Crescent Street [12-26-14]
At 18:20 hours on Friday, December 26th, 2014 the Hewlett Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a house fire at 31 Crescent Street off of Broadway. With Hewlett dispatcher number forty-two on the console responding units were advised that multiple calls were being received reporting a fire on the third floor of a residence. As Hewlett units left fire headquarters [located one block north of Crescent Street] they reported seeing fire from a distance prompting Hewlett Chief of Department John Carlo [3010] to transmit a working fire prior to arriving on scene. When units did arrive on scene they were met with heavy fire throughout the third floor and through the roof of a private dwelling. Hewlett Engine 302 was the first engine company to arrive on scene and took to a hydrant at the end of the dead end street. Pulling in behind Engine 302 was Lawrence Cedarhurst Ladder 325 who took to the front of the home.
Firefighters attempted to make an interior attack into the home; however, after approximately ten to fifteen minutes their efforts proved futile as the fire grew more intense with the help of the aged, wood frame construction. All members were pulled safely out of the home and an exterior attack was executed. A considerable amount of the fire load was knocked down by Ladder 325 – assisted by hand lines on both sides of the home. Once the ladder extinguished a good amount of the fire firefighters reentered the home to suppress remaining pockets of fire. Additional mutual aid to the scene consisted of a FAST from East Rockaway [Ladder 403], an engine and ambulance from Woodmere, and an engine from Valley Stream. Units from Lynbrook and East Rockaway stood by for Hewlett during the operation. The cause of the fire remained under investigation and all fire department units were under the command of Hewlett Chief of Department John Carlo [3010].
Read MoreFirefighters attempted to make an interior attack into the home; however, after approximately ten to fifteen minutes their efforts proved futile as the fire grew more intense with the help of the aged, wood frame construction. All members were pulled safely out of the home and an exterior attack was executed. A considerable amount of the fire load was knocked down by Ladder 325 – assisted by hand lines on both sides of the home. Once the ladder extinguished a good amount of the fire firefighters reentered the home to suppress remaining pockets of fire. Additional mutual aid to the scene consisted of a FAST from East Rockaway [Ladder 403], an engine and ambulance from Woodmere, and an engine from Valley Stream. Units from Lynbrook and East Rockaway stood by for Hewlett during the operation. The cause of the fire remained under investigation and all fire department units were under the command of Hewlett Chief of Department John Carlo [3010].
