LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office has responded to over thirty-five structure fires throughout the county since November 2014, and within the past week three homes have been lost to fire. According to a press release from Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, with the hard winter months upon us, some homeowners have been using alternate heat sources, and need to be aware that some heating methods can prove to be fire … [Read more...]
After the Fire: Insurance Nightmare
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – While our valley does look beautiful in a coat of snow, homes can be put at significant risk by our best efforts to batten down the hatches and survive winter's not-so convenient freezing temperatures. Within the past week, two Livingston County families have been displaced by fires caused by heating devices, and according to Andrew Chanler, volunteer firefighter and insurance agent with Chanler Insurance, many, many others … [Read more...]
Fire Department educates Local Nursery School about Fire Safety
GENESEO —The Geneseo Nursery School toured the local Fire Station with Fire Chief Andrew Chanler leading the tour. Andrew Chanler has been a volunteer firefighter for the Geneseo Fire Department for 26 years. The Geneseo Fire Department has hosted the tour around the fire station for 25 years. “It has been a tradition to go to the fire station for as long as I can remember,” said Shannon Videtti, Teacher’s Assistant at Geneseo Nursery … [Read more...]