LayTheLine

 
http://nypost.com/2017/05/01/bill-would-give-emts-killed-in-line-of-duty-same-benefits-as-cops-fireman/

Date: 05/02/2017
Time: 18:35
Location: 69 Ridgewood Ave
District: Springdale / SFD7
Channel: Ground 1
Weather: 70, Partly sunny
Units: SFD: E7, E6, E1, T1, R1, U4 (IC), FM110 (C&O)
          SFCo: C511 (Chief), E52
          LRFCo: V713 (Captain)
          SPD: 4E54
Writer:  AFS1970

Description: Initially reported as a structure fire in a house. Long Ridge Captain who was in the area arrived within 3 minutes and reported detached shed fire in rear of house, mostly extinguished and calling for first in engine to stretch a line. E7 arrived shortly thereafter and did so. U4 requested a Fire Marshal to the scene. Police responded and cleared quickly.
 
*** Note SFD is Stamford Fire Department, SFCo is Springdale Fire Company SFD E7 is quartered in the SFCo Station.

We're getting only 1 view from this fire...
 
1) first Due unit appears to be a ladder co. You can hear the outriggers setting up...
 
2) the first line appears to go through the rear of the building. Most homes like this on long island have a rear slider that is opposite the main stairs. You can see a significant change in smoke to steam in the basement before the front door is even open, so water was definitely on the fire. 
 
3) I hate second guessing or making it seem like my way would be the right way, but being it early morning, looking at the smoke condition coming from the bedrooms above the garages (appears that the doors are closed, and the amount of fire in the living room and dining room and the obvious compromise of the stairs, If I was one of the two guys on the front patio, I probably would have VESed them.
 
4) the "hit it hard from the yard" idea... With the obvious amount of fire, and seeing that the living, dining room, kitchen, and stairwell are involved, that whole 80* through the window might work for a single room off, but for that much involvement you need to get to its source and attack it there. Period. And if my observation from note 2 is correct, then hihfty is not even an option. 
 
 
 

Date: 05/01/17
Time: 2120hrs
Location: Route 218 at the "high point"
District: Cornwall
Battalion: 4
Channel: 
Weather: 
Units: Cornwall FD Car-1, R403, Cornwall EMS, V/Cornwall PD, T/Cornwall PD, Mobile Life EMS, West Point, City of Newburgh, 36-13, 36-1, OC Rope Rescue Team
Writer: BFD1054
Description: Motorcycle down an embankment
2120hrs-OC911 alerting Cornwall for the MVA; reported motorcycle over the embankment and no longer visible.
 
2121hrs-Cornwall Car-1 en-route.
 
2123hrs-OC911 advising Air-2 checking on weather. 
 - OC911 advising further information stating (2) riders down the embankment.
 
2124hrs-R403 responding. 
 
2125hrs-CFD Car-1 on scene.
 
2126hrs-OC911 advising that all medevacs have declined due to weather.
 
2128hrs-CFD Car-1 on scene with (2) patients approximately 100 feet down the embankment. Cornwall starting a rope rescue from the high point. Command requesting West Point FD and the remainder of the OC Tech Rescue Team to set up at the low point.
 
2129hrs-CFD R403 on scene.
 - City of Newburgh Car-4 and the NFD Tech Rescue equipment en-route.
 
2130hrs-West Point acknowledging the run, Car-1 and the Tech Rescue Trailer en-route. 
 
2136hrs-OC911 confirming with Command that he has Newburgh standing by at the Village line and West Point setting up at the low point. 
Port Jervis and Sparrowbush also were paged out as part of the OC Rope Rescue Team. Command advising they can stand down due to the response time. 
Port Jervis and Sparrowbush units in service.
 
2138hrs-Newburgh FD Car-4 and West Point Car-1 on scene.
 
2150hrs-OC911 conducting a status check. Command advising they are set-up and approximately 03 minutes from sending rescuers over.
 
2152hrs-36-13 on scene.
 
2202hrs-Command advising that rescuers are at the base, beginning to package the patients.
 
2203hrs-36-13 requesting Cornwall-on-Hudson FD on automatic response to all calls in Cornwall's district.
 
2225hrs-OC911 conducting a status check. Command advising that the 1st patient is being lifted.
 
Link to Times Herald Record:
 
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20170502/cornwall-firefighters-rescue-couple-on-storm-king-mountain-after-motorcycle-crash

I'm going to  play Facebook Fireman. Indulge me if you will.
 
After watching the video(s) of this fire, in the video below, it leaves me wondering. It's a stereotypical raised ranch. It was well involved upon arrival and self venting, as you can see.  Why not hit the fire from the outside and knock it back a bit with a 2 1/2 line from outside?  Make it more manageable to make entry (which I also question when it's confirmed all occupants are out. As a result, a firefighter fell through stairs and had to be transported to the hospital. It also looks like they could have made a rapid attack into the garages which looked like they were cooking. The fire keeps cooking, but I still don't see any water being placed on the fire until the structure is completely gone, all I see is them allowing more oxygen to enter the structure.
 
Here's the video by JTC Fire Photography, he got really good shots of this fire. The video is below, pictures can be viewed by clicking this link.
 

Date:               04/25/2017
Time:               0140
Location:         48 Gordon Avenue
District:           Town of Ossining
Battalion:        12
Channel:
Weather:  
Units:              2051, 2052, 2053, E92, E93, E94, TL-40, R-37, 53-B1
Writer:            SECTMB

Description:    Dispatched for reported structure fire.
 
Upon arrival, Car 2051 reported a working structure fire and requested 2nd alarm response.  Structure and adjacent vehicle fully involved, heavy fire, all occupant evacuated.
 
M/A units from Ossining FD, Croton FD, Chappaqua FD, Pleasantville FD, Pleasantville VAC, Ossining VAC, Thornwood FD, Pocantico Hills FD and Buchanan FD assisted at the scene or backfilled stations.
 
Westchester DES Battalion 12 and C&O team also responded.
 
Multiple 2-1/2" lines and 1-3/4" foam lines were put into play for a defensive operation.
 
Photos and video can be found on the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department's facebook page.
 

Nice that they were able to respond. What is the response time like?
 
Also this brings up an issue I often wonder about in Dispatch, which is interstate M/A. Despite being so close to each other we do very little responses across the line. We just redid our list for Tankers into Stamford that includes many CT & NY departments. I know there are fire boats in Stamford, Darien, Norwalk & I believe Greenwich. Which might have been close enough to respond, although that area might have required a small boat. I know that we don't have any kind of official list on our end, so it may be the same with NY just not being aware of what is available here.

Definitely interesting, especially with the tandem axle on the Ford F550. Never seen something like that before.
 
 
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Date: 24-April-2017
Time: Approximately 0935
Location: 3400 block of Berwyn House Road, College Park, MD
Box Area: 12-01 (College Park)
Battalion: 884
Channel: 8-Alpha-3, 8-Alpha-5
Weather: Rain
Units: 
 
Fifth Alarm of Fire units in order of appearance:
BOX ALARM:
PGFD Riverdale 7 -E807B
PGFD Hyattsville 1 -E801
PGFD Chillum-Adelphi 34 -E834
PGFD Greenbelt 35 -E835
PGFD Berwyn Heights 14 -TK814
PGFD Beltsville 31 -TK831
PGFD Bladensburg 9 -TK809
 
WORKING FIRE: 
PGFD College Park 12 -E812
Montgomery County Hillandale 12 -TK712
 
SECOND ALARM:
PGFD Chillum 44 -PE844
PGFD Bladensburg 9 -E809
PGFD Bunker Hill 55 -E855
Montgomery County Hillandale 12 -PE712
Montgomery County Silver Spring 16 -TK716
PGFD College Park 12 -TK812
PGFD Berwyn Heights 14 -SQ814
 
SPECIAL ALARM:
PGFD Kentland 33 - RE833
Montgomery County Silver Spring 19 -TW719
 
THIRD ALARM:
PGFD West Lanham 48 -E848
PGFD Landover Hills 30 -PE830
Montgomery County Silver Spring 1 -PE701
PGFD Beltsville 41 -PE841
PGFD Mitchelville 43 -TK843
PGFD Laurel 10 -TW810
PGFD Old Bowie 19 -TW819
 
SPECIAL ALARM:
Montgomery County Takoma Park 2 -E702
PGFD Glenn Dale 18 -E818
Anne Arundel County Glen Burnie 33 -TK33
Howard County Savage 6 -TK06
 
SPECIAL ALARM:
DCFD - E021
PGFD Laurel 10 -E810C
 
FIFTH ALARM: 
Montgomery County Silver Spring 16 - PE716
PGFD Ritchie 37 - E837C
Anne Arundel County Arnold 17 - E17
DCFD -E023
PGFD Chapel Oaks 38 -TK838
Anne Arundel County Waugh Chapel 5 - TW05
Montgomery County Bethesda C/C 1 -SQ741B
 
SPECIAL ALARM:
PGFD Beltsville 31 - E831
PGFD Berwyn Heights 14 -SQ814B
 
Numerous additional Chief Officers and support units from PG and other jurisdictions.
 
OTHER AGENCIES:
Prince George's County Office of Emergency Management
Prince George's County Police Department (including Aviation for Air Recon Chief)
Multiple other departments for coverage, including City of Alexandria, VA, Charles County, MD, and Fairfax County, VA.
 
Rundown is courtesy of PG County Public Safety Communications.
 
Unit Codes:
E - Engine
PE - Paramedic Engine
RE - Rescue Engine
TK - Truck
TW - Tower
SQ - Rescue Squad

Description: Working fire in a 7-story building under construction.
 
http://pgfdpio.blogspot.com/2017/04/college-park-fire-causes-nearly-40m-in.html

 
http://www.nj.com/passaic-county/index.ssf/2017/04/passaic_warehouse_fire_spreads_to_apartments_forci.html
 
 

http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/paterson/2017/04/14/large-fire-breaks-out-paterson/100475952/

Date: 4-18-17
Time: 1202hrs
Location: 34 Allison Rd C/S Garlen Rd
District: Katonah FD
Battalion: 16
Channel: Fire 16, Fireground 2
Weather: 60F, clear
Units:
Katonah FD            Engine 115, Engine 116, Tanker 6, Ladder 39, Car 2211
Bedford Hills FD     Tower Ladder 57, Utility 6, Tanker 5
Mount Kisco FD     Engine 104, Utility 13 (FAST)
Goldens Bridge FD  Tanker 1, Engine 140 (Dispatched)
South Salem FD      Tanker 2, Engine 167
Croton Falls FD        Tanker 8
Armonk FD             Tanker 9 (Relocate Katonah)
Somers FD               Tanker 16, Engine 183, Rehab Unit
Banksville FD          Tanker 7 (on standby in their quarters for Armonk)
Yorktown FD          Engine 272 (Relocate Katonah), Tanker 14
KBHVAC                 65-B-1
WEMS                     45-M-3, 4514
Bedford PD            Car 39
WCDES                    Battalion 16, Cause and Origin Zone

Writer:  x635

Description: 60x40 single story wood frame dwelling, heavy fire and smoke from the roof
 
12:04hrs   PD advising working fire, all occupants out
 
12:05hrs  Car 2211 requesting a 10-75
 
12:09hrs   Fill site for tankers being established,  South Salem Engine 167 will be the water supply engine
 
12:23hrs  Battalion 16 reporting exterior operations, heavy fire through roof, 3 lines stretched and operating
 
12:30hrs  Battalion 16 reporting partial collapse of structure
 
12:48hrs  Car 2211 reporting main body of fire knocked down, checking numerous hot spots, all hands still working
 
14:10hrs Car 2211 reporting fire has started to rekindle during overhaul, holding the tankers and the fill site as a precaution

 

 
http://ulstercountyny.gov/news/executive-press-releases/ulster-county-executive-mike-hein-announces-initiative-expand-supports

 

A MUST-have for FDNY fans! Anything and everything you need to know about the department!
 
   

Congrats and great job Chief! (and the article was very well written)
 
 
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2017/04/08/tarrytown-firefighter-leads-tzb-rescue-becomes-chief-same-day/100224570/

Date: 4-8-17
Time: 19:07
Location: 14 Rockledge Rd C/S East Hartsdale Ave
District: Hartsdale
Battalion: 14
Channel: Fire 14
Weather: 50F, clear
Units: Hartsdale FD        Engine 169, Engine 171, Car 2172, Car 2171
                                        Car (Utility) 2173 (Recall)
          Fairview FD           Ladder 1, Engine 175, Car 2121
           Greenville FD       Squad 15
           Scarsdale FD        Ladder 28 (FAST)
           White Plains FD    Tower Ladder 6
           Elmsford FD          Engine 237, Car 2111 (Relocate HFD Station 2)
           Eastchester FD      Tower Ladder 17 (Relocate HFD Station 2)
           Valhalla FD           Tower Ladder 49 (Standby in their quarters for Fairview)
           Greenburgh PD    Car 133 (SOD), Car 64 (Police Officer Paramedic), Car 50 (Patrol Supervisor) Car 86, Ambulance 79 (59-A-1) for standby
           WCDES                 Battalion 14, C&O Zone 3
Writer: x635  

Description: Dispatched as an unknown type fire inside a structure. Car 2172 on scene requesting 10-75, active fire within a occupied multiple dwelling
 
19:10 Car 2172 reporting main body  of fire knocked down, checking for extension. Ladder 1 to set up in the back of the structure.
 
19:20 Hartsdale FD recalling manpower to staff Engine with 3 firefighters. Car 2171 will be the officer and respond with that Engine if needed
 
19:35 Car 2172 reporting negative extension, venting, situation under control
 
19:58 Car 2171 reporting all mutual aid units have ben released from the scene, holding with Engine 169 and Engine 171
 

Nice job!
 
 
https://greenwichfreepress.com/police-fire/greenwich-firefighters-heroic-actions-acknowledged-by-port-chester-police-85352/

Date: 04/10/2017
Time: 09:54
Location: 2350 Washington Blvd
District: SFD 5 (Woodside)
Channel: Ground 2
Weather: 57 & Sunny
Units: SFD: E5,E1,E3,E9 (RIT), T1,R1,U4 (IC),U7 (Safety), U8 (Safety), U1 (Chief of Dept), U2 (Asst. Chief), U121 (Mechanic)
         SPD: 8S2 (Sergeant),2C24,1E34,2C26
         SEMS: M1, M901 (Supervisor)
Writer:  AFS1970

Description: Initial report of a kitchen fire in an occupied condo. Police arrived and reported smoke from front door. Police Sergeant went into condo unit and reported flames from stove. SFD Deputy Chief arrived at on scene at 10:01 and declared a working fire. Fire declared under control at 10:08. Police blocking off Washington Blvd (divided road) S/B due to apparatus operating.

 
http://www.hartsdalefire.org/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=203

I kinda like it!
 
   

Route 22 and Route 120 in North Castle this morning about 0715. Caught it on my way to work. Single vehicle hit pole and caught fire. As far as it is known, the driver was able to free himself and was uninjured.        

PCFD EN58
 
Please share a little more if you don't mind:
 
1) I believe at one point dispatch was done at the fire stations. If E58 had to respond, then E59 station would handle dispatch & vise-versa. Did that end years ago and how is dispatch handled now?
 
2) I read about the PCFD would put a career firefighter in Rye Brook on the overnights. Is that correct? If so, how did they manage that with only 8 firefighters? With 58 & 59 staffed 24/7 who would go to Rye Brook? 
 
3) I didn't realize there were 16 career personnel at one time. When did they start reducing staff through attrition?
 
Sorry if my questions aren't exactly correct or are taking you back into ancient history, but it's been 25 years since I've been in Westchester. I do remember hearing "KNEZ 923 Village of Portchester on the air transmitting Box XXXX for XXXXXXXX, E58 or E59 with 2 volunteer engines, 1 ladder & the rescue....." 

Just a review , Port Chester had 16 Firefighters the last 8 that retired over time did not get replaced. 4 groups of 4 manning 2 engines . Engine 58 and Engine 59 24/7 for 109 years.