NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION
Ancram Fire District in the Town of Ancram,
Columbia County, New York

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 175 of the Town Law, and other applicable statutes, an annual election of the Ancram Fire District will be held on the 9th Day of December, 2025 at the firehouse located at 1306 County Route 7, Ancram, NY, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. for ... (Full Story)

Fire started to spread from the chimney into walls and roof of a home on Overmountain road Wednesday night. Homeowner was able to extinguish the fire in the stove and began dousing the visible fire around the outside of the chimney but ultimately called the Ancram Fire Company to assist getting access to areas that fire may have damaged and spread. Crews worked inside to open walls and ceiling looking ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Ancram Fire Company practiced extinguishing a car fire Tuesday evening. Members used a car from Jims Auto Body to gain access to, spray water on and practice tactics when responding to vehicle fires. Members tried different methods to find ways to get water into an engine compartment as well as into the passanger compartment. In the classroom members discussed how those tactics and options would ... (Full Story & Photos)

Smoke filled the air and settled low with the cooler air hanging in the valley by State Route 82 and Chase Road where a large mulch pile had been smoldering. The pile spontaneously combusted after being piled so large. Ancram Fire Company was called woth Taghkanic Fire Company at approximately 8:30 on Sunday morning. Residents in the area had called about the smoke lingering in the area and crews ... (Full Story & Photos)

An elderly woman went off the dirt road by the intersection of Overmountain Rd and Catalano Rd Saturday evening. The driver was assisted out of the vehicle by Community Rescue Squad and Ancram Fire Company and was transported to the hospital as a precaution. Members remained on scene for a tow truck.... (Full Story & Photos)

Tuesday evening members of the Ancram Fire Company talked about fire behavior, smoke reading and thermal imagining. Once the topic were reviewed members used a Palmers Dollhouse, a wooden miniature house that is lit on fire and then can be manipulated to move fire, change behavior and impact conditions as well as produce smoke for examples and use thermal imaging to examine it all. Learning important ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Ancram Fire Company participated in the Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk NYC this past Sunday. A team of four members ran/walked the 5K to support the foundation that helps families of fallen first responders and service members. Sponsored by the Ancram Fire Company, the team dressed in their gear running from the Brooklyn side of the Hugh L. Carey (Brooklyn Battery) Tunnel into Manhattan up to ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Ancram Fire District shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of discussing its proposed fiscal year 2026 budget on October 21st, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., at the Ancram Volunteer Fire Company Firehouse, 1306 County Route 7, Ancram, New York 12502. Copies of the proposed budget are available for inspection at the office of the town clerk of the town of Ancram and at the office of the secretary of ... (Full Story)