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Police & Fire
Mahopac House Fire Extinguished Within 20 Minutes
A Mahopac Falls home located in the Ossi Club section of town received heavy damage after a fire that was extinguished within 20 minutes. The fire began just after 8 p.m., Monday, July 22, in the two-story, wood-frame home. said Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department Public Information Officer Jack Casey. Arriving firefighters found a large volume of smoke pushing from the attic, calling for a full response from the "Ant Hill Mob," the department said. As the firefighters fought the flames, they also searched for victims, Casey said. The fire was brought under control within 20 minutes w…
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One Hospitalized In Route 6 Crash Between Car, Truck
A crash between a car and a truck on Route 6 in Mahopac sent one person to the hospital. The crash took place around noon, Wednesday, July 17, on Route 6 near Lupi Court, causing police to close one lane of the highway, said Jack Casey of the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department. Mahopac Fire, EMS and Fire responded, along with an ambulance, which transported one patient to Putnam Hospital. The cause of the crash is under investigation by the Carmel Police.
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Driver Hospitalized In Serious, Single-Car Mahopac Crash
A motorist was hospitalized after a serious single-car crash in Mahopac. Emergency responders rushed to the scene of the crash on West Lake Boulevard at around 8:15 p.m. Friday, May 17. Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire, EMS, Heavy Rescue and Fire Police were dispatched. Chief Brian Sacher took Incident Command for the second time in six hours as Captain Chris Tompkins handled Operations, said Jack Casey, Mahopac Falls VFD public information officer. Earlier in the day, four were hospitalized after a crash involving a car and school bus just as school was letting out at Mahopac High Sc…
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Motorcyclist Rushed To Hospital After Crash Near Market In Mahopac
A motorcyclist was hospitalized after crashing near a grocery store in the area on Sunday morning, April 7. The crash occurred in the area in front of Red Mills Market on Route 6N in Mahopac Falls. Mahopac Falls Fire, EMS and Fire Police, along with multiple units from Carmel Police and Paramedics from EMStar, arrived within minutes of the dispatch, authorities said. Upon arrival, MFVFD EMS found one person down on the side of the road and started triage and treatment, said Jack Casey of the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department. Route 6N was closed between Hill Str…
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One Hospitalized In Two-Car Crash On Route 6N
One person was hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash on Route 6N in Mahopac Falls. The crash took place Friday, March 22, at Route 6N and Hill Street, said Jack Casey, spokesman for the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department. Carmel Police units were on the scene as fire units arrived. EMS began triage as fire police took over traffic, freeing up CPD to investigate the crash, Casey said. One person was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation. As the vehicles were cleared from the roadway, fire police assisted with traffic.
Police & Fire
Raging Fire Destroys House In Mahopac
A raging fire gutted a Mahopac home on Monday as fire crews from several departments worked to extinguish the blaze. The call for the fire came in around 1:15 p.m. Monday, March 10 for smoke coming from a home on Barnett Hill Road in the Mahopac Falls section of Carmel, said officials with the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department. Carmel Police arrived on the scene first and confirmed a visible fire from the home. Arriving fire units found downed powerlines and fire with a heavy concentration of smoke. While stretching hose lines, calls were put out NYSEG for a crew to kill power to …
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Photos: Tree Comes Down On Occupied Car In Mahopac
A lucky driver was not injured when a large tree can down on top of their vehicle and a firefighter happened to be nearby. The incident took place around 5:30 p.m. Monday on West Lake Boulevard, said officials with the Mahopac Falls Fire District. When the incident went out over the emergency radio for help, one of the district's firefighters was on his way home when he heard the call and responded in his work truck. James McGinty III, the owner of JLJ Truck & Equipment Repair, was soon at the "right time- right place." Crews work to remove the tree.Jack Casey His expertise and kn…
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Car, Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Fuel Leak, Snarls Route 6 Traffic
A crash between a car and a tractor-trailer slowed traffic and caused a small fuel leak, but luckily no one was injured. The crash took place around 9 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Route 6 and Union Valley Road in Mahopac, according to EMS officials. Numerous departments responded to the crash, including Mahopac Fire, EMS and Fire Police along with multiple units from the Carmel Police. After checking the drivers, attention is turned to the vehicles involved in the crash.Jack Casey Arriving units found the vehicles off the main road allowing traffic to proceed at a reduced spee…
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Six Departments Battle House Fire In Mahopac
It took responders from six departments from Putnam and Northern Westchester to contain a heavily involved house fire that broke out early Saturday afternoon in Mahopac. The blaze began just before 1 p.m. on Ann Road, in the northern end of the district. Mahopac Fire Chief Bill Nikisher assumed Incident Command, assisted by Battalion 16, George Waehler and Mahopac Falls Asst. Chief Bob Trace. A call was put out for the FASTeam from Yorktown, tankers from Mahopac Falls, Carmel and Croton Falls, the Putnam County Fire Investigation Team, multiple units from Carmel Police …
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Car Slams Into Store At Mahopac Village Shopping Centre
A driver hit the gas instead of the brake and slammed into the front of the Rite Aid pharmacy in Mahopac, closing the business, according to Carmel Police. The incident took place around 9:15 a.m. Monday at the Mahopac Village Shopping Centre on Route 6 in Mahopac, police said. No one was injured, but the building was asked to close until it could be inspected for structural soundness, Carmel Police said. All all of the other businesses in the plaza remain open.
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Patrols Being Ramped Up During Graduation Season In Putnam
June is almost over and that spells graduation time and of course, plenty of parties to celebrate. To help keep teens and others safe during the season, law enforcement from throughout Putnam County are teaming up to ramp up patrols. Bruce Kelly, Coalition coordinator of Putnam Communities That Care Coalition said that although parties are fun and a rite a passage. Tragedy can occur. “However, when alcohol and/or drugs are in the mix, quite the opposite can happen especially in Putnam where many young people will be getting in their cars to travel to and from parties around the county,” he…
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Heavy Smoke At Popular Mahopac Restaurant Prompts Fire Department Response
This story has been updated. Heavy smoke at a popular Mahopac restaurant prompted a quick fire department response early Sunday morning, allowing the eatery to open as planned for Father's Day. Just before 4:30 a.m., the Mahopac Falls Fire Department and a unit from Carmel Police were dispatched to the Holy Smoke restaurant on Route 6N for a commercial fire alarm, according to Jack Casey of the MFFD. First arriving units found the area covered in a haze that brought calls for re-dispatch for a possible structure fire and more manpower. Chief Brian Sacher assumed Incident Command and Asst.…
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