Rombout - Structure Fire - 12-26-10

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Date: 12-26-10

Time: prior to midnight

Location: Cedar Knolls Development - 226 Windsor Rd Cross Streets Surrey Ct and the dead end

Frequency: 453.900; 453.925; 453.800

Units Operating: Rombout (All Equip); Hughsonville (4531, 4532, 4555 [w/FASTeam]); Village of Fishkill; East Fishkill (3915, 3933, 3934); Glenham (4331) Chelsea (3535 & standby); New Hackensack (5231 & standby); New Hamburg (1 Eng to relocate); Dutchess Junction (373x relocate); Mobile Life; DC FID; CC13; CC17

Weather Conditions: Blizzard ('nuff said)

Description Of Incident: Chimney fire - on arrival had fire through the roof

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Writer: xfirefighter484x

0017hrs - Operation switching to defensive

0019hrs- Command requests 3 tankers to the scene - 2 from Hughsonville and 1 from East Fishkill

0021hrs - Additional tankers dispatched - Chelsea to go on S/B

0023hrs- New Hackensack, all equipment requested to go on standby for Hughsonville, they are operating M/A to Rombout

0025hrs- Mobile Life requested to the scene of the structure fire

0029hrs- East Fishkill with 1 engine from Station 1 requested to go on S/B @ Village of Fishkill's firehouse

0030hrs - 2nd Dispatch for New Hackensack all equipment to go on standby

0035hrs - 3rd Dispatch for New Hackensack to go on standby in qtrs for Hughsonville

0037hrs - Dutchess Co. FID requested to the scene

0041hrs - 4th dispatch for New Hackensack to go on standby - New Hamburg with 1 Engine from Station 1 to relocate to Hughsonville's firehouse

0059 - East Fishkill 3933, Glenham 4331 requested to the scene of the structure fire

0100hrs - DC911 to all units engaged with water operations, per Rombout command, switch to Firegrounds 9/10

0106hrs - 2nd dispatch for East Fishkill 3933 & Glenham 4331, 1st Dispatch for New Hackensack with a tanker to respond to the scene

0108hrs - County Car 13 on scene

0109hrs- New Hackensack 5231 responding

0110hrs- Glenham 4331 responding

0112hrs- Chelsea 3535 now requested to the scene, East Fishkill 3933 now requested to go on standby

0114hrs - Dutchess Junction 1 tanker requested to relocate to Chelsea's firehouse

0115hrs- East Fishkill 3933 responding

0116hrs- Rombout 2nd call in the district - Chelsea 3512, Dutchess Junction 3737 to scene - 16 Heath Rd for an inside odor of gas

0117hrs- CC17 responding to the scene of the gas odor

0119hrs- CC17 on scene

0121hrs - Command requests put North Highlands on standby with a tanker

0121hrs - CC17 on scene of Heath Rd - situation under control - blocked vent on a heater