Amid Smoke, Heat & Water, Firefighters Hone Skills
by Ned Benton
(August 2, 2003) Firefighters from the Village of Larchmont
and Town of Mamaroneck Fire Departments swarmed the home at
2 Iselin Terrace on Saturday, August 2. As smoke billowed
out the doors, volunteers ventilated the building by breaking
windows and cutting through the roof. Others hauled in hoses
and doused ceilings, walls and floors with gallons of water.
Then they took a break, lit new flares in the bedroom, and
started the exercise all over again. It was all part of a
joint training day staged in a home slated for demolition.
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| Town of Mamaroneck and Village of Larchmont volunteer
firefighters assemble at 2 Iselin Terrace. Included
are David and Adam Maisel, father and son members
of the TMFD. |
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| Flares set amidst artificial smoke simulate fires
in the basement and second floor bedroom. Firefighters
position ladders and stretch hose. |
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| Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department Chief Mike
Acocella positions Ladder 19 for access to the roof.
Larchmont Firefighter Dennis Delborgo breaks the
bedroom window to ventilate heat and fumes, in preparation
for the interior attack. |
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| Firefighters stretch hose to the bedroom and
extinguish the fire. Others access the roof and
cut into it to investigate whether the fire has
extended above. |
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Former Larchmont Fire Department Chief and
current Village Trustee Mike Wiener leads a team
into the basement.
Within minutes, the "fire" is under
control. The Chiefs assess how the departments
performed and organize the firefighters for
another simulated attack.
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