Brush Fire Reaches Westchester Home, Kept At Bay By Resident With Hose

A Northern Westchester resident was able to keep a raging brush fire at bay with a hose until firefighters could arrive and save their home from the flames.

The blaze happened behind a home on Colabaugh Pond Road in Cortlandt.
Photo Credit: *Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department*

Ben Crnic

10/18/2024 3:20 p.m.

The blaze happened on Wednesday, Oct. 16 around 11:45 a.m., when a fire began behind a home on Colabaugh Pond Road in Cortlandt, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.

An arriving Montrose Fire Chief soon arrived at the residence and found that the brush fire had spread to the residence's rear deck. Luckily though, the homeowner was able to most contain it with a garden hose.

More fire crews then arrived and used a hose to completely extinguish the fire and soak down the leaf-covered yard and deck. The response took around an hour in total.

No injuries were reported.

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