| On Monday, January 16th at 15:59 hours, Banksville's tones were transmitted to standby in our quarters to cover backcountry Greenwich, while Greenwich firefighters battled a fire determined to be caused by discarded fireplace ashes. See Greenwich Times story:
http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Ashes-from-fireplace-caused-Greenwich-mansion-fire-2608996.php
On Wednesday evening, January 18th, BIFD responded mutual aid with Tanker 7 and Engine 157 to assist the Armonk Fire Department with a fire on Byram Ridge Road. Again, the fire was determined to be caused by discarded ashes. Lohud story:
http://www.lohud.com/article/20120120/NEWS02/301200015/Ashes-spark-fire-Armonk-cause-minor-damage?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|News|s
Both these fires come less than a month after the tragic Christmas day fire that occurred in neighboring Stamford, CT and resulted in the deaths of 3 children and 2 adults.
Residents are reminded that ashes can remain hot long after the fire appears to be out. If you are cleaning your fireplace, even if it has been several days since you had the fire, a metal container with a lid should be used, and the container should be placed away from any structure or any dry leaves. |
