MANORVILLE Quick Work on House Fire Story by Matt Thomas Photos by Harold Jacobs Sunday January 20, 2013 shortly after 1400 hours, the Manorville FD was activated for a reported structure fire at 521 Moriches Middle Island Rd with a cross of Dayton Ave. All 3 Chiefs were on road within a matter of seconds and Dispatch advised them that a Suffolk PD unit was on scene stating there was smoke pushing from the house along with visible flames. Chief Elio Zapparrata[5-16-30] immediately requested a reactivation for a working fire and mutual aid from East Moriches for a RIT, Center Moriches for an Engine and Ridge with an Engine to standby. All three Chief's arrived on scene simultaneously with 5-16-30 assuming command; Assistant Chief Howie Snow [5-16-31] handled operations and Assistant Chief Sal Amato [5-16-32] handling interior operations. First unit on scene Quint 5-16-6 was met with a long driveway and heavy black smoke pushing from the front door. They sent in a search team while the other members pulled a 1 3/4" line to the front door. The fire was found to be in the living room walls and extending into the ceiling only feet from the entrance. Engine 5-16-3 was right behind 5-16-6 and they stretched a 3" supply line from the bottom of the driveway to supply 5-16-6 and pulled a backup line to the door. The first hose team had the main body of fire knocked down within a couple of minutes. Additional manpower provided outside venting and additional searches of the house all came up negative. Crews were up within 2 hours of activation. Manorville also responded with Engine 7, Tanker 9, Tower Ladder 4, Engine 8 and all three Fire Police Vehicles.
Long Island FD Rant News – Volume 2 Edition 1 – January, 2013
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