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"The Maroon Platoon"
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January Recap

February 17

January Recap

Here is a look back at some incidents and other notable events that took place in the month of January.

We started off the new year with two medical calls on Jan 1st.

On Jan 7th our Chiefs were sworn in at village hall. Jan 9th the rest of the company officers were sworn in.

On Jan 11th our engine was requested mutual aid to Montrose for a commercial structure fire, see the news ... (Full Story & Photos)

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January 12

On Saturday just after 12 PM Buchanan FD was requested to go on stand by for Montrose for a reported structure fire. During the dispatch the "10-75" working fire assignment was requested. This brought Engine 160 and Car 2553 to the scene. Engine 160 was directed to "lay in" from Albany Post Rd. to the scene. Engine 160 fed Engine 130 from Peekskill FD with water for the operation.

Units operated ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Greenwood Lake Fire

Assistant Chief Kieran Outhouse, November 12

On November 11, 2024, our department answered a request from the NYS Office of Fire Prevention & Control under the New York State Fire Mutual Aid Plan to send an engine with manpower to the Village of Greenwood Lake in Orange County to assist in their large brushfire.

For over twelve hours, Buchanan units worked alongside units from Orange, Rockland, Greene, Albany, and Oneida counties, as well as ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Assistant Chief Kieran Outhouse, July 11

We are happy to announce that we have been named a recipient of a CREST grant from the State of New York in collaboration with State Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg. The $20,000 grant will be utilized to purchase a new battery-operated ram for automobile extrication, as well as a new strut kit to assist in vehicle stabilization. The Press Release is below:

State Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg Secures ... (Full Story & Photos)

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April Recap

May 01

Here is a look back at some notable events during the month of April.

4/1 - Four minutes into the new month Buchanan FD was requested to go on stand by for Montrose for a residential patio fire.

4/11 - Around 6:48 A.M. Buchanan FD was requested to go on stand by for the Montrose FD for smoke in the structure. Moments after Montrose chiefs arrived they requested one engine from BFD, and one ladder ... (Full Story & Photos)

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