Retired firefighter helps contain Farmington vehicle fire before flames spread through home
A retired firefighter used a garden hose to slow a vehicle fire outside a Farmington home Sunday evening, helping responding crews limit damage to the building's exterior, according to the Ontario County Sheriff's Office. Deputies ... more
Hornell Fire Department receives $20,000 grant for new training equipment
Hornell firefighters have new training equipment funded by a $20,000 Bethesda Foundation grant. The grant paid for adult and baby mannequins and simulation monitoring technology for local emergency training ... more
Fire reported in maintenance barn at Lollypop Farm
Firefighters responded to a maintenance-barn fire at Lollypop Farm in Fairport early Wednesday, but no animals, employees or visitors were endangered, the organization said. Workers reported seeing smoke inside the barn and immediately called 911, ... more
State audit faults Moravia fire district purchasing practices
The Moravia Joint Fire District could not show that nearly $590,000 in purchases were made at the best available price, according to an audit released by the state comptroller's office. Auditors found the district did ... more
Schuyler County plans address changes along Hector lake roads for Next Generation 911
Residents living along lake roads in the town of Hector are being asked to attend a public meeting next week as Schuyler County prepares to change some addresses as part of its transition to Next ... more
Fire damages home on East Lake Road in Milo
A home on East Lake Road in the town of Milo sustained fire, smoke and water damage after a structure fire Thursday afternoon, according to the Yates County Sheriff’s Office. The Yates County 911 Center ... more
Canandaigua firefighters contain Gorham Street chicken coop fire
Canandaigua firefighters responded Thursday afternoon to a chicken coop fire on Gorham Street that spread to a nearby building. Engine 212 and Truck 281 were dispatched to the scene, where crews discovered the fire had ... more
Firefighters extinguish garage fire on Dwyer Road in Cayuga County
Firefighters from several Cayuga County departments responded Friday morning to a reported garage fire on Dwyer Road, according to the Cayuga/Seneca Fire Wire. Crews from Montezuma, Cayuga and Port Byron were dispatched to the scene, ... more
Victor firefighters contain shed fire within 10 minutes
Victor firefighters quickly contained a shed fire Tuesday evening with help from neighboring departments. The Victor Fire Department was dispatched shortly before 8 p.m., along with mutual aid from the Canandaigua, East Bloomfield-Holcomb and Farmington ... more
Bristol firefighters handle 30 calls in July, nearly half for mutual aid
The Bristol Volunteer Fire Department responded to 30 incidents in July, with nearly half involving mutual aid for neighboring fire districts. The department assisted agencies in communities including Naples, East Bloomfield, Honeoye and Cheshire. Fire ... more
Dryden community reeling after seven fire deaths
Seven people have died in three house fires in the Dryden and nearby Groton area since April, leaving residents and emergency responders confronting repeated loss, according to The Ithaca Voice. The most recent fire killed ... more
Fire displaces family of five in Ulysses
A family of five was displaced after a fire caused significant damage to a home on Kraft Road in Ulysses on Saturday evening, according to The Ithaca Voice. Firefighters arrived around 5 p.m. and found ... more
Lightning strikes Victor home during storms
A Victor home was hit by lightning as storms moved through the Rochester region Tuesday morning. The Victor Fire Department said crews responded just before 6 in the morning for the smell of smoke ... more
Wallington Fire Department to dedicate $425,000 Sodus station expansion
The Wallington Fire Department will hold an Aug. 1 ribbon-cutting ceremony in Sodus to mark completion of a $425,000 expansion of its fire station. Firefighters from the Wallington Fire Department in New Jersey are expected ... more
Boat catches fire on Cayuga Lake near Aurora; occupant rescued after jumping into water
A boat caught fire Monday on Cayuga Lake near Aurora, prompting a multi-agency emergency response and the rescue of an occupant who jumped into the water to escape the flames. Emergency crews from Aurora, Union ... more
Comptroller flags oversight failures at Crystal Beach fire department
The Crystal Beach Volunteer Fire Department improperly used $2,309 in foreign fire insurance tax money and lacked adequate oversight of the funds, according to a state audit. The department received $7,978 in foreign fire insurance ... more
Tour de Keuka charity bike ride returns Aug. 1
More than 200 cyclists are expected to ride around Keuka Lake on Saturday, Aug. 1, during the annual Tour de Keuka fundraiser for United Way of the Southern Tier. The charity ride will begin at ... more
Barn destroyed in Seneca County fire
A barn was destroyed in a fire along Route 96 near County House Road in Seneca County, according to an area fire-reporting service. Crews from departments across the county and neighboring communities responded as the ... more
Early-morning Ithaca fire prompts North Plain St. closure
An early morning four-alarm fire prompted officials to ask people to avoid part of North Plain Street in Ithaca on Saturday. The fire was reported near the Red & White Cafe, and the warning covered ... more
