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BBQ Grill Fire Breaks Out At Northern Westchester Home
A BBQ grill fire involving a propane tank erupted at a Northern Westchester home, prompting a swift response from firefighters. The fire happened at a home on Elmore Avenue in Croton-on-Hudson shortly before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. According to firefighters, a high-pressure propane cylinder inside an outdoor grill had caught fire near the residence. Within two minutes, a Deputy Chief arrived on the scene to assess the situation, the department said. Firefighters then used two hose lines to cool the house and nearby fencing…
Police & Fire
Thanksgiving Day Crash Sends Driver To Hospital After Vehicle Plunges Off Westchester Roadway
A Thanksgiving Day crash on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester County left a driver hospitalized after their vehicle veered off the roadway into a wooded area, according to authorities. The incident happened just before 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28, prompting a large emergency response from fire departments in Purchase and Port Chester, as well as EMS teams from Port Chester and Rye Brook. Firefighters arrived to find the vehicle deep in the woods, requiring stabilization and extrication efforts to free the trapped driver, according to the Purchase Fire Department. To assist w…
Police & Fire
Car Rolls Over On Busy Northern Westchester Road
A vehicle was severely damaged after rolling over in a two-car crash in Northern Westchester. The crash happened on Tuesday morning, Nov. 19, when two cars collided on Route 129 near Croton Gorge Park in Croton-on-Hudson, according to the village's fire department. The drivers involved declined medical treatment, fire officials said. Both vehicles suffered "significant damage," the department said.
Police & Fire
Students Evaluated, Treated After Chemical Exposure At Middle School In Northern Westchester
Multiple students were treated following a chemical exposure at a Northern Westchester middle school, fire officials said. The incident happened on Friday afternoon, Nov. 15, when the incident was reported at Fox Lane Middle School in Bedford, according to the Bedford Fire Department. Arriving fire crews began isolating and ventilating the affected room while the Westchester County Hazmat team sent a representative to the scene. After an investigation, first responders determined the product and exposures were "not significant" or critically harmful. Fox Lane staff then handled …
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Wildfire Prompts Voluntary Evacuations, Shelters Open For Residents, Pets
A wildfire spreading in the region has prompted voluntary evacuations as state and local agencies in New York work to control the blaze in the Hudson Valley. The fire, originating in Orange County near Jennings Creek and Sterling Forest, has crossed established containment lines, New York State Police said Saturday evening, Nov. 16. Approximately 40 residences, from 32 to 120 Edgemere Ave., are under a voluntary evacuation order issued by the Town of Warwick Police Department. Residents in need of shelter can go to Greenwood Lake Middle School, which has opened its doors to evacuees a…
Police & Fire
Car Catches On Fire On Taconic Parkway In Northern Westchester
An early morning vehicle blaze sent up plenty of smoke on a busy parkway in Northern Westchester. The fire began on Tuesday, Nov. 12 around 6 a.m. on the southbound Taconic State Parkway in Briarcliff Manor, where a vehicle went up in flames, according to the Hawthorne Fire Department, which helped fight the blaze. Arriving firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire in the parkway's right shoulder. No injuries were reported.
Police & Fire
Car Fire Spreads To Home, Another Vehicle In Northern Westchester
A fire inside a Northern Westchester garage soon became more complicated after spreading to the residence, nearby brush, and a vehicle containing materials that caused explosive flames. The blaze began at around 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9 inside a garage at a home on Giglio Court in Croton-on-Hudson, according to the village's fire department. Arriving fire crews found two burning vehicles inside the garage, and discovered that the flames were extending to the home and surrounding brush. Firefighters then spread several hose lines to put the fire out while also searching the home …
Police & Fire
Two Workers Injured After Torch Sparks Flash Fire At Metro-North Yard In Northern Westchester
Two workers were injured when the torch they lit malfunctioned and caused a flash fire at a Northern Westchester railroad yard. The incident happened on Thursday, Nov. 7 just before 9:45 a.m. at Metro-North's Croton-Harmon Railroad Yard in Croton-on-Hudson, according to the village's fire department. The blaze happened when two workers lit a malfunctioning torch that caused a "brief but concussive flash fire," the department said. The workers were taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.
News
Support Pours In For Restaurant Owners, Tenants After Fire Damages Westchester Eatery
Following a devastating blaze that severely damaged a beloved Westchester restaurant and left several tenants without homes, community members are pitching in to help those impacted rebuild. The fire began at around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Tarrytown's Tarry Tavern at 27 Main St. and went on to significantly damage the building, Tarrytown village officials said. Earlier Report - Fire Damages Tarrytown's Tarry Tavern Although there were no injuries and the blaze was prevented from spreading to surrounding buildings, the incident left restaurant employees without jobs and …
Police & Fire
Car Engulfed In Flames On Taconic Parkway In Northern Westchester
A vehicle fire prompted an early morning response on the Taconic State Parkway. The blaze happened on Saturday, Oct. 19 around 8:30 a.m. in Northern Westchester, when an SUV caught on fire on the southbound side in Hawthorne. Arriving fire crews soon found the vehicle consumed by flames and quickly hosed it down, putting the blaze out completely. The response took around an hour and sent plumes of smoke up into the air on the parkway, as seen in images of the fire released on the Hawthorne Fire Department's social media page. No injuries were reported.
Obituaries
Beloved Brewster Firefighter Dies After Over 25 Years Of Service
A Hudson Valley fire department is mourning the loss of one of its active members who served his community for more than a quarter of a century. The death of Robert "Link" Linkenhoker was announced by Putnam County's Brewster Fire Department on Wednesday, Oct. 16. His age and cause of death were not made public. According to the department, Linkenhoker joined the department in 1998 and continued serving up to his death. Other members of the department gathered at Beecher Funeral Home in Brewster on Wednesday afternoon as Linkenhoker arrived. More details ab…
Police & Fire
Car Bursts Into Flames, Shuts Down I-84 Stretch In Brewster
A stretch of Interstate 84 in the Hudson Valley was temporarily closed to traffic after a car went up in flames on the shoulder. The blaze happened in Putnam County on Saturday evening, Sept. 21, when a vehicle caught on fire on Interstate 84 West in Brewster, according to the village's fire department. The blaze caused a stretch of the interstate to shut down briefly as crews worked to put out the flames. The flames sent a large pillar of smoke up into the sky and completely consumed the car, as seen in photos of the fire released by the fire department. No injuries wer…
Police & Fire
Trapped Driver Rescued After Crashing Into Swamp In Brewster
A driver was flown to a hospital after crashing into a swamp in the Hudson Valley. The crash happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, Sept. 18 around 8:15 p.m., when a vehicle left the roadway at the intersection of Route 6 and Route 312 in Brewster and crashed down a 20-foot embankment into a swamp, according to the Brewster Fire Department. Arriving first responders soon discovered that the driver was trapped inside their vehicle and began stabilizing the car to help them out. However, the swampy conditions made this process difficult. Thanks to the expertise of firefighters f…
Police & Fire
Self-Cleaning Oven Sparks Blaze At Apartment Complex In Northern Westchester
A blaze at a Northern Westchester apartment complex sparked by a self-cleaning oven was quickly stopped in its tracks thanks to quick action from firefighters. The fire happened on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at around 1:20 p.m., when smoke was seen coming from the Bari Manor Apartments on Old Post Road South in Croton-on-Hudson, according to the village's fire department. Arriving fire crews quickly made their way to a second-floor apartment and found that a grease fire had begun inside an oven. Firefighters then stretched a hose to the apartment and extinguished the blaze. Crews …
Police & Fire
Driver Injured In 2-Car Crash In Front Of Historic Northern Westchester Manor
A two-car crash in front of a historic Northern Westchester manor-turned-museum caused injuries, firefighters said. The incident happened in Croton-on-Hudson on Saturday, Sept. 7 at around 7:20 p.m., when two vehicles collided in front of Van Cortlandt Manor on South Riverside Avenue, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. Arriving fire crews dealt with a fluid spill from one of the cars while EMS treated a driver injured in the crash. Both vehicles were later towed away, the department said. The cause of the crash was not released.
Police & Fire
Residents Evacuated After Car Slams Into Apartment Building In Westchester
An apartment in Westchester was evacuated after a driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into one of its walls, police said. The crash happened at around noon on Tuesday, Aug. 27, when an 89-year-old driver lost control of his car in the parking lot of a New Rochelle apartment building at 643 Pelham Rd. and collided with a wall, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne. After the collision, the apartment's residents were evacuated as a precaution, and fire and building department officials responded to the scene, Coyne said. The driver did not repo…
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Building At Marina In Northern Westchester
A building at a Northern Westchester marina had to be stabilized after a vehicle crashed into it. The crash happened on Sunday, Aug. 25 around 10:30 a.m., when a vehicle struck the Hudson House building at the Half Moon Bay Marina in the village of Croton-on-Hudson, according to the village's fire department. The driver had experienced a medical emergency just before the crash and was able to get out of his vehicle on his own, firefighters said. Soon after the collision, fire crews rushed to the marina and stabilized the car while also shutting down the building's electri…
Police & Fire
SUV Goes Up In Flames On Road In Northern Westchester
A vehicle blaze that went up on a residential street in Northern Westchester was stopped from damaging nearby homes thanks to quick efforts from firefighters. The incident happened on Monday, Aug. 19 just before 9:30 a.m., when an SUV went up in flames on lower Brook Street in Croton-on-Hudson, according to the village's fire department. Arriving crews stretched a hose line to both extinguish the vehicle fire and cool down the neighboring house. After the SUV blaze was put out, firefighters inspected the house and found just radiant heat damage to the vinyl siding. The en…
Business
CVS In Westchester Ordered Temporarily Closed For Fire Code Violation
A CVS Pharmacy in Westchester is temporarily shut down for maintenance following fire code violations. The CVS location at 350 South Broadway (Route 9) in Tarrytown was closed on Friday, Aug. 9, according to a notice posted on the pharmacy's door by village officials. The notice indicates that the building is not to be occupied due to fire code violations related to the accumulation of combustible waste. A notice posted by the store also reads that the location is "closed for maintenance." The closure follows an incident on Friday morning that prompted a fire depar…
Police & Fire
Residents Evaluated After Bathroom Blaze Fills Mahopac Home With Smoke
Residents were evaluated for smoke exposure following a bathroom fire in their Hudson Valley home. The blaze happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, July 31 just before 6 a.m., when an oil burner malfunction was reported at a Mahopac home on Mountain View Drive. According to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, arriving crews found smoke filling the residence and soon determined an oil burner did not cause the blaze but began in a bathroom wastebasket. The blaze had already gone out by the time crews arrived and damaged the bathroom tile wall, the department added. The…
Police & Fire
Injured Construction Worker Rescued From 6th Floor Of Building Under Demolition In Westchester
A construction worker was rescued from the sixth floor of a vacant building under demolition in Westchester after suffering an injury and becoming stuck. The rescue happened on Wednesday, June 19 around 11:15 a.m., when a construction worker suffered a leg injury on the sixth floor of the old United Hospital property at 999 High St. in Port Chester, according to the village's fire department. Crews soon arrived at the vacant 12-story building and were able to place the worker in a stokes basket and lower them safely to the ground. The worker was then taken to a nearby hospital w…
News
Car Goes Up In Flames On Taconic Parkway In Northern Westchester
Firefighters raced into action after a car was consumed by flames on a busy parkway in Northern Westchester. The blaze happened on Thursday, June 12 just after 8 p.m., when a vehicle caught on fire on the Taconic State Parkway in Briarcliff Manor, according to the village's fire department. Arriving crews found the car engulfed in flames and were able to successfully put it out with no reported injuries. A video of the blaze was later released by the department on Thursday, June 20. At 2038 hours on Thursday, June 13th, the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department was …
Police & Fire
Mail Truck Bursts Into Flames In Residential Mahopac Neighborhood
A residential road in the Hudson Valley was temporarily closed after a mail truck caught on fire. The incident happened in Putnam County on Friday, June 7 just before 4 p.m., when a US Postal Service delivery truck went up in flames on Fairmont Road in Mahopac, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department. The roadway was closed for about a half hour as crews worked to extinguish the blaze. No injuries resulted from the fire, the department said. Firefighters did not detail the cause of the blaze.
Police & Fire
Power Line Lands On Car, Causes It To Catch On Fire Near Westchester Homes
A downed power line caused a car to go up in flames while parked dangerously close to homes and other parked vehicles in Westchester, fire officials said. The incident happened on Wednesday, May 22 just after 1:30 p.m., when a power line fell on top of a parked car in the area of Magnolia Avenue and Prospect Avenue in Larchmont, the Larchmont Fire Department announced on Thursday, May 23. Arriving fire crews found that the vehicle had gone up in flames, endangering another parked car and a home close by. Because the blaze was caused by an active electrical line, firefighters ha…
Police & Fire
Car Goes Up In Flames On Busy Northern Westchester Roadway
Smoke was seen on a busy main route in Northern Westchester when a vehicle went up in flames. The incident happened on Saturday, May 11 around 1:40 p.m., when a car caught on fire on Route 9 southbound in Croton-on-Hudson just south of the pedestrian bridge. According to the village's fire department, the blaze began in the vehicle's engine compartment and was quickly put out. The car was removed from the road after around an hour. No injuries were reported.
Police & Fire
'Startled' Cat Rescued From Apartment After Oven Sparks Blaze In Northern Westchester
A cat was rescued and returned to its owners by firefighters after an oven sparked a fire inside a Northern Westchester apartment. The blaze began just before 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6 at an apartment building on Sunset Trail in Croton-on-Hudson, according to the village's fire department. Arriving crews found smoke coming from the building's ground floor and the floor above before forcing their way into a lower-level apartment. There, they found an active oven fire and put it out quickly. Firefighters then searched the building and found a "startled" cat, which was soon …
Police & Fire
2 Firefighters Injured In Blaze At Westchester Residence
Two firefighters were injured while battling a blaze at a residence in Westchester. The fire happened in White Plains on Thursday, Feb. 29 at a residence on South Broadway, according to the city's fire department. The blaze began in the attic and walls of the structure but was quickly knocked out before it could spread and cause more damage to the home, firefighters said. No occupants in the home were harmed, but two firefighters suffered minor injuries during the effort to put out the blaze, the department said.
Obituaries
Woman Who Served As Fire Department Chaplain In Northern Westchester Dies After Cancer Battle
A Northern Westchester woman who served as chaplain for her village's fire department is being remembered for her devout faith and her ability to bring comfort to those who needed it most. Croton-on-Hudson resident Judith Anderson died on Friday, June 26 at the age of 75 after a battle with cancer, according to her obituary. Well-known for her service as Lay Chaplain for the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department for several years, Anderson was a source of comfort and warmth for many members and brought a "sense of faith" to firefighters and their loved ones, the department said …
Obituaries
Former Fire Chief From Somers Dies: 'He Will Be Deeply Missed'
A former chief of a fire department in Northern Westchester who remained active in serving the community has died. Irwin Schriro, the ex-chief of the Somers Volunteer Fire Department, died on Sunday, March 5 at the age of 63 following a short illness, the fire department announced. Originally joining the department in 1987, Schriro served as chief from both 1999-2001 and 2011-2014. He remained an active member up to his death and had finished qualifying a new driver on her first piece of fire apparatus just before his illness, the department said. During his…
News
'Pray For Him': Young Dispatcher For Westchester County Hospitalized
A beloved dispatcher for Westchester County's Emergency Communications Center has been hospitalized, prompting support from colleagues and friends from throughout the area. Dispatcher JT Camp, who serves the county's dispatch center "60 Control" in Valhalla, was announced to be hospitalized for an unknown condition by the communications center on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Known to be a source of knowledge about all things fire-related, Camp's colleagues described him as "one of the nicest guys on Earth" in a post. "He’s all about the job, he can tell you what siren a specif…
News
What Was That? Alarm Sounds During Drill In Westchester
Although it sounded like a real emergency, the alarms that could be heard at a reservoir in Westchester County were only part of a routine drill. On Friday, Oct. 21, at around 10 a.m., the New York City Department of Environmental Protection conducted an annual full-scale exercise in Yonkers at the Hillview Reservoir, city officials announced in a tweet. The drill involved the activation of alarm systems, evacuating the reservoir's personnel and contractors, and also the presence of fire department trucks, Yonkers officials said. During the exercise, the alarm sounded off…
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