On Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 4:10pm, the Putnam Valley Fire Department was requested to respond to Cold Spring Road for reports of smoke coming from the roof of a house, additional calls stated possible fire. First on scene, a Putnam County Sheriff Deputy advised that in fact the home was on fire with visible flames through the roof. When the first engine arrived, firefighters quickly stretched two 1 ¾ hand lines and began to extinguish the fire. Water was originally being supplied by tankers until a portable pump was brought to the lake. Once the lake source was established, the tankers were eliminated. Chief Savino requested Mohegan FAST and a rescue from Mahopac Falls to the scene along with standby crews from Mahopac Falls and Continental Village. The cause of this fire is still under investigation as of the writing of this article. At approximately 6:48pm that very same night, Putnam 911 alerted Putnam Valley, Mahopac Falls and Continental Village fire departments to respond to an address on Meyer Drive for yet another possible structure fire. Due to the fact that Putnam Valley still had numerous units still operating at the first incident the two mutual aid departments along with available Putnam Valley units handled the second fire scene. Units arriving to the home on Meyer Drive encountered a heavy smoke condition inside the home; all occupants were out of the house and accounted for. Upon investigation, firefighters found a fire in the basement of the structure with extension to the first floor. Crews quickly doused the blaze, opened up the walls in the surrounding area of the fire and ventilated the structure. The fire was caused by a failed exhaust pipe for an oil fired furnace in the basement. Kent Fire Department was also requested to standby in their own headquarters while units were operating at the second fire. Putnam Valley Ambulance Corp. stood by at each fire for firefighter rehab. Crews were released and back in service by midnight from both calls.
14-1-2, 14-1-3, 14-2-1, 19-6-1, 19-4-2, Kent Fire Department, Putnam County Car 11, Mohegan Engine 258 (Mohegan FAST), Westchester Battalion 10 and Putnam Valley VAC 34-7-3
