I was there. All FI FD’s, plus at least 6 from the mainland. 4-5 hours to knock down. Everyone did a good job. Saltaire mustered five souls to be shoved into the inferno. You can watch it on TV, or read about it, but nothing compares with the thrill of having a wall collapse next to you, or a live electrical wire blowing up when water from your fire hose hits it.
Hugh
SALTAIRE38.blogspot.com "In the time of your life--live." That time is short and it doesn't return again. It is slipping away while I write this and while you read it, and the monosyllable of the clock is Loss, loss, loss, unless you devote your heart to its opposition (--Tennesse Williams)
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Over 300 Firefighters from over 30 departments responded in what was the largest response in Suffolk County since the 1995 Wildfires
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