Shortly after midnight, the Croton Falls Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire on Titicus Road. While en route, WCDES 60 Control advised Car 2073 of a barn and multiple cars on fire. Car 2072 was first arriving and transmitted a 10-75 for a 40' x 40' detached garage with heavy fire showing.
Ladder 67 arrived and stretched a 2.5" hose line to the fire building while Engine 148 ... (Full Story & Photos)
From hand pumps to ladder trucks. This month features two articles. One from April 16, 1915 with members using a hand pump to control a stubborn fire and the other over a hundred years later showing ladder trucks from our area.
At 3:00am this morning, Ladder 67 was requested to Brewster for a working structure fire on Dingle Ridge Road. Car 2071, 2072, 2073, Ladder 67, Utility 48, and Utility 28 responded on the assignment. Upon arrival, firefighters from Ladder 67 and Utility 48 began ventilating the structure and assisted with knocking down fire on the roof. Members operated for just under two hours before returning in ... (Full Story & Photos)
10-75 on Dingle Ridge Road in Brewster. Photo Courtesy of the Brewster Fire Department.
On Thursday afternoon at 15:22 hours, Cars 2072, 2073, and Rescue 28 responded to a high-speed motor vehicle accident on Route 22 down the street from Fire Headquarters. Car 2073 arrived with a vehicle off the roadway and into a tree. The vehicle was secured and the patient was transported by NSVAC to an area trauma center. Shortly after clearing Route 22, Croton Falls Fire responded to Interstate ... (Full Story & Photos)
Croton Falls Fire responded to 63 alarms during the month of March, including 3 structure fires, 2 mutual aid requests, 1 mutual aid relocate, 5 motor vehicle accidents, 1 MVA with extrication, 3 inside investigations. Members trained on gas meters, thermal imaging cameras, saws, fireground operations, equipment familiarization, operating procedures, probationary firefighter training, and PSS re-qualifications.
