Firemen fighting a fire on Warren Street. Glens Falls, NY on the morning of April 28, 1884. The Presbyterian Church, opera house, and other businesses were destroyed in the blaze. Courtesy of the Crandall Public Library Photograph Collection #1363, The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library.
Scene from the rescue of Blake Alois and Madison Popolizio on Algonquin Peak. December 2013. North Elba, NY. Photo courtesy of NY DEC.
Listen to Howard Glass’ story about performing a helicopter rescue here.
Rutland Railroad wreck in Irona. February 7, 1935. Irona, NY. Courtesy of the Clinton County Historical Association, Brewer Collection.
Aftermath of structure fire at Baptist Church on Oak Street in Plattsburgh. Firetruck parked out front with firemen loading/unloading equipment in the back. The church was rebuilt in the same location. 1920s or 1930s. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.
Aftermath of structure fire at Baptist Church on Oak Street in Plattsburgh. Firetruck parked out front with firemen loading/unloading equipment in the back. The church was rebuilt in the same location. 1920s or 1930s. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.
Moving crashed Sysco truck using a John Deere tractor on Tupper Lake Road. 2000s. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.
Firefighters putting out fire at the Kelly House on Super Bowl Sunday in 1984. January 22, 1984. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.
After World War II, Gordon Taylor came up to Cranberry Lake and worked for the rangers putting out forest fires. Listen to Gordon’s story here.
Forest Ranger Bernard Siskavitch at the site of forest wildfire. May 5, 1999. Rossi, NY. Photo courtesy of Bernard Siskavich. Bernard Siskavich is a retired forest ranger with the Department of Environmental Conservation. His job included forest fire prevention and suppression, search and rescue, and routine patrols of state land. In 1976, when he moved […]
