At 0526 hours on Wednesday, July 1st, The Rye Fire Department was dispatched to a home on Hillside Place for a reported structure fire. Rye PD units arrived on scene first and updated responding units that there was a fire in the home's attic and that everyone had evacuated. Car 2421 was the first Rye FD unit on scene and reported a working fire, requesting a 10-75 assignment be dispatched.
Crews quickly made their way to the attic of the home where the bulk of the fire was located. Hose lines were stretched to the attic to extinguish the fire. Due to power lines in front of the home, crews had difficulty accessing the home's roof. With slight maneuvering, firefighters were able to make their way to the roof and ventilate. Once the fire was knocked down, firefighters went to overhaul and salvage operations.
All units were clear of the scene at approx. 1000 hours. The exact cause of the fire is under investigation by the Westchester County Department of Emergency Services Cause and Origin Team (Zone 2).
The Rye Fire Department would like to thank our mutual aid partners who assisted us on the scene and with providing backfill coverage at our Fire HQ.
Units:
Car 2421, Car 2422, Car 2423, Car 2424, Engine 191, Engine 192, Ladder 26, Utility 39, Utility 49; Rye Police; Port Chester-Rye-Rye Brook EMS Ambulance 77A2
Mutual Aid:
Harrison FD: Car 2162, Car 2163, E12; Village of Mamaroneck FD: Car 2243, Tower Ladder 20; Town of Mamaroneck FD: Car 2231, Car 2232, Car 2233, Rescue 6 (FAST). Village of Mamaroneck FD: Car 2242, Engine 38 with Port Chester FD Car 2393 and Ladder 31 on Standby in Rye FD HQ. Purchase FD Engine 240 on standby in Harrison FD HQ
