White Plains -Large Brush Fire 4-30-04

[Truck4 48]

Date: 4-30-04

Time: 1435hrs

Location: Orchard St X Cummings Ave X Cloverdale Ave (near city line)

Units: White Plains 4 engines, 3 trucks; North White Plains E-74, L-47

Frequency: 453.500

Description: Large area of brush

Writer: Truck4

1435hrs- White Plains and N. White Plains responding to large brush fire (The bi-annual burning of the swamp). NWP chief gave it as a verbal.

1437hrs- Co's rpt large brush burning from a distance. Car 2512 req. full assignment T/S.

1442hrs- M/A Hartsdale truck to cover WP Sta. 6 and Fairview engine to cover HQ.

1444hrs- CMD reports 2512 large area of swamp involved. Co's set up (E-66) on Cummings Ave to protect exposures (P/D's). Req. North White Plains to set up on the Stop And Shop side of fire. NWP FD already O/S. Wind is blowing fire away from exposures at this time and appears to be burning itself out. Req. L-34 to I-287 side of fire. NYSP to assist with traffic.

1449hrs- Car 2512 re-directing an engine to the pump house side of fire. Units confirming no exposure problem on Cummings Ave.

1453hrs- M/A E-174 enroute to HQ. Hartsdale TL-15 to Sta. 6. E-66 now set up at pump house on Orchard St. and will put deck gun in op. Req. additional Engine to assist (E-70).

1458hrs- CMD rpts still have large hot spots and an area of fire near Orchard St. No exp. problems at this time. E-67 rpts fire near school is contained. E-66 rpts. fire is burning toward the pump hose but is not in reach yet. NWP FD req. Valhalla VAC to scene for rehab. Large loom up still visible from a distance.

1508hrs- White Plains releasing M/A. North White Plains req. W. Harrison to cover. Westbound I-287 w/major delays.

1518hrs- NWP FD E-74 still has 2 L/S/O. L-47 is picking up.

[HFD23 37]

Excellent write up, I couldn't have said it any more correctly...... i was on scene and have several pictures that should be posted shortly...

[EMTbravo 312]

Photos now posted, www.emtbravo.com

Photos by and thanks to HFD211

[Guest DFFD227]

Awesome pics HFD211! Also News12 has some pretty good footage, too bad they only showed it for less then 10 seconds.