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  1. Alpinerunner
    Alpinerunner liked a post in a topic by Ed Harvey in Photos 5378 RT 22 Millerton, NY Barn and Brush Fire   
    Hydraulic overhaul via Sharon Tower 1, drafting out of a dump tank that was being filled continuously by tankers from Amenia, Wassaic, Lakeville, Canaan, and Cornwall. Lakeville's old American La France was the water hole truck down on Sharon Station Road.


  2. Ed Harvey
    Ed Harvey liked a post in a topic by FiftyOnePride in Millerton - Barn Fire - 3.19.2011   
    Date: 3.19.2011
    Time: 1446hrs
    Location: 5378 Route 22 (Cross streets: Haight Road and Perry's Corners)
    Frequency: Dispatch, Response, Command 3, FG 13/14, MFC 51, Amenia 31
    Units Operating: Millerton All Equipment, Amenia All Equipment, Sharon All Equipment, CC14, CC9, Wassaic 69-31, Lakeville Engine 10/20/60, NDP, Cornwall's Tanker, Canaan's Tanker. Millbrook and Pine Plains M/A for standby in Amenia and Millerton Quarters.
    Weather Conditions: 40's, Windy, Sunny.
    Description Of Incident: Grassfire that quickly extended to a 150x70 foot dilapidated barn. Excess winds quickly caused the fire to consume the whole barn and start a grass fire behind the structure for approximately 3 acres burned. By the time units had setup the barn's roof had already collapsed. Handlines were immediately put into use, and after the outlying fires were contained a tanker shuttle was setup too feed Sharon's Tower 1 to get over the block walls that were still standing into the barns structure. Four silos were adjacent to the barn as well as three other barn type structures, none of the exposures were compromised by fire. Two draft sites were setup on Sharon Station Road and Coleman Station Road, the tankers were split up into two groups that had assigned fill sites. The ladder was able to operate successfully with a continuous water source from the rotating tankers. Millerton and Amenia returned today (3.20) for one silo that a very small amount of silage that was smoldering.
    Reporter/Writer: FiftyOnePride
    Note: Pictures can be found on Ed Harvey's website (LINK)
  3. x635
    x635 liked a post in a topic by Ed Harvey in Does Cold Weather Kill A Camera Battery Faster?   
    Yes cold weather will kill batteries quickly. At the Cranwell Fire in Lenox, MA(12-22-10) temps were sub freezing I had to sparingly use my Sony point and shoot camera as the batteries were partly charged. Luckily I had recently charged my Canon Rebel XT battery which considering the conditions lasted a surprising 700+ frames and for about 3 hours. I still believe if it had been warmer I could have probaly kept shooting. One trick I've used at other scenes is to take the battery out of the camera and warm it up somehow, I have just put it in my pants pocket for about 15 minutes this may give you a bit more shooting time. Long and short of it is having plenty of batteries and keeping them charged up.