Fire

Firefighters from several districts in Wayne County were called to a structure fire on North Creek Road. Palmyra and South Macedon fire departments were among the first on-scene during the late-evening hours on Wednesday. Extensive ... more

Over Memorial Day weekend, two fires at the Steuben County landfill transfer station in Hornell led to the site's temporary closure. The first fire occurred in a garbage collection trailer on Saturday, which was extinguished ... more

DEC officers say one person was ticketed after a wildfire investigation in Ovid. According to officials, around 9:30 a.m. on May 28 forest rangers responded to a complaint about rubbish burning that had spread to ... more

First responders from Seneca and Ontario counties were dispatched to a building fire at HEP Sales late-Tuesday. While the fire was brought under control around 30 minutes after firefighters arrived on-scene, fire was reported throughout ... more

In the village of Groton, firefighters rapidly responded to and controlled a fire confined to the kitchen of a second-floor apartment in a multi-unit building early Sunday evening. The incident, which temporarily shut down Main ... more

Firefighters were called to a large structure fire in Farmington on Sunday afternoon. The home, which became fully-engulfed in flames appeared to be heavily damaged. Victor firefighters were dispatched to the scene around 4 p.m ... more

A landfill transfer station in Steuben County is closed. And it appears as though it will remain that way until further notice. Steuben County Public Works Commissioner Eric Rose told WETM-TV that the landfill was ... more

Emergency teams responded to a fire alarm at Cornell University's Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall, a north campus residence hall, late Saturday night. The Cornell University Police Department reported finding laundry damaged by fire on the ... more

First responders in Cayuga County were dispatched to what was initially reported as a house explosion during the early evening hours on Saturday. Our partners at the Cayuga/Seneca Fire Wire reported that the home was ... more

Firefighters from several districts were dispatched to a structure fire in Cayuga County late-Saturday. The call came in around 8:30 p.m. First units on-scene confirmed a working fire. Our partners at the Cayuga/Seneca Fire Wire ... more

A house fire erupted on Slaterville Road on Thursday, prompting a swift response from the Brooktondale Fire Department along with mutual aid from surrounding areas. Responding to numerous calls from the Tompkins County 911 Center, ... more

As the Finger Lakes region marks ten days without rain this week, the New York State Department of Environmental Protection has declared the fire danger level "High" through Friday due to dry vegetation. Despite the ... more

First responders were called to a structure fire in the Scipio Fire District on Tuesday. The call came in between 4:30 and 5 p.m. with firefighters from Fleming were dispatched as mutual aid. A barn ... more

First responders were left investigating after several departments responded to a structure fire on Wayneport Road in Wayne County. The fire itself was in the Farmington Fire District, which meant departments from both Ontario and ... more

The Canandaigua Police Department is investigating a suspicious package that was left at a local business this week. The package was left at a West Avenue business late-Thursday, according to authorities, which prompted a response ... more

First responders in Owasco are warning area residents of a scam. The Owasco Fire Department said they received reports of a scam involving text messages targeting area residents. The text messages claim that the department ... more

Firefighters from two counties were dispatched to a structure fire in Wolcott. The call came in for a fire on Larkin Road during the late-morning hours. By noon, mutual aid requests were made to departments ... more

A Barrington fire is under investigation, according to first responders in Yates County. No injuries were reported, but firefighters were called to the unoccupied trailer on Charley Brace Road on Saturday. The Yates County Fire ... more

The Clyde Fire Department was dispatched to the Thruway near mile marker 317 in Tyre for a vehicle fire. The call came in a little after 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, according to officials with CFD ... more