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Injured firefighter support measure signed into law | Sun Community News QUEENSBURY | 

Source: Injured firefighter support measure signed into law | Sun Community News QUEENSBURY | Legislation co-sponsored by Sen. Dan Stec (R,C,I-Queensbury) that adds vascular rupture to the list of injuries covered under the Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Law was

These Sackets Harbor teenagers became frontline emergency responders during the pandemic | NCPR News

Source: These Sackets Harbor teenagers became frontline emergency responders during the pandemic | NCPR News

Notice of Annual Election of Peru Fire District December 14, 2021 

As printed November 16, 2021, Press-Republican Legal Notices.  Please take notice of the Annual Election of the Peru Fire District County of Clinton State of New York will take place on December 14 2021 between the hours of 6 PM and 9 PM at the Peru Fire Station located at 753 Bear Swamp Rd., Peru […]

Dannemora homes lost to fire | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Dannemora homes lost to fire | News | pressrepublican.com

Couple who died in camper fire remembered | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Couple who died in camper fire remembered | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Au Sable Forks to vote on new firehouse Oct. 26 | Sun Community News AU SABLE FORKS | Voters in the Au Sable Forks Fire District will go to the polls on Tuesday, Oct. 26

Source: Au Sable Forks to vote on new firehouse Oct. 26 | Sun Community News AU SABLE FORKS | Voters in the Au Sable Forks Fire District will go to the polls on Tuesday, Oct. 26, to decide whether to build a new $5.9 million firehouse to replace old and cramped sp

Longtime Morrisonville firefighter gets a big welcome home | Sun Community News MORRISONVILLE | 

Source: Longtime Morrisonville firefighter gets a big welcome home | Sun Community News MORRISONVILLE | After a harrowing health scare during a deadly crash, longtime volunteer firefighter Bill Todd recently returned home to a big surprise.

Past Au Sable fire chief honored for decades of service | Sun Community News AU SABLE FORKS | 

Source: Past Au Sable fire chief honored for decades of service | Sun Community News AU SABLE FORKS | Former Fire Chief and longtime volunteer Joe Fitzgerald was recently honored for his decades of service to the Au Sable Forks Fire Department and surrounding comm

Two men rescued on Lake Champlain after vessel overturns | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Two men rescued on Lake Champlain after vessel overturns | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Connected by catastrophe | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | February of 1998 is a time many people still talk about to this day. 

Source: Connected by catastrophe | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | February of 1998 is a time many people still talk about to this day. Those who were too young to remember, or weren’t even born yet, grew up hearing about the horrors of the ice storm.

Fire crews assist Plattsburgh man trapped by deck collapse

Source: Fire crews assist Plattsburgh man trapped by deck collapse

Stefanik Announces Over $375,000 for North Country Fire Departments

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik today announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is granting $377,893 to seven North Country fire departments in Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Lewis, Clinton, and Washington Counties. “Our North Country firefighters selflessly answer the call to serve day or night, and now these taxpayer dollars are being returned to our […]

Retired firefighter extinguishes burning truck in Canton with driver unconscious inside | St. Lawrence County | nny360.com

Source: Retired firefighter extinguishes burning truck in Canton with driver unconscious inside | St. Lawrence County | nny360.com

Cadyville community unites behind injured firefighter | Sun Community News CADYVILLE | 

Source: Cadyville community unites behind injured firefighter | Sun Community News CADYVILLE | Hoping to help give back to one of their own, volunteers with the Cadyville Fire Department will host a benefit dinner for an injured firefighter who faces a long road t

Burning Photo Ignites Grass Fire

Town Board April 12, 2021 Meeting Highlights:   Councilmen Rick Barber reported that a young woman set her former boyfriend’s photo ablaze near Peru’s former wastewater lagoons adjacent to the Brand Hollow Rd. Barber said the blaze ignited a grass fire that burned a 300-foot x 300-foot area and was spreading. The Peru Fire Department […]

Fire at Murphy’s Bar

April 7, 2021 – Peru FIrefighters were called to a fire at Murphy Bar and Pub at 225 Rt. 22B at 1:40 p.m. today. As of 2:15 p.m. they were still on the scene trying to discover the cause of a fire that has filled the building with smoke. Murphy’s has been up for sale […]

Downed Tree Hits Power Light Igniting Grass Fire

March 30 Peru – The Peru Fire Department extinguished a grass fire at the corner of the Mannix Rd. and Old Town Road this afternoon. High winds felled a dead tree on a power line adjacent to Old Town Rd. Peru firefighters successfully extinguished the fire before it could further spread. NYSEG crews also responded […]

Air Guard’s fast response avoids serious fire at Burlington airport

Source: Air Guard’s fast response avoids serious fire at Burlington airport

It’s Time To Get The Salt And Grime OFF Your Vehicle

  Don’t forget to help the Peru Firefighters this morning. Their wash is on until noon with a suggested donation of only $5. The lines were short at 8:45 a.m. and the wash is very good. Stop by!

Saranac Lake woman dies in early-morning house fire | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Saranac Lake woman dies in early-morning house fire | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Fire damages multiple South Plattsburgh apartments; no injuries reported

Source: Fire damages multiple South Plattsburgh apartments; no injuries reported

Crews from multiple departments battle fire in South Plattsburgh

Source: Crews from multiple departments battle fire in South Plattsburgh

Fire Department Car Washes Begin Sat., March 6th

ATTENTION PERU!!! We are going to try holding car washes on Saturdays 8 am until noon. $5 Donation beginning, March 6 through April 10 weather and training/calls permitting. Due to Covid we will be collecting donations OUTSIDE. We ask that you bring the exact donation you choose so it can be dropped in our donation […]

Fire Department Car Washes Start March 6

ATTENTION PERU!!! We are going to try holding car washes on Saturdays 8 am until noon. $5 Donation beginning, March 6 through April 10 weather and training/calls permitting. Due to COVID, we will be collecting donations OUTSIDE. We ask that you bring the exact donation you choose so it can be dropped in our donation […]

Tractor-trailer fire closes I-87 for several hours in Beekmantown

Source: Tractor-trailer fire closes I-87 for several hours in Beekmantown