At 8:12pm, the Valhalla FAST was requested to the scene of a structure fire in Sleepy Hollow. Due to the conditions of the fire a second alarm was transmitted bringing in additional resources including an additional FAST. When crews arrived there was heavy fire on the top floors of the building and through the roof. Members of the FAST set up and completed their 360 check of the building. Suppression efforts were only exterior with no members entering the building. The FAST continued to do periodic checks of the building to make sure no firefighters were in the collapse zone and also checking the residences next door to make sure of no fire spread. Additional alarm were transmitted bringing in additional departments. A collapse of the backside of the building occurred, members of the FAST conducted a check and made sure all firefighters were accounted for. Firefighters from around the county were able to darken down the fire around 11:30pm. Members stood by until being released around 12:30 am. |
Mutual Aid: |
SHFD:2311 (IC) E87, E86, TL38, R12 Tarrytown FD: 2461, E80 L37 Pocantico Hills FD: 2381, E189 Purchase FD:2411 E241 (2nd FAST) Ossining FD: 2331, E97, L41Thornwood FD: 2472, E88 Pleasantville: 2371, E90 Hawthorne: 2194 L56 West Nyack FD: 3rd FAST Millwood FD: R36 (Cascade) WCDES: BAT12, EMS 11, EMS 12, CC8 FC1
EMS Agencies:
Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, Briarcliff, Ossining, 37M2 |