Just before 1pm, Tower Ladder 42 was requested to relocate to the City of Peekskill for district coverage as they operated at a commercial structure fire. Car 2334 and the Tower along with Continental Village Vol. Fire Department Engine 231 would handle the relocate assignment. Units were released just after 230pm, luckily no other emergencies occurred within the city needing their response.... (Full Story & Photos)

The OFD participated in the Gullotta House "Escape From Sing Sing" Charity Polar Plunge at the waterfront. Engine 101 with members added some additional water to the participates (along with letting the crowd feel with the participants were going through, sorry for the overspray!). Another year aiding this event, a great cause and fundraiser for our community.... (Full Story & Photos)

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Currently Tower Ladder 42 with Cars 2331 & 2332 are standing by for district coverage with Engine 148 & Car 2072 from the Croton Falls Fire Department for the Yorktown Heights Volunteer FD. Units have been operating at a 2nd Alarm fire on Moseman Rd with temps in the teens since just before 9am this morning.

On scene units have been facing obstacles such as frozen fire hydrants needing a response ... (Full Story & Photos)

Just after 10:30pm last night, the OFD was requested to McDonald’s in the Arcadian Shopping Center for the inside odor of gas. Arriving within a minute or 2 of dispatch, it was confirmed an odor of gas was present in the front area of the store. Members were deployed to the roof to check HVAC system equipment to see if this was the issue creating the condition.

With it being apparent that an Air ... (Full Story & Photos)

As the dig out continues, we are still enjoying these balmy 17-25 degree temps. We’ve noticed a lot of you have been trying to do your part with keeping our community safe and digging those fire hydrants out. If we all pitch in and help out one another and the water department, the extra time necessary to dig them out in a possible emergency is eliminated. If you come across one in your neighborhood ... (Full Story & Photos)

Your OFD Volunteers were ready for Fern. Beginning 8am yesterday morning till mid morning today, members staffed our stations with crews ready to roll taking some of the elevated risk of responding to alarms from home and cutting down those response times. Luckily yesterday and last night was quiet for us. Standby crews responded to one request for service early this morning. It was quickly mitigated ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 11am this morning, Engine 97 & Car 2334 (Asst. Chief Rinaldi) along with Sleepy Hollow FD Tower Ladder 38 & Car 2312 arelocated to the Montrose Fire District as they operate at a 2nd Alarm Fire.

This is the 3rd mutual aid request for the OFD since the beginning of 2026. The others were automatic aid ladder requests to Croton-on-Hudson for potential structural related fires/incidents. Mutual Aid ... (Full Story & Photos)