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Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Ossining, NY
News
First Responders Put Out Fire, Save Unconcious Woman From Ossining Home
Two heroes are being recognized for their quick-thinking actions that saved a woman's life and prevented her Northern Westchester home from being destroyed by a fire. Joseph Abreau and Paul Mullin of the Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps were honored by county officials for their rescue of an Ossining resident in mid-September, officials announced on Monday, Oct. 7. According to county officials, on the day of the rescue, Abreau and Mullin responded to an Ossining residence and found a woman on the floor who had fainted. They also discovered that dark smoke was pourin…
Ossining, NY
Police & Fire
Dramatic Video Shows Officers Rescuing Residents From Burning Ossining Home
Several residents were saved from the rear of a burning Northern Westchester residence after officers braved flames and a downed live wire to rescue them. The blaze happened in Ossining on Tuesday night, Aug. 6, when a residence on Maurice Avenue went up in flames, according to Ossining Police. Arriving officers discovered that several residents were trapped in the rear of the building. However, a live wire in front of the burning porch blocked access to the residence. Although the situation proved dangerous, officers raced behind the building and used a ladder to bring the res…
Ossining, NY
Police & Fire
Business Goes Up In Flames In Ossining
A blaze at a Northern Westchester auto body shop proved to be quite a challenge for first responders. The incident happened on Monday evening, June 10, when a fire began at an auto body shop on Hunter Street in Ossining, according to the town's police department. Responding firefighters soon discovered that several vehicles in the back of the building had also gone up in flames. After several hours though, crews successfully extinguished the fire as police controlled traffic in the area. Yesterday OVAC was on scene of a working structure fire on Hunter St. A great eff…
Ossining, NY
Police & Fire
Dog Dies After Basement Blaze At Ossining Residence
A dog died following a blaze that began in the basement of a Northern Westchester home, firefighters said. The fire began on Thursday, March 7 just before 10:30 a.m. at a residence in Ossining on Somerstown Road, according to the Millwood Fire Department. Arriving crews soon found smoke coming out of the house and forced their way in, discovering that the main body of the fire was contained in the basement. Firefighters then stretched a hose line into the home and began aggressively extinguishing the blaze, getting it under control within an hour. During a search of the residence, a …
Chappaqua, NY
Police & Fire
Driver Injured In Crash On Busy Road In Millwood
A driver was injured after crashing into an embankment alongside a busy Northern Westchester road. The incident happened on Friday, Jan. 19 just before 7 p.m., when a vehicle crashed into an embankment next to Route 100 in Millwood, according to the Millwood Fire Department. Fire crews and police soon arrived at the scene and found that the driver had suffered cuts to their face. First responders from the Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps then provided medical care to the driver while firefighters removed debris to allow the vehicle to be towed away. The cause of the crash was…
Chappaqua, NY
Police & Fire
Fire Risk: Electric Car Carefully Removed From Woods After Crashing, Flipping In Millwood
Crews had to be careful to avoid sparking a fire while removing an electric vehicle with a lithium-ion battery that crashed and flipped over into a wooded area in Northern Westchester. The incident happened on Monday, Oct. 16 around 1:30 p.m., when crews from the Millwood Volunteer Fire Co. #1 and the Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded to a rollover crash in Millwood on Route 134 at the intersection with Grace Lane. According to Millwood Fire, arriving firefighters discovered that the car had lost control and crashed into a rock before flipping and landing in crush 75 …
Mount Vernon, NY
News
Mount Vernon Man Nabbed After Taconic Chase In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say
A Westchester man was arrested after fleeing from police and taking them on a chase along the Taconic State Parkway before crashing in a stolen vehicle. The incident took place in around 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. It began when the Real Time Crime Center broadcast an alert that a stolen Kia SUV was traveling on the Saw Mill River Parkway, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. An officer located the vehicle in Hawthorne and attempted a traffic stop at the ramp to the northbound Taconic Parkway, O'Leary said. O'Leary said the driver refused to pull over, fled nor…
Lewisboro, NY
News
Covid-
19: Paramedics Will Start Making Vaccine House Calls In Parts Of Northern Westchester
The Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps will be delivering some 200 doses of Moderna vaccine to distribute to residents 18 and older over the course of the next three weeks. Appointments will be available at 8 Clinton Avenue, Ossining, at the paramedic headquarters during the "pop-up" vaccine clinics. In addition, the department will also make house calls for homebound as well as to help people feel more comfortable getting their first dose. To date, they have already vaccinated 11 people in their homes. The department's schedule includes: Tuesday, May 4, a pop-up at the depar…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Two Public Works Employees Rescued After Boat Overturns In Croton River
Two Croton Public Works employees were rescued by members from the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department after being stranded in the Croton River. The rescue took place a little after 9 a.m., Tuesday, April 30, when the department was notified of an overturned boat with two people in the water near the Croton River's Silver Lake Park, said the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. The employees had been performing maintenance work on the river at the time of the accident. Upon arrival, firefighters found a boat belonging to the Public Works Department had capsized, stranding one party on a ro…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Man Stabbed During Altercation At Apartment Parking Lot In Northern Westchester, Police Say
A man was seriously wounded after being stabbed during a fight over a parking space in Northern Westchester. The incident took place around 10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1, in the parking lot of Cortlandt Ridge Apartments (formerly Claremont Gardens), in Ossining, Ossining Police said on Facebook. When Ossining officers responded, they found one victim with a significant laceration, apparently from a bladed weapon, police said. Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded and transported the wounded man to the hospital. Following an investigation, Ossining police located and arres…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Man On Top Of Sinking Boat Rescued In Hudson
All hands were on deck - literally - as first responders rescued a man whose boat capsized in the Hudson River. The Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department received a report of the boater in distress off Croton Point at approximately 5:40 p.m. on Tuesday, leading to a water rescue involving several area first responders. Upon arrival at the scene, a man was found on top of his sinking boat and was rescued by a Sea Tow vessel that was in the area, while first responders secured the boat and attempted to pump off the water it was taking on, before eventually beaching it at Senesqua Park. The man wa…
