Month in Review – April 2025
The Purchase Fire Department responded to 54 calls during the month of April, bringing our year-to-date total to 220.
Notable Responses:
• 1 Working Structure Fire (10-75)
• 2 Structure-Related Fires (STRU)
• 1 Multi-Agency Brush Fire
• 1 Motor Vehicle Accident with Extrication
• 11 Motor Vehicle Accidents with Injuries
• 10 Highway Responses
• 7 Auto/Mutual Aid Responses ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Purchase Fire Department takes great pride in our readiness to serve the citizens and guests of Purchase, as well as our neighboring communities.
Today, our members took advantage of the favorable weather to conduct hands-on training for future engine and ladder company chauffeurs. The training focused on pump operations with hose lines, foam deployment, and master stream operations.
Given our ... (Full Story & Photos)

Over the past few months Purchase firefighters have been conducting training in an acquired structure. Training in real buildings provide extremely valuable experience for firefighters. Fortunately, firefighters have been able to practice forceable entry, standpipe evolutions, hose line stretching, search evolutions, and FAST scenarios.

Thank you to our mutual aide partners for training with us ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Purchase Fire Department responded to 46 calls in March, bringing our yearly total to 166. Below is a breakdown of some of our activity during the month of March.
Call Breakdown:
• 2 Working Structure Fires (10-75)
• 4 Structure-Related Fires (STRU)
• 7 Motor Vehicle Accidents with Injuries
• 10 Auto/Mutual Aid Responses to Neighboring Districts
Training Conducted:
• Engine Company Operations
• Truck ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Purchase Fire Department responded to 776 calls of service in 2024. The proud members of the Purchase Fire Department will continue to provide the highest standard of service in 2025 to our residents, businesses, and visitors of the district.

Below are some highlights from 2024:

• Community Outreach- In addition to responding to fires and emergencies our firefighters participated in many community ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Purchase Fire Department responded to a total of 60 alarms during the month of November. So far in 2024, the Purchase Fire Department has responded to a total of 734 incidents. Below is a breakdown of some of our activity during the month of November.

Responses:

• (14) Motor Vehicle Accidents
• (11) Highway Incidents
• (10) Auto/Mutual Aid Requests to our neighboring departments
• (5) Structural ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Thursday, November 28th, 2024, at 08:48 hours, the Purchase/Port Chester Fire Departments along with PC/RB EMS were dispatched to a MVA with multiple people trapped on the Hutchinson River Parkway.

As units approached the scene a civilian reported a vehicle had left the roadway and was down in a wooded area. Firefighters made their way down to the vehicle and began stabilization and extrication ... (Full Story & Photos)

The month of October proved to be one of the busiest months of 2024 for the Purchase Fire Department as we responded to 73 calls of service. So far in 2024, the Purchase Fire Department has responded to 670 alarms. Below is a breakdown of Fire Department Activity for the month of October.

Responses:

• (16) Auto/Mutual Aid Requests to our neighboring departments
• (10) Motor Vehicle Accidents
• (8) ... (Full Story & Photos)