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Major Brush Fire In Hudson Valley Spreads Smoke For Miles
A major brush fire over at least a dozen acres in the Hudson Valley produced smoke that spread across the New York border into Connecticut. The blaze broke out at around 12:05 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 in Putnam County in the area of Route 301 and East Boyds Road in the town of Kent and was finally contained late in the day on Sunday, Oct. 27. While responding, crews observed a large fire on the mountain and immediately requested mutual aid from neighboring departments, according to the Kent Fire Department. Responding crews located the large brushfire of approximately 5 to 6 acres…
Police & Fire
Active Shooter Drill Held At Monastery In Hudson Valley
Although it looked like a real response, an influx of emergency agencies and police at a Hudson Valley monastery was only a drill to prepare for an active shooter scenario. The exercise was held in Putnam County on Sunday, April 21 at the Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel at 2020 Route 301, according to the Carmel Fire Department. During the drill, which was hosted by the Kent Fire Department, several local, county, and regional agencies acted as if there were an active shooter with "victims" played by volunteers. After the exercise was complete, the agencies then gathe…
Obituaries
Beloved Hudson Valley Firefighter Dies At 26: 'Rising Star'
A fire department in the Hudson Valley has announced the death of a 26-year-old member who is being remembered for the positive mark he left on everyone he knew. New, updated report - Support Pours In For Family Of Brewster's William May Putnam County firefighter William "Billy" May of the Brewster Fire Department died on Friday, March 29 at the age of 26, the department announced on Saturday, March 30. According to his department, May became a Brewster firefighter in February 2020 at age 22 and quickly became a "rising star who brought the best out of everyone he inte…
Obituaries
Beloved Firefighter, Instructor From Hudson Valley Dies
A Hudson Valley fire department has announced the loss of one of its active members. The death of Robert McDonald, a member of the Kent Fire Department in Putnam County, was announced by the department on Saturday, March 2. McDonald was a past lieutenant with the department and was also a New York State fire instructor. According to the department, McDonald taught countless volunteers in Putnam. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family," the department wrote in a social media post on Saturday. Details about services for McDonald have not yet been announced. Chec…
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Home Destroyed In Early Morning Blaze: Occupants, Firefighters Escape Unharmed
A raging house fire in the Hudson Valley required firefighters to quickly improvise and utilize a water source a mile away to extinguish the blaze. New, updated report - Update: Support Rises For Mahopac Family Who Lost 'Dream Home' In Blaze The incident happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, Jan. 24, when a residence in Mahopac on Old Bullet Hole Road caught on fire just before 2 a.m., according to Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department Public Information Officer Ellen Sacher. Crews soon arrived at the single-family home and found it fully engulfed by flames. They …
Police & Fire
Crash Causes Injuries, Heavy Traffic On Taconic Parkway
A crash resulted in injuries and a heavy traffic jam on a busy parkway in the Hudson Valley. The incident happened on the Putnam and Dutchess County line on Monday, Jan. 8 just before 5:30 p.m., when the Kent Fire Department received a report of three cars becoming involved in a crash on the northbound Taconic State Parkway. Arriving first responders found one vehicle in the left lane with damage to its front end. The driver of this car was evaluated but refused medical transport, firefighters said. The vehicle was later removed by a towing company. In the aftermath of …
Police & Fire
Man Dies After Rescuing Grandkids In Hudson Valley House Fire, Police Say
An area grandfather died after saving his two grandchildren from a fire that destroyed a Hudson Valley home. The fire broke out in Putnam County around 10 p.m., Tuesday, March 8, at a home on Scarsdale Road in Lake Carmel, a hamlet in the town of Kent. Arriving firefighters and police found two small children outside the burning building, said the Kent Police Department. A 65-year-old man was found inside the burning home and was transported to Putnam Hospital Center where he was pronounced dead, police said. The house fire.Lake Carmel Fire Department The children, who were reportedly…
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Sheriff's Deputy Seriously Injured In Two-Vehicle Crash In Area
A sheriff's deputy was injured during a two-vehicle collision with a truck in the area. The Putnam County Sheriff's deputy was injured around 12:40 p.m., Monday, May 17 in the area of the Fahnestock State Park, located in Carmel, said the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. According to the department, a deputy assigned to the Patrol Division was traveling west on Route 301 in the area of Canopus Lake in the park when his vehicle and a truck that was traveling east collided resulting in injuries to both drivers. The deputy's vehicle.Putnam County Sheriff's Office The member of the Sheri…
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