Six Calls in One Day for the Bedford Fire Department
By YP Lieutenant Graham Glauber
June 26, 2007
On Tuesday, June 26, 2007, members of the Bedford Fire Department responded to an automatic residential alarm at 212 Baldwin Road, just before noon time. By 6 p.m., two more automatic commercial alarms were received, both accidentally tripped at the Bedford Village Elementary School.
At 6:28 p.m., a car fire was reported near mile marker 11.8 in the southbound lanes of Interstate 684. Car 2041, 2043, Engine 109 and Engine 110 responded, arriving to a fully involved car fire. While the New York State Police closed the road to traffic, hand lines were stretched, and a foam inductor system was utilized from Engine 109 to smother the flames.
While an overhaul of the scene continued, Bedford Hills FD provided mutual aid to yet another residential fire alarm at 148 The Narrows Road.
To finish the day, Katonah FD received a working structure fire at 264 Cherry Street just after midnight, calling Bedford Hills FD and Mt. Kisco FD to the scene. At the request of Car 2212 for more manpower to the scene, Goldens Bridge FD, Engine 138 responded, and Bedford FD Engine 109 was to standby in Katonah headquarters to cover any calls. Standby lasted for nearly three and a half hours while crews overhauled at the scene, releasing Engine 109 at 03:45 hours.
The "units" listing below includes those at the structure fire.
Units:
Car 2041, Car 2043, Car 2045, Engine 109, Engine 110
Mutual Aid:
Bedford Hills Car 2031, Car 2032, Car 2033, Engine 198, Tanker 5, Tower Ladder 57, Mt. Kisco Car 2281, Car 2283, Utility 13 (FAST), Katonah Car 2211, Car 2212, Car 2213, Rescue 17, Engine 115, Engine 116, Engine 117, Utility 8, Mini Attack 15, Goldens Bridge Car 2141, Engine 138, Battalion 16, Zone 5 C&O, NYSP, Bedford PD, NYSEG
