Union Drive [7-8-14]
At 18:41 hours on July 8th, 2014 the night of July 8th, 2014 the Uniondale Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a house fire with possible people trapped at 653 Union Drive between Martin Drive and Jerusalem Avenue. While en route and once on scene Uniondale Chief of Department Jean Laurent was met with smoke showing and requested Fire Com transmit a signal ninety eight [smoke showing]. This ninety eight was quickly followed by a signal ten [working fire] when fire department units arrived on scene and found heavy fire exposing itself from the second floor of a two story private dwelling.
With the transmission of the working fire North Bellmore was notified for a FAST and was soon on scene with Ladder 657. Not long after arriving on scene the members of North Bellmore Truck Company were put to work and were replaced by East Meadow [Ladder 617]. Hempstead also sent Truck One to the scene along with Roosevelt who provided one engine and South Hempstead an ambulance on the scene. Within twenty minutes all visible fire was knocked down and approximately forty minutes into the operation the scene was placed under control. Standby units consisted of ambulances from Merrick and Westbury, West Hempstead Ladder 765, and an engine from Franklin Square. One firefighter was transported by a Uniondale Fire Department ambulance to an area hospital for an ankle injury. The cause of the fire remained under investigation. There were occupants in the home on the ground floor of the residence who were able to safely evacuate at the time of the floor. A First Precinct police officer helped to remove three occupants from the basement. At least two lines were stretched and operated. All fire department units were under the command of Uniondale Chief of Department Jean Laurent [7500].
Video from the scene: https://youtu.be/oKbLgjgp7Q0
Read MoreWith the transmission of the working fire North Bellmore was notified for a FAST and was soon on scene with Ladder 657. Not long after arriving on scene the members of North Bellmore Truck Company were put to work and were replaced by East Meadow [Ladder 617]. Hempstead also sent Truck One to the scene along with Roosevelt who provided one engine and South Hempstead an ambulance on the scene. Within twenty minutes all visible fire was knocked down and approximately forty minutes into the operation the scene was placed under control. Standby units consisted of ambulances from Merrick and Westbury, West Hempstead Ladder 765, and an engine from Franklin Square. One firefighter was transported by a Uniondale Fire Department ambulance to an area hospital for an ankle injury. The cause of the fire remained under investigation. There were occupants in the home on the ground floor of the residence who were able to safely evacuate at the time of the floor. A First Precinct police officer helped to remove three occupants from the basement. At least two lines were stretched and operated. All fire department units were under the command of Uniondale Chief of Department Jean Laurent [7500].
Video from the scene: https://youtu.be/oKbLgjgp7Q0
