2017.12.29 RBFD Response1
Alex Marshall
From:Christopher Bradbury
Sent:Wednesday, January 03, 2018 3:56 PM
To:Alex Marshall
Subject:FW: Request for Info Regarding 900 King Street
On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 2:11 PM, Rye Brook Fire Clerk 1 <RBFDClerk1@ryebrook.org> wrote:
Dear Peter,
Here is the information you requested, to the best of my knowledge.
· The Rye Brook Fire Department currently consists of nine firefighters. We rotate among four shift-groups.
At all times, there are a minimum of two firefighters on duty.
· We anticipate having 12 firefighters by mid-February.
· Our response time to 900 King street is typically less than one minute.
· For any structural alarms, we respond in a 75-foot aerial ladder truck with two or three firefighters. The
truck is capable of pumping water through firehoses, and has an onboard water tank with 500 gallons of
water. Beyond those 500 gallons, we rely on fire hydrants. Our truck contains EMS equipment, as well as tools
for forcible entry and for some life rescue operations. The Port Chester Fire Department also responds with us
to all calls.
· Since January 1, 2014, we have responded to 900 King Street fifteen (15) times. Once was an overheated
elevator motor, once was a leaking sprinkler pipe, and the rest were false alarms.
· Village-wide for the same period, we responded to one thousand, four hundred (1,400) calls total.
· Since January 1, 2014, we have responded to the Atria twenty six (26) times. Once for a motor vehicle
accident in the parking lot, once for a toaster oven fire, twice for smoke in the hallways, ten times for
Emergency Medical calls, and twelve times for false alarms.
We don’t typically respond to EMS calls, but the PCRRBVAC will probably see an increase in Medical calls
(especially to the assisted living facility).
I hope this helps.
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Firefighter Matthew Donovan