Report on Suffolk wildfire response details missteps

Originally published: June 23, 2012 7:16 PM
Updated: June 23, 2012 10:54 PM
By EMILY C. DOOLEY emily.dooley@newsday.com

Photo credit: Chris Ware | A firefighter battles a blaze in Manorville off Wading River Road as a large brush fire spread across eastern Long Island. (April 9, 2012)

Fire department units responding to the Ridge-Manorville wildfire in April ignored command procedures, stymied access to hot spots for other crews, and were slowed by incompatible radio frequencies, according to officials who have read an unreleased county report.

In addition, the more than 30-page report prepared by Suffolk County Fire Rescue and Emergency Services pointed out that commanders...

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