Structure Fire In Apartment Building In Spring Valey [SLIDESHOW]

Spring Valley - At 1039 hours this morning, the Spring Valley fire department was dispatched to 500 East Funston Ave for a reported structure fire.


The whole building was evacuated right away, and all residents were taken with  SVPD buses to village hall where he Red Cross has set up shelter for them.


A total of 13 fire departments from the county were operating on scene throughout the incident which was placed under control at about 1400 hours.


No serious injuries were reported. One firefighter and one elderly female were treated on scene for smoke inhalation.


The Misaskim organization were requested by SVPD to establish a tent with cold drinks and chairs for the rescue personnel.


Almost every law enforcement authority in this area was there. Buffs tell us that with all this many and different trucks, it looked more like a fire parade then an actual fire job.





The following is the rundown of all units that responded to the scene. Courtesy of RocklandFires


1039: Spring Valley FD dispatched to 500 East Funston Ave for a reported structure fire.

Control advising its reported to be a bedroom fire in Apt.32

Caller from 14 John Street reports flames coming from the rear of the building.

17-Command requesting Hillcrest FD with a F.A.S.T. Team to the scene.

17-Command requesting Nanuet FD with a pumper & manpower to the scene.

1049: SVPD requesting B.C.I. to the scene.

1050: 17-Command requesting Monsey FD with a pumper & manpower to the scene.

1101: 17-Command requesting Pearl River FD with a F.A.S.T. Team to the scene.

1113: 17-Command requesting Hillcrest FD with 6-75 to the scene.

1115: 17-Command requesting Tallman FD with a pumper & manpower to the scene.

1128: 44-1 reports a staging area is being set up at Food Mart International on Route 59. 44-2 will be in charge and will be on Ch.2 Requesting Suffern FD with a ladder, New City FD, Nyack FD, Tappan FD all with a pumper and manpower & Orangeburg FD with a rescue to the staging area.

1139: 3-E.Q. requested to the staging area.

1143: Stony Point FD requested with a pumper & manpower to the staging area.

1210: Rockland County Fire Police requested to the scene, staging area will be Roosevelt Ave & Elias Street. 




{NewYorkBuffMedia Newsroom - Photos by: Moishe Lichtenstein}