On Tuesday night, members of the Continental Village Fire Department conducted training focused on car fires. Firefighters used three vehicles to provide hands-on experience in extinguishing and overhauling car fires.... (Full Story & Photos)

Early Tuesday morning, the Continental Village Fire Department was dispatched to a business on Bay View Road for a possible structure fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found a large commercial building with a pile of rubbish burning in the garage area and heavy smoke throughout the structure. The fire was quickly extinguished, and crews set up multiple fans to ventilate the building before returning ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Tuesday night, members of the Continental Village Fire Department joined with the Peekskill Volunteer Ambulance Corps for a vehicle extrication drill at the Continental Village Fire Department. Firefighters practiced removing a training dummy from a vehicle positioned in a ditch, using various tools and methods. Meanwhile, the Peekskill Volunteer Ambulance Corps trained on safely removing the patient ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Tuesday night at 9:21 p.m., the Continental Village Fire Department, along with Cortlandt-Peekskill Paramedics and the Peekskill Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps, was dispatched to Annsville Circle for an overturned tractor-trailer with no entrapment. Car 2131, operated by Chief Maffettone, arrived on scene shortly after dispatch, determined there were no injuries, and canceled all EMS units.

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On Tuesday night, members of the Continental Village Fire Department drilled on vehicle stabilization and different techniques and tools that we can use to stabilize a vehicle that is on its side and unstable. Crews learned how to utilize a chain through the solid metal parts of the vehicle and connect it to our apparatus to pull tension and keep the vehicle stable while using step chocks on the other ... (Full Story & Photos)