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Update: More Details Released About Hospital Fire In Westchester Update: More Details Released About Hospital Fire In Westchester
Update: More Details Released About Hospital Fire In Westchester Firefighters have released more information about a fire that broke out at a hospital in Westchester.  The blaze began on Thursday, Jan. 25 around 11:30 a.m., when a fire started inside an apartment on the second floor of staff housing on the Phelps Hospital campus in Tarrytown.  Earlier Report - Fire Ignites At Phelps Hospital In Tarrytown: Developing Soon after the flames broke out, crews from several organizations raced to the scene, including the Sleepy Hollow, Hawthorne, Valhalla, and Millwood Fire Departments.  After arriving at the scene, crews began putting out…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
School Fire: Solar Panel Goes Up In Flames In Northern Westchester School Fire: Solar Panel Goes Up In Flames In Northern Westchester
School Fire: Solar Panel Goes Up In Flames In Northern Westchester A burnt-out solar panel caused flames to erupt on the roof of a school in Northern Westchester, requiring a quick response from numerous fire departments.  The blaze happened on Friday, July 21 around 1:40 p.m., when the Pocantico Hills and Archville Fire Departments were sent to the Pocantico Hills Central School for a fire on the roof.  According to the Pocantico Hills Fire Department, arriving crews confirmed that flames were coming from the roof of the building and quickly required a tower ladder and additional help from the Pleasantville and Sleepy Hollow Fire Depar…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Multiple Departments Battle House Fire In Northern Westchester Multiple Departments Battle House Fire In Northern Westchester
Multiple Departments Battle House Fire In Northern Westchester Several crews from area firehouses were called in overnight to help battle a blaze that broke out in a Northern Westchester home. With their shift about to end, firefighters from the Ossining Fire Department were dispatched to a Revolutionary Road residence late on Thursday, Oct. 3, where there was reports of a fire that broke out. Officials said that upon arrival, crews found smoke coming from the roof, prompting further assistance from nearby fire companies. Firefighters located the fire in the attic of the unoccupied home and was eventually knocked down. Crews from the Croton-on-Hudson,…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Firefighters Work Quickly To Knock Down Mother's Day Fire In Westchester Firefighters Work Quickly To Knock Down Mother's Day Fire In Westchester
Firefighters Work Quickly To Knock Down Mother's Day Fire In Westchester All hands were on deck on Mother’s Day when a blaze broke out at an area home, prompting a heavy response by local fire departments. Crews from the Tarrytown Fire Department were dispatched to a reported structure fire at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 12. Arriving in minutes, Chief Patrick Derivan said that there was a heavy smoke condition, with the flames breaching through the roof. In response, additional crews from Irvington, Ardsley, Sleepy Hollow, Dobbs Ferry and Elmsford offered mutual aid. Derivan said that the flames were knocked down within an hour using “multiple hose …

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Love A Parade? Fire Departments From Throughout Area Will Participate In Annual Ossining Event Love A Parade? Fire Departments From Throughout Area Will Participate In Annual Ossining Event
Love A Parade? Fire Departments From Throughout Area Will Participate In Annual Ossining Event Love a parade and big trucks, then head to the annual Ossining Fire Department Parade Friday evening. The event, which begins at 7 p.m., will feature members of numerous surrounding departments and allow residents a chance to thank them for their service. The parade route is the same as years prior, staring on Croton Avenue at Campwoods Road and will head west on Croton Avenue to Highland Avenue and proceed south on South Highland Avenue to Main Street, then West on Main Street continuing on to Secor Road and ending at the Louis Engel Park at the waterfront.  Note: Road closures will be in…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Oh, Deer! Firefighters Make Quite A Rescue On Frozen Westchester Lake Oh, Deer! Firefighters Make Quite A Rescue On Frozen Westchester Lake
Oh, Deer! Firefighters Make Quite A Rescue On Frozen Westchester Lake It was quite the afternoon for Sleepy Hollow Fire Chief John Korzelius when he crawled out onto a lake to rescue a deer stranded on a frozen lake in Pocantico Hills. The department received the call about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday about a wobbly deer who was slipping and sliding on the ice trying to get to back to land. Sleepy Hollow firefighters, along with Pocantico Hills firefighters were able to rescue the deer by tying ropes around Korzelius, a video of the rescue shows. The chief then made the long crawl out to the frightened deer, maneuvered to grab the deer without getting kicked in the hea…

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by Kathy Reakes