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Pearl River Fire Department

Person Hit By Train In Region Person Hit By Train In Region
Person Hit By Train In Region A person is in critical condition after being struck by a train in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Rockland County early Monday, July 10 at 1 Municipal Plaza in the village of Spring Valley. Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps responded to the scene and found that the person was heavily pinned under the New Jersey Transi train, which required a prolonged extrication. A Spring Hill Captain requested a Medevac helicopter due to the prolonged extrication, but due to the severe storms, it was unable to fly, the department said. The crews working to free the person from und…
Home Heavily Damaged After Fire Breaks Out In Region Home Heavily Damaged After Fire Breaks Out In Region
Home Heavily Damaged After Fire Breaks Out In Region A house was heavily damaged after an overnight fire in the Hudson Valley. The blaze broke out at around 8:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25 in Rockland County, at Regina Court in the hamlet of Blauvelt. Emergency responders found the house to be fully involved in flames upon arriving at the scene, according to the Orangetown Police Department. The Blauvelt Fire Department extinguished the fire with mutual aid assistance from the: Orangeburg Fire Department,  Sparkill Fire Department,  West Nyack Fire Department,  Central Nyack Fire Department, Pearl River Fi…
Six Firefighters Hospitalized After Battling Blaze At Shopping Center In Hudson Valley Six Firefighters Hospitalized After Battling Blaze At Shopping Center In Hudson Valley
Six Firefighters Hospitalized After Battling Blaze At Shopping Center In Hudson Valley First responders are still on the scene of a stubborn, dangerous shopping center fire that has sent six firefighters to the hospital in Rockland County. The blaze broke out at The Rise, a gun range located in the basement of a shopping area that includes a Dollar General store and a Dunkin Donuts coffee, around noon on Sunday, Nov. 28 in Pearl River, said Lt. James Sullivan, of the Orangetown Police. Related Story: Hours-Long Fire Severely Damages Rockland Shopping Center According to Sullivan, when police patrols arrived on the scene at 120 N. Middletown Road, officers found an …
Man Drives Jeep Into Front Of Area Grocery Store, Hits Woman, Police Say Man Drives Jeep Into Front Of Area Grocery Store, Hits Woman, Police Say
Man Drives Jeep Into Front Of Area Grocery Store, Hits Woman, Police Say A woman was injured after a man lost control of his 2011 Jeep Cherokee and drove over a curb, hitting the woman, and then struck the front wall of a grocery store in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place around 2:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 1 in Rockland County at the ShopRite in Pearl River. According to police, the crash happened when a 77-year-old man New City man drove up onto the curb of the grocery store located at 26 N. Middletown Road, said Captain James Brown of the Orangetown Police. The Jeep hit the front of the building and a 74-year-old woman from Orangeburg, police said. Th…
Man Killed After Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash Man Killed After Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash
Man Killed After Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash A man was killed after losing control of his motorcycle and hitting a guide rail in the area, police said. Christopher Taussi, age 25, of New City, in Rockland County was killed around 10:45 p.m., Monday, Oct. 11, on Route 304 in Pearl River. According to Captain James Brown of the Orangetown Police, Taussi was driving a 2005 Kawasaki ZX636 motorcycle northbound on Route 304, when the vehicle left the roadway and struck the guide rail.  Taussi was pronounced dead at the scene. The Pearl River Fire Department, Rockland County Sheriff’s Office, and Rockland County M…
ID Released For Man Killed In Rockland House Fire ID Released For Man Killed In Rockland House Fire
ID Released For Man Killed In Rockland House Fire A man who died during an early morning fire in Rockland County has been identified. Michael Mantell, 75, of Nanuet, died around 6:20 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, during a fire at his home at 27 Amarillo Drive, said the Clarkstown Police Department. When police officers arrived on the scene, they found the front part of the house engulfed in smoke and flames.  The officers were unable to gain entry to search the home due to the flames, police said. Following the fire, Mantell was removed from the home by fire personnel and pronounced dead by medical personnel, police said. The Nanuet F…
One Killed In Rockland House Fire One Killed In Rockland House Fire
One Killed In Rockland House Fire Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Killed In Rockland House Fire One person was killed during an early morning fire in Rockland County. The fire took place around 6:20 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, in Nanuet, at 27 Amarillo Drive, said the Clarkstown Police Department. When police officers arrived on the scene, they found the front part of the house engulfed in smoke and flames.  The officers were unable to gain entry to search the home due to the flames, police said. Following the fire, an adult man was removed from the home by fire personnel and pronounced …
House Fire Breaks Out In Area House Fire Breaks Out In Area
House Fire Breaks Out In Area A house fire broke out at an area home, prompting a quick response. First responders in Rockland County were dispatched to a single-family home on Holt Drive in Pearl River shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, Orangetown Police said. At the time the blaze broke out, the homeowner wasn’t present, and the fire was reported by a neighbor who saw smoke and flames inside the home. According to police, the Pearl River Fire Department and Nanuet Fire Department responded to the scene and were able to knock down the flames and extinguish the fire without incident.  The Pearl River Vo…
House Fire Breaks Out In Area House Fire Breaks Out In Area
House Fire Breaks Out In Area A house fire broke out overnight in Pearl River. The fire started around 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17 in the rear of a home on South Middletown Road before spreading from the yard to the space under the home's deck, Orangetown Police said. The Pearl River Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire without incident. The department was assisted by the Nanuet Fire Department on mutual aid. The Orangetown Fire Inspector was called to the scene and is investigating the cause. The Rockland County Highway Department responded and salted the roadway which had frozen over…
House Fire Under Investigation In Rockland House Fire Under Investigation In Rockland
House Fire Under Investigation In Rockland A house in Rockland County went up in flames overnight, leaving the structure with smoke, fire and water damage, officials said. First responders were dispatched to a Harold Street home in Nanuet shortly after midnight on Friday, Jan. 10, when the blaze broke out, Orangetown Police officials said.  Upon arrival, first responders found the vacant, single-family home with an active fire in the rear of the structure, including a deck. Police noted that at the time the fire broke out, the home was vacant and under renovation. Crews from the Pearl River Fire Department responded and were …
Restaurant & Pizzeria In Area Suffers Heavy Damage From Fire Restaurant & Pizzeria In Area Suffers Heavy Damage From Fire
Restaurant & Pizzeria In Area Suffers Heavy Damage From Fire Pearl River firefighters battled an early morning fire at an area pizzeria. The Pearl River Fire Department responded to the call around 3:22 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 13, at Sorrento's Restaurant at 54 N. Middletown Road in Pearl River in a shopping plaza, the department said on Facebook. Once on the scene, firefighters found heavy smoke conditions in the building and sprinkler activation inside the restaurant. Inside the damaged kitchen.Excelsior Engine Company 5/Facebook After forcing their way into the restaurant, crews were able to douse the flames in the kitchen area and return to the…
16-Year-Old Girl Injured In Route 304 Crash That Took Out Utility Pole, Police Say 16-Year-Old Girl Injured In Route 304 Crash That Took Out Utility Pole, Police Say
16-Year-Old Girl Injured In Route 304 Crash That Took Out Utility Pole, Police Say A serious crash that injured a teenage girl closed a busy roadway for 12 hours in Rockland County. The crash took place around 6:55 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 5, when a 16-year-old girl was driving a 2004 Toyota southbound on Route 304 in Orangetown when she lost control and struck a DOT utility pole near Hillside Avenue, said Det. Sgt. James Sullivan of the Orangetown Police. The teen had to be extricated from the vehicle by the Pearl River Fire Department and was transported to Nyack Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Sullivan said. State DOT workers responded and …
Two Teens Killed After Porsche Crashes Onto Tracks, Bursts Into Flames In Area Two Teens Killed After Porsche Crashes Onto Tracks, Bursts Into Flames In Area
Two Teens Killed After Porsche Crashes Onto Tracks, Bursts Into Flames In Area Two teenagers were killed and a third was injured after a Porsche crashed off of an overpass onto train tracks before bursting into flames in Rockland County. The two-vehicle crash happened just before 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13 in Pearl River on Route 304 in the vicinity of the Crooked Hill Road overpass.  Responding officers reported one of the vehicles was on fire along with serious injuries to multiple occupants. The following information was made available by the Orangetown Police Department after proper notification was made to the victims' families. The accide…