| Over the past week the Long Island and Northeast region of the United States has experienced record breaking cold temperatures and wind chills. Throughout the Island, fire departments have been busy responding to weather related emergencies.
In particular the North Fork Departments have responded to 2 working house fires in the past several days, with the members of Cutchogue Fire Department assisting both the Southold And Greenport Fire Departments at fire scenes.
The day began early on Monday Feb 16th as CFD Volunteers were awoken at 4:10 am to assist the Southold Fire Department at the scene of a working house fire on North Sea Drive in Southold.
SFD units under the direction of Chief Peggy Killian arrived to find a working fire in a home on the Long Island Sound Shoreline. The Cutchogue Fire Dept. was requested to respond to the scene with a Rapid Intervention Team. (R.I.T.)
CFD Heavy Rescue 8-5-5 made the response with a crew of 8
A good job by Southold Firefighters made quick work of the fire, confining damages to a small area.
Once on scene CFD Firefighters stood by for 45 minutes before being released.
The second fire occurred on Thursday Morning around 1:00 am when an house fire was reported on Kaplan Avenue in Greenport.
Greenport Firefighters battled a well involved blaze in a two story home. The fire required the assistance from several 8th Division Departments that included Southold, East Marion, Mattituck and Cutchogue.
Link to Stories:
Suffolk Times: http://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2015/02/56310/police-three-escape-greenport-home-completely-destroyed-by-fire/
Southold Local: http://southoldlocal.com/2015/02/19/cops-greenport-home-destroyed-early-morning-fire/
The Cutchogue Fire Department was requested to stand-by at the Greenport Fire house to provide coverage to the Greenport area during the fire. Engine 8-5-4 and Ambulance 8-5-16 stood by for over 3 hours in Greenport before being released.
While returning to Cutchogue, CFD responded to an EMS alarm on Route 48 to finish off the long night. |
