Mahopac Falls Fire Dept. was dispatched after noon to the area of Barrett Hil Rd. and Varna Lane in the northern section of the fire district for a house fire reported by neighbors. Emptying both stations with a full response, Chief Jeff Boyle assumed Incident Command and immediately requested Putnam Valley FD FASTeam and Mahopac FD to the scene, Somers and Yorktown to standby at the empty Falls stations and NYSE&G with a crew to the scene to cut the power to the residence. Multiple units from Carmel Police responded, closing the road and providing a safe scene for fire fighters to work. Medic 3 stood by at the scene until they were needed to transport a fire fighter for evaluation. Fire fighters had to 'hand lay' almost 250' of hose to the fire scene because of the narrow driveway.
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