Sycamore Street [12-30-14]
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 30th, 2014 the West Hempstead Fire Department was dispatched to a reported house fire at 53 Sycamore Street between Hempstead Turnpike and Fairlawn Avenue. Among those first to arrive on scene was West Hempstead [Second] Assistant Chief Mike Vogt [7602] who reported smoke showing followed by West Hempstead [First Assistant] Chief Pete Lilli [7601] who transmitted the signal ten [working fire]. With the working fire transmitted Elmont was notified for the FAST and responded with Truck 2. West Hempstead Engine 763 was the first engine company to arrive on scene and went on to stretch two lines with both going into operation. West Hempstead Ladder 765, the first truck company to arrive on scene, was able to get the ladder up to the roof while clearing the street leaving room for other units.
The main body of fire was located in a bedroom in the two, three corner of the home and was knocked down within a few minutes. Additional mutual aid units on scene consisted of Hempstead Ladder 2, an engine from Franklin Square and Munson, and an ambulance from Uniondale. Units from Lakeview, New Hyde Park, and Franklin Square stood by for West Hempstead during the operation. The cause of the fire [West Hempstead’s second in four days] remained under investigation. All fire department units were under the command of West Hempstead [First Assistant] Chief Pete Lilli [7601].
Read MoreThe main body of fire was located in a bedroom in the two, three corner of the home and was knocked down within a few minutes. Additional mutual aid units on scene consisted of Hempstead Ladder 2, an engine from Franklin Square and Munson, and an ambulance from Uniondale. Units from Lakeview, New Hyde Park, and Franklin Square stood by for West Hempstead during the operation. The cause of the fire [West Hempstead’s second in four days] remained under investigation. All fire department units were under the command of West Hempstead [First Assistant] Chief Pete Lilli [7601].
