New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY - Vehicle fire 12/9/2011

[AJP402 29]

328 Union Avenue, New Rochelle, NY - vehicle fire in the driveway of a mult-dwelling. Fire was encroaching on the structure until NRFD knocked it down successfully.

[x129K 1,393]

Very nice.

[M' Ave 1,466]

Couple of good things to look at in these photos.

Car fires become pretty routine and this one presented itself with some unusual concerns. The most obvious, of course, is the exposure issue. It's inevitable that you push the fire a bit as you put the hose line on it. Another is that you'd like to attack a care fire at an angle and that wasn't really possible here. Lastly, looks like the truck did a nice job clearing some shingles and what not from the side of the house. Good overhaul.

Nice job by NRFD.

[FFEMT150 214]

Couple of good things to look at in these photos.

Car fires become pretty routine and this one presented itself with some unusual concerns. The most obvious, of course, is the exposure issue. It's inevitable that you push the fire a bit as you put the hose line on it. Another is that you'd like to attack a care fire at an angle and that wasn't really possible here. Lastly, looks like the truck did a nice job clearing some shingles and what not from the side of the house. Good overhaul.

Nice job by NRFD.

Excellent points! Thanks for pointing them out!

[sfrd18 360]

Great job NRFD.

By the way, what's the standard response by the NRFD for an incident like this? Would it just by the routine assignment for a vehicle fire(maybe 1 & 1), or would it be a Box since it's near a structure?

Edited December 11, 2011 by sfrd18

[Bnechis 3,961]

By the way, what's the standard response by the NRFD for an incident like this? Would it just by the routine assignment for a vehicle fire(maybe 1 & 1), or would it be a Box since it's near a structure?

A box, since it is near a structure.

2 Eng, 2 lad, Command and at disp. descretion a 3rd eng. (usually)

[M' Ave 1,466]

A box, since it is near a structure.

2 Eng, 2 lad, Command and at disp. descretion a 3rd eng. (usually)

What is the standard response for a vehicle fire?

How about if the fire is on a highway?

[Bnechis 3,961]

What is the standard response for a vehicle fire?

How about if the fire is on a highway?

1 engine & 1 truck

On I-95 or HRP: 2 engines, Chief & Rescue or truck (blockers)