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
Branchport’s ‘Fireman Dave’ named state fire prevention educator of the year
David Mortensen of the Branchport Keuka Park Fire Department has been named New York's 2026 Fire Prevention Educator of the Year after more than three decades of teaching fire and life safety across the Finger ... more
Volunteer firefighter hits woman while responding to call
A woman was critically injured after a volunteer firefighter driving to the Solvay fire station struck her in the town of Geddes, according to WSYR. The firefighter was traveling in his personal vehicle to join ... more
Fire extinguished at Newark’s Ultralife
A fire at Ultralife Corporation in Newark was brought under control Tuesday evening. Firefighters said no injuries were reported, and the cause remains under investigation ... more
Auburn firefighters rescue dog trapped beneath driveway
Auburn firefighters rescued a dog that became trapped about six feet beneath a Washington Street driveway after entering a woodchuck hole, the department said. The Auburn Fire Department was called to the scene around 8 ... more
Employees help contain fire at Genoa dairy facility
Employees at a dairy operation in Genoa helped prevent a smoldering fire from spreading by calling 911, beginning fire suppression and evacuating the building, according to the Genoa Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched shortly ... more
West Bloomfield home heavily damaged in late-night fire
An unoccupied West Bloomfield home suffered significant damage in a late-night fire Tuesday, according to the Ontario County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded around 11:52 p.m. to the single-family residence on County Road 14 and found ... more
Crews contain Route 90 house fire north of Aurora
Firefighters from across southern Cayuga County quickly contained a house fire Monday afternoon along Route 90 north of the village of Aurora, limiting damage to the home and an adjacent garage. The Aurora Volunteer Fire ... more
