Rombout (Dutchess) Multi-Fatal Fire 1-19-07

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Date: 1-19-07

Time: 0319hrs

Location: 203 Route 82, Next to Gino's Cafe cross-streets of Moutainview Road and Herring Road

Frequency: 453.900 (Dispatch Ch. 1), 453.925 (Response Ch. 2), 453.800 (Command Ch. 3), 453.050 (Fireground 5/6)

Units Operating: Rombout (full dept.)

Hughsonville w/45-31 (Tanker) and 45-51 (Rescue w/FAST)

East Fishkill w/39-34 (Tanker)

Village of Fishkill w/42-12 ("ladder")

Glenham w/43-31 (Tanker)

City of Beacon w/33-12 (Engine)

Chelsea with 35-35 (Tanker)

New Hackensack w/52-31 (Tanker) and one engine to fill tankers (unk. which engine)

North Highlands 21-6-1 w/FAST

Alamo EMS (Medic 10)

Dutchess County Car 17

Dutchess County Fire Investigation Team w/14-59 (FIU Van)

Description Of Incident: Working fire in a p/d

Writer: xfirefighter484x

0320hrs - 62-1 on the scene reporting "a worker"

0322hrs - 62-11 responding

0323hrs - 62-1 requesting another tanker from Hughsonville and one from New Hackensack

0323hrs - Alamo requested for EMS, unsure ATT if any occupants in the building

0324hrs - 45-51, 45-31 responding

0324hrs - 62-12 responding

0326hrs - DC911 to Rombout 62-55, 62-62, EFFD 39-34, second dispatch to respond

0328hrs - County Car 17 responding

0328hrs - Rombout command requesting a 2nd alarm to be struck

0328hrs - New Hackensack 52-31 and Rombout 62-62 responding

0331hrs - 2nd alarm transmitted, Village of Fishkill with 42-12, Glenham with 1 tanker, City of Beacon with 33-12 to relocate to Rombout St. 1, and North Highlands with your FAST

0332hrs - Rombout command requesting tanker from Chelsea

0333hrs - Glenham 43-31 responding

0334hrs - 42-12 on the scene

0334hrs - CC17 on the scene reporting "heavy fire throughout the building"

0335hrs - Chelsea 35-35 responding

As of 0530hrs, I spoke with a friend who lives directly next door to this residence, who relates\d that PD stated 4 fatalities due to this fire.

At 0337hrs, East Fishkill FD was dispatched for a vehicle fire in the general vicinity of the structure fire (just over the town line in East Fishkill's district), where East Fishkill PD reported the vehicle was linked to the structure fire.

Anyone with any additional info, please post in the Incident Workshop thread, or PM me and I will add it in.

***UPDATE*** Reports are now standing at 5 victims of this fire.

Edited January 19, 2007 by xfirefighter484x