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)
On Thursday, June 18th at 03:58 we were dispatched to a reported structure fire at 227 Daisy Lane. Officers arrived within minutes and confirmed a well-advanced structure fire in an unoccupied residence undergoing renovations. On arrival, crews from E-148 and T-88 quickly went to work with fire suppression and searches as firefighters on E-147, E-149 and T-8 secured a water source, laid a 5” supply ... (Full Story & Photos)
The regular monthly meeting of the Croton Falls Fire District will take place on Wednesday, June 17th at 7:30pm. However, in response to concerns over the spread of COVID19, the Croton Falls Fire District has opted to conduct the regular monthly meetings of the District by Zoom on-line meetings until further notice.
Just to clarify, there will be no face-to-face meeting at the North Salem Station ... (Full Story)
On Sunday, June 14th, 2020, at 10:15 a.m. the members of the Croton Falls Fire Department were dispatched to a car into a tree on Nash Road.
Upon arrival units found the car into a wooded area with the single occupant out of the vehicle. Medical aid was rendered until North Salem VAC arrived.
The occupant was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.
