Melville NY (Suffolk) RV into Storefronts 7/9/22

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On Saturday, June 9th at approximately 1:00am, the Melville Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a reported vehicle into a building with a person trapped on Walt Whitman Rd. 1st Assistant Chief Bernfeld [2-5-31] was quickly on scene and found an RV into a building with no entrapment but major structural damage to the building. Upon further assessment of the scene, damage was found to a total of 3 storefronts in the strip of stores with the most severe damage being to the Laundromat. With the extent of the damage and structural compromise, Technical Rescue Teams were requested from Huntington Manor, Bethpage and Massapequa. Upon assessment by the teams as well as the Town of Huntington Building Department, it was determined shoring was not required and the scene was placed under control in approximately 75 minutes. All operations were under the direction of Chief of Department Schmitt [2-5-30]. Text courtesy Over the Edge Photography.

Melville RV vs Building 07/09/2022 - Over the Edge Photography

On Saturday, July 9th at approximately 1:00am, the Melville Fire Department was dispatched to a reported vehicle into a building with a person trapped on Walt Whitman Rd. 1st Assistant Chief Bernfeld [2-5-31] was quickly on scene and found an RV into a building with no entrapment but major...

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