LIVONIA The Livonia Fire Department saved a house from a fire Tuesday night. According to the Livonia Fire Department, they responded to an emergency call reporting a fire on East Lake Road near Cleary Road at approximately 10:30 p.m. "The first arriving units confirmed a working house fire with heavy fire on the roof," posted the Livonia Fire Department to Facebook. "The house was confirmed to be unoccupied. East Avon FD was called to … [Read more...]
WATCH: Geneseo Police Officer Saves Fawn from Ditch
GENESEO – Body cam footage from a Geneseo Police Officer recorded the moment that he freed a fawn who was stuck in a ditch by Pizza Hut. Geneseo Police Officer Dan Piedmonte said a passerby reported that a fawn had been stuck in the water by a culvert on Rte. 20A (South Street) for 45 minutes to an hour. "I tried to spook it so it would jump up on the bank but it just couldn't make it so I got down and pulled it up," said Piedmonte. The … [Read more...]
East Avon Firefighters Rescue Trapped Passenger
AVON – The East Avon Fire Department freed one person from a two-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon. According to first responders, an emergency call went out at 12:17 p.m. reporting a two car accident on Rte. 15 and Exit 9 of I-390. First responders arrived to find three victims, one of whom was trapped in a vehicle. Firefighters cut away a door to free that passenger. Ambulance crews transported all three patients to a hospital with … [Read more...]
Dansville Firefighters Save House from Dryer Fire
DANSVILLE – Dansville firefighters put out a fire that could have seriously damaged a home on Rte. 436 (Nunda-Dansville Road) on Tuesday. First responders on scene said that a clothes dryer caught fire, creating smoke and threatening to spread to the rest of the house. Firefighters arrived at about 2:25 p.m. and quickly knocked the fire down with hose water. Firefighters then hauled the destroyed dryer onto the lawn, where they disassembled … [Read more...]
Geneseo Cops and Firefighters Save Cat and Malcolm the Dog from Fire
GENESEO – Two four-footed Geneseo residents have the village police and fire department to thank for freeing them from their burning home and saving it from destruction. Geneseo Police Officer Benjamin Swanson and his partner Officer Dylan DiPasquale arrived first at the scene of a reported structure fire on Rorbach Lane Thursday afternoon. They saw a dog hunkered down away from the smoke and immediately took action. "He was a smart little … [Read more...]
Firefighters Save Lakeville Garage from Sudden Blaze
LAKEVILLE – Firefighters made a quick save on a detached garage on Rochester Road that suddenly went up in flames Thursday afternoon. According to first responders on scene, no one lives at the residence but the property owner was in the home when the fire started near the back wall of the the garage. Firefighters quickly put out the fire, containing all of the damage to the garage's back wall. The structure was not considered a total … [Read more...]
Dansville Police Save 2 People from Overdoses in 11 Days
DANSVILLE – The Dansville Police Department saved another life on Saturday from an overdose on narcotic drugs. Dansville Police Chief Charlie Perkins said that this is the second case in 11 days where a dose of Narcan, an anti-overdose nasal spray, has helped a person recover from an overdose in Dansville. "We received a call for an unresponsive person at a home in the Village," said Perkins. "Our officer was able to get there in minutes, … [Read more...]