Poetry: New York’s First Responders
New York’s First Responders Reflexive and fearless They rush into burning towers Or deliver life support in the face Of an invisible killer virus These humble heroes Keep us safe and secure God bless...
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Narrowsburg Fire: A Christmas Miracle
It was December 14, 1917, and a Christmas miracle – and the diligent work of local firemen – prevented a good portion of the hamlet of Narrowsburg’s in the Catskills town of Tusten, Sullivan County,...
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Sullivan County’s Jeffersonville Celebrating 100 Years
Even before New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently cleared the way for a new village to be formed in Sullivan County — a referendum on January 18 will determine the fate of what is proposed to be...
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Upstate New York Wildfires Keep Rangers Busy
Forest rangers spent several days last week responding to early season out of control fires in Middletown and Stamford in Delaware County, and also in Herkimer, Madison, Schoharie, and Chemung Counties...
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The Borscht Belt Is Burning: Fires At Abandoned Resorts Raise Concerns
The Borscht Belt is the nickname for a collection of Catskills resorts and vacation bungalows across Sullivan, Ulster, and Orange counties that attracted crowds of Jewish visitors in the mid-20th...
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Wildfires, Prescribed Fires and the Burn Ban
The annual burn ban is still in effect until May 14th in New York State. Some may question: then why is the Department of Environmental Conservation lighting prescribed fires? The short answer is that...
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Rangers Respond To Campground Fire, Ticket Loud Camper, Illegal Dumper
New York State Forest Rangers were busy with law enforcement activities last weekend as they caught an illegal dumper on Long Island, ticketed a camper for playing loud music in Chenango County, and...
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Fake News: Augsburg, New York City & The American Revolution
Augsburg is spectacular city in Bavaria with a rich history in finance and culture. It was home to the Fugger family of bankers who rose to become a global powerhouse of capitalism in the space of just...
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Instruments of War: The Great New York Fire of 1776
When we think about the American Revolution, textbooks, documentaries, and historic sites have trained most of us to think about American triumphs in battles or events when American revolutionaries...
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Fire Danger Reaches Extreme as State Rolls Out New Fire Danger System
As unusually warm and dry fall weather pushes the Fire Danger to HIGH across the entire state, new real-time weather data tool to help inform New Yorkers when there is an increased risk of wildfires...
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One Of Sullivan County’s Most Destructive Fires
Brush fires have been much in the news of late, and those familiar with Sullivan County history have been moved to recall massively destructive wildfires from years gone by, including the May, 1884...
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The Day FDR’s Hyde Park Mansion Caught Fire
After President Franklin Delano Roosevelt lost the use of his legs, his son Eliott wrote that his father had a fear of fire. He regularly practiced escaping from their family home, Springwood, in Hyde...
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The Night Fort William Henry Burned A Second Time
It was a typical mid-September day at Lake George, New York. Much like a Georgia O’Keeffe painting, the surrounding hillsides were aglow in goldenrod, apricot, and crimson colors. A few hours later on...
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The Firehouses of Albany Highlights A Rich Firefighting History
A new book, The Firehouses of Albany, by Albany City Historian and Director of Albany Firefighters Museum Tony Opalka, showcases images, maps, rich history, and anecdotes surrounding the historic...
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Dawson’s: The Alplaus Kill’s Last Mill
Local historian W. Bronson Taylor once observed that the three essentials of the early pioneers of western Saratoga County were “a grist mill, a sawmill, and whiskey still.” While there is little...
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