Shortly before 7:00am on Tuesday morning, Rockland County's Fire Dispatch Center (44-Control) received an automatic fire alarm activation for building 1 of the Germonds Village condo complex on Rt. 304 in Bardonia. Immediately following the alarm came a flood of 911 calls reporting a fire in one of the upstairs units of the building.

Arriving on scene, Asst. Chief Brian Ready (8-3) confirmed the working fire. With Chief Todd Giraudin (8-1) arriving right behind him to assume command, 8-2 made first entry into the building. With the front doors to both the building and the fire apartment having ... (Full Story & Photos)

Last week, NY State Senator David Carlucci presented Commissioners Harold Straut and Vinny Pacella of the Nanuet Fire District with a $75,000 check to be used towards solar panels atop the new Nanuet firehouse.

The legislative grant, focused on energy efficiency, will help subsidize the installation of an array of solar panels on the roof of the under-construction Nanuet firehouse on Old Middletown Rd. The hope is for the solar array to not only pay for itself in energy savings, but also eventually allow the Nanuet Fire District to sell power back into the grid during peak times.

The building, ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 7:46pm on Monday evening, Nanuet FD was alerted to respond onto the New York State Thruway southbound at exit 14 for a reported motor vehicle accident with entrapment. With the firehouse fully staffed for regular Monday night drill, 8-1, 8-2, 8-EQ, 8-1500 & 8-1750 were all in service within minutes.

While responding to the scene, units were advised by 44-control that packages had been ejected from the rolled over vehicle bearing "radioactive" markings on them. Arriving on scene, Chief Todd Giraudin (8-1) confirmed that one vehicle had in fact rolled over, and that the two aforementioned ... (Full Story & Photos)

Commuters in the area of the Palisades Interstate Parkway's exit 10 interchange at Middletown Rd. were subject to delays this morning as a working car fire briefly shut down Middletown Rd. in both directions.

At 7:43am on Wednesday morning, Nanuet FD was alerted to respond to a reported car fire at the intersection of Middletown Rd., and West Clarkstown Rd. The busy intersection of Middletown Rd., West Clarkstown Rd., Germonds Rd., and the Palisades Interstate Parkway sees thousands of cars pass through during a typical morning commute.

Arriving on scene moments later, Asst. Chief BJ Ready ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 12:18am late Thursday night, Nanuet FD was alerted to respond to a reported structure fire at 45 Mesa Place.

Arriving on scene shortly thereafter, Assistant Chief Bill Schoenleber (8-2) confirmed heavy fire showing from the rear of the 2 story high-ranch dwelling.

Crews from first arriving 8-EQ, led by Lieutenant Joe Pacella (8-6) made an aggressive interior attack through the front door of the home, and were confronted with heavy fire near the top of the stairs. Firefighters Vincent Skokos and Craig Simon continued the attack, while firefighters Brian O'Toole and Luke Hanson performed a ... (Full Story & Photos)