| The ducks that call the East Creek in Cutchogue home, woke up a little happier this morning.
On Wednesday Night at about 11:00 p.m., Cutchogue Fire fighters were activated for a reported "Duck Blind Fire" on East Creek.
This particular area of Cutchogue is a popular site for duck hunting during this time of year.
A 911 call was received by Southold Town Police Communications reporting a duck blind on fire to the rear of a home on Stillwater Avenue.
First arriving units quickly found that the fire was located across the creek and required units to respond to several area locations to find the best access to the fire and to determine what resources would be needed.
Units were deployed to the end of Little Neck Rd. where the fire was located several hundred yards offshore on a small island in the creek.
CFD boat 8-5-10 was launched from the end of Little Neck Rd and was deployed to extinguish the fire
Using several pressurized water extinguishers, the crew quickly doused the flames in the 8'X12' blind before the fames could spread to the island
The blind was then towed to shore where any remaining fire was extinguished by crews waiting on shore.
Crews were on scene for approximately 1:30 hours, before returning to service.
Mattituck FD was placed on Stand-by during the incident in the event that a second boat was needed to assist at the scene.
Southold Town Police also assisted at the scene. Fowl play is not suspected. |
