The Ancram Fire Company along with help from Taghkanic Fire Company and Craryville Fire Company, practice setting up and implementing a tanker shuttle. Units using large drop tanks were able to have over 7000 gallons of water at their disposal. This is a large operation that involves a lot of members and equipment. At a fire scene a delicate balance is needed between the larger tankers to drive and ... (Full Story & Photos)

Ancram Fire Company was dispatched to assist Community Rescue Squad early Thursday evening. Requesting a helicopter to be landed for an individual at Camp Anne. Members assisted loading the patient into the helicopter once it landed. 79-20 as well as chief vehicles were in the area to help give location and guide the pilots to a suitable landing spot at the campground. ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Ancram Fire Company is holding its annual Stewart Hunt Memorial Cornhole Tournament on August 16th. The same day we will be holding a chicken bbq selling dinners, if there are any questions please contact Assistant Chief Devon Rueger at 518 567 5317. Registration at 9 am and tournament starts at 10 am, rain or shine. Please come out and support a local family in need!... (Full Story & Photos)

The heat is passing through the area and the members of the Ancram Fire Company dont stop. Alarm activation in the middle of the day is common but really has to be taken seriously, especially with this heat. Staying hydrated and cool is priority even when you have to go outside. The alarm was an accidental activation but we wanted to make sure everyone stays safe in the weather. Everyone can review ... (Full Story & Photos)

For the middle of June the Ancram Fire Company members practiced raising, lowering and carrying ladders. The use of ladders are a very important part of firefighter safety, helping make a rescue or to get into position to find the fire. There are different types of ladders, and members brought out roof ladders and an extension ladder to test out and practice with. If you are interested in becoming ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Ancram Fire Company practiced large area search at the SWM paper mill, able to use a darkened warehouse. Members used ropes and thermal imaging cameras to locate targets and objects within the building working together as a team and communicating to not become seperated in a large structure. This skill is a specialty skill and isnt used often but can also be a life and death situation if not practiced.... (Full Story & Photos)

The fire company practiced stretching and flaking out a hose line from a crosslay to a door like they would in the event of a fire. After members continued to use our new self contained breathing apparatuses that are a larger size air bottle allowing us to get more work done when at an emergency. Once all the lines were out and on the ground, members used them to clean the parking lot from the salt ... (Full Story & Photos)

When a vehicle with flashing lights is stopped on or next to a roadway, drivers approaching the vehicle should:

change into a lane not immediately adjacent to the vehicle, or
slow down to a reasonable speed if you’re unable to safely make a lane change.
Move Over – It's the Law
All 50 states have "Move Over" laws to protect law enforcement officers and other first responders stopped on roadways, ... (Full Story & Photos)