Yonkers - Major Water Main Break - 8/27/12

[firedude 985]

Date: 8/27/2012

Time: ~1200hrs (12:00pm)

Location: Saw Mill River Parkway IAO Wendover Road

Frequency: 453.475 (YPD), 453, 275 (YPD), 46.5 (YFD Dispatch), 462.550 (Yonkers OEM), 45.76 (YDPW), 46.26 (Dispatch), Fire 18, 155.310 (County PD)

Units Operating: Yonkers Fire, Yonkers PD, Yonkers DPW, Yonkers OEM, Banksville FD Tanker, Millwood FD Tanker, NYSDOT, County PD, County DPW, County DOH

Weather Conditions: Mostly Cloudy, ~80 Degrees

Description Of Incident: Contractor damage to an old water main causing severe flooding on both Saw Mill and Cross County Parkways. Yonkers OEM reporting 40% of city, about 50,000 citizens, are without running water, including St. Joe's Hospital. YFD's 5000 Gallon Tank Trailer was brought to St. Joes to give water for hospital. Yonkers OEM has issued a "Boil Water Advisory" for affected areas. Yonkers EOC was activated.

Reporters: firedude, x635

Yonkers Major Water Main Break 8-27 Discussion

News Articles:

http://www.lohud.com...|text|Frontpage

http://www.nbcnewyor...-167586645.html

http://abclocal.go.c...ffic&id=8788232

http://bronxville.pa...ffic-in-yonkers

http://newyork.newsd...-1.3930195?qr=1

http://newyork.cbslo...ounty-parkways/

http://online.wsj.co...6d4968fb13.html

** IA authorized by x635. If anyone has any info to add, please PM me!

Edited August 27, 2012 by firedude