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Police & Fire
Injured Hiker Rescued From Park In Northern Westchester
First responders were seen rushing to a park in Northern Westchester to help out an injured hiker stranded in the woods. The rescue happened on Friday, Aug. 24 around 4:15 p.m., when first responders learned a hiker was injured and stuck in the woods at the back of Gedney Park in Chappaqua, according to the Millwood Fire Department. Arriving crews brought a backboard and stokes to the hiker's location and safely took them out of the woods. The hiker was later loaded on an awaiting ambulance, the department added.
Police & Fire
Car Fire Nearly Spreads To Garage At Home In Northern Westchester
Thanks to quick action from firefighters, a Northern Westchester home remained unscathed after a car burst into flames inside its garage. The blaze began on Tuesday, July 30, just before 7 p.m., when a vehicle went up in flames inside a Chappaqua residence on North Way, according to the Chappaqua Fire Department. Responding fire crews found smoke pouring from the home's garage and were able to knock out the flames inside the car. Firefighters then pushed the vehicle out into the driveway and hosed it down to make sure the blaze was completely out. After the car fire was de…
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After Striking Fire Hydrant On Northern Westchester Road
Several water mains had to be turned off after a driver hit a Northern Westchester fire hydrant while experiencing a medical emergency. The crash happened in Millwood on Saturday, July 13 just before 10:30 a.m., when a vehicle struck a hydrant near the intersection of Seven Bridges Road and Millwood Road (Route 133), according to the Millwood Fire Department. Arriving first responders and police found that the driver was suffering from a medical emergency and removed them from the vehicle before performing life-saving measures. The driver was later taken to a nearby hospital in a "conscious…
Police & Fire
Car Damaged By Fire On Busy Parkway In Northern Westchester
A car fire prompted a large response from firefighters on a busy parkway in Northern Westchester. The blaze happened on Tuesday, June 25 around 5 p.m., when a car caught on fire on the southbound Taconic State Parkway in Millwood, according to the Millwood Fire Department. Fire crews soon arrived at the scene and found the burning car on the parkway's shoulder. The blaze was put out after around 45 minutes, the department said. No injuries were reported. The department did not give details on the cause of the fire.
Police & Fire
Power Lines Spark Fire At Northern Westchester Intersection
An electrical issue with power lines caused a blaze at a Northern Westchester intersection. The incident happened on Tuesday, May 21 around 4:30 p.m., when grass was reported to be on fire below power lines at the intersection of Somerstown Road and Vails Lane in New Castle, according to the Millwood Fire Department. Arriving fire crews soon determined the blaze had been sparked by an electrical issue and began keeping the flames controlled until Con Edison crews could take a look at the problem. After Con Edison crews deemed it safe for firefighters to proceed with …
Police & Fire
Car Rolls Over, Knocks Down Pole, Wires On Busy Northern Westchester Road
A busy Northern Westchester road was temporarily closed after a vehicle rolled over and crashed into a pole, knocking down wires and a transformer. The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, when a vehicle flipped and crashed into a pole on Somerstown Road (Route 133) near the Millwood and Ossining border, according to the Millwood Fire Department. Arriving fire crews soon discovered that the pole had snapped and wires and a transformer were blocking the roadway. They also found that the driver was able to get out of the vehicle on their own. Crews then clos…
Obituaries
Beloved Former Northern Westchester Fire Chief Dies At 68
A former fire chief from Northern Westchester who dedicated most of his life to his department is remembered for always helping his community. Longtime Ossining resident Raymond Lips, the former chief of the Millwood Fire Department and life member, died suddenly at his home on Tuesday, April 9 at the age of 68, according to his obituary. Born in 1955, Lips graduated from Ossining High School in 1973 and earned an Associate's Degree from Westchester Community College before joining Otto A. Lips Electric, the family business. In addition to his career, Lips was a lifelong …
Police & Fire
Chimney Fire Prompts Emergency Response At Northern Westchester High School
Firefighters raced to a high school in Northern Westchester after receiving reports of a chimney fire. The incident happened on Monday morning, April 8, when crews from the Millwood Fire Department responded to a reported chimney fire at Fox Lane High School in Bedford. According to the department, arriving crews soon discovered that the affected chimney was clogged and quickly worked to unclog it and return the situation to safety. No injuries were reported.
Police & Fire
Building Goes Up In Flames At Baseball Field In Westchester, Prompts Hazmat Response
Firefighters raced to a baseball field in Westchester after an intense blaze ignited at a park building. The blaze began on Saturday, March 30 around 8:15 p.m., when the park house by the Gould Park baseball field in Dobbs Ferry went up in flames, according to the village's fire department. Arriving crews soon found smoke pouring from the lower extension of the building and began fighting to put it out. Additionally, members of the Westchester County Hazmat team were called to the scene when it was determined that the fire was dangerously close to the building's chlorine room.&n…
Police & Fire
Wind-Driven Attic Blaze Damages Northern Westchester Residence
A blaze that ignited in the attic of a Northern Westchester residence proved to be a tough battle for firefighters thanks to gusty winds. The blaze began on Thursday, March 21 just after 1 p.m. at a residence in Buchanan, according to the Croton-on-Hudson and Millwood Fire Departments. Arriving fire crews soon began battling the blaze in the residence's attic and first and second floors, which proved to be difficult thanks to gusty winds and unstable floors. Eventually, the blaze was brought under control around 3:30 p.m. Members of the Buchanan, Croton, Millwood, Continental Village…
Police & Fire
Vehicle Rollover Snaps Pole, Shuts Down Busy Road In Northern Westchester
A vehicle rollover in Northern Westchester damaged a telephone pole and caused a temporary closure on a busy road. The incident happened on Saturday, March 9 just before 2 p.m., when a car rolled over on Route 133 in New Castle and hit a pole, snapping it in half, according to the Millwood Fire Department. Arriving emergency responders and police soon shut down the road while members of the Chappaqua Volunteer Ambulance Corps evaluated the driver. Crews responded to the scene for around an hour and a half.
Police & Fire
Dog Dies After Basement Blaze At Northern Westchester Residence
A dog died following a blaze that began in the basement of a Northern Westchester home, firefighters said. The fire began on Thursday, March 7 just before 10:30 a.m. at a residence in Ossining on Somerstown Road, according to the Millwood Fire Department. Arriving crews soon found smoke coming out of the house and forced their way in, discovering that the main body of the fire was contained in the basement. Firefighters then stretched a hose line into the home and began aggressively extinguishing the blaze, getting it under control within an hour. During a search of the residence, a …
Police & Fire
Fish Tank Fire Ignites In Northern Westchester Home
Thanks to quick action from a Northern Westchester homeowner, a fish tank fire was stopped from being worse than it could have been. The incident happened on Tuesday, Feb. 20 around 5 a.m., when the Millwood Fire Department was alerted of a fish tank fire at a residence in the hamlet. Arriving crews soon determined that the blaze had been sparked by an overheated power strip underneath the tank and that the homeowner had been alerted of the fire by their smoke alarm. They were then able to quickly put out the blaze before crews arrived, according to the department. Crews …
Police & Fire
Large Tree Falls On Occupied Car Near Park In Northern Westchester
A busy main road in Northern Westchester was briefly closed after a tree fell on an occupied car near a park, fire officials said. The incident happened on Sunday, Jan. 28 around 1:30 p.m., when a tree fell on a vehicle in the area of Gedney Park in Chappaqua on Route 120, according to the Millwood Fire Department. Arriving first responders found that all of the car's occupants had been able to get out of the vehicle on their own, and began clearing debris from the roadway. In total, Route 120 was closed for around 30 minutes. The occupants were later evaluated by first re…
Police & Fire
Lithium Ion Battery Causes House Fire In Somers
Firefighters were dispatched to a Northern Westchester residence after a lithium-ion battery sparked a blaze at the home. The incident happened on Wednesday, Jan. 24 around 2:50 p.m., when a fire began at a residence in Somers in the Amawalk area, according to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department. Arriving crews found heavy smoke coming from the home and began knocking out the flames with help from several mutual aid departments. Luckily, the fire was put out with little damage to the residence. The cause of the blaze was later confirmed to have been a lithium-ion ba…
Police & Fire
Update: More Details Released About Hospital Fire In Westchester
Firefighters have released more information about a fire that broke out at a hospital in Westchester. The blaze began on Thursday, Jan. 25 around 11:30 a.m., when a fire started inside an apartment on the second floor of staff housing on the Phelps Hospital campus in Tarrytown. Earlier Report - Fire Ignites At Phelps Hospital In Tarrytown: Developing Soon after the flames broke out, crews from several organizations raced to the scene, including the Sleepy Hollow, Hawthorne, Valhalla, and Millwood Fire Departments. After arriving at the scene, crews began putting out…
Police & Fire
Car Goes Up In Flames On Busy Road In Northern Westchester
Firefighters had to use a supply of thousands of gallons of water to extinguish a car fire on a busy Northern Westchester road. The incident happened on Saturday, Jan. 20 around 1:30 p.m., when a vehicle caught on fire in Millwood on Route 100 (Somerstown Turnpike) in the area of Random Farms Drive. According to the Millwood Fire Department, arriving crews found all of the vehicle's occupants outside of the car and began stretching a line to begin putting out the blaze. To make sure there was enough water to put out the fire, another tanker soon arrived with an additional…
Police & Fire
Driver Injured In Crash On Busy Northern Westchester Road
A driver was injured after crashing into an embankment alongside a busy Northern Westchester road. The incident happened on Friday, Jan. 19 just before 7 p.m., when a vehicle crashed into an embankment next to Route 100 in Millwood, according to the Millwood Fire Department. Fire crews and police soon arrived at the scene and found that the driver had suffered cuts to their face. First responders from the Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps then provided medical care to the driver while firefighters removed debris to allow the vehicle to be towed away. The cause of the crash was…
Police & Fire
Chimney Fire Leaves Residence Blackened In Westchester
A fire that originated in a chimney left a Westchester residence with significant damage, including gaping holes in its walls. The incident happened on Thursday, Nov. 2 around 6:40 p.m. in Dobbs Ferry on Hunters Run. According to the Dobbs Ferry Fire Department, arriving crews responding to a reported chimney fire were able to quickly extinguish the blaze before checking for any extension of the fire. After around two hours, the scene was cleared. The Ardsley, Irvington, Fairview, Hastings, and Millwood Fire Departments also helped with the response, in addition to the Westches…
Police & Fire
Fire Ignites At Train Station In Northern Westchester
Emergency crews were sent to a train station in Northern Westchester after a power substation caught on fire. The incident happened on Tuesday, Aug. 22 just after 2 p.m., when firefighters from Croton-On-Hudson and Briarcliff Manor were sent to the Scarborough Metro-North Station for a reported blaze. According to the Croton-On-Hudson Fire Department, arriving crews found a fire on the roof of a power substation and soon began working to extinguish it. With the help of the Millwood Fire Department as well, crews were able to put out the blaze and return to service ar…
Police & Fire
Car Flips Over On Taconic State Parkway In Northern Westchester, Driver Hospitalized
One person was taken to a hospital after their vehicle flipped over on the Taconic State Parkway in Northern Westchester. The crash happened on Friday, March 3 just after noon when a car flipped over on the Taconic State Parkway southbound in Millwood just past the Exit 8 ramp, according to the Millwood Fire Department. The occupant of the vehicle was able to free themselves from the wreckage and was evaluated by personnel from Ossining EMS and the Millwood Fire Department. The driver was then taken to Westchester Medical Center to be treated for their injuries.
Police & Fire
First Responders Line Up To View Procession For Fallen Officer From Northern Westchester
Many first responders lined up to view and honor the procession carrying a fallen Northern Westchester police officer's body back to his hometown. Earlier Report - Fallen Yorktown Officer Was 37: Funeral Arrangements Announced On Wednesday, Jan 4, firefighters and other first responders stood on overpasses above the Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown to view the procession for fallen Yorktown officer Kenneth Sgroi, who died on Monday, Jan. 2 at the age of 37 after fighting a sudden illness. Members of the Yorktown Heights Fire Department, Millwood Fire Depar…
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys Century-Plus Old Home In Northern Westchester
A Northern Westchester home built in the 1890s was destroyed overnight when a massive fire broke out, officials said. First responders from multiple agencies responded to a home on Bedford Road at 1:11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 18 in Pleasantville, when a fire was discovered by a New Castle Fire Marshal who was passing by in the area. According to officials from the Chappaqua Fire Department, crews were able to extinguish the bulk of the fire from the outside, but by the time they had, it had already spread to the inside of the structure. Officials said that the fire had gotten into the walls …
Police & Fire
Multiple Departments Battle House Fire In Northern Westchester
Several crews from area firehouses were called in overnight to help battle a blaze that broke out in a Northern Westchester home. With their shift about to end, firefighters from the Ossining Fire Department were dispatched to a Revolutionary Road residence late on Thursday, Oct. 3, where there was reports of a fire that broke out. Officials said that upon arrival, crews found smoke coming from the roof, prompting further assistance from nearby fire companies. Firefighters located the fire in the attic of the unoccupied home and was eventually knocked down. Crews from the Croton-on-Hudson,…
Police & Fire
Explosion At House Shuts Down Route 100 Stretch
This story has been updated. An explosion that has caused extensive damage to a home in Northern Westchester led to the hourslong closure of a stretch of Route 100 (Saw Mill River Road). The closure, following the incident that happened around 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, was between the north end of Hidden Hollow Lane to the south end of Hidden Hollow Lane. The roadway reopened just before 8 p.m. The explosion, which occurred at a residence in the 300 block of Route 100, was reportedly in the garage. Millwood Fire Department is at the scene, along with the Ossining Fire Department FA…
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys One School Bus, Damages Others In Yorktown Heights
A bus was destroyed and two others damaged when a two-alarm fire ripped through a bus storage and repair garage in Yorktown Heights. The fire was reported at 5:09 p.m. Wednesday at the Baumann & Sons Bus Corporation at 1701 Front St., according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department. In addition to damaging the buses, the fire also damaged part of the repair area of the garage and the structure sustained heavy damage as a result of the fire, the fire department reported. During the height of the fire, firefighters were able to mitigate any fuel or hazardous fluids leakage w…
Police & Fire
Fire Causes Serious Damage To Seven-Bedroom Home In Westchester
A seven-bedroom home sustained serious damage during a fire that started in the attic. The fire, at 320 Elm Road in Briarcliff Manor, was reported around 7:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 23, said the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department. The fire ripped through the roof and attic areas of the home, requiring a large contingent of firefighters to battle the blaze. Firefighters had to use handheld hoses in the beginning due to the difficult location of the fire before a water cannon on engine tower ladder was brought in. No one was currently living at the home, which is being renovated. F…
Police & Fire
Electrical Fire Breaks Out At Chappaqua Home, Prompting Call For Water Tanker
Members of local fire department had to get creative over the weekend to extinguish an electrical fire that sparked in the walls of a garage. Late on Saturday afternoon, a water tanker from Millwood was dispatched to a Frog Rock Road home in the Chappaqua Fire Department’s district, where there was a report of smoke in a structure, though there were no fire hydrants in the area to help crews. Officials said that fire chiefs from the Chappaqua Fire Department were able to quickly identify the source of the smoke and fire, which was sparked from an electrical panel in the garage. The tanker a…
News
Wake Set For Man Killed In Yorktown House Fire
A 53-year-old man killed in a fire at his Northern Westchester will be remembered during a visitation on Monday, July 9. Frank Fonte was found unconscious around 5 p.m. Sunday by Yorktown Heights firefighters and was pronounced dead a short time later at his home at 1789 Baldwin Road. Yorktown Police could not confirm the identity until they receive forensic verification and await investigation results, but services have been scheduled for Fonte. Fonte, who was the sole occupant in the house at the time of the fire, will be remembered from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 9 at Clark Funeral Home, 210…
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Two-Alarm Yorktown House Fire
Click here for an updated story: Wake Scheduled For Man Killed In Northern Westchester House Fire A 53-year-old man was killed after a two-alarm fire broke out Sunday at a home in Northern Westchester. The blaze, on the 1700 block of Baldwin Road just east of the Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown Heights, began just before 5 p.m., with the home quickly fully engulfed in flames. The man was the lone occupant in the house, Yorktown Police said. He was unconscious when firefighters arrived. After he was removed from the home, it was apparent he was deceased, Yorktown Police said. More tha…
Police & Fire
Brush Fire Off Saw Mill Parkway Takes Hours To Contain
A multi-acre brush fire that broke out Saturday afternoon off of the Saw Mill River Parkway in Chappaqua took nearly four hours to contain. Nearly a dozen local fire departments joined the Chappaqua Fire Department in responding after the blaze broke out at around 3 p.m. in the area on the hillside along the parkway behind Spring Lane. Millwood FD Tanker 15 responded with Bedford Hills Fire Department Tanker 5 and Somers Volunteer Fire Department Tanker 16 to supply water to attack the growing brush fire from the highway. Thirty minutes later, Millwood FD Engine 247 was requested to respo…
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