Date: Tuesday, Jan 25, 2005 Time: First Alarm between approx. 10:00 to 10:30 Location: IFO 8 Legion Drive, Valhalla Frequency: 46.26, IC on 46.14 Units Operating: Car 2481, E82, Rescue 9, TL49, Car 2322, E75, Car 2471, E89, Car 2371, Engine 259, Batt 12, Car 2382, Tanker 12, Con Ed Gas, Mt. Pleasant PD, NYSPD, MTAPD, Rescue 37 Description Of Incident: High Pressure Gas Main Break. Gas visible shooting out of ground within 20 feet of RR tracks. Report of up to 500 residents evacuated. Taconic State Parkway: Shut Down Both Directions Metro North Harlem Line: Shut Down Both Directions 10:52 - Thornwood, 1 engine requested to Valhalla Station 2 10:53- Rescue 9 on location 10:57- TL-49 to scene for traffic control 10:58 - Thornwood 2471, E89 at valhalla station 2 11:01 - Thornwood units redirected to Valhalla Independent Fire Co. HQ 11:11 - North White Plains one engine requested at North Kensico and Broadway to block roadway 11:12 - 2471, E89 operating at scene 11:18 - 60-Control requests Progress Report and approx. number of Evacuees from 2481. 11:20 - Pleasantville, one engine requested to Valhalla, 14 Colombus Ave 11:20 - Car 2371 (Pleasantville) relocating 11:23 - Engine 75 (NWP) blocking traffic 11:34 - Engine 82 Located at Legion and Broadway 11:40 - Battalion 12 en route to scene 11:45 - Engine 259 (Pleasantville) relocated 11:46 - Battalion 12 on scene 11:55 - Tanker 12 (Pocantico Hills) requested to standby in quarters 11:56 - Car 2382 (Poc. Hills) acknowledges request 12:30 - MPPD Chief Alagno reported: "No water service on West side of RR tracks, 3rd rail shut down to allow FD to stretch hoses across tracks. Con Ed gas has still not located valves to shut down leak" 12:35 - 60-Control reports Salvation Army ETA 45min 12:49 - Briarcliff Rescue 37 to Scene for Cascade Ops 12:49 - Hawthorne, One Engine to Valhalla FD 13:17 - 2481 reports Situation Under Control 13:41 - Battalion 12 going 10-8 13:42 - Engine 75 released. **15:36 - Command Terminated** Writer: 242steve