4/9/2012 All Hands for Great Kills Park

[firebuffkevin]

Trying to get more info

 

[firebuffkevin]

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=8613892

 

[guitarman314]

The Great Kills fire was announced along with the Fresh Kills fire during the noon-time TV News report.

 

[firebuffkevin]

Quote from SI Live

"Firefighters on Staten Island's East Shore are simultaneously battling a fire in Gateway National Recreation Area's Great Kills Park. Smoke from that fire can be seen up and down the Hylan Boulevard corridor"

 

[Atlas]

There were a pair of brush fires in Staten Island today, but both were on the West shore of the island & neither near any of the Gateway Parks. Just prior to the 5th alarm, Battalion 23 had an all hands fire at Sharrotts Rd & Arthur Kill Rd near Port Mobil. There was a smoke condition on the East side of the island with several companies trying to locate a fire. The area between Great Kills Park & the V.Z. bridge was checked by several companies including the 22nd Batt.  No other fires were spotted or reported.

 

[Joes1051]

Atlas is correct. No fires in Gateway although several news agencies did report there was.

 

[NPS-fire]

I spoke with Div 8 and they weren't aware of anything in the Great Kills Park.  I was in the park about 12:30 PM and didn't see anything.  I'll have the engine crew check along the Grayson Street fire road just to be sure, but I am glad I am not the only one that found the reporting erroneous.