Waverly (Franklin) - Structure Fire / State of Emergency Declared 5-25-2012

[PFDRes47cue 653]

Date: 5-25-2012

Time: 00:10

Location: 16 North Main Street (St. Regis Falls)

Frequency: Franklin County Dispatch

Units Operating: Multiple FD's from Franklin and St. Lawrence counties

Weather Conditions: Heavy wind

Description Of Incident: St Regis Falls FD received a call shortly after midnight for a structure fire at the above address which is a OMD. A St. Regis Falls FD Chief arrived on scene and was alerted by a resident that someone was trapped inside. The Chief grabbed a ladder from the property and used it to rescue the trapped resident. Mutual aid was requested from 23 Franklin county and St. Lawrence county departments. Departments from Tupper Lake to Malone were on scene. Tankers were used to draft 2 million gallons of water. Malone, Saranac Lake and Brasher-Winthrop fire departments sent aerial trucks to the scene. A State of emergency was declared due to the fires central location and proximity to adjacent structures including a NYSP headquarter and a Post Office. Firefighters took a defensive approach to keep the fire from spreading to the rest of the block and surrounding buildings. The fire is not thought to be suspicious but is under investigation by the OFPC, Franklin County OEM and the Franklin County C&O Team.