Car Fire On The Taconic State Parkway

 
By Firefighter Matt Lauria
October 2, 2006
 

At 12:16 Yorktown was dispatched to the Taconic State Parkway North Bound in the area of Baldwin Road for a reported motor vehicle fire. Soon after Car 2532 and Rescue-Engine 270 were on the road along with Engine 273. At 12:24 Car 2532 notified responding units that he had a working car fire on the TSP North/B just north of the Baldwin Rd entrance ramp. Rescue-Engine 270 and Engine 273 arrived Simultaneously with both crews going to work, taking the 1 ¾ pre-connect from RE-270. The fire was knocked down quickly; YHFD units secured the scene for removal of the vehicle and for the driver of the vehicle to be transported to an area hospital for observation. All units cleared the scene at 13:11.

 
Units: Car-2532, Rescue-Engine 270, Engine 273, 34Medic1, YVAC, NYSP
 
Mutual Aid: (None)