Fire

Two residences and a garage were destroyed Thursday morning in a three-alarm fire on Lakes End Lane in Ontario County. Fire departments from across the area, including agencies from as far away as Geneva, responded ... more

Hornell’s Board of Public Safety unanimously appointed Jacob Giglio as a full-time provisional firefighter at its August meeting, according to the Hornell Evening Tribune. Giglio holds emergency medical technician certification, previously volunteered with the South ... more

Victor firefighters were called to another house fire Saturday morning, marking the department’s second structure fire response in the village area this week ... more

Firefighters from three departments battled a house fire in the village of Victor early Thursday after flames spread through an attached garage and threatened a neighboring home. The Victor Fire Department was dispatched around midnight ... more

A Maple Avenue building in Sodus caught fire twice over the weekend, sending firefighters back to the same property early Sunday less than a day after crews had battled an initial blaze. The first fire ... more

Geneva firefighters knocked down a vehicle fire on Lakefront Drive Sunday morning, bringing the blaze under control in about 10 minutes. Hydrant Hose Company No. 1 said Engine 1112 and Rescue 1171 responded to 41 ... more

Ithaca police are investigating a fire that damaged a vacant campsite Wednesday afternoon at the city's sanctioned camping zone near Southwest Park Road. Police and firefighters responded around 4:20 p.m. Aug. 26 and found that ... more

A barn was fully involved in flames when firefighters arrived early Monday morning at a property on Mosher Road in the town of Scipio. Fleming Fire Department Co. No. 1 said crews were dispatched at ... more

Firefighters used foam to extinguish a large tire fire over the weekend after crews were initially dispatched for a possible vehicle fire near a barn on Silver Street Road, according to the Fleming Fire Department ... more

A dispute over whether New York should allow limited compensation for volunteer firefighters is exposing a deeper divide among the organizations that represent the state’s fire service, as recruitment and retention problems continue to strain ... more

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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