Hudson River between NY and NJ, 1/15/09
Location: Hudson River @ W 50th St .
15:34 hours
Phone Box 868 - Report of a plane in the water
Engs. 54, 34, 65
TL21, L4
Battalion 9, Rescue Battalion
Rescue 1
Squad 18
Tactical Support 1
Marine 1 Alpha
15:35 hours
Also receiving reports of plane in the water @ Hudson River @ W 83rd St. Multiple calls received in the Bronx reporting a plane with engine fire. Queens in contact with LGA tower reporting a plane with a bird into the engine.
E76, TL22 assigned to W83 st
15:36 hours
Rescue 1 to Manhattan, urgent! Plane in the water with people out, we're launching our boat!
E23 available, assigned
15:37 hours
Rescue Battalion: Start a second rescue.
Rescue 4 S/C
15:37 hours
Battalion 9: Have all units respond to the Intrepid, that's where Rescue 1 is.
10-60-868 - 15:38 hours
Battalion 9 to Manhattan, Urgent! According to PD we have a major airliner in the water, possibly a 707, give me a 10-60 (Major Emergency)
Engs. 8, 21, 40, 16
E9 w/ Satellite 1, E93 w/ Mobile Command Center 2
L2, L16
TL35 is the FAST truck
L25 w/ Collapse Rescue 1, Collapse Rescue 4
TL7, TL1 (SOC Support Trucks)
Battalions 10. 11, HazMat, Safety, Marine
Battalion 6 (Safety Officer), Battalion 8 (Resource Unit Leader)
Battalion 4 (Planning Sections Chief), Battalion 58 (Air-Recon Chief)
Squad 1 w/ TRV, HazMat 1, SOC Logistics, SOC Compressor
Divisions 1, 3
Marines 1, 6
FieldCom, Command Tactical Unit
RAC1
Car 36B (Department Chaplain)
10-60 Major emergency (Bldg collapse, train wreck, Etc.) 8 Engines, 5 Ladders (one being the FAST Unit), 6 Battalion Chiefs (3rd due chief is Safety Officer; 6th due chief is Resource Unit Leader), 2 Deputy Chiefs, 2 Rescue Companies, 2 Collapse Units, 2 SOC Support Trucks, SOC logistics van, Squad 1 with is Technical Response Vehicle, 1 additional Squad, Rescue Battalion, Haz-Mat Battalion, Safety Battalion, Field Communications Unit, Satellite Unit with its associated Engine, RAC Unit, and a Mobile Command Center). Also, a Battalion responds and meets NYPD Aviation to provide Air Recon.
15:38 hours
TL21 to Manhattan, Urgent! The location of the plane is 43 and West Side!
15:39 hours
Marine 1 to Manhattan, this is confirmed! You have a commercial airliner in the water, 2 ferries alongside, Marine 1A is pulling up alongside, Marine 1 is responding as well.
15:40 hours
BC9 to Manhattan, Urgent! We have a commercial airliner down, have all units respond to Circle Line Piers, we have people on the wings, we have a Circle Line Boat pushing it to the pier.
15:42 hours
BC9: We're going to use the Command Post at the end of Pier 83
15:43 hours
Division 1: Have All-Units respond into 42 st, Pier 81.
15:44 hours
Marine 1: Tide is moving downtown.
15:46 hours
DC1: At this time, we have an FD command post set up at Pier 81 opposite 41 and 12th. We have a US Airway Jet, approximately 60-passenger jet, we have Circle Line ferries circling the plane, it is drifting south at this time, right now south of 41st and 12th.
15:46 hours
DC1 to Manhattan, Urgent! I want all the Marine Units responding on this incident! At this time we have numerous people on the wings on the plane, we have numerous Circle Line ferries surrounding the plane, FD units are jumping on additional ferries.
Marine 9 w/ Rescue 5, E153, TL77, Battalion 21 S/C
15:47 hours
DC1: Have Division 3 set up a secondary command post at the tip of Pier 76 (W36 st)
15:48 hours
Car 4A (AC Robert Sweeney, Assistant Chief of Operations) is responding.
15:49 hours
DC1: We want FD units to respond to Pier 76, all command units respond to Pier 81
15:50 hours
Battalion 6 is 10-84, already designated the Resource Unit Leader, Battalion 8 re-designated the Safety Officer.
15:51 hours
DC1: We want a Major EMS response to both Piers. First boat loaded with passengers is heading to Pier 81. We have reports of 146 passengers on the plane.
15:52 hours
Coast Guard reports 4 ferries and 1 cutter en-route
15:53 hours
Car 4A: Notify Division 1 as per FDOC there are 146 Passengers and 5 crew, total of 151.
15:54 hours
E14: Notify Division 1 we're at the 33st Heliport, they're directly opposite us now, it's a perfect place to land boats.
E14 assigned
15:56 hours
Car 9 (DAC John Sudnik, Queens Borough Commander) is responding to DC3 command post
Car 11(DAC William Siegel, Chief of SOC) is responding
15:59 hours
L10 acting 24, as per Division 3, we'll be operating at W33 at the Heliport
Battalion 1 acting 9 S/C to the 30th street Heliport
E1 S/C to 30th street Heliport
