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Bristol, PA
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PA Firefighter Killed In Line Of Duty After Blaze Sparks Arson Probe: Officials
A Croydon firefighter who dedicated more than six decades to protecting his community has died from injuries sustained in the line of duty, the Third District Volunteer Fire Company announced. Ed Margavich, 80, was injured while responding to a van fire that spread to a nearby home on Friday, Aug. 8 in Croydon, officials said. The blaze was later determined to be arson. Margavich, a lifelong member of the fire company who joined in 1960, was directing traffic at the scene before returning to the firehouse for equipment, according to the department. While inside, he fell and broke his femur.…
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Blaze Rips Through Historic Firehouse In Poughkeepsie, Leaves Building Uninhabitable
A major blaze has left a Dutchess County firehouse severely damaged and temporarily out of commission, fire officials said. The blaze broke out on Tuesday evening, Aug. 5, at the Hooker Avenue Firehouse in Poughkeepsie, prompting an emergency response from the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department shortly after 7 p.m. Crews were dispatched to 224 Hooker Ave. following reports of smoke seen pouring from a second-story window, the department said in an announcement on Wednesday morning, Aug. 6. When the first engine arrived, firefighters encountered heavy smoke billowing from multiple s…
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Three-Car Crash Interrupts Hampton Borough's Swearing-In Ceremony
Talk about terrible timing. A New Year's Day swearing-in ceremony for members and officers at a firehouse in Hampton was interrupted by a three-car crash on Route 31 outside Kappus Plastics, firefighters said. One person was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation, firefighters said.
Gaithersburg, MD
Your Community
All Clear: Threat Targeting Maryland High School Not Credible, Police Say
On a day when the country is on edge, some in Montgomery County are breathing a sigh of relief after Friday morning started out with a scare. Early on Friday, Oct. 13, the Montgomery Blair High School on University Boulevard in Silver Spring was the target of a threat, prompting a massive police investigation inside the building, officials say. Update: We have a large campus and 19 outside classrooms. Our police partners are checking all areas. If students need to be dismissed, parent / guardians reunification area is at the firehouse next to our school. Classes will resume once we rece…
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Smoky Fire Damages Ridgewood Home
Firefighters doused a smoky house blaze Monday morning in Ridgewood. The fire is believed to have begun in the basement and spread upward through the walls of the George Street home off Canterbury Place -- just a couple blocks from the firehouse on East Glen Avenue -- around 9:45 a.m. April 17. Firefighters had the flames doused within a half-hour. The fire on George Street broke out around 9:45 a.m. Monday, April 17.Boyd A. Loving The 2½-story wood-frame house was left with heavy smoke and water damage, however, rendering it uninhabitable. Mutual aid that Daily Voice was told respond…
Monroe, NY
Breaking News
SUV Crashes Into Local Firehouse In Hudson Valley
Police in the Hudson Valley are investigating after a woman drove an SUV into the front of a firehouse. The incident took place in Orange County around 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, in the village of Chester on Main Street near Route 94. The woman, whose license was suspended, was transported to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, the village of Chester Police said. Police said the woman "seemed confused," but there was no alcohol or drug use suspected. No firefighters were in the firehouse at the time of the incident, police said. The crash is under i…
Mt. Kisco, NY
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Mount Kisco Firehouse Estimates Off By Millions
A paperwork snafu is expected has led to ballooning construction costs for a renovation and expansion of a Mount Kisco firehouse. The architectural firm that was hired for the Green Street firehouse was nearly 4,000-square-feet off in measuring the area, making their estimated cost for the renovation short by approximately $1.6 million. Long Island-based H2M architects + engineers based its projection on 9,345-square-feet of space instead of more than 13,000-square-feet. CEO Rich Humann said that “a portion of the total square footage of this project was inaccurately input, which dire…
