5-16-32 directing units past a horse farm to the fire line.
Day: April 9, 2012
Long Island Fires
My brother recently transferred off Ocean Beach. He is either with Centereach or Middle Island. Middle Island just made it through and hooked up with three other brush trucks.
Long Island Fires
East Quogue boys now on scene.
Long Island Fires
Manorville Church might be a second command post. Units now staging there too.
Long Island Fires
KEG977 reports 3 brush trucks in trouble. Help being coordinated by Brookhaven Fire Marshall 5-40-0
Long Island Fires
Do the math: 109 + 15 = 124 departments. At 1 engine per department x 5 men per truck = 620 firefighters minimum.
Long Island Fires
Long Island Fires
Northeast corner of Riverhead being evacuated.
Long Island Fires
Thank goodness for technology… listening to Suffolk County Mutual Aid battling the huge brush fires in Manorville. 109 Suffolk departments and 15 Nassau units engaged.
It’s That Time Again
Time to get some COFFEE!!!!!