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Date: 11-26-15 Time: 1209hrs Location: 1 Baxter Rd C/S Titicus Rd and June Rd District: Croton Falls Channel: Fire 17, Fireground 6 Weather: 52F, Clear Units: (See listing below rundown) Writers/Reporters: x635 Description: Fire in a 3 story wood frame residential dwelling 12:12 Car 2072 on scene with fire showing from the roof, residents evacuated, 10-75 requested 12:14 Command requesting Engine 149 to leave room in the driveway for Ladder 67 to set up 12:20 Car 2072 has heavy fire through the roof, 30x60 wood frame structure 12:27 Car 2072 advising water on the fire, not under control at this time 12:30 Water fill site established 12:50 Command advising main body of fire knocked down 14:01 Command advising fire under control, overhaul and investigation in progress Units: Croton Falls Engine 147, Engine 148, Engine 149, Ladder 67, Tanker 8, Rescue 28, MA-16 Car 2072 I/C, Car 2073 Bedford Hills Tower Ladder 57 (Initially FAST, went to work), Utility 6, Car 2031 Somers FD Tanker 16, Rehab Unit, Car 2441 Goldens Bridge FD Tanker 1 Yorktown FD Rescue 16 (FAST), Car 2531 Mahopac FD Engine 18-2-1 (Initially relocated to CFFD HQ, then redirected to scene) Katonah FD Engine 116 (Relocate Croton Falls HQ) Brewster FD Engine 11-2-5 w/ 11-8-1 (Hose reel unit) North Salem VAC 72-B-1, 72-B-2 Lewisboro VAC 67-B-1 (Standby in the quarters for North Salem VAC) WEMS 45-M-2 North Salem Police WCDES Battalion 17, C&O Zone 5 **Please PM me with any updates or corrections**

Thank you Chief for that excellent response and explanation! I wish we had more of that on here.

Date: 11-25-15 Time: 15:11hrs Location: 61 Charter Circle C/S Highland Ave (Route 9) District: Ossining (Battalion 12) Channel: Fire 12, Fireground 3 Weather: 49F, Clear Units: (See unit listing below rundown) Writers/Reporters: x635, MTD7, emsfirepolice, Bugler83 Description: Fire in a 3 story occupied multiple dwelling. 15:16 PD assisting in evacuation of residents including upper floors prior to FD arrival 15:17 Car 2331 on location, 10-75 15:20 Car 2331 reporting heavy fire in the cockloft of a 60x40 3 story OMD 15:25 (approx.) Mayday for firefighter through the roof to the 2nd floor (fire room). Firefighter self-extricated with no injuries on his own. 15:27 Battalion 12 reporting fire through the roof, going to exterior ops, both Ossining Ladders in operation 15:29 Battalion 12 requesting 2nd FAST Team, Thornwood Rescue 75 assigned 15:42 EMS requested for several subjects, some possibly MOS, with smoke inhalation 15:43 Battalion 12 requesting Millwood Engine 247 redirect to the scene for manpower 15:50 Battalion 12 reporting fire knocked down, checking for extension. 16:09 Command reporting fire under control, extensive overhaul. Units: Ossining FD Engine 96, Engine 97, Engine 98, Engine 99, Engine 100, Engine 101 , Ladder 41, Tower Ladder 42 Car 2331 (I/C), Car 2332 (Interior Ops), Car 2334 (Roof Ops) Croton FD Utility 14 (FAST), Tower Ladder 44 (Relocate Ossining FD HQ), Car 2083 & Car 2085 (w/ U-14), Car 2081 (w/ TL-44), 55-B-1 Briarcliff FD Rescue 37 (Cascade) Millwood FD Engine 247, Car 2252 (Initially relocated, redirected to scene) Thornwood FD Rescue 75, Car 2472 (Second FAST) Sleepy Hollow FD Engine 86 (Relocate Ossining FD HQ) Ossining VAC 74-A-1, 74-B-2, 36-M-1 Ossining PD Patrol, Patrol Supervisor WCDES Battalion 12, C&O **If you have any updates, additions, or corrections, please PM me**

Date: 11-24-15 Time: 2228hrs Location: 250 Underhill Ave, Underhill Apartments District: Yorktown Heights Units: Yorktown FD Engine 271, Engine 272, Ladder 51, Car 2533 (I/C), Croton-On-Hudson FD Utility 14, Car 2083 (FAST) Description: Heavy smoke condition at the Underhill Apartments. 22:25 1 line stretched as a precaution. Making entry into several apartments to try and determine seat of fire. 22:40 Fire in a common area, water on the fire, holding all companies 22:42 2533 advising situation under control, ventilating structure, releasing Croton FAST **Please PM me with any updates or corrections**

Here's something interesting to consider. If each department was to respond on it's own with all their apparatus, they'd bring with them, without having to establish a water drafting source: Bedford Hills: 4,950 gallons of water (17 square miles) Katonah: 5,900 gallons of water (14 square miles) Pound Ridge: 6,050 gallons of water (25 square miles) Armonk: 4,750 gallons of water (16 square miles) Mount Kisco: 3,250 gallons of water (mostly hydranted area of 3.2 square miles) Bedford: 2,238 gallons of water (3.6 square miles, unable to confirm) (Information taken from department websites) The two other fire districts in Bedford have renovated and expanded their facilities greatly in recent years, as well as upgraded their fleet's capabilities. Where does the land at Route 172 and 22 stand? Is their still plans to build a substation to house a tanker there? Or build behind their current firehouse? I know they are extremely cramped and they have to shuffle apparatus to get the right ones out for every call, but the firehouse is over 100 years old and of important and integral to the community character of Bedford Village, something that matters to the taxpayers. So, the question would be, Bedford is very similar to the communities mentioned above, which surround it. The only difference is, they don't have a tanker, so they have less water on the first due. I know automatic mutual aid can make that irrelevant. I know certain resources can be shared, like a rescue. But, I'm not a tanker or water supply guy as I come from a land with these little things you plug into and they give you as much water as you want (ideally). Is a tanker in a semi-rural department with huge mansions and no hydrants considered as essential like a first due engine, or is it something that could be shared. Don't you want as much water with you as soon as possible?

Town Of Greenburgh, NY Police Department Car 90 2016 Ford F-250 4x4 Assigned to the Traffic Safety Unit Striped by the Town Of Greenburgh Central Garage Body Shop, and lights and radios installed by the Town Of Greenburgh Radio Shop. Can be used to tow the child safety seat trailer, speed sign trailer, other equipment trailers, transport barricades and signs, etc.

Date: 11-23-15 Time: 16:20hrs Location: Warburton Ave. Between Odell Ave and Arthur Street District: Yonkers Units: Yonkers FD Engine 308, Ladder 72, Rescue 1, Battalion 2, Empress EMS,Yonkers PD, in Yonkers PD*ESU including ESU-850 Description: 2 car MVA w/ Pin. Tools in operation. Van was initially on Schroeder St, reported for suspicious activity, and a marked PD unit was checking on it and attempted to stop it after getting a hit for being stolen.The stolen van failed to comply and was traveling northbound on Warburton past Arthur St when it crashed into a civilian vehicle traveling southbound. Several pinned. Sedan driver was DOA, 2 from the van being pursued were transported in critical condition by Empress EMS to Westchester Medical Center 18:06hrs Roadway closed, Accident Investigation, Major Crimes unit operating **If you have updates or corrections please PM me**

Date: 11-23-15 Time: 13:12hrs Location: 9 Maywood Ave C/S North Ridge St District: Rye Brook Units: Rye Brook Ladder 30, Port Chester Engine 58 and Rescue 40, PCRRB*EMS 77-A-23, Rye Brook Police Description: Police dispatched for a welfare check. 2 male subjects found DOA in their beds in separate rooms. Car in garage found out of gas and with dead battery. CO poisoning suspected. *Please contact me with any updates or corrections*

Here's the ad from Ferrara (scanned from Fire newspaper)

Excellent article worth the time to read. Editorial: http://www.tbo.com/list/news-opinion-commentary/brian-burns-commentary-questioning-use-of-career-firefighters-personal-for-me-20151122/

Fire science is showing more and more that "hit it hard from the yard" is a great tactic. For those that don't know, "Hit It Hard From The Yard" can be described as softening the target. Applying water immediately from the exterior, regardless of the direction, cools down the fire, improving conditions in the fire building, amongst many other things. Here's a great article describing the practice and the science behind it: http://www.firefighternation.com/article/strategy-and-tactics/what-research-tells-us-about-modern-fireground The fire service is very reluctant to change in general and slow to adapt. Of course, the "aggressive interior attack" people think the hit it hard from the yard folk are wimps. So, are the people who are subscribing to this theory wise or wimps? (Note: I believe wise)

Now this is cool. Listing w/ Photos: http://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/5324690439.html

Wow. This is the most unprecedented and progressive moves I've seen in Westchester county in a long time.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/exclusive-firefighter-honors-deputy-killed-9-11-article-1.2441038

Looking to list units on this thread in Westchester that have mobile cascade capability. Does Greenburgh Civil Defense 446 Cascade still exist/respond?

This morning, Katonah FD responded to a residential alarm that turned out to be the real thing. This is a good example that we all may get complacent with all the false alarms almost all the time, they do save lives and property when the real thing occurs. http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2015/11/20/firefighters-douse-blaze-katonah/76098902/ Read the Incident Alert

Do they still own the land at Route 172 & Route 22? I know, at one point, the plans were to build a substation there that could house a tanker since their current station is extremely cramped and obsolete. There were also plans to build a bay out back. Are those plans dead in the water? I know Bedford has a great source engine (Engine 108 Front and Engine 108 Hosebed). But, even though they are surrounded by departments with Tankers, isn't having your own kind of a must have?

And another couple of spy shots from this morning, special thanks to 2321...

Date: 11-20-15 Time: 05:46 Location: 201 Croton Lake Rd C/S Haines Rd and Watkins Dr District: Katonah Units: (See listing below updates at the bottom of this post) Description: Dispatched as a residential alarm. 05:52 Car 2213, Car 2211 on location, 75x100 wood frame, two story wood frame single family residential structure. 60 Control advising alarm company states small dog on premise. 05:54 Car 2211 states homeowner reporting fire, heavy smoke in the basement, Car 2211 requesting 10-75 05:57 Car 2211 advising Engine 115 that they will have a very long lay in from the bottom of the driveway on the right side 06:04 Car 2211 advising heavy fire from the "B" side, contained to the basement at this time 06:05 Car 2211 advising Engine 115 not to lay in, bring the Tanker to the top of the very long driveway with them, "wants to get 3000 gallons on the fire very quickly". 06:07 Car 2211 advising all incoming units to watch the 5" hose and couplings coming up the driveway 06:08 Car 2211 advising second due Tanker to stage on roadway, next due Engine to establish water supply 06:10 Car 2211 advising 2 lines stretched and operating B side and main entrance 06:12 Car 2211 advising hydrant will be at 46 Croton Lake Rd, that is where the fill site will be there for the tankers 06:14 Car 2211 requesting Tanker 5 to the top of the driveway to feed the two engines 06:15 Battalion 16 reporting 80x80 two story colonial, heavy fire in the basement water on the fire via 2 lines 06:17 Battalion 16 requesting C&O 06:23 Car 2211 reporting main body of fire knocked down, checking for extension 06:50 Battalion 16 reporting fire under control, holding all units 06:54 Car 2211 requesting duration of incident, 60 Control reporting 1 hour and 4 minutes. Units: Katonah FD Engine 115, Engine 116, Ladder 39, Tanker 6, Rescue 17, Utility 8, Car 2211 (I/C), Car 2212, Car 2213 Bedford Hills FD Engine 198, Tanker 5, Utility 6, Car 2032 Mount Kisco FD Engine 104, Utility 13 (FAST), Car 2284 Goldens Bridge FD Engine 140, Car 2143 (Relocate Katonah FD HQ) KBHVAC 65-B-2 WEMS 45-M-2 Bedford PD Car 31 WCDES Battalion 16, EMS 16, C&O Zone 5 *Please PM me with any corrections or updates*

Date: 11-19-15 Time: 23:08hrs Location: Titicus Rd & Little Mountain Rd, Titicus Reservoir District: Croton Falls Channel: Fire 13, Fireground 6 Weather: 61F, light rain Units: (See below) Writer/Reporter: x635 Description: Plane reported missing from radar while on approach to Danbury Airport around 17:30. Reported single engine plane down in area of location being searched. Witness reported seeing plane go down into reservoir around 17:30, and pings of the plane show it being in the area being searched. Unknown time between plane going down and emergency services requested. Units staging at Titicus Reservoir boat launch 21:28 60 Control dispatching Croton Falls FD for all available manpower to report to their respective stations per Car 2071 23:30 Car 2071 reporting Marine 17, Marine 28, Marine 55, Marine 56 in the water beginning a grid search 23:52 Car 2071 reporting Civil Air Patrol on location 01:00 Search suspended until morning due to heavy fog 10:06 11-20-15 DEP Police reporting oil sheen found as well as several plane parts Units: Croton Falls FD Rescue 28, Utility 28, Marine 28, Car 2071 (I/C) Yorktown Heights FD Rescue 55 (Dive/Water Rescue Team), Marine 55, Marine 56, Car 2553 North Salem VAC 72-B-1 (Standby) DEP Police NYSP Civil Air Patrol WCDES Battalion 13 *Please contact me via PM with any updates or corrections*

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(DELAYED POSTING) Date: 11-19-15 Time: 01:34hrs Location: 11 Patterson Rd C/S Chimney Ridge Rd and Pine Drive District: Pound Ridge 60 Control Primary Radio Dispatcher: 661 Channel: Fire 13, Fireground 5 Weather: 39 degrees Units: (See below) Writer/Reporter: x635 Description: Originally dispatched as a chimney fire at either 11 of 47 Salem Rd, or across from 11 Salem Rd. Fire in a two story, 3,000 square foot wood frame single residential dwelling 01:38 Car 2041 on scene, heavy fire showing, transmitting 10-75 01:42 Battalion 13 states responding, going to work as a firefighter. Battalion 16 acting. 01:48 Car 2401 reporting 2 story wood frame 40x60, 2 (all) occupants accounted for out of the structure, fire showing over half of the structure, one 2.5 line stretched and operating 01:55 Battalion 16 on the scene 02:01 Battalion 16 requesting Mount Kisco Engine to Pound Ridge HQ for cover, also requesting Pound Ridge Gator to the scene 02:03 60 Control dispatching Pound Ridge FD for their Gator to the scene 02:17 Battalion 16 reporting 3 lines stretched and operating, fire has darkened down, continuing to hold all units 03:07 Battalion 16 reporting NYSEG on location, and placing fire under control 03:08 Battalion 16 requesting duration time, 60 Control reporting 1 hour and 38 minutes. 03:09 Battalion 16 has 2 members from C&O Zone 5 on scene, reporting beginning to release units, returning New Canaan 03:11 Battalion 16 releasing all mutual aid tankers Units: Pound Ridge FD Engine 111, Engine 112, Engine 113, Tanker 3, Rescue 22, Mini Attack 21, Car 2041 (I/C) Bedford Hills FD Tower Ladder 57, Utility 6, Car 2033 South Salem FD Engine 168, Tanker 2 Banksville FD Tanker 7 Vista FD Tanker 4 New Canaan FD Engine 2, Tanker 8 Mount Kisco FD Engine 106, Utility 13 (Originally to relocate, redirected to scene as FAST) Katonah FD Engine 116, Car 2211 (Relocate Pound Ridge FD HQ) Pound Ridge VAC 78-B-2 WEMS 45-M-3 Pound Ridge PD WCDES Battalion 13 (Batt 16 acting), WCDES Car 4, C&O Zone 5 *If you have any updates or corrections please PM me*

As many of y'all know, I like to photograph fire apparatus, and a good setting for that is parades. So, if you know of a parade date, post it here, on this thread. I'd also really like to know the day/date and step off time of the Katonah, Pleasantville, Montrose, Mahopac, Yorktown, Brewster, Mamaroneck, Bedford, and Mount Kisco Parades. Thanks!

Town Of Greenburgh, NY Highway DepartmentNew Truck 942015 Kenworth T440/Terex Hi-Ranger Greenburgh Highway Department is a large, almost exclusively Mack department. So a Kenworth in the fleet is pretty unique.