Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Three Children, Dog Rescued From Roof By Firefighters After Blaze Breaks Out Three Children, Dog Rescued From Roof By Firefighters After Blaze Breaks Out
Three Children, Dog Rescued From Roof By Firefighters After Blaze Breaks Out Three children and a dog were rescued from a cloud of smoke and fire-filled apartment by firefighters using ladders to reach them. The fire started around 12:30 p.m., Thursday, June 4, in an Ulster County second-floor apartment at 728 Broadway in Kingston. When Kingston firefighters arrived on the scene within three minutes, they found smoke coming from the windows and a second alarm was sounded by Deputy Fire Chief Darren Bondar. The children, two boys, ages 14 and 6, and a 13-year-old girl, along with their dog, climbed through the window to the roof where they were rescued by firefighte…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Officers Rescue Five After Fire Breaks Out At Two-Story Long Island Building Officers Rescue Five After Fire Breaks Out At Two-Story Long Island Building
Officers Rescue Five After Fire Breaks Out At Two-Story Long Island Building Responding police officers moved quickly to rescue five people during a fire at a two-story building on Long Island. The blaze broke out around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 26 in Huntington Station. Suffolk County Police Second Precinct officers Matthew Berube and Michael Haggerty and Emergency Service Section officers Giacomo Marchese and John Farrell responded to a 911 call reporting a fire at 1344 New York Ave. at approximately 1:30 a.m.  The two-story building consists of a commercial business on the ground floor and two apartments, front and rear, on the second floor. The second floor…

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by Joe Lombardi
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Firefighters Rescue Three From Fourth-Floor Housing Complex Fire Firefighters Rescue Three From Fourth-Floor Housing Complex Fire
Firefighters Rescue Three From Fourth-Floor Housing Complex Fire Firefighters rescued three people from the top floor of a senior housing apartment complex during a fire. The incident took place around 6:20 a.m., Thursday, May 21, in Rockland County at the Sycamore Crest Apartment complex at 15 Summit Ave., in Spring Valley, said Officer Matt Galli. Spring Valley police and firefighters initially responded to the complex for a fire alarm but were met with heavy smoke on the fourth floor of the complex, Gallie said. "Firefighters on the scene heroically removed two bed-ridden occupants from the fourth floor," Galli said.  A third occ…

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by Kathy Reakes
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Firefighters Rescue Mother, Child From Burning Passaic Building PHOTOS: Firefighters Rescue Mother, Child From Burning Passaic Building
Photos: Firefighters Rescue Mother, Child From Burning Passaic Building Firefighters rescued a 4-year-old girl and her mother from a burning Passaic building Monday afternoon. A bystander spotted both of them at a third-floor window above a restaurant at the corner of Dayton Avenue and President Street after arriving shortly before 2:30 p.m., Mayor Hector Carlos Lora told Daily Voice. The mother went to another while the girl waved her hands to get firefighters' attention, witnesses said. Firefighter Ricardo Figueroa climbed a ground ladder and carried the girl down with help from Deputy Chief Chris DiBella, Lora said. Meanwhile, Trentacost redirected a 35-f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Officer Rescues Family As Flames Engulf Long Valley Home Police Officer Rescues Family As Flames Engulf Long Valley Home
Police Officer Rescues Family As Flames Engulf Long Valley Home A Washington Township (Morris County) police officer who spotted a house fire helped the family out moments before it was fully engulfed in flames, authorities said. Officer Marut was on routine patrol on East Mill Road when he saw smoke coming from an area near Mountain View Drive around 8 :10 a.m. Monday, Lt. Mark Niemynkski said. As he got closer, he saw flames shooting through the roof of a home at 4 Mountain View Dr. The officer called Morris County Communication Center to have fire companies dispatched, as he was the first to call it in, and then helped the family off their porch…

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by Cecilia Levine
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
HEROES: Firefighters Rescue Two Kids, Adult Trapped In Perth Amboy House Blaze HEROES: Firefighters Rescue Two Kids, Adult Trapped In Perth Amboy House Blaze
Heroes: Firefighters Rescue Two Kids, Adult Trapped In Perth Amboy House Blaze Two children and an adult trapped on an upper floor were rescued by Perth Amboy firefighters during a Friday night house blaze. Four people in all were hospitalized in the Market Street fire, all with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, firefighters said. A total of 18 people were displaced, they said. Arriving units said they found heavy fire in the basement shortly after 9 p.m. They raised a bucket ladder to a third-floor window to rescue the three trapped occupants, getting them all down safely and securely, the Perth Amboy Fire Department said. They were then turne…

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by Jerry DeMarco
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
HEROES: Police Officer, Fire Chief Rescue Homeowner From Clinton Apartment Fire HEROES: Police Officer, Fire Chief Rescue Homeowner From Clinton Apartment Fire
Heroes: Police Officer, Fire Chief Rescue Homeowner From Clinton Apartment Fire A police officer and fire chief ran into a burning Clinton Township apartment to rescue a resident who told first responders he couldn't make it out on his own, authorities said. Annandale Fire Chief Chris Sloss and Clinton Township Patrol Officer Frank Praino removed the homeowner from the burning unit at the Beaverbrook condo development on St. Andrews Lane around 10 a.m. Sunday, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office said. The victim was taken to the Hunterdon Medical Center and treated for burns and smoke inhalation, local fire officials said. The fire was contained to…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
HERO: Ridgefield Police Officer Rescues Mom, Kids From House Fire HERO: Ridgefield Police Officer Rescues Mom, Kids From House Fire
Hero: Ridgefield Police Officer Rescues Mom, Kids From House Fire A Ridgefield police officer kicked in a door and rescued a mother and children from a raging house fire Saturday morning. Sgt. Edward Schaefer was walking out of the headquarters when he saw smoke coming from a block away. Schaefer, a 20-year veteran and firefighter, ran to the Hillside Street home. Smoke poured from the house as he got the mother and kids out. Flames were consuming the second floor and attic when Schaefer then turned and -- without protective gear -- went back inside to make sure there wasn’t anyone left. Schaefer, who was assisted by Officers Hagop Cigercioglu and Andr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lewisboro, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester Woman Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester
Woman Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester A woman was rescued from a Westchester home after a fire broke out, officials said. Shortly before 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, firefighters in New Rochelle responded to the Chatsworth Place home, Fire Chief Andy Sandor said.  Upon arrival, they found flames coming out the front of the home and a woman trapped in the second floor of the burning residence. Firefighters were able to save the woman, and helped her down a ladder from the balcony in the back of the home, officials said. She was rescued without injury. It took crews approximately an hour to get the fire under control and the …

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by Zak Failla
Bergenfield, NJ
Police & Fire
Veteran Dumont Police Sergeant, 51, Dies Veteran Dumont Police Sergeant, 51, Dies
Veteran Dumont Police Sergeant, 51, Dies Arrangements were being finalized Tuesday for a veteran Dumont police sergeant who died the night before. ****** UPDATE: Church bells tolled, a lone bagpiper played, but otherwise all remained silent during a solemn final drive-by Wednesday morning for late Dumont Police Sgt. James Flaherty Jr. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/bergenfield/police-fire/final-drive-by-for-late-police-vet-draws-throng-to-dumont/782595/ ****** Sgt. James Flaherty Jr., 51, was four months shy of 25 years in blue -- just about all of it in Dumont, records show. He’d returned to work after back surgery on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Multi-alarm Fire Breaks Out At Union Home Sunday, Woman Reportedly Hurt Multi-alarm Fire Breaks Out At Union Home Sunday, Woman Reportedly Hurt
Multi-alarm Fire Breaks Out At Union Home Sunday, Woman Reportedly Hurt Firefighters were in the 1900 block of Hillside Avenue in Union Sunday night where fire was ripping through a private home.  Fire broke out at the home around 6:30 p.m. and the blaze quickly went to multiple alarms.  A woman was rescued from a second-floor window of the home, according to a published report. She was hospitalized with burns at St. Barnabas Medical Center. Her condition was not immediately known.  Multiple departments provided mutual aid during the three-alarm fire, including Irvington, Roselle, Hillside and Maplewood.  The cause is still under investiga…

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by Paul Milo
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Firefighters Lead Six To Safety, 26 Displaced In Newark Blaze Firefighters Lead Six To Safety, 26 Displaced In Newark Blaze
Firefighters Lead Six To Safety, 26 Displaced In Newark Blaze A fire that quickly went to two alarms burned through a multifamily home in Newark Saturday night, officials said.  The blaze started around 9:50 p.m. at 168 Sherman Ave. Most of the residents managed to escape the three-story building on their own, but firefighters found six people in the basement and led them to safety.  The Red Cross said it was assisting 24 people from seven families. A total of 26 people and eight families were affected by the fire, Newark officials said.  The cause is under investigation by the Newark Fire Division's Investigation Unit. 

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by Paul Milo