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Date: 12-21-15 Time: 20:38hrs Location: 9 North James St C/S Kissam Rd District: Peekskill Incident Commander: Car 2341 Battalion: 10 Weather: 50F, cloudy Units: (See unit rundown below updates) Writer: x635 Description: Working fire in a 2 story apartment complex 20:41 Car 2341 on scene with heavy smoke showing, working fire 20:43 Car 2341 requesting EMS for a patient with difficulty breathing 20:45 Car 2341 reporting 1 line stretched and operating 20:48 Car 2341 reporting main body of fire knocked down, checking for extension 20:53 Car 2341 reporting fire under control, requesting C&O 21:02 75-B-1/35-M-1 1 patient ALS to Hudson Valley Hospital, 75-B-2 will be standing by but available at fire scene Units: Peekskill FD Engine 130, Engine 131, Engine 133, Rescue 134, Tower Ladder 45, Car 2341 (I/C) Lake Mohegan FD Engine 257 (FAST) Buchanan FD Utility 12, Car 2551 (S/C Cascade) Peekskill EMS 75-B-1, 75-B-2, 75-12 Cortlandt Para 35-M-1 Peekskill PD Car 250, Car 252 WCDES Battalion 10, C&O **Please PM me with any updates or corrections**

Date: 12-21-15 Time: 20:05hrs Location: 192 Nepperhan Ave C/S Elm St District: Yonkers Incident Commander: Battalion 1 Weather: 40F, clear Units: (Initial Assignment) Engine 303, Engine 312, Engine 304, Squad 11, Ladder 71, Ladder 72, Rescue 1, Battalion 1(I/C) (Special Call) Squad 11 w/ Collapse Unit, Engine 313 w/ Foam Rig, Ladder 75 (FAST), Battalion 2 (Safety) (Additional) Engine 306 Empress EMS, Yonkers PD Writer: x635 Description: Garbage truck vs. building w/ pin 19:08 Battalion 1 reporting garbage truck into a commercial/residential building, driver pinned, stabilizing structure, requesting Collapse Unit, Foam Unit, FAST, and Safety Officer 19:10 Garbage truck driver being attended to at this time, extrication in progress, 1 line stretched as a precaution, gasoline leak 19:12 Battalion 1 reporting checking building for residents 19:13 Battalion 1 requesting Safety Battalion, FAST Team, and a Foam Unit 19:15 Battalion 1 stating primary searches are negative, building is a taxpayer commercial-residential building 19:18 Battalion 1 stating gas leak has been mitigating, applying absorbent, driver has been extricated and attended to by Empress EMS 19:20 Battalion 1 establishing "Nepperhan Command" 19:27 Nepperhan Command requesting additional ambulance for occupant of taxi office, has a head wound 19:29 Nepperhan Command requesting Con Ed Electric and Gas 19:31 Nepperhan Command correcting fluid to diesel, not gas, covered with absorbent and pads 19:38 Nepperhan Command requesting DEP notification of diesel spill, very minimal leakage into sewer 20:56 Nepperhan Command reporting shoring up the building with the Collapse Unit, requesting wrecker 21:38 Nepperhan Command All companies working shoring up building, diking fuel spill, and preparing for eventual removal of truck via tow 22:17 Nepperhan Command reporting Con Ed stating no need to shut off power to the building, shoring is almost complete, preparing to remove vehicle via city DPW wrecker (was a city vehicle) and final cleanup of diesel spill NOTES: Battalion 3 placed into service to cover other calls within the city

Date: 12-21-15 Time: 18:40hrs Location: Central Park Ave Southbound, south of Mile Sqaure Rd District: Yonkers Units: Engine 313, Engine 307, Ladder 73, Rescue 1, Battalion 2, Yonkers PD, Empress EMS Writer: x635 Description: MVA rollover w/ 1 female pinned

Date: 12-21-15 Time: 14:28hrs Location: 19 Water St C/S Secor Rd (Metalized Carbon Company) District: Ossining Box: Ossining 66 Incident Commander: Car 2331 Battalion: 12 Weather: 49F, Partly Cloudy, Wind 7 MPH, Humidity 61% Units: (See list below updates) Writer: x635 Description: Ossining FD dispatched for assistance requested by Metalized Carbon Company to help keep tanks cool, leaking chemical resin 14:42 Car 2331 advising chemical containment issue, tanks heating up, trying to keep cool 14:52 Chemical leaking is Furfuryl Alcohol 16:08 Battalion 12 progress report 19 Water St Metalized Carbon Company, unknown quantity of furfuryl alcohol, oxidizing in containers inside and outside of structure. Structure is 30x50 foot, 1 1/2-story cinderblock building. 3 lines stretched and operating cooling the product inside and outside the building. HazMat and company officials trying to determine quantity. Chemical is contained but off gassing. Exposure A street, B side yard, Exposure C Metro North Hudson Line, Exposure D storage yard 16:36 Battalion 12 advising MTA has Ossining Train Station shut down, also track shutdowns in effect 17:35 Battalion 12 Progress Report #3: Montrose VA HazMat team has made entry, 1st attempt to remove product has failed due to product reheating, 3 firefighters evaluated for respiratory issues but refused medical attention, being monitored at the scene, all companies continuing to operate, will be an extended incident 19:31 Battalion 12 Progress Report #4 All units still flowing water on containers, temperatures reduced substantially, off gassing eliminating, Metro North reopening Ossining Train Station and all normal traffic, all hands working 19:39 Battalion 12 advising Car 2331 placing situation under control 19:42 EMS 11 releasing Pleasantville VAC Rehab 20:03 Battalion 12 releasing Montrose VA Haz Mat 3 20:29 Relocated companies (Millwood Engine 247, Tarrytown Ladder 37) being released 20:29 Battalion 12 in service 20:34 Car 2331 advising all units in service, command terminated Units: Ossining FD Engine 96, Engine 97, Engine 98, Engine 99, Engine 100, Engine 101, Ladder 41, Tower Ladder 42, Rescue 14 Car 2331 (I/C) Montrose VA FD Haz Mat 3, Car 2571 Briarcliff FD Recue 37 (Cascade), 53-B-2 (covering calls in Ossining) Tarrytown FD Ladder 37 (Relocate Ossining FD HQ) Millwood FD Engine 247 (Relocate Ossining FD HQ) MTA FD Car 2643 Ossining VAC 74-A-1, 74-B-1, 74-11 Pleasantville VAC 76-B-3 (Relocate Ossining VAC HQ, then went back to PVAC to retrieve Rehab Unit), Rehab unit Chappaqua VAC 54-B-1 (Relocate Pleasantville VAC) Ossining PD Patrol, Supervisors (Secured Perimiter) MTA PD Patrol, ESU, Supervisors MTA Emergency Management, Trainmaster WCPD Special Operations WCDES Battalion 12, Battalion 11, Car 2001, Car 4, EMS 11, HazMat 1 WCOEM OEM-1 Con Ed Emergency Commander **Please PM me with any updates or corrections**

That's cool to hear. Their firehouse now seems very, cramped, to say the least. “.....intended to become a tool for instruction”. I wonder what kind of facilities that will include? It's also crazy that 44 firms have bid on the project so far.

Date: 12-20-15 Time: 23:38hrs Location: 243 Rich Ave C/S East Lincoln Ave & Primrose Ave District: Mount Vernon Incident Commander: MVFD Battalion 3 Battalion: 18 Channel: Mount Vernon Fire Ops, Mutual Aid Units Fire 18 Weather: 35F, clear Units: (See below) Description: Working fire. 3 story wood frame residential dwelling. 23:42 Engine 6 on location, heavy fire showing 23:56 Mount Vernon Dispatch relaying command request TL-17 stage at East Lincoln & Rich Ave, members with tools to the front of the building (12-21-15) 00:19 Mount Vernon Battalion 3 reporting all visible fire knocked down, checking for pockets, holding all companies Mount Vernon FD Engine 6, Engine 3, Engine 4, Engine 5, Ladder 1, Ladder 2, Battalion 3 Eastchester FD Tower Ladder 17 (along with Engine 31 crew), Car 2103 Yonkers FD Engine 312, Ladder 73, Battalion 2 (Relocate MVFD Station 3) Pelham FD Engine 5 (Relocate Mount Vernon Station 3) Pelham Manor FD Tower Ladder 3 (Relocate Mount Vernon Station 3) Transcare EMS Ambulance 1 Mount Vernon PD WCDES Battalion 18 **Please PM me with any updates or corrections**

Date: 12-20-15 Time: 20:55hrs Location: 57B Heritage Hills C/S East Hill Drive Incident Commander: Car 2443 District: Somers Battalion: 13 Channel: Fire 13 Weather: 33F, clear Units: (See rundown below updates) Description: Working fire in a 2.5 wood frame condo attached single family residence 20:57 Car 2443 on scene, working fire 20:58 Car 2443 requesting Ladder 48 back it into the cul-de-sac 21:08 Command reporting 2.5 story wood frame 30x60 fire in the chimney box, appears to be knocked down 21:33 Command reporting fire under control 21:40 Bedford Hills FAST being released 22:03 Command reporting all Somers units back in service, Command terminated, release all relocated units Units: Somers FD Engine 180, Engine 183, Engine 185, Engine188, Ladder 48, Tower Ladder 18, Rescue 20, Car 2443 (I/C), Car 2444 Bedford Hills FD Tower Ladder 57, Utility 6 (FAST), Car 2032, Car 2033 Yorktown FD Engine 271, Car 2533 (Relocate Somers HQ-Lincolndale) Katonah FD Ladder 39, Car 2211, Car 2212 (Relocate Somers HQ-Lincolndale) Somers FD*EMS 80-B-1, 80-11 WEMS 45-M-1 NYSP WCDES Battalion 13 **Please PM Me With Any Corrections Or Updates**

Updated reports indicate he was just 19 years old. RIP.

FULL ARTICLE: http://www.thedrive.com/article/1333

Date: 12-20-15 Time: 15:38 Location: 558 Riversville Rd C/S Quaker Lane and Richmond Hill Rd District: Greenwich, CT Units: Greenwich FD Engine 4, Engine 8, Engine 1, Engine 3, Truck 1, Squad 1, Car 3 Banksville FD as (GFD Sta 7) Tanker 7, Tanker 17, Car 2581 Greenwich FD-Cos Cob FD Engine 2, Tanker 2, Squad 2, Patrol 2, Utility 2, Car 201 Greenwich FD-Glenville FD Engine 4, Engine 41, Tower 4, Utility 4, Squad 4, FC 41 Greenwich-Sound Beach FD Rescue 5 (Scene), Engine 5 (Relocate Greenwich HQ) Greenwich FD-Round Hill FD Tanker 6, Engine 61 Greenwich FD-Byram FD Engine 31 Greenwich EMS Greenwich PD Writers: x635, Cos Cob 215 Description: Working structure fire. Chimney fire with extension to the roof in a 4,600+ square foot wood frame single residential dwelling. Heavy fire upon arrival. 15:32 Engine 4 on scene, reporting fire through the roof 15:43 Car 2581 advising Banksville HQ that Greenwich FD is requesting 2 tankers 15:44 Car 3 reporting 3 lines stretched and operating, Tower Ladder in operation 16:00 Greenwich FD Dispatch advising water supply operation switch to Channel Tactical 4 16:07 Fire under control 16:08 Banksville Tanker 17 returning to quarters 16:14 Car 2581 advising Tanker 17 to remain in service in Banksville to cover the district 16:15 Car 2581 advising water supply operating, overhauling, will be extended incident 17:16 Tanker 7 released by Greenwich **Please PM me with any updates or corrections**

Date: 12-20-15 Time: 11:35hrs Location: Weaver St & Sackett Drive District: Town of Mamaroneck Battalion: 15 Channel: Fire 15 Weather: 40F, Clear Units: Town Of Mamaroneck FD Engine 37, Rescue 6, Car 2231 (I/C), Car 2232, Car 2233 Larchmont-Mamaroneck EMS 66-A-1 Mamaroneck Town PD Car 20, Car 22 Writer: x635 Description: Dispatched as MVA w/ Pin 11:39 Car 2231 reports two trapped, tools going to work 11:44 Car 2331 reports all parties extricated from vehicle 11:52 66-A-1 enroute to White Plains Hospital w/ 1 patient 12:20 Car 2231 advising all Town Of Mamaroneck units are in service, command terminated *Please PM me with any updates or corrections*

From the Westchester EMS Facebook page:

Date: 12-19-15 Time: 13:10 Location: 53 Kenisco Ave District: Thornwood Battalion: 11 Channel: Fire 11 Weather: 40F, light wind, clear Units: Thornwood Engine 88, Rescue 75, Tower Ladder 1, Car 2471 (I/C), Pleasantville Engine 91, Car 2372, Battalion 11 Writer: x635 Description: Dispatched as a commercial alarm, Car 2371 arrived with heavy smoke in the building 13:18 Car 2471 requesting retone for manpower, heavy smoke in the building, 1 line stretched precautionary 13:20 Car 2471 requesting Engine 88 hit the hydrant 13:22 Car 2471 reporting fire on the roof, 1 Engine from Pleasantville requested 13:39 Car 2471 stating all visible fire knocked down, overhauling, releasing Pleasantville Engine 91 *Please PM me if you have any updates or corrections*

Date: 12-19-15 Time: 11:45hrs Location: 1446 Main St C/S Southard Ave District: Peekskill Battalion: 10 Channel: Fire 10 Weather: 40F, moderate wind, clear Units: (See unit rundown below updates) Writer: x635 Description: Working Fire in a 2.5 story wood frame occupied multiple dwelling 11:46 Peekskill PD Car 258 on scene reporting heavy smoke showing, believes all residents have evacuated, requesting units for traffic control. Car 257 clearing neighboring house, wind blowing heavy smoke into that residence. 11:47 Car 2341 enroute, requesting Mohegan FAST 11:52 Car 2341 on location with heavy fire showing from the second floor front windows, requesting Lake Mohegan FAST 11:50 Car 2343 Engine 130 being advised to hit the hydrant on Park St 11:53 Car 2341 requesting 1 Engine and 1 Ladder to relocate Peekskill FD 12:03 Car 2341 advising main body of fire knocked down, in process of overhauling and venting 13:32 Car 2341 reports Peekskill units beginning to take up, releasing mutual aid relocate units, Engine 131 will be remaining on scene Peekskill FD Engine 130, Engine 131, Engine 133, Rescue 134, Tower Ladder 45, Fire Police, Car 2341 (I/C), Car 2342, Car 2343 Lake Mohegan FD Engine 257 (FAST) Verplank FD Tower Ladder 46, Car 2493 (Relocate Peekskill FD Station 6) Continental Village FD Engine 231, Car 2131 (Relocate Peekskill FD) Buchanan FD Utility 12 (S/C Cascade) Peekskill EMS 75-B-2, Rehab unit Peekskill PD Car 250, Car 252, Car 258, Car 260, Car 257 Peekskill OEM WCDES Battalion10, C&O Zone 4 **Please PM me with any updates or corrections*

Date: 12-19-15 Time: 10:10hrs Location: Albany Post Rd & Dutch Street District: Montrose Units: Montrose Engine 121, Rescue 51, Car 2273 (IC), CVAC 88-B-1, Cortlandt Regional Paramedics 35-M2, NYSP Description: MVA w/ Pin 10:15 Car 2273 on location, 2 car MVA, 1 vehicle needing a "door pop" 10:18 Car 2273 reporting 1 patient partially pinned, conscious and alert 10:25 Car 2273 reporting patient has been extricated, in care of EMS, requesting Con Ed

Very well done article that shows that anything can happen anywhere. This kind of incident also happened in the Rockaways in 2001. Some very old school photos and video of FDNY operating at this incident. ARTICLE: http://gothamist.com/2014/12/16/park_slope_plane_crash.php

Support the North White Plains FD and other local FD's when you buy your Christmas tree this year. If you're department is selling trees, please list it here.

Date: 12-17-15 Time: 15:38hrs Location: 78 Goldens Bridge Rd C/S Deer Park Rd District: Katonah Units: Katonah FD Engine 115, Rescue 17, Utility 8, Car 2211 (I/C), Car 2212, KBHVAC 65-B-3, WEMS 45-M-3, Bedford PD Car 36, Car 39 Description: MVA w/ Extrication 15:44 I/C on scene requesting responding units expedite, additional tones for manpower 15:46 Car 2212 reporting 1 person pinned 15:50 Bedford PD Car 39 advising significant entrapment, requesting Accident Investigation Team, there will be an extended road closure on Route 22 15:57 Car 2211 advising patient has been extricated 15:59 Bedford Police Car 2 cancelling Accident Investigation Team, Medic stating patient "not likely".

Date: 12-17-15 Time: 10:53hrs Location: In area of 47 Lafayette Ave C/S Washington Ave and Virginia Rd District: North White Plains Incident Commander: Car 2321 Battalion: 19 Channel: Fire 19, Fireground 2 Weather: 50F, steady to heavy rain throughout incident Units: (See unit rundown below updates) Writer: x635 Description: Tractor trailer vs. pole CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTO (Courtesy msm232) 10:53 Car 2321 on location, tractor trailer vs. several poles, several poles are fractured in half, numerous wires down, large transformer down on top of and adjacent to the truck's fuel tank, with multiple fluid spill including a large amount of transformer fluid. Heavy rain with Bronx River and Metro North Harlem Line adjacent to incident. Numerous bystander from neighborhood standing near incident on wet pavement with live primaries down upon arrival (See photo of just part of what Car 2321 pulled up to) 10:55 Engine 74 has one line stretched as a precaution. Rescue 33 to put preliminary boom near incident. Ladder 47 to check basement of building adjacent to scene. 10:58 Car 2321 requesting Con Ed to the scene, DEP notification 11:01 Car 2321 requesting Metro North Safety rep to the scene 11:03 Car 2321 reporting unknown contents of trailer, no manifest, trailer is registered to a chemical company, is leaking, requesting WCDES Haz-Mat officer 11:10 Car 2321 reporting Con-Ed on scene, WCDES Car 2001 (Haz-Mat) also on scene 11:25 Car 2321 Progress report....in contact with DEP, Con Ed to handle spill and advising wires are still live, impact to Metro North is minimal but they will remain on scene. 11:30 Car 2321 reporting WCDES Haz-Mat 1 request for a response, non emergency, to Virginia Rd and the Bronx River, to investigate and mitigate fluid spill into the river. Requesting White Plains FD to check the Bronx River in their district. 11:42 Haz-Mat 1 responding, Car 2321 requests they boom the Bronx River at Virginia Rd as a precaution 11:48 60 Control advising Car 2321 White Plains FD has no indication of fluid spill in the Bronx River at Fisher Lane, Car 2321 requests they boom the river at Fisher Lane as a precaution and then they can take up 12:01 Car 2321 reporting Bronx River boomed at Virginia Rd, North Castle DPW on scene stating storm drains lead to the Metro North right-of-way adjacent to river, in process of booming those drains once they have the confirmation via Metro North Fire-Safety Chief on scene that the third rail power is shut down 12:26 60 Control advising Car 2321 that White Plains Engine 66 has boomed the river at Fisher Lane, and have taken up 12:53 Car 2321 advising Ladder 47 and Rescue 33 are taking up, Engine 74 and Car 2321 will remain on scene, wires are still live and Con Ed is working with their control center on that issue 13:45 FINAL UPDATE: Car 2321 advising North White Plains in service, command transferred to Con Ed North White Plains FD Engine 74, Ladder 47, Rescue 33, Car 2321 (I/C) White Plains FD Engine 66, Rescue 88 (S/C to boom river at their side) Vahalla VAC 82-B-2 Transcare 37-M-1 North Castle PD Car 30, Car 31 WCDES HazMat 1, Car 2001, Battalion 19 Metro North Car 2643 Con Ed Emergency Commander CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTO (Courtesy msm232) **Please PM me with any updates or corrections**

Interesting article. http://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-local/article/Cuomo-rescue-trucks-costly-exercise-in-futility-6121331.php THE REST OF THE ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND HERE: http://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-local/article/Cuomo-rescue-trucks-costly-exercise-in-futility-6121331.php

Date: 12-17-15 Time: 07:23 Location: Old Post Rd/Seminary Rd District: Bedford Battalion: 16 Channel: Fire 16 Weather: 45F, rain Units: Engine 109, Recue 44, 52-B-1, Utility 140, Car 2041 (I/C), Car 2042, Car 2043, KBHVAC 65-B-1, WEMS 45-M-3, Bedford PD Writer: x635 Description: 2 car MVA with entrapment. 07:25 Car 2042 on location, reporting 2 vehicle MVA with confirmed pin 07:36 60 Control advising Bedford PD requesting FD assistance to shut down Old Post Rd at Seminary Rd. Car 2041 request Utility 140 respond to the scene with barricades and cones. 07:40 Car 2041 requesting a second ambulance 07:46 Car 2041 Patient has been extricated, all subjects out of the vehicle 08:06 52-B-1 transporting ALS to Westchester Medical Center w/ 45-M-3 on board 08:07 65-B-1 transporting BLS to Northern Westchester Hospital **Please PM me with any updates or corrections**

Date: 12-16-15 Time: 12:29hrs Location: Route 6 & Barger St District: Lake Mohegan Units: Lake Mohegan Engine 252, Engine 254, 69-B-1, Yorktown 34-M-1, Yorktown PD Description: MVA w/ Entrapment 12:33 Engine 252 on location, 2 car MVA, 1 subject entrapped. 12:43 Patient extricated, in care of EMS **Please PM me with any updates or corrections**

Absolutely agree, mfc2257! K-9 Dogs ARE Police Officers.

Hopefully some basic K-9 first aid equipment and training can be facilitated by EMS agencies. I have photos of one of these kits from an EMS agency in Texas, just got to find what I did with them....

RIP Roland Faucher, Yorktown VAC, Mohegan VAC & Past LMFD Fire Commissioner