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>> Incident Stories From 2006 <<

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New Rescue Takes In It's First Door Pop Job

CHELSEA (27 December 06) - At about 3pm, Chelsea Fire District Squad 35-51 and 35-52 were dispatched to an auto accident with minor entrapment on Route 9D near the I-84 Interchange.

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Historic South Avenue Bridge Catches Fire

BEACON (12 December 06) - At about 5:30pm Engine 33-11 and Engine 33-13 were dispatched for a reported ground fire.

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New 2006 Pierce Rescue
Photo By: Jim Tompkins
Busy Day Turns Out A Private Dwelling Fire

BEACON (06 December 06) - A busy day with seven runs, three of which were transmitted as house fires, turned out a confirmed house fire.

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First Due Basement Fire in Townhouses

BEACON (31 October 06) - A first alarm was transmitted at 10:45am on the last day of October for an automatic fire alarm at 30 Roundtree Court.

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Beacon Police Officer Shot in Forrestal Projects
Photo by: WABC
Police Officer shot in Forrestal Housing Projects

BEACON (26 October 06) - At about 2pm, a Beacon Police officer responded with his partner to investigate a suspicious vehicle in Parking Lot 5 of the Forrestal Heights Public Housing Projects.

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Tompkis Terrace Stucture Fire
Photo By: Tim Dexter, Jr
Beacon Takes In Apartment Fire In Tompkins

BEACON (5 September 06) - Early Tuesday morning a full first alarm assignment was assigned for an alarm sounding with an odor of electric burning at 42 Tompkins Terrace Apartments.

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Serious Trauma From Scooter Accident

BEACON (7 August 06) - At about 2:30pm, Dutchess 911 dispatched Engine 33-11 and Tower Ladder 33-45 (support), to a reported male who had fallen off a motor scooter with a head injury.

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Arson House Fire
Photo By: Tim Dexter, Jr
First Due Private Dwelling Arson Job

BEACON (5 June 06) - Monday started out early with a 3:30am dumpster fire and was followed up by a first due house fire at 6:30am.

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Building Collapse at 544 Main St
Photo By: John Fasulo
Large Three Story MD Building Collapse

BEACON (11 April 06) - A busy day of runs finished out with a large building collapse. At about 3:30p, a building collapse assignment was dispatched for 544 Main Street.

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Building Fire on 131 Washington Ave
Photo By: Jim Tompkins
Second Fire On Washington Ave In One Week

BEACON (02 April 06) - A full first alarm assignment was transmitted to 131 Washington Ave at about 4:30p for a reported structure fire, possibly a garage.

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Building Fire at 326 Washington AVe
Photo By: Jim Tompkins

First Due Fire In A Private Dwelling

BEACON (31 March 06) - At about 5:30 in the afternoon, a first alarm was transmitted to the city for a structure fire with numerous calls at 326 Washington Ave.

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Shooting in S Davies
Shooting In South Davies Housing Projects

BEACON (10 March 06) - At about 11:45pm, city fire headquarters reported hearing shots fired. Sure enough less than five minutes later, a shooting was transmitted to Engine 33-12 and Ladder 33-45 in South Davies Projects.

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2nd Alarm In A World Famous Sculpture Facility

BEACON (3 March 06) - At about 12:08am in the morning, a first alarm was transmitted at the Tallix Art Foundry, a sculpture facility that has made such famous statues as Divinci's Horse in Milan and the Korean War Memorial in Washington, DC.

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Valentines Brings Surprise To Station 2

BEACON (16 Feb 06) - A steady day of calls was finished out with an interesting predicament.

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Fire on Schenck Ave
Photo By: Jason Fisch

February Starts With Two Good Can Job Saves

BEACON (14 Feb 06) - Although it has been a slow year for fires, the city made two great saves in the first half of February.

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City Keeps Real Busy With Wind Storm

BEACON (18 Jan 06) - The city started early with runs ranging from trees down on houses to box alarms on wednesday.

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New Year Started With A Stabbing In Tompkins

BEACON (2 Jan 06) - Engine 33-12 was dispatched to the Tompkins Terrace Apartments at about 7:30PM for a reported stabbing.

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