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Early Morning Blaze Destroys Home on River Road; Piermont Firefighters Make Aggressive Knockdown

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Incident Report: Working Structure Fire
Date: July 5, 2025
Time: 03:35 hrs
Location: 217 River Road, Grandview-on-Hudson, NY
Reporting Agency: Piermont Fire Department

Incident Summary:

On Saturday, July 5, 2025, at approximately 03:35 hours, the Piermont Fire Department was dispatched to 217 River Road, Grandview-on-Hudson, for a reported telephone alarm. Seconds after the initial dispatch, 44-Control upgraded the incident to a possible structure fire, triggering a first alarm assignment. This brought the Nyack Fire Department’s F.A.S.T. Team to the scene in accordance with our run card.

Fireground Operations:

  • Command:
    The first arriving chief, 13-2, assumed command and provided 44-Control with a size-up of the structure. A working fire was confirmed upon arrival.

  • Engine Operations:
    First-due Engine 13-1001 secured a water source by hitting the hydrant on River Road and stretched a supply line up the driveway. The engine crew deployed a handline from the side step of the engine to the front of the structure and made a rapid and aggressive knockdown of the fire, both exterior and interior.

  • Truck Operations:
    First-due Truck 13-99 followed Engine 13-1001 up the driveway and positioned behind it to access the front of the building. The truck chauffeur deployed the aerial to ladder the front of the structure, enabling the truck crew to begin opening up the second-floor exterior for ventilation and fire suppression.

Additional Resources:

A second alarm was transmitted, bringing the following resources to the scene:

  • Truck 16-99

  • Additional F.A.S.T. Team (2-F.A.S.T.)

  • Engine 21-1502, which was assigned to cover the Village of Piermont while crews operated on-scene.

Investigation:

The Rockland County Sheriff’s Office Arson Unit was requested to the scene to conduct an investigation into the origin and cause of the fire.

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Ramapo Police Halt Test of Advanced License Plate Reader Cameras

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August 11, 2026

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Ramapo Police Chief Daniel Hyman announced that the department will not move forward with a planned test of a new generation of automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras, citing privacy concerns and the need to balance law enforcement technology with constitutional protections.

Hyman said the technology being considered goes beyond the department’s existing fixed license plate readers. While current cameras primarily capture license plates to help identify wanted or stolen vehicles and assist with criminal investigations, the newer systems include advanced investigative analytics and vehicle-identification capabilities.

“Those capabilities can provide tremendous value to law enforcement, but they also raise legitimate questions about privacy and the appropriate limits of government technology,” Hyman said.

Hyman emphasized that the decision does not affect the traditional fixed LPR cameras currently used by the Ramapo Police Department and does not represent a rejection of license plate reader technology overall.

Instead, he said the department is exercising caution because of the expanded capabilities of the newer systems.

“Our responsibility is to protect both” public safety and constitutional protections, Hyman said.

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Two Hospitalized After Crash on Kings Highway in Valley Cottage

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August 9, 2026

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Emergency crews responded to a motor vehicle collision Sunday morning on Kings Highway, where two people were transported to the hospital.

Medic 5, RPS 8, Congers-Valley Cottage Ambulance and the Valley Cottage Fire Department responded to the scene.

Two patients were transported to Montefiore Nyack Hospital in stable condition.

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