Tarrytown, Working fire 8-4-07

[LCFD968 10]

The fire has been been going on for a little while now. I didnt hear the original dispatch but I do know it is still on going as of 730 hrs.

Its a school on Bennidict Ave.

Tarrytown FD, sleepy Hollow FD, Elmsford FD, Croton FD, Ossining FD and possibly Bucannan FD ??

I have heard three F.A.S.Teams dispatched.

Sorry about the lack of information someone fill in the blanks

Edited August 4, 2007 by LCFD968

[Bababoosky 24]

293 BENEDICT AVE GREENBURGH, HACKLEY SCHOOL

[HFD201 0]

Fairview Fire Dept. is there as well...Heard E175 requested by 60 Control to the front of the fire building as per the IC...Engine from Hawthorne was just requested to the scene from Tarrytown's firehouse to report to Midland Ave. For a 5" water relay. Mount Kisco, Yorktown FASTeams to the scene @ 0812, Armonk 1 engine to cover.

Edited August 4, 2007 by HFD201

[EJS1810 7]

Thornwood 1 engine to cover Sleepy Hollow

[Ex-2114 7]

Dobbs Ferry TL23 and Elmsford Engine 137 responding to Marriott Courtyard - 475 White Plains Rd (Rte. 119) on Automatic Alarm.

UPDATE: Elmsford 2113 (Asst. Chief Hoke) reports burned food on stove. All EFD/DFFD units clearing the scene. 08:37

Edited August 4, 2007 by Ex-2114

[Ex-2114 7]

1 Engine from Nyack relocating to Tarrytown HQ - 08:32

Edited August 4, 2007 by Ex-2114

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I'm curious when this came in. I saw smoke on that hill while coming over the TZ Bridge, about 0600.

[Shantz02 0]

Not sure of exact dispatch time, but I heard 60 sending units there around 620 this morning while I was still half asleep.

[Ex-2114 7]

Mt. Kisco U13 responding with FAST to scene. 08:42

[Guest]

Tks Shantz

[calhobs 110]

time of original dispatch aprox 0430 hours

[Ex-2114 7]

60 Control dispatched tankers from Pocantico Hills, Continental Village and Pleasantville to the scene. 08:46

Edited August 4, 2007 by Ex-2114

[Ex-2114 7]

60 Control dispatched Croton Tanker 10 and E120 to scene 08:46

Edited August 4, 2007 by Ex-2114

[Ex-2114 7]

Here is the posting from The Journal News:

Tarrytown's Hackley School engulfed by flames

(Original publication: August 4, 2007)

A major fire has destroyed a large portion of the Hackley School, a private college prep school at 293 Benedict Ave. More than 100 firefighters were on the wooded campus by 8 a.m. today, battling the blaze which severely damaged, if not destroyed, a large stone structure that appeared to be the school's main building. The school's headmaster was refusing to allow a photographer onto the private campus. The non-sectarian, co-educational school was founded in 1899 and educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Read more about this story later on Lohud.com and tomorrow in The Journal News

http://www.nyjournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...EWS02/708040375

[Ex-2114 7]

Here is the posting from WNBC-TV's website:

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Police say a fire has engulfed a building at a private school in Westchester Saturday morning.

Tarrytown police say the blaze apparently started around 4:15 a.m. in the library at Hackley School, a private academy that has both day and boarding students. It's not clear whether anyone was on campus at the time.

A message left at the school wasn't immediately returned this morning.

Firefighters are still at the school's campus on Benedict Avenue.

The school has day students in kindergarten through twelfth grade, and boarding students in ninth through twelfth grades. It was founded in 1899.

http://www.wnbc.com/news/13820796/detail.h...l=headlineclick

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A message left at the school wasn't immediately returned this morning.

http://www.wnbc.com/news/13820796/detail.h...l=headlineclick

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[radioman 5]

Is Tarrytown's Ladder burnt?

[Guest]

Cool, Nice picts

[NYMedic37 22]

Did anyone get hurt of sick? Anyone have to go to the hospital? Was EMS there for a stand by?

Paul

[EJS1810 7]

Mohegan Ladder 35 to relocate to TFD HQ, West Harrison TL-9 to relocate to Sleepy Hollow HQ

Edited August 4, 2007 by EJS1810

[CG206 29]

1426 hrs: Mohegan Ladder 35 requested to relocate to Tarrytown FD Headquarters

Edited August 4, 2007 by CG206

[CG206 29]

1429 hrs: Fairview's Foam Trailer to the scene at The Hackley School

[DD07 0]

Irvington R-49 was called in for the initial F.A.S.T. team at approximately 4:34am. R-49 crew was quickly reassigned to help with fire suppression.

[HFD201 0]

IVAC was just requested to the scene for an individual with smoke inhalation

Edited August 4, 2007 by HFD201

[TR54 239]

AP reports lighting strike

Prep school blaze damages historic library

1:43 PM EDT, August 4, 2007

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) _ A raging fire apparently ignited by lightning strike destroyed a historic stone library and damaged two adjoining buildings Saturday at a prestigious Ivy League prep school once attended by Malcolm Forbes and Keith Olbermann, authorities said.

The blaze at the Hackley School, which opened in suburban Westchester County in 1899, started in the library around 4:15 a.m. during a violent thunderstorm, said Tarrytown police Officer Jose Ojito. It spread from the library to a pair of surrounding buildings before it was brought under control hours later, he said.

Firefighters from towns across the county were summoned, with more than 100 eventually arriving to battle the blaze on the wooded campus, authorities said. Ojito said there were no injuries reported in the fire, which left fire equipment and firefighters scattered about the lawn of the smoky campus.

The blaze also damaged a rectory and church alongside the library.

The Kaskel Library was one of the first buildings constructed at the school, opening during the 1902-03 school year. The library boasts a collection of over 30,000 items, including books, periodicals, VHS/DVD videos, CDs and audiobooks, according to the school's web site.

The school, located about 30 minutes north of Manhattan, educates students from kindergarten through high school in three levels _ lower, middle and upper schools. Among the exclusive school's better-known students over the years are television newscaster Olbermann, actor George Hamilton, journalist Joe Klein and the late billionaire Forbes.

The leafy campus, founded on property once owned by widowed philanthropist Francis Brewster, was featured in the 1990 Harrison Ford legal thriller "Presumed Innocent." The Hackley School is a member of the prestigious Ivy Preparatory School League.

Edited August 4, 2007 by TR54

[gpdexplorer 46]

No one was seriously hurt. Tarrytown VAC and Greenburgh EMS were on standby at the scene rehabing FF's. Tarrytown VAC, as well as Tarrytown's Ladies Auxiliary provided refreshments and food.