Montrose Boat Fires

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Frequencies: 46.26, Fireground 6, 155.205 (EMS)

Units operating:

Montrose FD: 2271, 2272, 2274, 2276, E123, R51

Verplanck FD: 2492, 2494, E128

Croton FD: Marine 12

Buchanan FD: 2551, 2553, 2557, E161, U12

Stony Point FD: 18-1, 18-Marine

Cortlandt VAC: 88B3

WCDES: Battalions 10 & 12, C&O Zone 4, Car 24

NYSP, WCPD Marine Unit, Yonkers PD Marine Unit

Peekskill E133 Relocated to Montrose for Coverage.

Edited August 23, 2006 by Remember585

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CCVAC called back to scene at 18:13 for Firefighter not Feeling well.

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3 yachts destroyed in fire

By REKA BALA

rbala1@lohud.com

THE JOURNAL NEWS

(Original publication: August 24, 2006)

MONTROSE — Three yachts were destroyed yesterday afternoon after they went up in flames while docked at the Cortlandt Yacht Club, fire officials said.

About 50 firefighters responded about 2 p.m. to the club to help extinguish the towering blaze, which had already spread to three boats docked on the shore, said Montrose Fire Chief Jack R. Kingston Jr.

No one was hurt in the incident and the remaining 20 or so boats on the dock were undamaged as the wind was blowing away from them and did not change directions, he said, adding that the non-change helped contain the fire quickly.

"It was bad," he said. "They were going that good that all it took was the wind could have shifted in a different direction and we could have lost the whole dock."

Upon arrival, Kingston said he saw a "big wall of fire" and "flames about 20 or 30 feet in the air." Heavy plumes of black smoke were also visible, he said.

The fire was contained within an hour and the damaged boats were removed from the water to avoid contaminating the Hudson River, he said.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but is most likely accidental and from an electrical short, Kingston said.

Firefighters from Peekskill, Verplanck, Croton-on-Hudson, Stony Point and Buchanan assisted.