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2 Firefighters Injured While Battling Blaze In Hudson Valley, Residents Evacuated 2 Firefighters Injured While Battling Blaze In Hudson Valley, Residents Evacuated
2 Firefighters Injured While Battling Blaze In Hudson Valley, Residents Evacuated Two firefighters suffered minor injuries while battling a large fire that tore through a residence in Orange County late Friday night, Jan. 31, fire officials said.  The blaze began in Newburgh just before 11:20 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, when crews were dispatched to a blaze in the area of the Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital employee parking lot. Arriving firefighters encountered heavy smoke, eventually tracing the blaze to 74 Farrington St. Due to the deterioration of the structure, firefighters had to fight the fire from the outside using master stream devices. …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Fire Leaves 24 Homeless, Injures 2 Hudson Valley Fire Leaves 24 Homeless, Injures 2
Hudson Valley Fire Leaves 24 Homeless, Injures 2 At least two residential buildings were destroyed during a two-alarm fire in the Hudson Valley that left 24 people homeless. The incident occurred in Orange County at 11:20 p.m. on Monday, April 8, at 59 and 61 Carter St., in the city of Newburgh. According to Mike Neppl, a spokesman for the Newburgh Fire Department, arriving units found the rear of 59 and 61 Carter Street fully involved with fire, which was spreading to the interior of the buildings.  Neppl said crews stretched handlines into the interior and began bringing the fire down and searching for hidden fire. Mark Lieb…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Construction Worker Seriously Injured After 20-Foot Fall In Hudson Valley Construction Worker Seriously Injured After 20-Foot Fall In Hudson Valley
Construction Worker Seriously Injured After 20-Foot Fall In Hudson Valley A construction worker was seriously injured after falling from a second-floor roof to the first floor.  The incident took place in Orange County around 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 25 in the town of Highland Falls on Owens Farm Road. According to the Highland Falls Police Chief Frank Basile, a construction worker was working on a second-floor roof when he fell 20 to 30 feet to the first-floor roof area. The worker had to be rescued by firefighters using a basket in a technical rescue, police said. The man was transported by helicopter to an area hospital with serious injuries, the chief sai…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stranded Hikers Rescued From Dangerous Terrain In Area Stranded Hikers Rescued From Dangerous Terrain In Area
Stranded Hikers Rescued From Dangerous Terrain In Area First responders in the Hudson Valley came to the rescue of hikers who found themselves trapped in a precarious position. In Putnam County, first responders from the Cold Spring and North Highlands fire departments were called to the Cornish Estate Trail in the Hudson Highlands State Preserve late on Saturday, March 19, where there were reports of three hikers who were stuck and unable to move. Officials said that a command post was set up at the base of the trail in Cold Spring, and the Orange County Rope Rescue Team was requested to the scene for assistance. Teams proceeded to enter the …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Six Injured In Two-Alarm Fire At Multi-Family Area Home Six Injured In Two-Alarm Fire At Multi-Family Area Home
Six Injured In Two-Alarm Fire At Multi-Family Area Home An early morning two-alarm fire in a multi-family home in the area left six injured, fire officials said. Fire crews responded to a Newburgh home on First Street at approximately 6:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 7, where there were reports of a fire raging in an area residence, officials said. Upon arrival, firefighters found flames shooting out of the structure, with smoke billowing through the air. Every resident in the multi-family home made it out of the building, but six reportedly suffered burns, including four who were critically injured. All were initially transported to St. Luke’s Hosp…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead Inside Home During Two-Alarm Fire In Area Man Found Dead Inside Home During Two-Alarm Fire In Area
Man Found Dead Inside Home During Two-Alarm Fire In Area A man was found dead inside a multi-family home during a fire in Newburgh late Friday. The man was found when members of the Newburgh Fire Department were dispatched to a fire at 6½ Farrington St.  at 11:43 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8, said Terry Ahlers, Newburgh's acting fire chief. Crews arrived in under two minutes and found heavy fire showing from the front of a multi-family, two-story home, Ahlers said. The residents from the second floor reported the resident from the first floor as unaccounted for. Crews immediately stretched hose lines and initiated a search for the mi…

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by Kathy Reakes