Firefighters were busy last night battling the latest fire amid a busy few weeks for local fire companies.
Just before 9:00pm on Sunday, March 5, 2023, the Vail’s Gate Fire Department was dispatched to a reported building fire at 108 Vail’s Gate Heights Drive, which is the site of a portion of the Vail’s Gate Heights Apartments.
According to reports, the New Windsor Police Department was the first to arrive on the scene. Officers used fire extinguishers on the outside siding in attempts to extinguish the blaze.
The Vail’s Gate fire chief arrived and called for the Washingtonville Fire Department to respond with a FAST Team in case any firefighters became trapped inside while battling the fire. New Windsor EMS also staged outside in case anyone was injured.
A large crew of Vail’s Gate firefighters turned out and were able to quickly knock down the fire using hose lines. Firefighters also used a ladder truck to check for any extension in the residences and to overhaul the fire damage.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
On Saturday night, the Vail’s Gate Fire Department was assisted by the City of Newburgh and Washingtonville Fire Departments at a two-alarm fire in Riley Road in New Windsor (story here).
On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, the Cornwall Fire Department was assisted by Cornwall-on-Hudson, Vail’s Gate, Salisbury Mills, Washingtonville, and West Point firefighters at a fire at the Idlewild Creek Apartments (story here).
On Sunday, February 26, 2023, the City of Newburgh Fire Department battled a massive fire on City Terrace with initial reports of children trapped inside (video and story here). City of Newburgh police officers had to help the understaffed City of Newburgh Fire Department, which had only six firefighters plus an incident commander on duty, until help arrived from the Stewart Air National Guard and West Point Fire Departments.
On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, the Vail’s Gate Fire Department helped the Campbell Hall Fire Department fight a house fire on Route 207 (story here).
