Yorktown- Multiple Alarm Fire 10-9-04

[1075thebox 1]

Date: 10/9/04

Times: Dispatched 06:57 / Now 08:16

Location: Yorktown Fire District 1798 Front Street (Yorktown Auto Body)

Frequency: 46.26 / 453.5625 (D606) / UHF Fireground 7 & FC1 to 60 Control is on 46.14

Units Operating: YHFD: 2531, 2532, E271, E273, E275, L51; Mohegan 2262, 2263, E255, L35, FAST; Somers E188; BHFD 2032, TL57, WCDES Car 2, Bat 12, Bat 16, Haz-Mat 1, Field Com 1; YPD, YVAC, DEC, NYSEG

Description Of Incident: Fully involved fire at 1 story commercial auto-body, 125 x 75 ft. Last 10-29 was 4 L/S/O and 3 Ladder pipes working, fire doubtful.

Writer: 1075thebox

Update - Buchanan U12 (Cascade) to scene @0835

Update - Katonah Engine 117 to Yorktown HQ / Mount Kisco E103 & TL14 at scene working @0847

Update - Field Com 1 reports that Katonah E117 & Mount Kisco TL14 will be covering fire calls in Yorktown until further notice. E103 commited to fire scene.

[TRUCK6018 50]

Although not operating, Yorktown's Utility 36 was also on scene. :sad:

[unleashedff248 3]

Here's a more complete incident description...I don't have the 10-30 time if anyone can fill that in.

Originally dispatched as Dante’s deli, actually auto body garage next door on Front St. per YPD update. Caller was from the shell station on Commerce st.

Original dispatch possible structure fire 6:58

2531 10-17 6:58

2532 10-17 6:58

E273 10-17 7:01

2531 10-19 heavy fire thru roof 7:01

Mohegan fast team to scene 7:01

2531 1 eng from somers to scene 7:02

Somers tones for 1 engine to scene 7:03

E273 10-19 7:04

2531 needs additional ladder to scene 7:04

Mohegan tones for FAST 7:04

60-ctrl asks for L-35 7:05

2264 2262 10-17 07:06

E271 10-19 7:06

2533 10-17 7:07

Somers 2nd tones 7:07 (eng 188 awaiting crew)

Ladder 51 10-17 7:09

Power’s down 7:10 (heard someone scream this on radio)

E275 10-17 7:11

E255 L-35 enroute 7:13

E188 10-17 7:13

Mohegan requesting manpower with L-35

2263 10-17 7:15

L-35 must come thru Underhill Rd. 7:16

L-35 to open master stream operation

L-51 10-19

E188 10-19 7:17

60-CNTRL 10-10 in effect 7:18

60-CNTRL nyseg notified and responding 7:19

B-16 10-19 7:20

B-12 10-17 7:21

L-35 and E255 10-19 7:21

2264 10-19 7:22

2266 10-17? 7:23

B-16 requesting 1 engine from mt. kisco and 1 ladder from Bedford HILLS to YHFD HQ 7:25

2282 2032 10-17 7:27 and 7:28

B-16 reporting 1 story commercial 75x125 fully involved 7:29

1441 on scene 7:32

B-12 10-19 7:32

B-16 asking for c&o, DEP to scene 7:32

c&o zone 4 tones 7:33

eng 103 10-17 7:34

TL-57 10-17 7:35

B-16: 4 lines stretched 2 ladder pipes fire appears to be doubtful 7:35

2268 10-17? 7:36

Ops switched to uhf fg 7

County car 2 10-19 7:39

B-16: TL-57 to scene to work 7:50

TL-14 from mt. kisco to backfill 7:50

fieldcom 1 10-17 7:52

hazmat team 10-204 at 8:02

Units were still operating at 13:00. Front st. closed to traffic.

[Cutty630 37]

Some of the photos are posted www.bedfordhillsfd.org

[Guest]

Great photos from BH, especially the aerial shots. Congrats to all involved on a job well done !

[RWC130 594]

unleashedff248 E-16 requesting 1 engine from mt. kisco and 1 ladder from Bedford HILLS to YHFD HQ 7:25

Did you mean "B"16 for Battalion Chief 16?

I know it was a lot of typing... Nice play by play!

[EMTBravo.com 0]

54 Photos From This Incident Are Now Posted, www.emtbravo.com

Photo thanks to:

Cutty630,LMFD99/MoFire24,Truck6018,Finsta2534,LFD171,57Truck and RU911

Additional photos are expected from a couple more contributing photographers, and will be posted as recieved.

Sorry for the delay in posting the photos, we were on the road on a detail Saturday and away from the computer. If you experienced any difficulty in sending your photos, please contact EMTBravo@EMTBravo.com

[Guest LMFD235]

RIP U-36....

[Guest DG795]

additonal unseen photos and write up now available on www.yorktownfire.org

special thanks to all the mutual aid companies that responded to the scene and relocated into our quarters!