Rombout Trailer
Fire
In the early afternoon the Rombout Fire
Department was dispatched to a trailer fire involving a full
load of hay. When Rombout fire chief John Lucariello arrived, he
found a tractor trailer loaded with hay on fire and requested
tankers from East Fishkill, Glenham, Hughsonville, Chelsea, and
North Highlands from Putnam County plus an engine from Village
Of Fishkill, City of Beacon, and Hughsonville .The fire took a
few hours to put out due to the amount of hay involved. Glenham,
Wappingers, and New Hackensack provided stand by duty for the
departments on scene and NYSP were on scene.
-Provided by Robert Reynolds, Jr.
Rochester
Firefighters Battle Early Morning House Fire
At approximately 1:15 a.m. Tuesday,
July 15, 2008, the Rochester Fire Department received a call for
smoke in the area, and Engine 5, Truck 10, and Battalion 2
responded. While en route Battalion 2 received an update that
several additional calls had been received for a house fire on
Colvin Street and the assignment was filled out.
Engine 5 arrived on scene and reported heavy fire from the attic
of a 2.5 frame dwelling. Once the roof had been opened,
firefighters mounted an aggressive interior attack and quickly
brought the fire under control. One firefighter was transported
to Strong Hospital for smoke inhalation and was later released.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by The Arson
Investigation Unit of the Rochester Fire Department.
-Fire News photos by David B Weimer Jr
Smallwood
Fire
On Friday morning, July 11, 2008, Smallwood
Mongaup Valley firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire
with explosion on Read Avenue in Smallwood. When they arrived,
the entire front of the house and its contents were blown out
due to a gas leak. Both White Lake and Kauneonga Lake Fire
Departments assisted. There was one victim who was also blown
out of the house and suffered serious burns and injuries. He was
airlifted to Westchester Medical Center, where he was listed in
critical condition. Chief in charge was Rob Bonnaci. The first
photo shows Captain Tim Morey and FF Matt Burns both of SMVFD
putting out hot spots in the house while State Police
investigators survey the scene. The second photo shows State
troopers talking to Sullivan County Fire Coordinator Dick
Martinkovic while SMFVD Fire Chief Robbie Bonnaci talks to an
unidentified BCI investigator to the right. Photo three shows
captain Tim Morey requesting a thermal imaging camera, and photo
four shows FF Matt Burns and the interior of the house.
Photos by SMVFD
Lt. John Panos
New Hackensack Fire
On Saturday evening,
July 12, 2008 at approximately 10:00 p.m, the New Hackensack
Fire Department was dispatched for a reported structure fire on
Julfran Farms Road off of Smith Crossing Rd. in the Town of
Wappingers. First arriving units found a fully involved mobile
home at the end of the 2000 ft dirt road that is actually a
driveway to a private farm/residence. The mobile home belonged
to the caretaker of the farm who came home to find his residence
in flames. The trailer was reportedly occupied by numerous pets
at the time of the fire including two dogs one being a large
bullmastiff, a lizard, snake, and several cats all of which
perished in the fire. Fire ground operations were led buy Chief
Rocco Dimase and the East Fishkill Fire Department assisted at
the scene with a tanker from the Hilside Lake Fire Company. The
fire was investigated by the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office
and the Dutchess County Office of Emergency Response Fire
Investigation Division and was not believed to be of suspicious
origin.
-Fire News
photos by Bill Johnson
Sea Breeze
Firefighters Live Burn Training at MCFB Training Academy
On Wednesday,
June 4, 2008, members of the Sea Breeze Fire Department in
Irondequoit, NY, went to the Monroe County Fire Bureau Training
Academy for a live burn training exercise. The fire fighters did
several evolutions on structure fire training, and also FAST
Team operations, and also brushed up on their air pack skills.
Fire News photos
by Jeff Ambroz
