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       The Fourth of July started out very quite but as soon as one mutual aid call came in crews became tied up on another call. At 2202 hrs WMFD crews were dispatched to Caton for a Possible Evacuation because of a MVA that ruptured a Natural Gas Pipeline. One engine and manpower was requested to the scene. 1821 responded with 5 and 1872 responded with 3. Chiefs 1801, 1802, and 1803 also responded. While enroute units swithched to channel 2 to operate with...

Caton, N.Y. — A Caton woman was left homeless when her Buckwheat Hollow Road home was destroyed by fire Monday morning.

Melissa Raymond was not home when the fire started. The blaze was reported by a neighbor around 9:20 a.m.

Ten fire departments responded to the scene and found the single-story house, ...

A 24-year-old Pine City man was killed early Saturday when he was thrown from an all-terrain vehicle and struck a road sign.

Killed in the 12:40 a.m. accident on Kinner Hill Road in Southport was Joshua L. Long.

He was a passenger on the ATV being operated by Steven C. Stickler, 59, of Pine City, according to a Chemung County Sheriff's Office press release.

The press release did not say if Long was wearing a helmet or if he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investi...

      On Monday May 24, 2010 Webbs Mills Officers went and had a meet and greet with Lawrenceville Fire Dept. in PA and Lindley-Presho Fire Dept. in NY. Both turned out great and we will now be working more with these departments. In the past our depa...

                  The Webbs Mills Vol. Fire Dept. proudly represented thier community in Caton on Saturday May 8, 2010. The department took thier Wildland Strike Team to Caton's annual Community Days event in the four corners. Crews were greatly welcome...

         This past weekend the Webbs Mills Vol. Fire Department has been very busy. It started off Friday morning...

          On 04/22/10 at about 1400 hrs Webbs Mills crews were dispatced to Southport for a Tanker to the scene of a Brush Fire. 1861 responded with three personal and upon arrival found the Town of Southport's brush pile on fire. Pine City, Southport, and South Creek crews were already on scene fighting the fire. 1861 began to run tanker shuttles with South Creek and Pine City as Southport's engine pumped water to attack lines. Webbs Mills ba...

                 The newest additon to the wildland Strike Team was placed into service on March 15th, 2010. The Kawasaki Mule was donated by Army Reserve Sergeant Chris Connelly, who is also a Webbs MIlls Firefighter. Sgt. Connelly is being deployed to active duty...

                            Pictured above is Sgt. Chris Connelly (left) and Sgt. Allen Heath (right)

          Webbs Mills Firefighter Chris Connelly, pa...

As of 2/22/10 all homes in New York State will be required to have carbon monoxide detectors in place.

There is an exception for homes that use combustion-free energy sources, like electric for heating and cooking.

The new law is named after Amanda Hansen, a 16-year-old from West Seneca who died in January 2009 because of a carbon monoxide leak from a defective boiler at a friend's house.

A carbon monoxide detector costs around $20 dollars, and sounds an alarm before dangero...