Mastic Firefighters Handle Small Brush Fire
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic Firefighters battled this small brush fire on 1/31/21 on Dawn Dr. in Shirley.
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic Firefighters battled this small brush fire on Jan 31st on Dawn Dr in Shirley.
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosA Mastic Probie pulls the boaster line from Engine 3
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosProbie William Close heads back to the truck .
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosFirefighter Anthony Zayas working on spraying down the brush at a recent brush fire.
Shirley, NY - On Saturday, January 30th at about 11:40 A.M., the Mastic FD was alerted to a report of smoke in the area of Dawn Drive. Additional details came in to County advising of a brush fire at that location, and a general alarm was activated by Fire-Com.
Chiefs Rudy Sunderman [5-12-30] and Gene Martucci [5-12-31] quickly responded, as did Lieutenant Rudy Sunderman [5-12-70]. On arrival they found a small fire just off the roadway on Dawn Dr., between Grand Ave. and Pinelawn Rd. The department's mini pumper 5-12-5 responded out of the substation and Engine 5-12-3 responded in from headquarters to the scene.
On arrival the crew from Unit 5 immediately stretched a line and began to hit the flames as well as the surrounding brush. Engine 5-12-3 sent their crew up with a booster line and assisted 5’s crew.
The fire was quickly knocked down and further spread to the woods was prevented. Crews were placed back in to service a short time later.
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