY OUR SIAMESE WHICH WAS ATTACHED
TO THE 3-WAY GATED MANIFOLD. THE MANIFOLD IN TURN SUPPLIED PUMPERS, T.L.'S, BLDG. STANDPIPES, AND
HANDLINES. WE SUBSEQUENTLY AUGMENTED OUR SUPPLY LINES & PROVIDED OTHER ENGINE CO.'S & T.L.'S
WITH WATER THROUGHOUT THE FIRST 24HRS. & IN THE MANY DAYS THAT FOLLOWED. AFTER PUMPING
PROCEDURES WERE AFFECTED M.E. GIERER & FR. PUGLIESE WERE DISPATCHED TO EXTINGUISH THE CAR FIRES
IN THE LOT ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF WEST ST. & VESEY ST. THEY STRETCHED SEVERAL LENGTHS OF 1
3/i" HOSE & EXTINGUISHED APPROX. 15 AUTOS ON FIRE & PERFORMED SEARCHES IN AUTOS & LOT - NEGATIVE.
LT. MACDONALD REPORTED IN TO D.C. VISCONTI AT VESEY & WEST WITH M.E. SOUTO, M.E.WOLKEN,
WP.MELISI, W.P. CAMPBELL, FR. RUHL & WERE PUT TO WORK FOR SEARCH & RESCUE OPS. MEMBERS OPERATED
IN 5 W.T.& ON THE DEBRIS OPILE OF NORTH TOWER SEARCHING IN VOIDS FOR M.O.S. & CIV. EARLY IN P.M. WP.
MELISI SET UP TRANSIT (RETRIEVED FROM R-3 APPARATUS) ON 7 W.T., WHICH WAS USED TO DETECT
MOVEMENT IN SEVERELY DAMAGED BLDG. 7 & PR£DJCiJIS_CDJLLAP-SE. AFTER EVAC. OF AREA & COLLAPSE-QF-7
W.T. MEMBERS CONTINUED OPERATING IN DEBRIS FIELD THROUGH THE NIGHT, MANNING THE FIFEFIGHTER &
MONITORING THE STATUS OF THE RELAY PUMPERS. MARINE 9 PUMPED FOR 9 DAYS 24 HOURS A DAY AND WAS
THE ONLY SOURCE OF WATER AT THE N.W. POINT OF SITE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. M-9 OPERATED IN THIS MANNER
FOR 10 DAYS CONTINUING TO SOLVE WATER SUPPLY PROBLEMS ,PUMPER SWAPS AND PUMPER RE- FUELING
PROBLEMS AS-WELL-AS CONTINUING TO OPERATE IN TEAMS WITH CO. OFFICERS UNDER DIRECTION OF EC'S
AND DC'S ON SCENE IN SEARCH , RESCUE AND RECOVERY OPS AT COLLAPSE SI FE.
ADDITIONALLY NOTE ON DAY 1 LT. JORDAN PT. GAGLIARDI, FR. COULBOURNE, FR. SPADARO
LOCATED, EXTRICATED, ADM. MEDICAL ATTENTION, AND REMOVED FROM THE COLLAPSED RUBBLE ON WEST
ST.; CRITICALLY INJURED MAR. DIV. CAPT. ALFREDO FUENTES .SAFELY TO MAR. DIV. TRANSPORT BOAT FOR
RAPID TRANSPORT TO N.J.HOSPITAL.