Fire

Funding has arrived. Senator Pam Helming announced that the six Wayne-Finger Lakes area counties that she represents have been awarded a combined $1,068,785 to support emergency response operations. The funding is administered by the Division ... more

A home in Fleming suffered extensive damage in a fire Saturday. Fleming Assistant Fire Chief Chris Lawton said a call came in for a garage fire at 5637 Silver Street Road at 12:41 pm., and ... more

West Walworth Fire Department responded to a house fire on Sunday morning. The fire started around 9:30 a.m. at a home on West Walworth Road. Firefighters say five people were home at the time of ... more

Firefighters in Seneca County were called to a car fire in the Magee Fire District over the weekend, according to reports on social media. The call came in from State Route 318 around Pineview Circle, ... more

All pets were safe and accounted for after firefighters extinguished a fire at Veterinary Care of Ithaca on West Court Street on Thursday afternoon. The Ithaca Fire Department responded to the scene around 1 p.m ... more

Firefighters in Ontario County battled an overnight camper fire, which was reported in the Town of Phelps on Park Street. Around 1 am crews were called to 43 Park Street for that camper fire. Firefighters ... more

On Friday at 10:22 am the Oaks Corners Fire Department and Phelps Ambulance were dispatched to New York State Thruway Exit 42 for a reported tanker truck rollover with injuries. Initial reports indicated that a ... more

The debate over staffing of the Canandaigua City Fire Department was the focus of a special meeting Tuesday night at Wood Library. Claims that the department is understaffed date back several years. Last year, those ... more

A barn was destroyed after a fire in Walworth, according to officials, after a structure fire was reported during the early-afternoon hours. Several structures around it were partially damaged, as well, according to those reports ... more

The view from the helmet of a City of Canandaigua firefighter's helmet as he responds to a vehicle fire at Leicester Street and Niagara Street on Thursday, July 12th just before 1:30 pm. This video ... more

Firefighters are battling a blaze on Washington Street in Auburn, according to the Auburn Citizen. The apartment building, located at 5 Washington Street was called in around 8:30 am. Assistant Fire Chief Mark Fritz said ... more

It took firefighters from four different counties to battle a garage fire that spread to another garage, and a home at an address in the village of Cato on Friday. The call came in around ... more

Multiple departments responded to Eastview Mall on Thursday for the report of a care fire. Videos and photos from the scene posted to social media showed the response. @13WHAM #eastviewmall pic.twitter.com/IEfbNymkoX— Greg Roland (@gregroland17) July ... more

A house fire in Waterloo is under investigation after first responders were called to the scene on Church Street a little after midnight. Around 12:30 am firefighters were called to 51 Church Street for the ... more

Four people and three dogs suffered just minor injuries after a boat burst into flames near Kershaw Park on Canandaigua Lake Saturday. Deputies say Eugene B. Allaire, 56, of Penn Yan was aboard his 1989 ... more

The Auburn Fire Department responded to several heat-related medical calls Saturday. Assistant chief Bill DiFabio said the department had been receiving multiple calls throughout the day to check on people who appeared to be passed ... more

Rescue personnel from several Cayuga County agencies banded together to help a child out of a precarious position Thursday evening. Dolores Bochenek, first assistant chief with the Union Springs Fire Department, said a minor had ... more

Senator Pam Helming announced that the New York State Senate unanimously passed a bill that she sponsored to promote youth involvement in local fire departments. The measure would create youth programs that facilitate a learning ... more

A dog died in a fire Thursday night at 256 Washington St. Geneva Fire Department Chief Mike Combs said all three department companies responded to the blaze, which was reported at 11:56 p.m. Firefighters arrived ... more

First responders in Cayuga County were called to a camper fire in Union Springs on Saturday afternoon. The report came in a little after 6 p.m., according to scanner traffic. Union Springs, Cayuga, Throop, Montezuma ... more

A few years ago, firefighters were called to the vacant Dunn & McCarthy site on West Street in Auburn, where a 12-year-old boy had sunk waist-deep in wet, grainy soil. The soil had become quicksand, ... more