Early Morning Fire on Vail Lane
 
By Ex-Chief Daniel Dreyer
January 30, 2024
 

At 06:28 hours on Tuesday, January 30th Croton Falls firefighters were dispatched to a reported barn fire on Vail Lane. Upon arrival, C-2072 (Asst. Chief D’Agostino) confirmed a structure fire in a conex box that housed a small commercial farming operation. Firefighters operating with Engine 148, Tanker 8 and Tanker 88 quickly knocked down the fire and prevented its extension to two nearby wooden barns. An investigation by the Westchester County Cause & Origin Team determined the fire was caused by an electrical issue. After two hours of operations, overhaul and investigation, the incident commander C-2071 (Chief Daday) released all units.

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Units: C-2071, C-2072, C-2073, E-148, T-8, T-88, NSVAC 72-B1, WCDES 1405
 
Conditions upon firefighters' arrival.
Conditions upon firefighters' arrival.
Inside the conex box after the fire was extinguished.
Inside the conex box after the fire was extinguished.
 
Firefighters ensuring the fire is extinguished inside and outside the conex box.
Firefighters ensuring the fire is extinguished inside and outside the conex box.
Partial view from another angle of the conex box that sustained damage from the fire.
Partial view from another angle of the conex box that sustained damage from the fire.
 
Pre-connected hoselines were pulled from E-148 to extinguish the fire.
Pre-connected hoselines were pulled from E-148 to extinguish the fire.
CFFD units on the road in front of the fire scene.
CFFD units on the road in front of the fire scene.
 
NSVAC ambulance 72-B1 stood-by at the scene in case there was an injury to a firefighter or civilian.
NSVAC ambulance 72-B1 stood-by at the scene in case there was an injury to a firefighter or civilian.