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Photos: Search Ends For Man Who Disappeared Underwater At Lake In Area Photos: Search Ends For Man Who Disappeared Underwater At Lake In Area
Photos: Search Ends For Man Who Disappeared Underwater At Lake In Area Dive teams and first responders, including fire and police, from numerous departments spent hours searching for a man who was seen going underwater at an area lake and not resurfacing. The rescue effort began in Putnam County around 3:30 p.m., Saturday, June 27, when members of the Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to Lake Oscawana for a reported drowning near Goose Rock. The fire department reported that according to multiple witnesses, the victim was seen going underwater and did not resurface. Specialized dive teams from both the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Depa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Morning Fire Destroys Putnam Valley Home Morning Fire Destroys Putnam Valley Home
Morning Fire Destroys Putnam Valley Home A home under construction in Putnam County was destroyed when a fire broke out early on Friday, Dec. 13. Officials said that a home being built on Canopus Hollow Road went up in flames at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Friday in Putnam Valley. It is unclear what caused the fire, which fully engulfed the frame of the home. First responders from the Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department, Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department, Continental Village Volunteer Fire Department, Garrison Fire Department, North Highlands Engine Company and Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services responded to the s…

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by Zak Failla
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Fire Breaks Out At House Overlooking Hudson River In Cortlandt Fire Breaks Out At House Overlooking Hudson River In Cortlandt
Fire Breaks Out At House Overlooking Hudson River In Cortlandt A home with an expansive view of the Hudson River was damaged by a fire that started in the chimney chase, according to the Mohegan Volunteer Fire Department. The fire started around 12:10 a.m. Thursday at the home on Forest Avenue in Cortlandt, the department said.  Upon arrival, firefighters found an active fire visible from the wood chimney chase on the exterior of the home. With fire showing, a first alarm was issued.  Due to the home being setback from the roadway access to the fire hydrant, hose lines had to be stretched and firefighters had to utilize a 24-foot extension ladder whil…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Crews Work For Hours To Battle Blaze That Razed Cortlandt House Crews Work For Hours To Battle Blaze That Razed Cortlandt House
Crews Work For Hours To Battle Blaze That Razed Cortlandt House All hands were on deck for several hours as crews worked to safely extinguish a blaze that razed a house in Northern Westchester. First responders were dispatched near the intersection of Jacobs Hill Road and East Main Street (Route 6) in Cortlandt shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12, where there was a report of a structure fire. New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services personnel assisted New York State Police and the Mohegan Fire Department for hours, battling the blaze until the flames were eventually knocked down late in the afternoon, prompting a le…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Home Catches Fire After Lightning Strike In Putnam Home Catches Fire After Lightning Strike In Putnam
Home Catches Fire After Lightning Strike In Putnam A house struck by lightning in Putnam County during a thunderstorm on Wednesday was saved by firefighters with the Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department. The storm, which occurred around 4:30 p.m., sent lighting flying into the side of a home on Old Stone House Road in Putnam Valley, the fire department said on Facebook.  Flames burned the side of the house, but firefighters were able to extinguish them within minutes, they added. In addition to the house fire, the department also responded to a transformer fire, wires down on Kramers Pond Road during the earlier storm, an automatic fire…

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by Kathy Reakes