Riverhead FD Saves Main Street House

On the afternoon of January 4th the Riverhead Fire Department was activated for a reported structure fire at 860 West Main St. When police arrived the occupants seemed to already have evacuated.

Chief Joseph Raynor was the first fire official to arrive and advised that he had a confirmed fire in the structure. Mutual aid was immediately requested from the Flanders FD for a Rapid Intervention Team. Firefighters quickly went to work making an attack as well as making entry to the building to check for any additional occupants that may have been inside still. All searches turned up to negative. The fire was placed placed under control at around 12:45 p.m.

According to Public Information Officer William Sanok approximately 60 firefighters were on scene total from the two departments as well as Riverhead Ambulance. The bulk of the fire was contained to the basement level with some smoke extending to the upper levels.

Jamesport FD stood by at Riverhead’s HQ to handle any additional alarms that came in while they were operating at this alarm. The Riverhead Town Fire Marshal’s office was investigating the cause.