At 5:03pm on Tuesday, November 5th, Hastings Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched for a brush fire at the St Andrew’s Golf Club at 10 Old Jackson Ave.

Upon arrival Assistant Chiefs Mike Gunther and Frank DeSouza located a large area of land burning and traveling up the hillside. Approximate size was 300’ x 300’ and within 1000’ of the nearest residential structure.

Arriving soon after, Chief ... (Full Story & Photos)

In the early morning of Tuesday, October 29th at approximately 5:10am the Hastings Fire Department’s Ladder was called for a mutual aid at a structure fire located on Main Street in Tarrytown.

The Tarrytown FD had been operating at the fire for approximately 30 minutes when their chief called for 2nd and 3rd rounds of additional assets, due to the severity of the call and the manpower needed for ... (Full Story & Photos)

A very interesting article from the Warburton Avenue Magazine describing a major structure fire at 423 Warburton Ave that occurred in January 1942. The article has a first hand account from a young girl Rose Battististi Bassman when her and her family was rescued from a fourth floor window. Rose Bassman became the Hastings Middle and High School nurse. Her husband was and son is still a member of ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Hastings-on-Hudson Fire Department participated in the Ossining/ WCVFA Parade Friday evening. The through the extreme heat and heavy ran our members and apparatus look great and preformed well. Engine 46 took second best engine and ladder 22 took second best aerial, competing against new apparatus (no age categories and all aerial trucks) the department took best department marching with out ... (Full Story & Photos)

The HFD EMS Officers presented EMS LifeSaving Awards to 60 Control’s Lt. Astarita, HPD Police Officers Fattorini and Minor, HFD EMTs Cohen and Lee, HFD FF Golds and GPM Guarino in recognition for their actions in resuscitating an unresponsive and not breathing resident of Hastings on Hudson on July 19, 2023.

Lt. Astarita WCDES Emergency Communication Center was recognized for his actions in providing ... (Full Story & Photos)