Brewster - Multiple Alarm Fire 6/15/2012

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Working Fire at Uncle Bob's Storage, Route 22 and Route 312, Brewster.

Photos courtesy Stephanie Gould.

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Rt 22 now closed between Rt 312 & Doansburg Rd

[IzzyEng4 427]

I see in the IA New Fairfield was called in, was Danbury called as well?

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Sounds like a very bad day to get manpower all over!

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Dutchess County just dispatched the county fire police team to assist

[Dondestro 9]

Danbury is covering Put lake I think.

[drgripsthrowawaytowel 72]

Took one department almost 30 minutes to get out......

[MELILLO719 30]

It is a week day manpower is always gonna be an issue.. Be safe guys

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You never know what you find in a self storage unit...

Smoky fire burning at Brewster self-storage business; firefighters from 4 counties battling it; Route 22 closed

http://www.lohud.com/article/20120615/NEWS/306150089/Smoky-fire-burning-Brewster-self-storage-business-firefighters-from-4-counties-battling-Route-22-closed?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

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Yupppp!

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You Bought It!

[Chief1710 14]

Germantown Engine- is in Putnam Lake

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East Fishkill Was Dispatched With Two Engines For Stand By At Patterson And Lake Carmel Fire House.

Thomas

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Just got back from checking out the fire. Lots of trucks there...lots of trucks just parked not being used. Will post some pictures soon. If anyone has any information for the I/A, PM me and I will add it. Thanks!

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Some pictures from Brewster's multi alarm structure fire today at Uncle Bob's Self Storage Facility on Route 22. Photos are from about 4.5 hours into the incident. Photos taken with my iPhone.

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Dover is in Patterson and has covered a vehicle fire on I84 for them East Fishkill is in Lake Carmel and Bedford Hills just relocated to Brewster HQ

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Dover is in Patterson and has covered a vehicle fire on I84 for them East Fishkill is in Lake Carmel and Bedford Hills just relocated to Brewster HQ

The I84 WB car ire was a broken water tube...negative fire.

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Katonah just got called to the scene with a utility and interior members.

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I bet the guys from Dover never thought they would do a call on I-84

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Just got back from checking out the fire. Lots of trucks there...lots of trucks just parked not being used.

That's because firefighters put out fires. Trucks definatly don't Engines help.

[grumpyff 1,159]

Started off as a tanker shuttle with the water source on Mt Ebo Road. Tankers from Brewster (x2), Patterson, Putnam Lake, Carmel, Lake Carmel, Croton Falls, and Mill Plain, CT. Latter, Brewster was able to lay a 5 inch line from the ponds on Mt Ebo to the scene with their hose reel 11-8-1, with the tankers still in use. The five inch line Supplied by South Salem Engine 168 pumped to Patterson 22-4-2, which in turn pumped to Brewster 11-2-3 and 11-5-1.

The Tanker shuttle was continued to feed Carmel 12-5-1 with Putnam Lake 23-2-5 as the source engine at the scene. Tankers were being filled by a Ball Pond Engine. The source that Ball Pond was drafting out of looked like it had been lower at least 2 feet, if not more. Croton Falls Engine laid 5 inch to rear of building from Putnam Lake 23-2-5 and supplied Carmel 12-5-1

Lake Carmel 17-6-1 brought their FAST team. Mahopac and later Somers Engine 180 brought manpower to scene. Patterson 22-5-1 brought to scene and later returned as unneeded. Numerous fire police vehicles as both the Putnam and Dutchess Fire Police teams were activated. Sate Police were also a huge help with traffic, especially early on during the tanker shuttle Route 22 was still open. Not sure who else I saw there, it was a very busy day. Heritage Fuel also came at one point to supply diesel fuel to engines and tankers.

Edited June 15, 2012 by grumpyff

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Again great photos! Really been all over today!!

[grumpyff 1,159]

Here are a few cellphone photos I got early on, in during the tanker shuttle.

First photo my phone has is at 0809 hours. some smoke visible from Rt 22.

At 0845 hours Brewster's Ambulance 11-7-1 is on scene and smoke is beginning to thicken. Croton Falls has laid the 5 inch supply line to the right.

Edited June 16, 2012 by grumpyff

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At 0852 while I was filling 22-4-2 on Mt Ebo Road South, about Half a mile away

And my last photo before my battery died 0902 hours

Edited June 16, 2012 by grumpyff

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My son (who is Junior member of Patterson) took the following photos. The building to the left is the back (#3 side) of the main building visible from the street.

at 0851 hours heavy smoke coming out of the storage units

at 0855 hours fire visible out of the door

Edited June 17, 2012 by grumpyff

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0856 hours

and his last photo at 0904 Carmel's 12-5-1 is set up, fire visible thru the metal sheeted walls in the rear of the building.

While I did not make it in to the building (too busy driving and later pumping) I heard the metal walls and roof held the heat in. I saw three cars and at least two motorcycles that had been stored in the building in addition to all the other normal junk packed into these things. There was also a boat on trailer, that was possibly in a storage unit and later pulled out.

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I know the guys in Dover never thought about covering a call on I84 until today. I know I was working and when I heard the engine out if our sta 2 get called to standby in Paterson I thought I was hearing things.