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>> Incident Stories From 2010 <<

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City Keeps Busy 3 Days in a Row

BEACON (16 November 2010) - The city keep busy three days in a row, with three major incidents.

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2 Car T-Bone With One Trapped

BEACON (2 November 2010) - At around 10:30am Rescue 33-55 and Engine 33-11 were dispatched to the area of Verplanck and North Elm Street for a 2 car auto accident with unknown injuries.

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Person Fallen 3 Stories Off Building

BEACON (21 October 2010) - Rescue 33-55 and Engine 33-11 were dispatched to the construction site at 10 Leonard Street for a person who fell approximately 40 feet.

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MTA Locomotive on Fire
Photo By: Jim Tompkins
Heavily Involved Train Locomotive Fire

BEACON (16 October 2010) - At around 6am, County 911 received phone calls from numerous passengers on a New York City bound MTA Passenger Train for a reported fire on board.

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Quick Knockdown Saves House

BEACON (23 August 2010) - At about 2:30am, a first alarm was transmitted for 31 Crescent for smoke coming from the side of a building.

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2 Alarm Vacant Factory Fire

BEACON (20 August 2010) - At around 5pm, Dutchess 911 received numerous phone calls of black smoke coming from the rear of a vacant factory at One East Main Street.

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Sprinkler Saves Building and People

BEACON (31 July 2010) - At around 5pm, a first alarm was transmitted for a structure fire with 4 people trapped on the 2nd floor at 149 Main Street.

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Stat Flight Medevac
Photo By: Jim Tompkins
Two Flight Jobs

BEACON (5 July 2010) -At around 1am on Sunday, June 20th, Rescue 33-55 and Engine 33-11 were dispatched to a motorcycle accident at the intersection of Route 9D and Teller Ave.

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VideoFirst Due Attic Fire

BEACON (23 May 2010) - At around 10:30pm, a 1st alarm was transmitted for a reported attic fire.

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Crowd at the Scene
Photos by: Peter Hurliman
Subject Barricades Himself in House

BEACON (6 May 2010) - At about 5:30pm, Rescue 33-55 was dispatched to 26 South Chestnut to provide support to City Police who were operating at a barricaded subject in the residence.

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Car Chase Ends with Car into House

BEACON (24 April 2010) - At about 1pm, Rescue 33-55 and Engine 33-12 were dispatched to a 1 car accident as a result of a police chase.

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Interior Shot of Fire
Photo By: Jim Tompkins
33-12 Takes in Chelsea House Fire

CHELSEA (14 April 2010)
- At about 9am, Engine 33-12 was dispatched on automatic mutual aid to 7 Van Ness Road, just over the city line in the Chelsea Fire District.


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Map of the Murder
Photo By: Poughkeepsie Journal
VideoFatal Stabbing Homicide in Davies Projects

BEACON (5 April 2010) - At about 9:30PM City Police and Fire along with Beacon Volunteer Ambulance were dispatched to Building 4 of the South Davies Housing Project for a reported stabbing.

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Quick Knockdown Fire and Fatal Tractor-Trailer

BEACON (17 March 2010) - On March 15, at about 8:45pm, a full first alarm assignment was transmitted for a reported smoke coming from an apartment at 487 South Avenue.

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Two Stabbing Incidents in Past Few Weeks

BEACON (6 March 2010) - Just before 1am on Thursday, February 25, 2010, a stabbing was dispatched for Engine 33-11 and Tower Ladder 33-45 in front of 7 Franklin Avenue.

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Snow Storm 2010
Photo By: Poughkeepsie Journal
Worst Disaster in Years Leaves Infant Dead

BEACON (28 February 2010) - With snow that started on Thursday, February 25th and continued until Saturday, February 27, 2010; Beacon received nearly 3 feet of heavy wet snow.

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Crews loading house after 2 alarm house fire
Photo By: Jim Tompkins
Two Alarm House Fire on Ackerman

BEACON (3 February 2010) - Just after 9:30pm, a first alarm was transmitted for a reported house fire at 35 Ackerman Street with reported heavy smoke coming from the 3rd floor.

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