our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Lieutenant Steven Velasquez and Firefighter Michel Baik who died in the line of duty on Saturday July 24th while fighting a structure fire in Bridgeport CT. R.I.P BROTHERS

At 17:52 60 Control dispatched Hawthorne Car 2192, engine 155, Special operations units 63-U5 and U-97, Battalion 11 , along with thornwood fd, pleasantville fd, and pleasantville VAC, 37 medic, mount pleasant PD, and county PD to Graham hills park for a biker that went over his handle bars.

At 09:53 hours 60 control dispatched Hawthorne Engine 155 and Thornwood rescue 75 to the the sawmill river parkway north bound at mile marker 17.2 south of exit 27 for a car fire. fire was placed under control and units went 10-8 shortly after.

Hawthorne 63 Bravo 1 was dispatched mutual aid to Syms Department store in Elmsford on route 119 for a 10-75 (structure fire).

At 21:46 Hours car 2192, engine 155, ladder 56 and 63 Bravo 1 were dispatched to 164 Pythian Ave for a CO Investigation. Units checked the house and went 10-8 shortly after.

At 09:05 hours ladder 56 was dispatched to 19 Bradhurst Ave @ medical center offices for a commercial alarm. the crew from ladder 56 checked the building and found no alarm sounding. malfunction with the system 56 went 10-8 shortly after.

At 01:11 hours Hawthorne car 2192, engine 155 and utility 41 were dispatched to 225 Memorial Drive the Hawthorne Elementary School for a dumpster fire with extension to a wood fence. Engine 155 crew stretched a hand-line and utility 41 crew checked the rest of the fence. all units went 10-8 at 01:35 hours.

Friday July 30, 2010

Hawthorne FD was dispatched at 1049hrs for a truck into a house with possible extrication at the intersection of Beverly Rd. and Saw Mill Rv. Rd. (Rt 9A)

Units operating: 2191, 2192, E155, U41 & 15, 63B2, Hawthorne Ladies Aux. (refreshments at the scene),Valhalla FD 2481, 2482, R9 Fast, Thornwood FD E89 Standby in HFD, Valhalla VAC on stand by in HFD, 37M1, MPPD, Batt.11, DES Car 1 & 2, Con Ed Gas & Electric Emergency Supervisor with Gas and Electric Crews, Mt. Pleasant Building Dept., and Water Dept.

Weather Conditions: Warm and Sunny @85 degs.

Initial dispatch came in for a truck into the house with extrication. Upon arrival of 2192 the chief confirmed there was no extrication need. 63B2 personal attended to and packaged up the driver of the truck and transported him to the medical center.

Crews from E155 did a quick size up of the structure and the scene and established a collapse zone. At this time Con Ed confirmed that there was high amounts of natural gas in the structure. E155 then layed in a supply line from the hydrant and and stretched 2 handlines to stand by. Once Valhalla Fast Team was on location one crew was requested to enter the building to check for the possibility of any trapped people in the structure. Once the crews had searched and did not find anyone in the structure, all personal were kept out of the collapse zone. Once this was task was completed, a second crew entered the area where the truck was to disconnect the batteries so the were no chance of the vehicle being moved or creating another hazard.

When these task were completed and no other hazards were found. The scene was then turned over to the PD and the Building Dept.

Units were on scene for @2.5 hrs

We would like to thank our mutual aid companies for support.

Most important  a special thanks to the Ladies Aux. for their response to help out.

Pictures are courtesy of Capt. Daniel Lester VFD

On wednesday July 7, 2010 at 1624 hrs Hawthorne FD was dispatched for a large brush fire at the Hawthorne Elementray School. Units operating 2191, 2192, 2193 E155, L56, U41 & 15, 97 (the Gator) 63B1 & 2, Valhalla FD 2481, 2482, E84, U59, Pleasantville Vac Rehab unit Batt.11, MPPD, NYSP.

Weather Conditions: Hot, Humid @90 degs.

Units were dispatched for a brush fire at the above location for a brush fire. Upon arrival of 2193 the chief found an area between 1/2 to 3/4 of an acre of grass area on fire. E155 entered in from the front of the chool and used the deck gun and 1.75. L56 went to the Bradhurst Ave. side of the fire and stretched 2 - 1.75 handlines into the area. Valhalla FD was called shortly after to help with mopping of the fire and for relief of manpower. The gator with the pump was used to check the perimeter for any hot spots.

Thank you to both Valhalla and P-VAC for their assistance in helping us out.

Here are some pictures of the call. Pictures are courtosy of Capt. Daniel Lester Valhalla FD. Thank you for the pics.

On this day the Hawthorne FD was proud to have two tropies award to us at the Mamaroneck annual Parade. The first trophy goes to the Tappan Zee Bridge Men for a musical trophy. The second trophy goes to the Hawthorne FD Ladies Aux. for 2nd Best Ladies. We would like to congratulate the members of both organizations on a job well done.

Here are some pictures of the two groups.........and also of our color guard and members marching.

We would like to thank  Kyle Wagman for the copies of these picture and fior his permission to post  them.

This past Sunday June 13 Hawthorne FD was busy with many different types of calls within the district. We had a total of 6 calls within a 12 hr period. The calls ranged from MVA's to Mutual Aid to Valhalla FD.

First call at 0614 hrs was a MVA Sprain Brook Pkwy. Northbound in the area of the TMC. Units operating 2193, E155, 63B2, 37Medic1, NYSP. Upon arrival of 2193, a single car mva with one patient. Crews from the ambulance packaged the patient up and transported to the local hospital. All units were cleared from the scene 

Second call 0758hrs reported as a fluids spill in the roadway. Location is at the location of the past MVA. Both Hawthorne and Valhalla FD's were dispatched back to the location. Upon arrival of 2193, it was determined that Valhalla was returned and Hawthorne to continue in. With E155 on location, crews placed speedy dry in the roadway from the spill. All units were cleared from the scene shortly after.

Third call at @ 1100hrs for a ambulance call for a injured person on the County Trailways near Eastview and Saw Mill Pkwy. Units operating 2193, 63B2, U97 with the gator. One patient was removed by EMS and the gator and transported to the local. All units were placed back in service.

Fourth call at 1250 hrs. was for a standby in quarters with an engine while Valhalla FD was operating a Haz Mat Incident located at Shaft 18 off of Westlake Dr. Units operating All of Valhalla FD, Valhalla Vac, DEP Police and Haz Mat, Westchester Cnty Haz Mat, Batt. 11, C.C. 1, Mt. Pleasant PD, Hawthorne FD along with multiple other agencies. The call turned out to be a damaged 2000 lbs choline tank which was leaking gas. Three workers were exposed and treated at the scene and the hospital.

Fifth Call @ 1330hrs ,as this incident was unfolding Hawthorne  63B2 was dispatched mutual aid to cover Valhalla VAC for a pedestrian struck. 63B2 on scene and transported one to the medical center.

Sixth Call @1400 hrs. (see info on 4th call)after sometime Hawthorne was stepped up and toned out to relocate to the scene for manpower support. Once on location crews assisted with air monitoring outside the building and helped with decon with the crews from Valhalla. Crews from the Haz Mat team made several entries into the building to investigate the problem at hand. Crews were then able to control and stop the leaking gas. Once this issue was placed under control Hawthorne units were released from the scene.

Seventh Call.  @1642 hrs, as we were being released from Valhalla a call come in for an odor of something burning at 151 Old Saw Mill Rv. Rd. Units operating 2193, L56, E155 TL12, 63B2 MPPD, Thornwood on Standby with Tower Ladder 1.

L56 on location with a smell /odor of some type of electrical burning in the mangers office. The movie house evacuated and further investigation discovered that there might be a problem with a roof top a/c unit. 2193 ordered the building to be laddered by TL12 and check the units. Problems was narrowed down to a possible fan motor unit. Once no other hazards were found units were cleared from the scene.

We would like to thank all the members and thier families that responded to all the calls that day. Your help was greatly appreciated on a busy day.

It is with deep regret the Hawthorne Fire Company announces the passing of Ex-Chief Harold Bellman. Hank Bellman passed away at his home in Florida this week. Hank served as Chief of the Department in 1981, Commissioner from 1985 - 1989 and a Life Member in 1992.

As soon as funeral arrangements are available they will be posted.

On Friday June 4th the Hawthorne Fire Comp. participated in the annual Pleasantville Parade and won two trophies that night. TL12 a 1983 Pierce won Best Tower Ladder and L56 2008 KME won Best Ladder. We would like to congratulate the members who worked hard on the trucks before the parade and also Chief Driver Matt Ortiz  

The Hawthorne Fire Comp. is proud to announce the re-organization of the Ladies Auxiliary. This group of women will assist the members of the fire company at different functions through out the year, such as suppling relief at fire calls, different fundraisers through out the year, parade season and inspection dinners and any other type of functions that come up through the year.

If anyone is interested in joining the organization or has questions, please feel free to contact us via email through the recruitment section of the website, also a copy of the application can be found there also.

Once agian, the Hawthorne Fire Company welcomes the Ladies Aux. back to the firehouse and wish them the best of  luck.

Recently, Hawthorne was contacted by a gentleman from New Orleans, La. asking if our company had owned a 1973 Mack CF795. I informed the gentleman that we did own a Mack of this type some time ago. We had sold the Mack to company out in Brockton Pa. and did not know what happened to her after that. Well to our surprise the old E155 Mack has been found and is in good condition. The Mack is owned by  Kenny Sharpe of New Orleans, La.  Mr. Sharpe has informed us that the truck is still in good condition and is running like charm, he says.

The first picture that we have is of e155 when the engine was refurbished back in 1985(Iam trying to get pictures of the engine in its original form). there was some changes once it left Hawthorne, you can see that half doors were installed on the jump seats, full light bar on the roof and some additional lights on the front.

Our company is happy to know that the Mack is still on the road and is being enjoyed as an antique and show piece. The members of the Hawthorne would like to wish Mr. Sharpe the best of luck with her.

P.S. if you ever want to sell her let us know..........