Incident Report: Working Structure Fire
Date: July 5, 2025
Time: 03:35 hrs
Location: 217 River Road, Grandview-on-Hudson, NY
Reporting Agency: Piermont Fire Department

Incident Summary:

On Saturday, July 5, 2025, at approximately 03:35 hours, the Piermont Fire Department was dispatched to 217 River Road, Grandview-on-Hudson, for a reported telephone alarm. Seconds after the initial dispatch, 44-Control upgraded the incident to a possible structure fire, triggering a first alarm assignment. This brought the Nyack Fire Department’s F.A.S.T. Team to the scene in accordance with our run card.

Fireground Operations:

• Command:
  The first arriving chief, 13-2, assumed command and provided 44-Control with a size-up of the structure. A working fire was confirmed upon arrival.

• Engine Operations:
  First-due Engine 13-1001 secured a water source by hitting the hydrant on River Road and stretched a supply line up the driveway. The engine crew deployed a handline from the side step of the engine to the front of the structure and made a rapid and aggressive knockdown of the fire, both exterior and interior.

• Truck Operations:
  First-due Truck 13-99 followed Engine 13-1001 up the driveway and positioned behind it to access the front of the building. The truck chauffeur deployed the aerial to ladder the front of the structure, enabling the truck crew to begin opening up the second-floor exterior for ventilation and fire suppression.

Additional Resources:

A second alarm was transmitted, bringing the following resources to the scene:

• Truck 16-99

• Additional F.A.S.T. Team (2-F.A.S.T.)

• Engine 21-1502, which was assigned to cover the Village of Piermont while crews operated on-scene.

Investigation:

The Rockland County Sheriff’s Office Arson Unit was requested to the scene to conduct an investigation into the origin and cause of the fire.