From Port Chester Fire Departments Facebook Page
*South Main Street Fire*
Just after 10:30 hours on Monday morning, the Port Chester Fire Department responded to South Main Street for a Reported Structure Fire. E-60, E-61, E-63, TL-2, R-40, Car 2393 were all on the road within 16 seconds of dispatch. Car 2393 (Chief Melillo) arrived on the scene and immediately transmitted a 10-75, advising fire on the first, second, and third floor. With that report, Car 2391 (Chief Sposta) requested two additional tower ladders and transmitted a 2nd Alarm due to the potential of losing half a block of abandoned buildings.
In the early stages of the incident Port Chester units Engines 60,61,62,63, & TL2 took up a defensive position from the front and E64,L30,2392 from the rear, R-40 members operated on both front and back of the fire building. Members were quick to flow water into the main fire building. However, due to heavy fire conditions in the main fire building, the adjacent exposure rapidly became involved with fire. As mutual aid companies arrived on scene and teamed up with our units we were able to deploy additional hand lines and water monitors to increase the volume of water into both fire buildings. This quick action prevented the fire from further spreading to the third exposure and remainder of buildings on the block. The volume of water being used to prevent further fire spread diminished the supply ability of our hydrant system - raising the need for alternative water sources.
With our water supply rapidly deteriorating, PCFD Chief’s took a different approach and requested a Tanker Task Force to supply water to units on scene by drafting out of the nearby Byram River. The Tanker Task Force & Draft Operation proved to be vital in assisting crews on scene with controlling the spread of this fire and eventually with extinguishment.
Also on scene was Field Comm. 1, staffed with County Car 8 & Dispatchers from 60 Control, who were able to work with dispatchers back at 60 Control HQ to direct additional units to the scene/cover Port Chester’s response area, as well as a 10 Unit Tanker Task Force. It’s safe to say that without them, Monday’s fire wouldn’t have gone as smoothly as it did.
We would like to thank the community especially businesses such as Bar Taco, Meals On Wheels, Stop & Shop, Tandoori, the Village Of Port Chester Staff any many more for keeping our firefighters and mutual aid firefighters fed and hydrated throughout the duration of the incident.
In closing we owe a lot of people a THANK YOU; our members, mutual aid FIRE & EMS agencies , 60 control, Police Agencies, DPW, DES, and many more. Thank you for the coordination and hard work of everyone on and off scene - we were able to safely extinguish this large fire without injury to the public or first responders.
*Please forgive us if we forgot anyone*
Initial
Port Chester - 2391, 2392, 2393, E60, E61, E62, E63, E64, TL2, L31, R40, R41, U66, U67
10-75
Rye Brook - L30
Purchase - 2411, 2412, 2415, E241, E238, L53
Town of Mamaroneck - 2231, 2232, R6 (FAST)
Rye - 2421, 2422, 2423, E191
Tarrytown - 2463, U61 (Cascade)
Port Chester Police, Port Chester EMS
2nd Alarm
Harrison - 2162, E11
Mamaroneck Village - 2241, 2243, E41
West Harrison - TL9
Valhalla - R9 (FAST)
TL-57 & TL-1 - Two Additional Truck Co. (Special Called)
3rd Alarm
Dobbs Ferry - 2093, E49 - Req to the scene
Fairview - E175 (FAST) - Req to the scene
Tarrytown - TL-78
Additonal Resources
MTA Fire - Car 2641
Greenwich Fire - Car 1, Car 4, L-5
Mount Kisco - 2284, E-105, (Relay Engine for Tankers)
Bedford - 2041, 2043, E-109, (Hydrant Fill for Tankers)
Banksville - E-157 & Armonk - E-288 (Draft Engines from Byram River)
Hawthorne - 2193, E-155, (Later Requested to scene)
Tankers
Pocantico Hills - 2381, T-12
Continental Village - T-11
Pound Ridge - 2401, T-3
Katonah - T-6
Round Hill (CT) - T-6
Ridgefield (CT) - T-4
Banksville - 2582, T-7, E157 (Relay Pumper)
Croton - T-10, U-208
Croton Falls - 2071,2074, T88
Putnam Valley - 24-4-1 (Held at HQ to cover village)
EMS Agencies
Port Chester EMS
Scarsdale EMS (Rehab)
Valhalla EMS (Rehab)
Police & New York State Assets
Port Chester Police
Westchester County PD (K9A1)
MTA Police
Peekskill Police (Arson Unit)
Yonkers Fire Investigation
Westchester County Police Arson K9
New York State Police (K9)
New York State Fire
Westchester County Assets
Westchester County Department of Emergency Services, CC1, CC4, CC8, Car 36, FC1, OEM5, Battalion (s) 15, 16, 17, and 19
Cause & Origin
Food Donations
Stop & Shop
Salvation Army
Bar Taco
Meals on wheels
Tandoori
Port Chester Police Department
Port Chester-Rye-Rye Brook EMS
Village of Port Chester, New York
Purchase Fire Department
West Harrison Fire Department
Westchester County Department of Emergency Services
Rye Brook Professional Firefighters Local 4041
Rye Professional Firefighters Local 2029
Banksville Fire Department
Bedford Hills Fire Department
Yorktown Heights Volunteer FD
Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department
Village of Mamaroneck Fire Department
Mount Kisco Volunteer Fire Department
Dobbs Ferry Fire Dept
Pocantico Hills Fire Department
Pound Ridge Volunteer Fire Department
Hawthorne Fire Department-NY
Bedford Fire Department
Friends of 60 Control
Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department
Croton Falls Fire Department
Continental Village Vol. Fire Department
Armonk Fire Department
Greenwich Fire Department
Thornwood Fire Department
Valhalla Fire Department
Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Valhalla Ambulance
Meals on Main Street by Caritas
Stop & Shop
Bartaco
