Mount Vernon - 5th Alarm 11/23/25

[GFD70]

11/23/2025
~0300 hours
30 Cottage Ave
Fire on the 7th floor of a 7 story OMD.
Multiple occupants removed by FD
Fire extended into the cockloft. Fire through the roof.

Mutual Aid on scene:
Pelham Manor TL-3
Greenville SQ-15
New Rochelle E22/L12
Yonkers E312/L73/R1/B2
Larchmont TL7
White Plains L33
Eastchester E31
Hartsdale TL15
FDNY E97/E48/TL51/L37/B15
(FDNY Assignment cancelled while en route)
WCDES B18/ Field Comm 1

Mutual Aid coverage:
Greenville SQ15
Eastchester E31
White Plains L33

 

[Signal73]

Now a 5th Alarm

 

[TRAC@1854]

If it went to a 5th alarm, why was FDNY canceled enroute?

 

[Signal73]

If it went to a 5th alarm, why was FDNY canceled enroute?

They were requested Twice and got canceled off the hop 3rd time was the charm not sure how far they made it….but got canceled en route

They might try for a 4th time

 

[ExChief-551]

They were requested Twice and got canceled off the hop 3rd time was the charm not sure how far they made it….but got canceled en route

They might try for a 4th time

That's pretty retarded.

 

[baileyjeff]

Did FDNY units get to the scene?

 

[Signal73]

Did FDNY units get to the scene?

What part of being canceled 3 times makes you question if they got on scene

 

[Signal73]

The request was for a TL only to the scene, as per FDNY policy a mutual aid request must go through the proper channels before to be approved. The 3rd and final request was approved around 05:15 and a decision was made to send 2E, 2L & 1BC which ultimately got cancelled enroute.

 

[IRISH]

The request was for a TL only to the scene, as per FDNY policy a mutual aid request must go through the proper channels before to be approved. The 3rd and final request was approved around 05:15 and a decision was made to send 2E, 2L & 1BC which ultimately got cancelled enroute.

Who approves it Brad? Citywide tour commander or higher up?

 

[Signal73]

Chief of ops if not them, then CWCC after consultation with Chief of Ops or Chief of Dept

 

[Roofman26]

Yonkers MSU was also on scene

 

[8060rock]

Emergency crews battle massive fire at apartment building in Mount Vernon

The four-alarm fire broke out around 3 a.m. on Sunday at an apartment building on Cottage Avenue in Mount Vernon.

abc7ny.com

 

[HFN01]

By my mapping, E63/L19/BN15 are 13 minutes away from this box, meaning some large portion of that mutual aid assignment was much further away than the FDNY units. Wonder what the rationale was for not getting this requested or approved quickly.