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Blaze Rips Through Historic Firehouse In NY, Leaves Building Uninhabitable Blaze Rips Through Historic Firehouse In NY, Leaves Building Uninhabitable
Blaze Rips Through Historic Firehouse In NY, Leaves Building Uninhabitable A major blaze has left a Dutchess County firehouse severely damaged and temporarily out of commission, fire officials said. The blaze broke out on Tuesday evening, Aug. 5, at the Hooker Avenue Firehouse in Poughkeepsie, prompting an emergency response from the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department shortly after 7 p.m.  Crews were dispatched to 224 Hooker Ave. following reports of smoke seen pouring from a second-story window, the department said in an announcement on Wednesday morning, Aug. 6. When the first engine arrived, firefighters encountered heavy smoke billowing from multiple s…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
SUV Crashes Into Local Firehouse In Hudson Valley SUV Crashes Into Local Firehouse In Hudson Valley
SUV Crashes Into Local Firehouse In Hudson Valley Police in the Hudson Valley are investigating after a woman drove an SUV into the front of a firehouse.  The incident took place in Orange County around 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, in the village of Chester on Main Street near Route 94. The woman, whose license was suspended, was transported to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, the village of Chester Police said. Police said the woman "seemed confused," but there was no alcohol or drug use suspected.  No firefighters were in the firehouse at the time of the incident, police said. The crash is under i…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Mount Kisco Firehouse Estimates Off By Millions Mount Kisco Firehouse Estimates Off By Millions
Mount Kisco Firehouse Estimates Off By Millions A paperwork snafu is expected has led to ballooning construction costs for a renovation and expansion of a Mount Kisco firehouse. The architectural firm that was hired for the Green Street firehouse was nearly 4,000-square-feet off in measuring the area, making their estimated cost for the renovation short by approximately $1.6 million. Long Island-based H2M architects + engineers based its projection on 9,345-square-feet of space instead of more than 13,000-square-feet. CEO Rich Humann said that “a portion of the  total square footage of this project was inaccurately input, which dire…

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by Zak Failla