Scarsdale Firefighters Commended for a Job Well Done

Scarsdale Firefighters went above and beyond on May 27, 2015 when the Fire Department was dispatched to a 500 gallon underground propane tank which was leaking at 11 Mayflower Road. A propane vapor cloud could be seen moving in the direction of Colonial Road and Captain Cockerill and his team quickly formulated a plan to safely mitigate the situation. They dispersed the leaking propane into the atmosphere, despite the potential harm to the firefighters. In addition, the firefighters began metering the nearby homes to determine exactly how far the propane vapors were spreading, so they could minimize the danger by isolating any potential ignition sources in the area.

Thanks to Captain Cockerill and his team, a potential catastrophe was averted and there were no injuries or damage to any homes reported.

The Village Board has recently approved the Fire Department Awards Committee recommendation that Captains John Cockerill and James Seymour and Firefighters Brian Robinson, Brian Kelly, James Marinello, Stephen Mulcahy, Thomas Dwyer, Francis Sheehan, Timothy Duffy and Probationary Firefighters Rory Tully and David Yolinsky receive the Unit Citation.