Category: Fire

An early morning fire in Granby had multiple fire departments present. Around 1 a.m. apartments on State Route 176 caught on fire. The apartments appeared to be destroyed with no injuries reported. What caused the fire is unknown and is still actively ... MORE

Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have announce that there is $12,316,450 for five fire departments in Upstate New York. The funding is through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency ... MORE

The Galen/Clyde Joint Fire District will continue to provide services to the Town of Tyre for two years. The vote was unanimous at the Sept. 2 meeting. The board switched to Galen/Clyde after ending services with Magee Fire Department. The state is ... MORE

State Police responded to a house fire at a residence in Town of Steuben on Sept. 6 at 1:03 a.m. Upon arrival, the house was fully engulfed in flames. When firefighters entered the home, two individuals were located and pronounced dead at ... MORE

After a fire destroyed a father and his son’s home on Sunday, a GoFundMe has been set up. Rob and his son Scott were on a trip to spread a family member’s ashes when they were notified that their house had caught ... MORE

A fire investigation team is looking into a shed fire that happened in Yates County last Friday. In the village of Rushville, firefighters were called to a fire on Harvey Road a little before 5 a.m. The medium sized shed was a ... MORE

Four families had their homes destroyed and just over a week later received letters terminating their leases. Some of the families have children that are just weeks from starting school. Families tried reaching the landlord, PathStone Management Corporation, but received no answer ... MORE

First responders say the fire that destroyed a barn on Saturday in Cayuga County didn’t result in any injuries or loss of livestock. All of the cows that were inside a large barn that burst into flames were safely removed before any ... MORE

Police arrested a 35-year-old Penn Yan man following an arson investigation. Christopher Cooke, 35, of Penn Yan was charged with conspiracy after an investigation into an arson where a person’s tent was burned. The tent was burned while up in a back ... MORE

4 Cayuga Count Fire Departments, Aurelius, Cayuga, Fleming No. 2 and Union Springs, are going to split a grant worth $290,542 for new protective equipment, including gear for fighting brush fires. The departments came together to apply for the grant, awarded by ... MORE

A wildfire in Northern California continues to spread and has seriously injured two people. The injuries pushed El Dorado County to issue an evacuation order for all residents and tourists this morning. The wildfire, Caldor Fire, started Saturday night about 60 miles ... MORE

A Sunday night fire at a home in Byron is still being investigated. One person was home at the time and made it safe out as well as the family dog. The other resident was not home at the time of the ... MORE

It’s unclear how soon Connie’s Diner in Waterloo will be reopened after a weekend fire prompted its closure. The fire, which was contained to an area of the basement, prompted a major response from first responders in the area. The diner’s structure ... MORE

First responders are trained to deal with motor vehicle accidents involving vehicles using gas, but electric cars are becoming more common. The difference is the lithium battery system an electric car has. One of the concerns early on with first responders was ... MORE

A fire in Camillus Thursday morning destroyed a barn and killed a bull resulting in a total loss, according to officials. The fire happened in an old dairy barn on Van Alstine Road that was no longer in use. It’s unclear how ... MORE