Scotia Firefighters Respond to Commercial Fire
Scotia firefighters were called to Adirondack Beverages in the Glenville Industrial Park after flames were discovered on the roof of the building shortly after 0830 hours on Sunday, May 16, 2010.
-Fire News photo by Peter Barber
STATE STREET 4 ALARMER
On May 17, 2010, Schenectady firefighters had their hands full, as a four-alarm fire in an old flea market on State Street gutted the old building. The spectacular and suspicious fire could be seen for miles. Fire departments from Niskayuna Fire District One, Stanford Heights, Scotia, Thomas Corners, South Schenectady, and Carman were brought to the scene to battle the blaze.
-Fire News photos by Peter R. Barber
Hillcrest Runs Working Industrial
Building Fire
At 0707 hours on the morning of Wednesday, May 26, 2010, Broome County Communications dispatched Departments 55 (Hillcrest) and 35 (Port Dickinson) to 11 Beckwith Avenue in Hillcrest for a reported Building Fire. Chief 55 Baker who lives near by arrived on scene before dispatch was complete and gave a size up of heavy smoke evacuating from the roof vents with employees confirming a working fire in the rear of the building. Chief 55 Baker immediately requested a second alarm which added Engine 35 and Brush 35 From Port Dickinson, Engine 39 and Rescue 39 from Chenango Bridge, Quint 66 from Chenango, Squad 57 from Choconut Center for the F.A.S.T. Team, Broome County Fire Coordinators, Broome Ambulance, and engine from Department 59 (Five Mile Point) for standby in Hillcrest's Station.
The building at this address is home to Elliot Manufacturing which produces power transmission products such as flexible shafts, flexible couplings, flexible conduits, nylon liners, push pull cable assemblies and valve controls. This building spans several blocks and is split into multiple sections with original portions being as much as 100 years old when this building housed the Larrabee-Deyo Motor Truck Company. For this reason, Hillcrest and Port Dickinson Fire Departments have preplanned this building for years.
Pumper-Tanker 35 quickly arrived on scene and was assigned to the attack with Squad 55 following soon after and was assigned to supplement the sprinkler system. Employees were able to advise that the sprinkler system had activated and large amounts of water were flowing across the floor of the building. Entry crews advanced an 1 3/4 in line in through a rear entrance and followed directions given by employees to the fire room. as crews neared the seat of the fire the experience dense black smoke banked all the way to the floor. The fire room was found to contain a large machine that spanned most of the room. The hose team quickly knocked down the fire and used an attic ladder to gain access to the top of the machine.
It was determined that thanks to the activated sprinkler system the actual fire damage was held to the single room containing the machine. However, dense black smoke filled the entire building and large amounts of water flowed through portions of the building. After being sure the fire was knocked down the sprinkler system was shut down. Crews were then able to overhaul the machine and found the dense smoke was due to large amounts of rubber inside the machine. Quint 66 was used to access the roof to check for any extension but the crew found no extension.
Crews on scene finished overhaul and completed ventilation of the building while members of the Broome County Fire Investigation Staff worked on the investigation into the cause of the fire. During the operation the Town of Fenton Water Department was called to the scene to assist fire crews as the experienced some issues with low pressure from the municipal hydrant system.
Crews from Hillcrest and Port Dickinson worked very quickly with much assistance from the building's sprinkler system to extinguish what could easily have been a disastrous fire. No injuries were reported by civilians or fire fighters during this incident. All crews were picked up and cleared the scene by 09:30 hours.
Photos By Gregory Milunich
apartment Fire
FDNY companies made quick work of an apartment fire in the Woodlawn section of the Bronx on June 1, 2010. The fire was contained to a second floor apartment and knocked down within 15 minutes.
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