» Fire at abandoned Rochester home full of bullets called 'suspicious'
06/12/21 08:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
VIDEO: Rochester firefighters are calling an early Monday morning fire at an abandoned home filled with bullets "suspicious." Crews went to the scene at a home on Burbank Street near Remington Street just after midnight. When they got th...

» Follow Up: FDNY colleagues mourn probationary firefighter who died during training
06/12/21 08:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
About 100 firefighters, paramedics and other FDNY staff gathered outside a Bronx emergency medical services station Saturday, to honor a probationary firefighter who died after suffering a medical episode during a training exercise. Fire...

» Two fires extinguished by Amherst Fire companies, $1.2 million in total damages estimated
06/12/21 08:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
Amherst Fire companies responded to two fires Sunday morning, with an estimated $1,200,000 worth of damage between the two. The first fire was called in just before 11 a.m., reporting smoke coming from the attic and roof of the residence...

» Firefighters rescue man from Rensselaer house fire
06/12/21 08:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
VIDEO: A Rensselaer man was pulled from a burning home Sunday afternoon. Neighbors are calling the firefighters heroes for their quick and brave actions. According to the Rensselaer Fire Department, they received a call around 1:40 p.m. ...

» Update: New York City Housing Authority Probed Over Clogged Trash Chute Fire That Killed Bronx Boy
06/12/21 08:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
The city Department of Investigation is probing whether the Housing Authority failed to unclog chronically problematic compactor chutes before two trash fires at a Bronx development — including one that killed a 6-year-old boy, we have l...

» Man charged with arson following a Rochester house fire
05/12/21 09:34 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
Eight people were able to escape from a house fire that began after a man reportedly set his own home on fire during the course of a domestic incident at Magnolia Street Saturday. In an update issued by Rochester Police Saturday at 11 p....

» Probationary FDNY Firefighter Dies After Randall's Island Training Exercise
03/12/21 08:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
A 31-year-old probationary firefighter from Brooklyn died Friday morning one day after suffering a medical episode during academy training on Randall's Island, the FDNY announced. Commissioner Daniel Nigro announced the death of Vincent ...

» ‘Drew Barrymore Show’ recognizes first paid female firefighter for Long Beach Fire Department
03/12/21 08:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
Actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore welcomed the Long Beach Fire Department to the “Drew Barrymore Show” last month. Barrymore recognized the entire department, highlighting firefighter Catherine Lewis. Lewis, who is known as Cat t...

» Large Fire Breaks Out at Auto Repair Shop in Oneonta
03/12/21 08:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
Several crews battled a fire early Friday that gutted the second-floor office area of a tire shop in Oneonta and damaged a portion of the first floor. Crews responded to Monser Brothers Tire & Auto Repair on Chestnut Street, in Oneonta, ...

» Tenants displaced after fire at Watertown apartment building
03/12/21 08:00 from Daily Dispatch: New York News
A fire in a Watertown high rise Wednesday evening leaves the tenants of one apartment displaced. The call at Hilltop Towers on West Main Street came in after 6 p.m. The fire was contained to one apartment on the ninth floor of the 11-sto...