Smoke and haze detected near Sisters of Life convent, Suffern NY
Fire & ArsonUnits responded to reports of heavy smoke and haze near the Sisters of Life convent off Montebello Road. Crews checked the driveway and nearby areas, noticing a strong smell and visible smoke in places. However, no fire source or active blaze was found after inspection, including checking a nearby building with a fireplace that was not in use. The cause of the smoke and haze remains undetermined.
Audio|Source: Rockland County UHF Fireground Tact 2
06:48
Transcript:
00:07
I just noticed heavy smoke over by the Sisters of Life off of Montebello Road there. I'm going to make my way back around over that way.
00:21
All right, so you're saying, Sister's Life up over on Marbella?
00:28
Yeah, Sister Life.
00:30
I notice that goes through the back park out of the executive boulevard,
00:35
town by where cars can drive and stuff is.
00:40
Okay, I'll start heading towards your way.
00:45
Tanker Command, I finished my slow roll behind Raybourne Plattingen, all the way past the waterstorm chain.
00:53
Nothing.
00:59
All right, just stage on Gunnigan.
01:02
I'm going to take a look at this is a life. I'll let you know if I need anything.
01:06
All units except for the 2000, just stage of your location for now.
01:16
2,000 just watching speed humps over here.
01:23
5, because they're on.
01:30
He's calling one.
01:33
Hey man, you're trying to call, uh, 2000?
01:36
Yeah, just watch the speed hump on this road coming up to 5th of July.
01:42
All right, 104, we're coming up for Montobello roads now.
01:51
MP is on Montabello heading toward the driveway for the economy for the continent.
02:05
Negative odor on Montebello.
02:09
I'm heading toward the driveway for the convent right now.
02:15
All units report to the sisters of life.
02:20
We do have a heavy haze up here.
02:22
I'm trying to get to the top now.
02:29
In 2000.
02:31
Yeah, it's a man.
02:33
When you come up this driveway and it splits off, go left. I'm going to go right towards the top building.
02:40
Now, where you go left.
02:41
Looks like it's coming down right in the middle somewhere.
02:45
It's supposed to right up.
02:47
Yeah, I saw a red light on, but it ended up being EMS.
02:52
But I did have a heavy haze over here.
02:56
Yeah, down full.
03:00
MP definitely has a heavy smell and smoke on the driveway leading to the convent.
03:14
MP,
03:16
take operations right now,
03:19
stepping out of my vehicle, so I don't know if I'm going to hear County Radio work to attack from Long Company.
03:26
Okay.
03:33
2001.
03:35
We took the left, on the left, 8th 70s, less.
03:44
MP to 2000, you're up in the driveway to the convent?
03:50
Yes,
03:53
So you went to the left driveway at the Y. I'm going to the right, up to the building.
04:01
Yeah, Tompaw, I believe, uh, 201 is up there.
04:07
Yeah, MP, I'm up here.
04:10
When the road splits off, I went right.
04:12
We do have a heavy odor up here.
04:17
Yeah, visible smoke.
04:21
2-9-1.
04:24
Yeah,
04:26
I was just about saying,
04:27
like halfway in the middle of the trail, it's like a heavy, heavy smoke condition right here. I see you guys up by the top there, but in the middle it was pretty deep in smoking again.
04:39
Yeah, that's where I saw it before I came all the way up top.
04:44
I'm just gonna get out and walk around a little bit, see if I can see anything.
04:52
Thank you to Command. I'm at the main entrance at Montabello.
04:56
You want me to commit?
05:00
No, stage there for now.
05:03
I don't want to have too much stuff up here.
05:14
Not in command. I got nothing visible from my perspective on halfway up the hill.
05:18
I'm just going to make my way up to you guys.
05:23
MP, you at the top of the hill?
05:30
One, MP, are you at the top of the hill?
05:38
One, seven.
05:42
That's seven.
05:45
How is your haze by you?
05:49
It's pretty light.
05:56
701 copy is pretty length here.
06:04
7.01, I'm going to step for it to 2,000. I'll be walking around to the list in 2000 if they can make another loop.
06:10
All right, check that building that's new over there.
06:15
See if they have a fireplace.
06:18
It's so. See if they've been using it.
06:22
Okay.
06:28
thousand to uh land dead okay i just checked with his sisters there's nothing with this house going on they do not have a they have a fireplace but they don't use it okay
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Location mentioned:
Near Montebello Rd, Suffern, NY 10901
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