Katonah MCI Drill 4/13/08

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On Sunday April 13th 2008, numerous agencies in Northern Westchester were dispatched on an MCI drill to the Katonah Elementary School on a possible explosion with fire. Arriving command Car 2211 advised of a total of 40 patients and a "working fire" in the building. Throughout the drill, several teams were sent in to search for additional patients, vent, and perform FAST exercises. A triage area was set up to handle 40 patients as well (patients consisted of Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and students.

Location: Katonah Elementary School 106 Huntville Road

Incident: Explosion with Working Fire and Multiple Injuries

Time: 08:00

Date: Sunday April 13th

Units:

Armonk: Car 2022 (EMS Coord.), Ambulance 51-B2

Bedford Hills: Car 2032, Car 2033, Engine 198, Tower Ladder 57 (FAST)

Bedford Village: Car 2042, Engine 110, Ambulance 52-B1 (Cover KBHVAC)

Bedford Police/Community Emergency Response Team

Chappaqua: Car 2061, Engine 146 (Standby at Scene)

Chappaqua VAC: Ambulance 54-B1

Goldens Bridge: Car 2141, Engine 140, Rescue 38

Katonah: Car 2211 (CMD), 2212, 2213, Engine 115, Engine 116, Engine 117, Rescue 17, Utility 8

KBHVAC: Ambulance 65-B1, Ambulance 65-B2

Life Net: Life Net 1

Mount Kisco: Car 2283, Tower Ladder 14, Engine 102 (Landing Zone)

MKVAC: Ambulance 70-B1

Somers: Engine 181, Ambulance 80-B3

South Salem: Car 2451, Rescue 21

Vista FD/EMS: Ambulance 84-B2

WCDES: Battalion 16, Field Comm. 1, Zone 5 Cause and Origin

WEMS: Multiple Units

Yorktown: Engine 270 (FAST)

Edited May 19, 2008 by BedfordFire

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Katonah Car 2211 Coordinating Edited May 19, 2008 by BedfordFire

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Triage Area outside of the Elementary School

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Katonah Engine 115 on the hydrant

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Bedford Hills Tower Ladder 57 sets up in front

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Katonah Engine 116 with a handline stretched to the rear of the structure

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Life Net 1 comes in for a landing behind the school

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Mount Kisco Tower Ladder 14 sets up in the rear of the structure while Zone 5 Cause and Origin stages

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WCDES Field Comm. 1 on location

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Yorktown Engine 270 and Bedford Engine 110 head-to-head

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Goldens Bridge Rescue 38 and Katonah Rescue 17 IFO the structure

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And now... some rigs you may not see to often. First up, Engine 181 of Somers Fire.

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South Salem's massive Rescue 21

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Bedford FD's Engine 110

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Katonah's Utility 8

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Vista FD/EMS ??-B? Can someone clarify this unit? Edited May 19, 2008 by BedfordFire

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Somers FD/EMS 80-B3...and that's all folks!

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Nice shots Graham. As usual, a very nice spread and array of shots.