Commodore Road [1-28-15]
Around 13:00 hours on Wednesday, January 28th, 2015 the Uniondale Fire Department was alerted to a reported garage fire at 1352 Commodore Road in the dead end off of Compass Street. As Uniondale companies began to assemble crews and respond Nassau County Fire Communications advised Uniondale units that multiple calls were being received reporting a garage fire in close proximity to a residence. When firefighters arrived on scene they were met with a fully involved garage fire extending into a home leading to the immediate transmission of a signal ten [working fire]. With a working fire transmitted North Bellmore was notified for the FAST and responded with Ladder 658, Hempstead for a truck company to the scene, and Roosevelt for an engine to the scene. Due to the significant fire load members of the North Bellmore FAST were immediately put to work upon arrival while their rig took position to the rear of the home on Front Street.
With manpower light and a heavy volume of fire additional mutual aid was called to the scene and to standby for Uniondale during the operation. The Wednesday afternoon fire went on to reach a third alarm. Mutual aid to the scene and to standby consisted of units from East Meadow, West Hempstead, South Hempstead, Baldwin, Westbury, Levittown, Elmont, Merrick, and Franklin Square among others. Uniondale ladder 7544 was the first apparatus on the dead end street with Uniondale Engine 7533 immediately behind the ladder. Multiple hand lines were put into place to fight the fire which consumed a truck in the driveway, the detached garage, and much of the home. During the operation members were pulled out of the home for a brief time and went with an exterior attack. One firefighter was injured battling the fire and was transported to an area hospital with an ankle injury. The scene was placed under control around 14:40 hours. The cause of the fire remained under investigation and all occupants of the home were able to make it safely out of the home. All fire department units were under the command of Uniondale Chief of Department Jean Laurent [7500].
Video from the scene: https://youtu.be/FMMUAD3ILPI
Read MoreWith manpower light and a heavy volume of fire additional mutual aid was called to the scene and to standby for Uniondale during the operation. The Wednesday afternoon fire went on to reach a third alarm. Mutual aid to the scene and to standby consisted of units from East Meadow, West Hempstead, South Hempstead, Baldwin, Westbury, Levittown, Elmont, Merrick, and Franklin Square among others. Uniondale ladder 7544 was the first apparatus on the dead end street with Uniondale Engine 7533 immediately behind the ladder. Multiple hand lines were put into place to fight the fire which consumed a truck in the driveway, the detached garage, and much of the home. During the operation members were pulled out of the home for a brief time and went with an exterior attack. One firefighter was injured battling the fire and was transported to an area hospital with an ankle injury. The scene was placed under control around 14:40 hours. The cause of the fire remained under investigation and all occupants of the home were able to make it safely out of the home. All fire department units were under the command of Uniondale Chief of Department Jean Laurent [7500].
Video from the scene: https://youtu.be/FMMUAD3ILPI
