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Date: 11/10/13
Time: 18:15 (approx)
Incident Type: House fire
Location: 719 Linda Ave
District: Thornwood
Units: Thornwood, Hawthorne Ladder & Engine, Valhalla FAST, Chappaqua Cascade, Pleasantville Engine for cover company
Fireground 8, Trunk 11
Description:
2(?) story wood frame house. Chimney fire extended in to the walls.
18:24 Cancel Chappaqua Cascade
18:26 Fire reported knocked down. Continuing to open up.

Date: 4-21-12
Time: 20:26
Location: 15 Ivy Hill Dr. (Google Maps)
Frequency: 46.26 (Dispatch), Fire 16, EMS 16, Fire 17, FG6, 155.850 (NCPD)
FD Units Operating: (Chappaqua FD: 2062, 2063, E144, E145, E146, R23, TL27 ) (Mount Kisco: FAST, 2284, 2281, 2283, E105, U13) (WCDES: BAT16, BAT13, BAT17, C&O Zone5, CC24,1405,) (NCPD) (NYSP) (Pleasantville: 2372, E260) (Bedford Hills: FAST, 2031, 2035, 2036, TL57) (Millwood: 2253, E247) (Yorktown: E273, 2531, 2536) (Ossining: 2331,2334 TL42, U51(FAST)) (Thornwood: E89, 2471, 2472) (CONED E&G)
EMS Units Operating: (NW Medic: 45M1) (Pleasantville VAC: 76B1, 76B2, 7605_REHAB) (Chappaqua VAC:54B1, 54B2) (Mt. Kisco VAC, 70B1, 70-REHAB) (American Red Cross)
Relocate to Chappaqua HQ: (Pleanantsville: 1 Engine) (Millwood: 2253,E247) (Thornwood: E89,2471, 2472) (Briarcliff Manor: E94, 2051)
Weather Conditions: Clear 55
Description Of Incident: Structure Fire in attached garage, extending onto structure
Reporters: fireboyny, firedude, ac316scu
20:26: Chappaqua dispatched for a structure fire at 15 Ivy Hill Dr
20:30: 60 control alerting units house has a shared driveway, use the driveway to the right
20:31: 60 Control notifying units, multiple calls, through the roof
20:31: 2062 confirms, 10-75 issued, 1st alarm assignment being toned out.
20:31: Dispatch for: Pleasantville - 1 engine, Mt. Kisco 1 Engine and Fast, BAT 16
20:32: 2062 Visible flames through the roof, poss extension on to structure
20:35: BAT16 unable to respond, page next BAT chief
20:38: BAT17 toned out for response
20:41: 60 control notifying units to operate of Fireground 6
20:52: 2062 Asking for appartus run down:
20:52: 60 control: ON SCENE is E105, E144, E145, R23, TL27, U13, 45M1, BAT17 (enroute), 45M1 (Enroute)
20:53: 2062: Send in Pleanantville E260
20:55: 2062 1.5 story, 2 Car garage, Fully Involved, mostly K/d, 3 l/s/o. Checking for extension, House is 100 X 40
20:55: Millwood to relocate 1 engine to Chappaqua HQ
20:59: 2062 requesting additional Fast team, Mt. Kisco put to work
21:00: Bedford Hills Fast requested
21:02: 2035, 2031 En-route
21:06: C&O Zone 5 toned out for responce
21:06: E260 on Location
21:08: BAT17 On Location
21:09: Chappaqua Command: Request E247 - Millwood to the scene, send in additional engine to cover
21:10: Thornwood, 1 engine to standby @ Chappaqua HQ
21:13: Bat17 to E247, per chappaqua command lay in from Annandale Rd to E260
21:13: E247 Has the hydrant
21:14: Bat 17 as per Command transmitting 2nd Alarm assignment
21:17: Car 2063 on Location
21:18: Chappaqua transmitting 3rd alarm
21:19: Bat 17: As per command Fire in the house, 2nd floor B Side 100' X 40'
21:19: Ossinining 1 Ladder, Yorktown 1 engine to the scene for the 3rd alarm
21:19: Armonk 1 engine relocate to Chappaqua HQ
21:20: As per BAT17 Mobile command (FC1) is NOT needed
21:24: Retone for Yorktown - 1 engine
21:26: 60 control 1 hour notification
21:27: Yorktown E273 assembling a crew and will be responding
21:28: As per Bat17: Ossining will be the new fast team
21:29: 2331 requesting tone out for FAST qualified members
21:30: Ossining FAST dispatched
21:33: as per 2063: Send E146 manpower directly to the scene
21:34: Bat 17: As per command have additional BLS respond in to Annandale Rd
21:37: CONED Elect. on location
21:43: 2331 and TL42 on location
21:51: BAT17 to E273 stage on avendale, send manpower to the scene
21:53: BAT17 reporting that C&O is on location
21:56: 60 control: 1.5 hour mark
21:56: As per 2334: U51(Ossining FAST) on location
22:00: Bat-17 reports Visible fire has been knocked down, units overhauling at this time
22:26: Incident has been going on for 2 hours as per 60 control
22:36: Bat-17: Release Mt. Kisco EMS
22:48: Bat 17: As per Chappaqua Command, Situation Is under control, companies still overhauling
22:54: Bat 17: As per command, U13 released (Mt. Kisco FAST)
23:11: Bat 17: As per command E89, and TL42 can return to service
23:22: 2474 reports that he is back in service
23:26: Incident now at the three hour time point
23:28: All Ossining units are back in service
23:30: E89 Back in service, reporting to quarters
23:30: Remaining Thornwood units back in service
23:36: Bat-17: Per command, Releasing Bedford Hills
23:42: as per 2031- All BHFD units are back in service
23:50: Yorktown units have been released as per command via. BAT-17
23:52: As per Chappaqua command, 76B1, 76B2, 7605_REHAB can return to service
23:56: as per 2536, Yorktown is back in service
00:02: BAT17: E247 has been released from the scene
00:09: 2253 is Back in service
02:59: Chappaqua Command terminated
Links:
Patch article lohud article Independent Fire Co. -Mt. Kisco

Would it be feasible for MTA PD to staff each train with one officer. If something goes down there would be a least one officer on scene with backup responding. Does budget prevent this or are there other reasons. Curious to hear what you have to say.....