Yonkers - Working Fire -- 9/18/12

[Disaster_Guy 96]

Date: 9/18/12

Time: 23:40 hrs

Location: 595 Kimball Avenue x Mile Square Rd., Yonkers, NY 10704

Frequency: YFD

Units Operating:

Yonkers Fire Department-

Box Assignment:

Engines 313, E-307, E-312, E-314 (FAST);

Ladder 73, Tower Ladder 75;

Rescue 1;

Battalion 2.

10-29/10-30 Assignment:

Engines 310 (S/C), E-306 (S/C);

Battalion 1 (Safety);

Mask Service Unit (MSU).

Yonkers Office of Emergency Management (Y-OEM) [units 40, 32, 46];

Weather Conditions: Overcast, 70°.

Description of Incident: Working fire in a vacant two-story, three-bedroom, tudor-style, single-family residential structure that was undergoing renovations. Fire had already been burning well before 911 was called. Fire was extinguished within approximately one hour (according to news reports). No injuries reported. Cause was determined to be accidental electrical due to contractors.

Reporters: "YonkersFDAlerts" (for most of times and info); Yonkers OEM 40 (for some info and times); srfd18 (for rundown); Truck4 (for corrected rundown); news articles (for some additional details).

Writer: Larchmont_Boy.

News Articles: Newsday / News12; Journal News.

(all times are approximate)

23:40 hrs: dispatch.

23:44 hrs: B-2 transmits 10-29 (Working Fire) and 10-30 (All-Hands). B-2 Special Calls (S/C) for two more Engines.

23:57 hrs: B-1 responding as Safety.

00:03 hrs: B-2 reporting main body of fire k/d. Checking for extensions.

00:05 hrs: B-2 reporting building is vacant and undergoing renovations.

00:17(?) hrs: Mask Service Unit (MSU) is also o/s.

00:41 hrs: OEM is leaving scene.

Please PM me if you have any more information or corrections.

Edited September 19, 2012 by Larchmont_Boy