Mount Vernon, NY (Westchester) - Fatal 3rd Alarm 09-13-12 (Pic)

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Date: 09-13-12
Time: 1937hrs
Location: 40 East Birch St X Grammatan Ave/Westchester Ave
Description: Fire on the 3rd and 4th floors of a 5-story brick OMD

1937hrs- MVFD getting multiple calls for working fire 40 East Broad St. . One caller rpts can see it from the Cross County.

1940hrs- PD on location confirming working fire with people trapped. Address corrected to E. Birch St.

1941hrs- Reports of invalid trapped.

1943hrs- B/C transmitteng 10-26 (Working Fire). Req. additional EMS.

1950hrs- B/C rpts fire out 3rd and 4th floor windows in the rear.

1957hrs- B/C rpts fire 3rd floor apartment K/D. (2) L/S/O. Fire 3rd floor of a 5-story brick OMD 35X75. Transcare with (1) civilian in respiratory arrest.

2000hrs- B/C transmitting 2nd Alarm.

2005hrs- Fire showing out the 4th floor rear. 

2017hrs- Co's have fire K/D on the 4th floor.

2025hrs- Heavy fire Again from the 4th floor rear.

2032hrs- CMD req, extra Engine and Truck to the scene. M/A Eastchester Truck, Pelham Engine to scene. Report to the front with tools.

2107hrs- Req. additional Engine and Truck to scene. Stage at Grammatan X Birch. M/A Engine and Truck. Fairview L-1, New Rochelle  E-22.  WC B-18 req. companies to front of building with tools.

2110hrs- M/A Greenville Engine, White Plains Truck for cover.

 
From what I know of, White Plains is a tough city and a tough place to be a firefighter in. Manning is a big issue. Closing of companies and brownouts are a steady thing. Maybe this person would have been alive today if it happened in another city. Very sad.
 
nfd2004 said:
From what I know of, White Plains is a tough city and a tough place to be a firefighter in. Manning is a big issue. Closing of companies and brownouts are a steady thing. Maybe this person would have been alive today if it happened in another city. Very sad.
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You're right as always, Willy, but don't you mean Mt. Vernon and not White Plains?
 
Mt. Vernon FD is tremendously undermanned.  Luck if they have 3 FF's per company.
 
fdny1075k said:
nfd2004 said:
From what I know of, White Plains is a tough city and a tough place to be a firefighter in. Manning is a big issue. Closing of companies and brownouts are a steady thing. Maybe this person would have been alive today if it happened in another city. Very sad.
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You're right as always, Willy, but don't you mean Mt. Vernon and not White Plains?
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  Emmett, you're right. I do mean Mt Vernon. I always get them confused.
 
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