It was a busy start to August for the volunteers of the Croton Falls Fire Department.
After last week's passing of Tropical Storm Isaias and the large scale power outage that followed, our members answered over 60 calls for service so far this month. Included in our responses were multiple mutual aid requests to Brewster and several to Somers including a structure fire in the Purdys section of Somers. ... (Full Story & Photos)
The next monthly meeting of the Croton Falls Fire District is scheduled to be held the evening of Wednesday, July 15th. This month's meeting will be held in person at the North Salem firehouse at 301 Titicus Road. The public meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Depending on the number of participants and attendees, everyone will be expected to wear a mask or social distance.... (Full Story)
On Sunday, July 12th, 2020 at 3:24 p.m. members were dispatched to a motor vehicle fire on I-684 northbound between exits 7 and 8.
New York State Police arrived on scene and confirmed a working car fire on the shoulder just south of exit 8.
CFFD units arrived moments later and immediately went to work. Engine 148 took a blocking position in the right lane to provide a safe scene while firefighters ... (Full Story & Photos)
This week's Monday training was water operations, which is an essential element of firefighting when fire hydrants aren't available (which is the case in our fire district and most of northern Westchester and Putnam counties).
In our training scenario, Engine 148 was the source engine and drafted water from a branch of the Croton River to fill Tanker 8 and Tanker 88. Both tankers then transported ... (Full Story & Photos)
