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5 Adults, Young Child Evacuated From Burning Home In Mount Vernon 5 Adults, Young Child Evacuated From Burning Home In Mount Vernon
5 Adults, Young Child Evacuated From Burning Home In Mount Vernon Fire officials are investigating a blaze at a Westchester home that left several people, including young children, displaced.  The blaze began on Saturday, Oct. 5 just after 5 p.m., when a home at 439 Homestead Ave. in Mount Vernon caught on fire, according to city officials.  Five adults and two children, including a 7-year-old, were inside the house when the blaze began. Luckily though, firefighters were able to safely get them all out. No serious injuries were reported.  The fire was under control by 7:40 p.m., officials said, adding that the New Rochelle and Eastchester …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
NY County Training Armed Residents To Be 'Special Deputy Sheriffs': Here's Where, Why NY County Training Armed Residents To Be 'Special Deputy Sheriffs': Here's Where, Why
NY County Training Armed Residents To Be 'Special Deputy Sheriffs': Here's Where, Why A New York county is training armed residents who could be deputized during emergencies and natural disasters. With the state's second-largest police force of 2,600 sworn officers, Nassau County posted a notice in March in local newspapers and other news outlets for a team of provisional emergency special deputy sheriffs "for the protection of human life and property during an emergency," said County Executive Bruce Blakeman in coordination with Nassau County Sheriff Anthony LaRocco. In the advertisement, Blakeman said the "special deputies" will have no police powers unless …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Massive Test Of Emergency Alert System Set For This Week: Here's When, What To Know Now Massive Test Of Emergency Alert System Set For This Week: Here's When, What To Know Now
Massive Test Of Emergency Alert System Set For This Week: Here's When, What To Know Now It will only be a test, but it will be a big one. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this week. The national test will consist of two portions, testing Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) and Emergency Alert System (EAS) capabilities.  Both tests are scheduled to begin at approximately 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The WEA portion of the test will be directed to all consumer cell phones. It will be…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hochul Gives Update On Winter Storm Response In Hardest-Hit Hudson Valley County Hochul Gives Update On Winter Storm Response In Hardest-Hit Hudson Valley County
Hochul Gives Update On Winter Storm Response In Hardest-Hit Hudson Valley County Gov. Kathy Hochul visited the hardest-hit Hudson Valley county to survey damage after last week's winter storm left thousands of homes without power. On Monday, Feb. 7, Hochul surveyed storm damage in Ulster County as many residents remained without power over the weekend. She toured warming centers in the Kingston area and provided an update on the response effort after the storm brought nearly three-quarters of an inch of flat ice, officials reported. Related story - Here's How Many Are Still Without Power Days After Storm State officials said the storm left 65,000 customers withou…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Residents Living In Building Illegally Escape Fire At Westchester Home Residents Living In Building Illegally Escape Fire At Westchester Home
Residents Living In Building Illegally Escape Fire At Westchester Home Residents living illegally in a building without any working utilities were able to escape without injury when a fire broke out in the basement area of a Yonkers home, the Yonkers Fire Department said. The fire, at 51 Victor Street, was reported to the Yonkers Fire Department around 3 a.m. Tuesday, said Assistant Chief John Bonanno, Firefighters from Battalion 1 arrived within a minute and confirmed there was a working structure fire located in the basement of the two-and-a-half story wood-frame building. Some 40 firefighters quickly made an aggressive interior attack along with searching …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Six Injured, Six Apartments Uninhabitable In Three-Alarm Westchester Fire Six Injured, Six Apartments Uninhabitable In Three-Alarm Westchester Fire
Six Injured, Six Apartments Uninhabitable In Three-Alarm Westchester Fire An unknown number of residents were displaced in Westchester when a three-alarm fire broke out in a four-story apartment building on a busy Yonkers road. Five firefighters and one resident suffered minor injuries on Monday afternoon, as firefighters were called to a McLean Avenue building shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 14, Yonkers Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Flynn. Upon arrival, at the apartment building, firefighters were met by a “large volume of fire on the second floor,” Flynn said. In total, 65 firefighters from Yonkers, Greenville and New Rochelle responded to the scene. The fire was de…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Dogs Rescued, Dozens Displaced After Fire Breaks Out At Apartment Complex In Westchester Two Dogs Rescued, Dozens Displaced After Fire Breaks Out At Apartment Complex In Westchester
Two Dogs Rescued, Dozens Displaced After Fire Breaks Out At Apartment Complex In Westchester Dozens of people have been displaced after a two-alarm fire broke out at an apartment complex in Westchester on Saturday. The blaze at 137 Hawthorne Ave. in Yonkers, a four-story building, began around 2:45 p.m. with first-arriving fire units being met by a large volume of fire from a first-floor apartment, said Daniel P. Flynn of the Yonkers Fire Department. The fire quickly spread to the second-floor apartment directly above, with minor spreads to the third- and fourth-floor apartments directly above, Flynn said. The main body of the fire was extinguished at around 3:…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
School In Scarsdale Evacuated Following Written Threat School In Scarsdale Evacuated Following Written Threat
School In Scarsdale Evacuated Following Written Threat A written threat forced the evacuation of a Westchester elementary school on Wednesday. The Quaker Ridge Elementary School in Scarsdale was evacuated on Wednesday morning out of precaution, after a threat was found in the building. The nature of the threat was not disclosed by police. Students were temporarily relocated to an off-site location, according to school officials, which is in line with district emergency protocols. While students were out of the building, members of the Scarsdale Police Department and the Westchester County Bomb Squad conducted a security sweep of the building us…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Bronxville School To Replace Main Gym Floor Following Flooding Bronxville School To Replace Main Gym Floor Following Flooding
Bronxville School To Replace Main Gym Floor Following Flooding One of the gyms at the Bronxville School will be closed for several weeks following the recent flooding that wreaked havoc on the first floor of the building. On Sept. 25, students had an emergency dismissal, when flooded water came pouring into the building, canceling classes and causing damage to several areas of the school. Bronxville Schools Superintendent Roy Montesano enlisted more than 50 contractors to clean and sanitize any affected areas that took on water, which were isolated to the A, B, and C wings on the first floor. As of Tuesday, Oct. 9, the first floor A and B wings have be…

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by Zak Failla
News
Simulated Plane Crash Exercise Set For Saturday At Westchester Airport Simulated Plane Crash Exercise Set For Saturday At Westchester Airport
Simulated Plane Crash Exercise Set For Saturday At Westchester Airport This is only a drill. Using a salvaged aircraft, a mock-up aircraft, dozens of volunteer victims, and strategically placed debris such as suitcases and airplane parts, the Westchester County Airport and Office of Emergency Management will stage a full-scale emergency drill to test the response to a catastrophic incident on airport grounds. Beginning about 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 5 a plane will “crash” at Westchester County Airport.  A simulation will take place as one aircraft “strikes” another aircraft, breaks into two pieces and spews debris all over a section of the airport – resulting…

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by Jon Craig
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Cuomo State Of Emergency Includes Westchester, Putnam, Rockland Cuomo State Of Emergency Includes Westchester, Putnam, Rockland
Cuomo State Of Emergency Includes Westchester, Putnam, Rockland This story has been updated with a video from a briefing held Wednesday afternoon in Rockland County. Hundreds of National Guard service members have been enlisted to assist areas impacted by the latest batch of winter weather as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declares a state of emergency in three Hudson Valley counties: Rockland, Putnam and Westchester. With between six and 18 inches of snow, and wind gusts upwards of 45 mph expected on Wednesday, Cuomo declared the state of emergency as the Hudson Valley braces for the fourth Nor’easter to hit in the past three weeks. In addition, Cuomo “di…

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by Zak Failla
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Cuomo Issues Advisory On New Storm, Update On Nor'easter Recovery Cuomo Issues Advisory On New Storm, Update On Nor'easter Recovery
Cuomo Issues Advisory On New Storm, Update On Nor'easter Recovery Gov.. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, March 6 updated New Yorkers on the status of storm recovery operations in the Hudson Valley as a second winter storm is being forecasted to impact New York. Last week's storm caused extensive damage to electric utility infrastructure, including hundreds of broken utility poles and damage in remote, hard-to-reach locations. This has made the completion of restoration efforts extremely challenging, especially in the face of a second storm, however power outages have continued to steadily decrease. Cuomo of New Castle said utilities have restored more than 270,000…

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by Jon Craig
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Cuomo Declares State Of Emergency For Westchester Cuomo Declares State Of Emergency For Westchester
Cuomo Declares State Of Emergency For Westchester A state of emergency has been declared by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday in four Hudson Valley counties: Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Sullivan. Responders in the four counties continue to recover from the Nor'easter that affected the entire state the past several days.  Cuomo also announced the deployment of an additional 100 members of the New York National Guard to further assist communities with recovery efforts. Senior administration officials remain on site in each of the four counties as they help lead recovery efforts: Director of State Operations Cathy Calhoun has been deployed…

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by Daily Voice
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High Winds, Strong Winds Now A Concern In Westchester, Latimer Says High Winds, Strong Winds Now A Concern In Westchester, Latimer Says
High Winds, Strong Winds Now A Concern In Westchester, Latimer Says  Snowfall Totals Higher Than Expected In Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- In his first week on the job, Westchester County Executive George Latimer is closely monitoring the ongoing ‘bomb cyclone’ storm with the Commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services John Cullen and his team at the Hudson Valley Transportation Management Center in Hawthorne. “We are working in conjunction with State and local officials to keep constant watch over all weather, travel, and power outage conditions in Westchester,” Latimer said Thursday.  In addition to higher than expected snowfall, Lat…

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by Daily Voice