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Fire breaks out on Long Hill Road
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Call came in at 11:34 a.m....
Photos by Margaret Menge and Ken Cashman in chronological order
Taken approx. 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Photos by Margaret Menge (This and below)
Matt Stack of Mountainville Engine Co. #3 arrives on the scene around noon.
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The smoke was puffing white to grey to black. |
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The first flames were spotted coming from the basement window to the right of the van. |
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Jeff Armitage, Storm King Engine Co. #2 chief, with Pat Hines, chief of the Cornwall Fire Department, which includes Highland Engine Co. #1 and Mountainville Engine Co. #3. |
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The smoke was so thick sometimes that it obscured the house. |
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Assistant chief of the Cornwall Fire Department Kevin Hines (right) with Matt Stack of Mountainville Engine Co. #3. |
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| Assistant chief of the Cornwall Fire Department Kevin Hines (right) with Matt Stack of Mountainville Engine Co. #3 (in black). |
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Orange County sent teams out to assist. |
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Billy Goldsmith of Highland Engine Co. #1 fights fire and smoke on the south side of the home. |
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| Flames were leaping more than 20 feet off the top of the two-story home. |
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Gary Vinson, the town's building inspector, with Officer John Harbison of the Town of Cornwall PD and Officer Jill Nye of the Cornwall-on-Hudson PD. |
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Kevin Hines (left), assistant chief of the Cornwall Fire Department, with Justin Sullivan of Mountainville Engine Company #3, the first fire company on the scene. |
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| Kevin Hines, assistant chief of the Cornwall Fire Department, with Justin Sullivan of Mountainville Engine Co. #3, the first fire company on the scene. |
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| Kevin Hines, assistant chief of the Cornwall Fire Department, with Justin Sullivan of Mountainville Engine Co. #3. |
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It wasn't long before the front porch and its supports gave way and fell forward off the front of the home. |
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Photos by Ken Cashman (this and below)
Chris O'Dell and Kerry Coyne (not visible) of Storm King Engine Co. #2 move toward the fire in the bucket of a ladder truck. |
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Kevin Hines (right), assistant chief of the Cornwall Fire Department, with Chris Sweeney, assistant chief of the Vails Gate Fire Department. |
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Robby Vought and Steve Calamari of Storm King Engine Co. #2. |
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Matt Stack of Mountainville Engine Co. #3 (in black) with Robby Vought and Steve Calamari of Storm King Engine Co. #2. There are no hydrants in this part of Cornwall, so the firefighters were drawing on water from pumper trucks. |
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The flames subside, and volunter firefighters are sent up the ladder. |
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But the fire returns, with flames leaping out of the side windows, and firefighters are forced to retreat. |
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Firemen move the ladder away from the flames. |
Photos below are by Matt Hodge, a photographer for First Responder News Network and a volunteer firefighter with Washingtonville. They were taken approx. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
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Photos by Matt Hodge (this and below)
Roof team going up. |
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Chris O'Dell of Storm King Engine Co. #2 leaning out the side window of the home. |
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