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Date: 1-17-16
Time: 13:42
Location: 13 Custis Ave C/S Washington Ave N and Hillandale Ave
District: North White Plains
Battalion: 19
Channel: Fire 19
Weather: 40F, rain
Units:  North White Plains FD      Ladder 47, Engine 74, Rescue 33, Car 2322
           Valhalla FD                        Tower Ladder 49, Car 2481
           Thornwood FD                  Rescue 75 (FAST), Car 2471
           West Harrison FD              Engine 265
            Valhalla EMS                     82-B-3
            North Castle PD                Car 30
            WCDES                             County Car 4, Cause And Origin Zone 5
Writer:  x635

Description: Reported electrical outlet on fire in bathroom.
 
13:48  Car 2481 on location, 10-75
 
13:52 Car 2481 reporting 1 line stretched and operating
 
14:36 Car 2322 placing fire under control

 

Date: 9-15-16
Time: 13:57
Location: 100 Byram Lake Rd C/S Langeland Dr
District: Mount Kisco
Battalion: 16
Channel: Fire 16
Weather: 75F, clear
Units:  Mount Kisco FD      Engine 103, Engine 105, Engine 106, Tower Ladder 14, Rescue 31, Car 2284
           Bedford Hills FD      Tower Ladder 57, Utility 6 (FAST)
           Katonah FD             Engine 116 (Relocate MKFD Green St Firehouse)
           Mount Kisco VAC    70-B-1
           WCPD                      11-Baker
          WCDES                     Battalion 16, C&O Zone 5
Writer:  x635

Description: Dispatched as smoke coming from the basement. Car 2284 rrequesting 10-75 upon arrival
 
14:10  Car 2284 reporting main body of fire has been knocked down

 
 

Date: 9-14-16
Time: 16:07hrs
Location: 1 Federal St, Domino Sugar Plant north of Ludlow St
Weather: 86F, clear
Units: Yonkers FD Engine 303, Ladder 71, Rescue 1, Battalion 1
           Empress EMS Medic 33, Tac 3, Supervisor,
           Yonkers PD ESU Truck 4
Writer:  x635

Description: Worker fell on barge, and broke his leg with an open fracture. Patient is stable and Empress is treating and packaging. Patient is located on the ship approx 30 feet above  pier level. High angle rope system rigged by YFD to lower patient to ambulance.
 
16:56  Patient has been lowered, in care of EMS enroute to Jacobi, all units picking up.
 
Note: Yonkers FD also working at a separate MVA w/ pin during this incident
 

Interesting question (although I know the answer is that the Yonkers Fire Department is NOT on the Mutual Aid listing for the Town of Eastchester FD (Eastchester, Bronxville, and Tuckahoe), but if you look at where today's 4 Alarm Fire was (12 Elm Rock Road, Bronxville, NY), does it make any sense, when lives and property are in danger, that you call in Mutual Aid for this location from first New Rochelle Station 2 (Engine 22 and Ladder 12), which is approximately a 13 Minute response time to the scene, then to call in Mount Vernon Engine 205, which is approximately 13 minutes to the fire scene, then to call in Scarsdale Engine 56 which is approximately 14 minutes to the fire scene, and Greenville Ladder 4, which is approximately 17 minutes to the fire scene, AHEAD of Yonkers FD Squad 11, which is approximately 6 minutes from the fire scene (less than half the response time of the first due Mutual Aid Company), and Yonkers FD Engine 312 and Tower Ladder 75 (and Battalion 2) which is approximately 10 minutes from the fire scene?
 
In my opinion, when lives and property are at hand, fast response times are critical. In this case (again, in my opinion) the Mutual Aid System is severely broken, and thus the topic of Regionalizing Fire Companies throughout Westchester County needs to be brought up again.
 
Here is the run assignment as I believe it to have been"
 
12 Elm Rock Rd

Fire in a 2 1/2 story PD

09:25: Reported fire out the windows on the 2nd floor

09:28: C-2103 - 10-75

09:31: C-2102 - 2nd alarm, fire through the roof

09:38: C-2102 - Switching to exterior operations

10:18: C-2102 - FAST team going to work, requesting additional FAST

10:23: C-2102 - Crews have vented the roof, heavy fire pushing from the attic

10:36: C-2101 - Still doubtful, heavy fire

Assignment:
E-27,29,30,31 FAST
L-16, TL-17
C-2102,2103

2nd Alarm:
New Rochelle E-22, L-12

3rd Alarm:
Mt. Vernon E-205, L-62 FAST

4th Alarm:
Scarsdale E-56
Greenville L-4

Relocates:
Pelham E-5 to Eastchester HQ
Pelham Manor TL-3 to Eastchester HQ