Elmwood Avenue [12-16-15]

The Hempstead Fire Department was dispatched to a possible basement at 69 Elmwood Avenue at 05:41 hours on the morning of December 16th, 2015. When firefighters arrived on scene they were met with smoke showing from a two story private dwelling leading to the transmission of the working fire – the department’s third in 48 hours. West Hempstead was designated the FAST and was put to work on arrival. Baldwin Ladder 2 was then designated the new FAST. Hempstead Hose 2 was the first engine company to arrive on scene and had two lines stretched with one in operation for a fire in the basement. The cause of the fire was under investigation. Additional mutual aid was provided by Mineola VAC, South Hempstead, and Uniondale.