Wednesday, September 5th proved to be a busy day for the Croton Falls Fire Department with six calls for service. One of these calls was at the Bridleside Apartments where the Fire Department was dispatched to the report of smoke in the building with an alarm sounding. Upon arrival of the first units an inside odor of burning was noted along with a sprinkler activation on a second floor porch. Further ... (Full Story & Photos)
This flash back is from the year 1978 (check out the movie playing at the old Cameo Theater, "The Deer Hunter"). These photos show the Department marching in the Brewster Fire Department's annual parade. Which by the way happens again this year on Thursday, July 26th at 7:00 p.m. Come out and support your local first responders.... (Full Story & Photos)
At the Department's weekly drill on Monday, July 9, 2018, firefighters focused on ladder company operations. Firefighters use a combination of truck company operations and engine company operations to extinguish fires in a coordinated manner.
Ladder 67's aerial ladder was raised to the roof of the North Salem High/Middle School and portable ground ladders from Ladder 67 and Engine 148 were used for ... (Full Story & Photos)
On the afternoon of May 15, 2018 a fast moving, powerful storm made its way through the Croton Falls Fire District. Firefighters and units from both firehouses were answering calls into the early evening. Calls for service ranged from a tree that fell on a home, wires down, trees across roads, cars trapped by falling trees and an assist to the MTA to help evacuate 99 passengers and crew members from ... (Full Story & Photos)
One of many fallen trees in town.
L-67's ladder pipe discharged several hundred gallons of water per minute.
At the Department's weekly drill on Monday, May 15, 2018, water operations was the topic of training. Since our fire district doesn't have dependable fire hydrants that can sustain firefighting operations, we're required to bring water to the scene to extinguish a fire.
During the drill, our two tankers shuttled water to portable ponds from a local water source and a fire engine then drafted water ... (Full Story & Photos)
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