Multiple Departments Battle Scrap Yard Fire Involving Nearly 100 Vehicles

Firefighters from multiple Suffolk County departments operated at a scrap yard fire involving stacked vehicles, with crews deploying handlines and aerial master streams to contain the fire and prevent further extension into an adjacent bus yard.

    The Bay Shore Fire Department was dispatched at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, September 27, 2026, to NJC Scrap Metal Recycling on Moffitt Boulevard in Bay Shore, New York, following reports of numerous vehicles burning. Chief of Department John Ippolito Jr. responded and was advised of a large smoke column visible from a distance. Arriving firefighters encountered multiple stacks of vehicles burning, with fire extending into the neighboring Suffolk Transportation property.

    Crews established water supplies and initiated suppression operations using multiple handlines and elevated master streams. Bay Shore Engines 3-1-5 and 3-1-3 supported water supply operations for West Islip Ladder 3-17-4, which operated from the adjacent bus yard. Bay Shore Ladder 3-1-7 operated from inside the scrap yard using its master stream, supported by handlines supplied by Engine 3-1-1, which also secured a hydrant.

    Mutual aid at the scene included the Islip, Islip Terrace, East Islip, West Islip, Central Islip and Lindenhurst Fire Departments, along with the North Babylon Fire Company. Bay Shore-Brightwaters Ambulance Corps and Exchange Ambulance of the Islips provided EMS coverage.

    Firefighters encountered wind-driven fire conditions associated with a nor'easter affecting the area. Approximately 100 vehicles sustained damage in the scrap yard, with additional damage reported to transit vehicles on the neighboring property.

    The fire was brought under control after approximately three hours of operations. Equipment was used to move and separate stacked vehicles so firefighters could reach deep-seated fire and remaining hot spots.

    No injuries were reported. The Suffolk County Police Department's Arson Squad was investigating the cause of the fire. The cause had not been determined in the available incident reports.

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