| At 12:06 on Thanksgiving afternoon the Croton Falls Fire Department was dispatched to a Baxter Road home for a reported structure fire. Upon arrival Croton Falls Fire Department 1st Assistant Chief Dan Dreyer encountered heavy fire on the roof at the 1-2 corner of the 100' X 60' 3 story, wood frame residential structure and immediately requested the first alarm assignment.
Mutual aid was quickly dispatched thanks to the quick response of the 60 Control dispatchers. The main body of fire was knocked down in less than 60 minutes and the fire was placed under control at 13:58.
The cause of the fire was investigated by the Westchester County Zone 5 Cause and Origin Team and determined to be accidental in nature. |
| Units: |
Car 2072, Car 2073, Engine 148, Engine 149, Ladder 67, Tanker 8, Rescue 28, MA-16, Engine 147 (water source at pond across from NSFH) |
| Mutual Aid: |
Goldens Bridge FD Tanker 1, South Salem FD Cars 2452 & 2453, Tanker 2, Bedford Hills FD Cars 2031 & 2032, Tower Ladder 57, Utility 6, Somers FD Cars 2441 & 2443, Tanker 16, Brewster FD Car 11-1-2, Engine 11-2-5, Hose Reel 11-8-1, Mahopac FD Engine 18-2-1, Yorktown Heights FD Car 2533, Rescue 16 (FAST Team), Katonah FD Cars 2212 & 2213, Engine 116 (Relocate to CFFH HQ), NSVAC Ambulances 72B1 & 72B2, WEMS Paramedics 45M2 & 45M3, LVAC Ambulance 67B1, Mahopac FD Ambulance 18-7-1 (Relocate to NSVAC HQ), WCDES Battalion 17, NSPD, NYSP, NYSEG, WCDES Zone 5 Cause & Origin Team and North Salem Building Inspector |
