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The fire started on Wednesday, Feb. 15 around 3:30 p.m., when firefighters and police in Putnam County were sent to Mahopac in the area of 50 Astor Dr., where the blaze had started behind the residence.
Once arriving, firefighters discovered that the fire was quickly making its way up the hill behind Astor Drive to Tulip Road, where more houses were in danger of being burned.
As the fire kept advancing, it nearly reached the deck of a home on Tulip Road, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.
In several photos released by the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, the effects of the fire could be seen, including wooded areas on the edges of yards that were left blackened and a child's toy car that had been partially melted.
Luckily though, with the help of fire departments from Mahopac Falls, Carmel, Somers, and Croton Falls who operated from both sides of the fire on Tulip Road and Astor Drive, the blaze was brought under control after around four hours without any injuries.
Even after the fire was extinguished though, the work for fire departments was not yet over.
"It may look like it’s all over after the firefighters and apparatus leave the scene. But it is far from all over. There’s so much more work to be done at the firehouses to get the hoses inspected, cleaned, and re-racked on the trucks," the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department said in a post on social media, which also lamented that even firefighters face paperwork.
"There’s radios, equipment, and tools to be counted, cleaned, and safely stowed on their assigned vehicles in their proper places. Yes, there’s paperwork too - reports to be filed as well!" the department added.
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