Mount Vernon -3rd Alarm 5-13-05

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Date: 5-13-05

Time: 1950 hrs

Location: West 1st Street

Description: Fire in a 1 Story Laundrymat. Contained to fire building.

Units: MVFD, New Rochelle Ladder 11 and Engine 22, along with Pelham ladder all to the scene. Eastchester E-31, Greenville E-151 and Ladder 1 from Fairview to standby at HQ.

Writer: DFFD227, tbendick O/S, 1075thebox, GFD538, hfd911, Plectron.

1950hrs- MVFD dispatched to the area of West First street for report of light smoke coming from the roof of the laundrymat, 1 Call.

1952hrs- Multiple calls of now heavy smoke coming from the roof, conflicting reports of the address.

1955hrs- CMD on scene reporting working fire, add. engine for FASTeam.

2003hrs- CMD requests 2nd alarm, 1 Ladder and 1 Engine from New Rochelle(E-22) and Pelham Manor TL to standby in Station 3.

2015hrs- CMD reporting heavy fire throuh the roof and cockloft, with possible extension to exposure 4. Requesting E-22, and TL-3 to the scene.

2019hrs- CMD reporting to be using all hands, Greenville E-151, Eastchester E-31 and Fairview Ladder 1 all relocating to MV HQ's. (Uknown which HQ at this time)

2030hrs- New Rochelle TL-11 to the scene.

2046hrs- Field Comm1 and Battalion 19 on scene

2058hrs- Fire darkining down, no fire extension to the exposures, Making Good Progress all companies still working.

2134hrs- Main Body of Fire K/D