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Flames Show in Mamaroneck Village

On February 21, 2021, the Mamaroneck Village Fire Department was dispatched to Andrew Street and Louise Avenue fora structure fire. TowerLadder20 arrived on scene to heavy fire showing from a 2-1/2 story, peaked roof, private dwelling. The fire was placed undercontrol in underan hour. - Fire News photos by Brandon Colon and PuckStopperPhotography.com

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Amsterdam Fire Lieutenant Tim Miller. - Fire News photo by MarkPerfettiPhotography.com

Amsterdam Fire Lieutennant Kenny Brooks. - Fire News photo by MarkPerfettiPhotography.com

7 FFs Hurt at Queens 7-Alarmer

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On January 9, 2021, FDNYfirefighters in Flushing, Queens, fought a stubborn seven-alarm fire on 37th Street. Units immediately transmitted a second-alarm assignment aftera fire extended into the exposure buildings. Seven firefighters suffered minorinjuries.

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Snow and Ice HamperFight

On the morning of February 23, 2021, the Continental Village Fire Department was dispatched to Sprout Brook Road fora reported structure fire. While responding, dispatch updated units they were getting multiple calls fora large fire. First-due units arrived to a heavy fire load in a large private dwelling. The long driveway mixed with the snow and ice made it impossible to pull a rig up the driveway. Acourtyard stretch was made to help supply waterto the house. Crews maintained an exteriorattack as the building slowly collapsed. - Fire News photos by Kempter’s Fire Wire

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Stove Fire KO’d

Athens Fire Department, along with West Athens Lime Street Fire and Catskill Fire, were dispatched foran oven fire in the Sleepy Hollow Lake Community. Arriving Athens Second Assistant Chief James Robinson reported an active fire in the stove. The residents evacuated the home and the fire was quickly extinguished. No furtherextension orinjuries were reported. Coxsackie Hose 3 Fire Department was on standby forAthens. - Fire News photo by John C. Miller

Dive Team Responds in City of Hudson

On February 26, 2021, the City of Hudson police requested the Hudson Fire Department and the Athens Fire Department Water Rescue/Dive Team to respond to City of Hudson Riverfront Park fora man wielding a knife and threatening to jump in the frozen Hudson Riverif police officers approached him. Units arrived and donned theirwaterrescue gearto be ready if the man jumped in the river. Afterseveral minutes police were able to talk to the subject and remove him from the Hudson docks. Hudson Fire was assisted by Athens, Greenport Fire and Columbia County Sheriffs. No injuries were reported. - Fire News photo by John C. Miller

Looking Back

Schenectady 2011 Cohoes 2011

On October25, 2011, Cohoes firefighters fought a fire in a two-story duplex apartment on Hamilton Street. - Fire News photo by Jeff Couch

Mt. Vernon 2011

Schenectady firefighters arrived to find a house fire on Strong Street in the Hamilton Hill neighborhood shortly before 0200. The cause of the fire was listed as suspicious. - Fire News photo by Peter Barber On December8, 2011, the Mount Vernon Fire Department lost FirefighterKevin E. Townes, while he was operating at a basement fire on Lorraine Avenue. - Fire News photo by John C. Miller

Missing Person Found

On February 21, 2021, RensselaerCounty dispatched several departments in Schodack and East Greenbush to Castleton. Arriving companies and the RensselaerCounty Search and Rescue Team spread out throughout the area and searched along the tracks, a riverand the State Park to find a missing person. The temperature was below freezing. As darkness was setting in a fireman found the missing person walking along Route 20 several miles away. - Fire News photos by Martin E. Miller