MajorDamage at New Hamburg House Fire

The New Hamburg Fire Department, with mutual aid assistance, operated at a residential structure fire on Susan Lane on May 25, 2023. Crews were met with heavy fire from the roof of the structure and began an aggressive interiorattack. Interiorcrews had made good progress, but there was some fire that they could not reach from the interior. The decision was made to pull crews fora few minutes and use elevated streams, which they successfully did. Crews then immediately went back in and completed extinguishment. The fire is believed to have started in the basement, cau sed by a malfunctioning dehumidifierand caused significant damage. New Hamburgh was assisted by Arlington, Hughsonville, the Village of Fishkill, and the Village of Wappingers. The Town of Poughkeepsie Police, Dutchess Couty Sheriff’s Office, the Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response-Fire Investigation Division, and Central Hudson. New Hackensack provided station coverage during the incident.

- Fire News photos by Bill Johnson