At approximately 18:30 hour's volunteers from the BHFD were dispatched to 109 Stone Bridge Lane for a Residential Alarm, which was quickly upgraded to a reported structure fire. First Arriving Bedford Hills found a very large 3 story private dwelling with heavy fire showing from the garage and extending up to the 2nd floor and attic. As BHFD units were conducting an aggressive interior attack on the fire. BHFD command requested Ladder 51 to relocate to their headquarters for a stand by. L-51 was en route to its transfer with a full crew of volunteers when the 2nd alarm was sounded bringing L-51 to the scene as the FAST Truck. As YHFD units arrived on scene they staged as the primary FASTeam as Command had pulled crews out of the fire building due to deteriorating conditions and let the Tower Ladder go into operation. After the 3rd alarm was sounded the crew from L-51 was put to work with its crew operating on both the 1st and 2nd floor as members were allowed to reenter the fire building to knock down any remaining pockets of fire and for overhaul. YHFD remained on the scene for approximately 3 hours and returned to service shortly before all Bedford Hills units cleared the scene.
Bedford Hills FD: Car 2031 (Incident Commander), Car 2032 (Water Supply Officer), Car 2033 (Operations), Engine 198, Engine 199, Tower Ladder 57, Tanker 5, Rescue 10.
Bedford Village FD: Car 2041, Engine 108, Engine 109.
Mt. Kisco FD: Car 2281, Car 2284, Engine 103 (Fill Site Engine), Rescue 31, Utility 13 (1st alarm FAST).
Katonah FD: Car 2211, Car 2213 Engine 116, Tanker 6.
Banksville FD: Car 2581, Tanker 17.
Golden's Bridge FD: Car 2141, Car 2143, Tanker 1.
Pound Ridge FD: Car 2405, Tanker 3.
Chappaqua FD: Car 2061, Engine 146, Rescue 23.
Armonk FD: Car 2021, Tanker 9.
Somers FD: Tanker 16
South Salem FD: Car 2453, Engine 168.
Croton Falls FD: Tanker 8.
Ossising FD: Car 2331, Car 2334, Engine 98, Utility 51 (3rd Alarm FAST)
Westchester County Department of Emergency Services: Battalion 16, Battalion 13, Cause and Origin Zone 5, County Car 1.
Katonah- Bedford Hills VAC: 65B1, 65B2.
Westchester EMS: 45-Medic-1
Back Fill Units at BHFD HQ:
Pleanstville FD: Car 2372, Tower Ladder 5.
Croton Falls FD: Car 2071, Engine 148.
Bedford PD.
Westchester County PD.
New York State PD.
New York State Electric and Gas.
Photo Credit: Frank Becerra Jr/ the Journal News.
Photo Credit: Frank Becerra Jr/ the Journal News.
L-51 crew standing by as the FAST Truck
Photo Credit: Frank Becerra Jr/ the Journal News.