Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
IDs Released For 20-Year-Old Killed, Teen Brothers Injured In Fiery Long Island Crash IDs Released For 20-Year-Old Killed, Teen Brothers Injured In Fiery Long Island Crash
IDs Released For 20-Year-Old Killed, Teen Brothers Injured In Fiery Long Island Crash A 20-year-old area man who was killed and two teenage brothers who were critically injured in a single-vehicle crash have been identified by police. William Smith, 20, of Mastic, was killed around 8:45 a.m., Friday, Sept. 13, while driving a 1996 Lexus eastbound on Pine Road when he lost control of the vehicle, which struck a tree and caught fire in front of 24 Pine Road, said the Suffolk County Police. Responding Seventh Precinct Police Officer David Collins, with the assistance of a Good Samaritan, was able to pull brothers, 16-year-old Rasin Jackson, and 15-year-old Zameer Jackson, both …

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Area Home Built In 1795 Heavily Damaged By Fire Area Home Built In 1795 Heavily Damaged By Fire
Area Home Built In 1795 Heavily Damaged By Fire A LaGrange home built in 1795 received heavy damage following a fire on the second floor and the left side of the home, the LaGrange Fire Department said. The fire started around 10:40 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 15 Skidmore Road, said LaGrange Fire Chief Barry Ward. Arriving units found heavy fire on the second floor of the left side of the home, he added. Firefighters were able to make a quick attack and had extinguished the flames within an hour or so and cleared the scene by 1 p.m., he said. Two residents were not home at the time of the fire, but a dog was rescued and a cat was unaccou…

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by Kathy Reakes
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Saddle Brook Police Officer Rescues Cat From Smoky House Blaze PHOTOS: Saddle Brook Police Officer Rescues Cat From Smoky House Blaze
Photos: Saddle Brook Police Officer Rescues Cat From Smoky House Blaze UPDATE: A Saddle Brook police officer rescued a cat from a smoky fire that destroyed a local resident’s home Tuesday. Officer Matt Benus was the first responder at the two-alarm Hutter Street blaze. The 60-something woman got out safely, while her cat remained inside. Benus rushed in, found the feline in the living room and completed the rescue. The 7 a.m. fire -- the third residential blaze in the township in a week – broke out in the basement and quickly roared out the back of the 864-square-foot, wood-frame home, responders said. Firefighters had to open the roof to vent the fire whi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Saddle Brook Police Officer Rescues Cat From Smoky House Blaze PHOTOS: Saddle Brook Police Officer Rescues Cat From Smoky House Blaze
Photos: Saddle Brook Police Officer Rescues Cat From Smoky House Blaze UPDATE: A Saddle Brook police officer rescued a cat from a smoky fire that destroyed a local resident’s home Tuesday. Officer Matt Benus was the first responder at the two-alarm Hutter Street blaze. The 60-something woman got out safely, while her cat remained inside. Benus rushed in, found the feline in the living room and completed the rescue. The 7 a.m. fire -- the third residential blaze in the township in a week – broke out in the basement and quickly roared out the back of the 864-square-foot, wood-frame home, responders said. Firefighters had to open the roof to vent the fire whi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Dad, Neighbors Save Kids From Jersey City Fire: Report Dad, Neighbors Save Kids From Jersey City Fire: Report
Dad, Neighbors Save Kids From Jersey City Fire: Report Fire gutted a multi-family Jersey City home Friday morning, but a far greater tragedy was averted by a quick-acting father and some helpful neighbors, WABC 7 reported.  The fire, at a home on Gates Avenue, broke out around 11 a.m. A resident "did drop three children out of the window and onto an awning," Chief Steven McGill told the station. Neighbors on the street helped catch the children.  The cause of the fire was still under investigation. 

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by Paul Milo
Northern Highlands, NJ
Police & Fire
Dog Rescued From Waldwick House Fire Dog Rescued From Waldwick House Fire
Dog Rescued From Waldwick House Fire A dog was rescued from a house fire on a Waldwick dead end Thursday. A discarded cigarette may have been responsible for the two-alarm Bender Road blaze, Police Chief Mark Messner said. No one was inside at the time, he said. The two-story home was severely damaged. Joining their colleages were firefighters from Ho-Ho-Kus, Midland Park, Mahwah, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River and Wyckoff, along with the borough Volunteer Ambulance Corps. At the two-alarm fire on Bender Road in Waldwick.COURTESY: Waldwick FD COURTESY: Waldwick FD

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Nearly 100 Puppies Rescued After Blaze Breaks Out At Pet Shop Nearly 100 Puppies Rescued After Blaze Breaks Out At Pet Shop
Nearly 100 Puppies Rescued After Blaze Breaks Out At Pet Shop Firefighters along with the help of Good Samaritans were able to save almost 100 puppies when a fire broke in a warehouse attached to a local pet store in Danbury. The fire was reported around 8:56 p.m. Thursday, Jan., 3, a fire was reported on Lake Avenue Extension in the area of the "Puppy Love" building, said the Danbury Fire Department on Facebook. When approaching the scene Engine 26 could see the heavy fire from Kenosia Avenue, causing Lt. Mark Miguel to transmit a second alarm.  Deputy Chief Steve Williams arrived and took command, finding a fully involved 100 x 50-foot warehouse b…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Hero Police Officers Save Residents From Three-Alarm Fire In Newburgh Hero Police Officers Save Residents From Three-Alarm Fire In Newburgh
Hero Police Officers Save Residents From Three-Alarm Fire In Newburgh City of Newburgh police officers braved smoke and flames to save several residents inside a home early Wednesday as flames spread throughout the residence. The call for the fire came in around 3:47 a.m. Wednesday at 746 Broadway, said City of Newburgh Police Det. Lt. Joseph Burns. Upon arrival, officers found the first floor of the residence was heavily engulfed in flames and onlookers told them there will still residents inside the building, Burns said. Officer Daniel D’Elicio ran into the building and located an elderly man that he was able to safely evacuate, wh…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
28 Families Displaced After Three-Alarm Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Westchester 28 Families Displaced After Three-Alarm Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Westchester
28 Families Displaced After Three-Alarm Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Westchester A total of 28 families likely will need to be relocated following a three-alarm fire that broke out late Sunday afternoon at an apartment house in Westchester. One female resident was rescued by firefighters from a fourth-floor window and pulled to the fire escape at 637 Van Cortlandt Park Ave., said Yonkers Fire Department Deputy Chief of Personnel Daniel P. Flynn. Four firefighters suffered minor injuries. There have been no reports of civilian injuries. The fire began just after 3:30 on Dec. 2 and was extinguished at around 4:25 p.m., Flynn said. The cause of the fi…

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by Daily Voice
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
HEROES: Little Ferry Firefighters Rescue Youngster Trapped In House Fire HEROES: Little Ferry Firefighters Rescue Youngster Trapped In House Fire
Heroes: Little Ferry Firefighters Rescue Youngster Trapped In House Fire Two youngsters, one of whom was briefly hanging from a second-floor window, escaped a Little Ferry house blaze Wednesday afternoon, responders said. Both were hospitalized with what responders characterized as minor burns – “nothing major,” one said. Fire Capt. Ryan Romero carried the boy who'd been hanging from the window of the Prospect Avenue home down a ladder during the 3:30 p.m. blaze, they said, adding that a younger girl got out on her own The juveniles – who responders said are between the ages of 10 and 15 – were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. Firefighters from H…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Police & Fire
West Milford Firefighters Rescue Unconscious Woman In Second-Story Blaze West Milford Firefighters Rescue Unconscious Woman In Second-Story Blaze
West Milford Firefighters Rescue Unconscious Woman In Second-Story Blaze West Milford firefighters rescued a woman from a burning second-floor apartment above a strip mall overnight. Flames shot from the windows of the building on Greenwood Lake Turnpike as firefighters – alerted by neighbors -- dashed in, found the middle-aged woman unconscious on the kitchen floor and brought her to safety around 2 a.m., Fire Chief Michael Blondin said. EMS began CPR before an ambulance brought the woman to nearby Greenwood Lake Airport, Blondin said. AirMed One flew her from there to St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston, the chief said. Meanwhile, firefighters quickly brought…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Wayne Police Recruit, Fiancée Rescue Owner Whose Boat Caught Fire Off-Duty Wayne Police Recruit, Fiancée Rescue Owner Whose Boat Caught Fire
Off-Duty Wayne Police Recruit, Fiancée Rescue Owner Whose Boat Caught Fire An off-duty Wayne police recruit and his fiancée rescued a homeowner who was severely burned when his boat caught fire, authorities said. The Alps Road victim was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston after trying to douse the 10:30 a.m. fire himself on Thursday, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Township police recruit Al-Raheem Thomas was traveling on Alps Road with his fiancée -- Unique Zapata, who's a member of the Wayne Memorial Volunteer First Aid Squad -- when they spotted smoke, Martin said. Thomas pulled over, ran to the back of the house and found the boat ablaze, the …

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by Jerry DeMarco