Early this morning, VFD was dispatched with the Hawthorne Fire Department to a motor vehicle accident with entrapment and a truck into water, at the Rosedale Nursery. First arriving crew found a box truck into a brook with a party still in the vehicle. Officers from Mount Pleasant Police Department and members from Valhalla and Hawthorne Departments worked to extricate the patient from the vehicle ... (Full Story & Photos)

Valhalla and Elmsford Fire Departments we’re dispatched to the Sprain Brook Parkway at Grasslands Road for a reported motor vehicle fire. First arriving units confirmed the vehicle fire. Crews stretched a line off Engine 84 while Engine 237 and Rescue 9 set up for blocking. Fire was quickly knocked down. Crews gained access to the engine and passenger compartments. Once the vehicle was removed units ... (Full Story & Photos)

Valhalla FAST was requested to Elmsford for a working structure fire. Members of the FAST stood by while crews from Elmsford, Fairview, Hartsdale, and Irvington quickly knock down the fire which was in the basement. Thankfully there were no injuries and units were released shortly after. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Per TL 175-c(1) the legal notice is attached... (Full Story)

VFD units along with Elmsford Fire and EMS were dispatched to the Sprain Brook Parkway at the interchange for I287 for a motor vehicle accident with injuries. Units arrived on scene to a 3 car MVA. Crew secured the vehicles and took care of fluids from the vehicles. Units awaited tow and returned to service shortly after... (Full Story & Photos)

Members visited Westchester Community College’s EMT class to go over extrication equipment. Students were able to see the tools firefighters use to extricate a victim from a vehicle. The crew gave the students some information on what to expect from the fire department at a motor vehicle accident. Rescue 9 was joined by other EMS and police agencies. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Over the past couple days, members have been completing their bailout refresher training. Each year members must re-certify on their system. This training is part of the firefighter’s personal escape system. In the event a firefighter is trapped in a fire and needs to immediately evacuate, they are able to use this system to bailout a window and lower themselves down to safety. ... (Full Story & Photos)

The department was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with injuries at the entrance to Home Depot at the 9A and Dana Rd intersection. Crews arrived on scene and assisted with securing the power to the vehicles and putting speedy dry on the vehicle fluids. Patients were in the care of EMS. Units cleared the scene shortly after. ... (Full Story & Photos)