Date: 10/10/12
Time: 03:46 hrs
Location: Alfredo's Foreign Cars showroom/offices, 2030 West Boston Post Road, Larchmont, NY 10538
Frequency:
Units Operating: appx. 100 FFs--
Larchmont FD: 2222; E-33, 35; TL-7; R-1 (Cascade).
Town of Mamaroneck FD: 2231, 2232, 2233; E-37; R-6.
Village of Mamaroneck FD: 2241, 2242, 2243; E-40; L-21 (standby in own HQ).
New Rochelle FD: 2302; E-21 (FAST); L-12 (operating on exposure #2 side).
Pelham FD: E-5.
WCDES: Cause & Origin (Zone #2); Bat 15.
Relocate- Greenville FD: Squad 15 (covering Larchmont HQ).
TMAD: 66-A2 (VAC), 68-A1 (BLS) (MEMS), 66-12 (EMS command), 66-13, 66-22, 66-61, 66-66, 49-M1 (TMAD).
Village of Larchmont PD;
Village of Larchmont DPW;
ConEdison.
Weather Conditions: Rainy, chilly.
Description of Incident: Large, powerful, smokey fire started in car dealership supply area/showroom. Building destroyed with collapsed roof on CD side of structure. Searches negative. Multiple L/S/O. Eventually pulled out to perform exterior attack. No reported injuries.
Reported by passerby who saw smoke. Boston Post Road was closed from Weaver Street to Chatsworth Avenue for long period of time. Locals were advised to avoid area due to toxic fumes. Cause determined to be electrical originating in faulty storage room air compressor.
Reporters: Larchmont_Boy (briefly o/s); engine51 (for most of Rundown); firedude (for times, RFD correction, VMFD info); grantnet10 (for EMS rundown); merchaldo (for VMFD info and time); JP59 (for PFD and some NRFD info); news articles; 25truck26 and turk182 (for RFD correction); Bish140 (for TMFD correction); vwwh1 (for GFD correction).
Writer: Larchmont_Boy.
News Articles: Journal News (more photos); News 12 / Newsday #1, #2; theLoop; Larchmont-Mamaroneck Patch; Larchmont Daily Voice.
03:37 hrs: Larchmont PD Cars 424, 420 to 22 Cambridge Rd for an audible alarm.
03:38 hrs: LPD Car 424 requesting FD immediately to area of Boston Post Rd x Bonnett Ave for a smoke condition.
03:40 hrs: LPD Car 424 advises he has a smoke condition coming out of the Fiat Dealership on Boston Post Rd.
03:46 hrs: E-35, E-33, TL-7 dispatched to the area of 2050 Boston Post Rd for smoke from the structure.
04:01 hrs: Larchmont 10-75 Dispatched: TMFD 1 Engine & FAST, Bat 15, and EMS for a Commercial Structure Fire.
04:03 hrs: NRFD L-12 dispatched to scene.
04:03 hrs: Pelham dispatched to relocate 1 engine to LFD HQ.
04:25 hrs: 68-A1 on scene.
04:31 hrs: C&O Zone 2 dispatched to land line.
04:35 hrs: E-21 dispatched to scene as FAST.
04:46 hrs: VMFD dispatched. 2241 and E-40 on standby at LFD HQ [later called to lay in]. [L-21 standby in own HQ.]
04:50 hrs: C&O on scene.
05:30 hrs: Structure collapse on CD side.
06:37 hrs: Fire declared under control.
06:45 hrs: 66-12 handing over EMS Command to 66-13.
07:45 hrs: EMS released.
13:10 hrs: Larchmont FD cleared.
Please PM me if you have any more information or corrections! Currently updating, please excuse the previous inaccuracies.