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Lakeview Ave. Signal
10
Story by Ex-Captain Steve Grogan; Photos by Firefighter Dan Neri
In the early morning hours of
November 22, 2015, Lynbrook firefighters were on mutual aid stand-by
at their firehouses for a Signal 10 house fire in nearby Valley
Stream. Lynbrook Truck Co. was summoned to the scene of the Valley
Stream Fire to assist. At 1:33 AM Lynbrook FD received a call for a
house fire at 167 Lakeview Ave.
Due to the stand-by Lynbrook units
arrived very quickly. 3rd Assistant Chief William Abrams was first
on the scene and broadcast a Signal 10 for a working fire.
Vulcan Company, the first apparatus at the scene, immediately
stretched a line to the front door as members from other arriving
companies helped stretch a second line.
The fire apparently started in a wall above
the fireplace inside the two-story house which was being used to
provide heat to the home. There
was a “For Sale" sign on the front lawn.
The fire, believed caused by the excessive use of the
fireplace, was in the chimney and back wall area. It spreading
across the living room ceiling and up into the second floor wall.
Chief James McDermott was in charge of operations.
The mutual aid departments that responded to
Lynbrook included an engine from Malverne and one from Lakeview.
Rockville Centre and East Rockaway sent their ladders and
helped with the overhaul of the walls and ceiling.
Additionally, Oceanside truck stood-by in Lynbrook's Truck
Company's quarters.
Firefighters were at the scene for just over an hour.
There were no injuries. |
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