Afternoon House Fire
Story by Brian Welliver
Photos by Steve Rhodes
In the afternoon on Friday, January 22nd, the Bay
Shore Fire Department, along with Bay Shore-Brightwaters Ambulance, were alerted for a reported structure fire at 1345 Potter Boulevard. As crews were
getting ready to respond, an Islip Town Fire Marshal
who was in the area notified Bay Shore Dispatch that
he had an active house fire. Once on scene Chief
John Ippolito [3-1-30] transmitted the 13/35 [working
fire] and requested the activation of the North Babylon Fire Company for a FAST and the West Islip Fire
Department for an engine to stand by. Engine 3-1-1
was the first engine on scene and its crew attempted
to make an interior attack. Due to a heavy fire load
and a fast moving fire, crews had to move to exterior operations. Additional mutual aid