Ellenville (Ulster) - 2nd Alarm Brush/Woods Fire 8-7-10

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Date: 8/7/10

Time: ~1630

Location: Ellenville, Briggs Hwy. Staging area is Frog Hollow Rd.

Frequency: UC Dispatch

Units Operating: Ellenville FD, Napanoch FD, Kerhonkson FD, Walker Valley FD, Accord FD, Cragsmoor FD, Grahamsville FD (?), Possibly other Sullivan Co. FD's, Ellenville Rescue

Weather Conditions: Sunny, Warm

Description Of Incident: 2nd alarm brush/woods fire, several intercounty mutual aid FD's.

Reporters/Writer: eric12401

~16:30 - Ellenville respond for a controlled burn possibly out of control, Car 26 in the area.

16:48 - Napanoch mutual aid for manpower and brush equipment

17:05 - 2nd alarm being transmitted, Ellenville all available manpower, Kerhonkson 1 brush truck and manpower

17:07 - Walker Valley mutual aid for 1 brush truck and manpower

17:26 - Accord with 1 engine and manpower to standby at Ellenville's Pioneer Station

17:27 - Kerhonkson 2nd alarm being transmitted, all available manpower to standby in quarters

17:44 - Ellenville additional dispatch for 26-25, Accord all available manpower to standby in respective stations

18:00 - Developing a burn line, fire still not under control.

8/8/10

10:32 - Ellenville with 26-25, 26-43 and Napanoch with a brush truck and manpower to return to the scene of the brush fire.

10:49 - Napanoch all available manpower to respond to stations.

16:10 - Cragsmoor respond with 5 firefighters with proper gear. No apparatus needed.

8/9/10

15:24 - Ellenville with 26-25, 26-43, Napanoch with 5 men and a brush truck, Cragsmoor with 5 men and no apparatus back to the scene.

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Edited August 9, 2010 by eric12401