Press Release For Immediate Release March 6, 2022 On March 5, 2022, at 23:32 hours, the LaGrange Fire District responded to reports of a house fire on Lakeview Drive in the Town of LaGrange. At 23:36 hours Incident Command, based on multiple reports of an active fire with possible entrapment,…
Read MoreThe annual statewide ban on open burning will go into effect this year on 3/16/22 and will conclude, unless extended, on 5/14/22. Please be advised, per the Department of Environmental Conservation this ban is enacted in order to reduce the risk of uncontrolled brush fires due to the low humidity…
Read MoreDutchess County Department of Civil Service has announced the Firefighter and Firefighter/Paramedic exams for 2022. This test is the very first step in becoming a Career Firefighter in Dutchess County, if you are interested in joining the ranks of the LaGrange Fire District Career Staff please follow the link below,…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE LAGRANGE FIRE DISTRICT IS AWARDED OVER $3.5 MILLION SAFER GRANT November 10, 2021 LAGRANGE, NY – The Lagrange Fire District is proud to announce it has been honored as a recipient of a Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant awarded for Fiscal Year 2021 from…
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2021 For Immediate Release On the evening of Friday, September 17, 2021, the LaGrange Fire District responded in conjunction with the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office and multiple Law Enforcement Agencies who responded to a fight in the Arlington High School parking lot immediately following the football game at…
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Motor Vehicle Accident Freedom Rd and Mountain Rd On the morning of September 16, 2021, the LaGrange Fire District responded to “Road hazard, diesel fuel leaking in the roadway”, at 07:56 hrs. First arriving units found a tractor-trailer off the roadway on Freedom Road with an active fuel leak from…
Read Moresept award of SAFER Grant September 14, 2021 For Immediate Release On March 10, 2021, the LaGrange Fire District applied for a SAFER Grant. Staffing for Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant program is one of three grant programs that constitute the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management…
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5/27/2021 For immediate release: Car vs. Building 2019 New Hackensack Road; Route 376 On May 26, 2021 the LaGrange Fire District responded to a Car vs. Building, motor vehicle accident at 12:25 hrs. at 2019 New Hackensack Road, Poughkeepsie NY, in the town of LaGrange. The first unit arrived on…
Read More5/18/2021 For Immediate Release: The LaGrange Fire District would like to thank Congressmen Chuck Schumer and Congressman Anthony Delgado for their support and recommendations in the submission of an “Assistance to Firefighters Grant”, awarded on March 24, 2021, in the amount of $85,694.59. The Assistance to Firefighter Grant’s (AFG) primary…
Read MoreStructure Fire 35 Sunny Knolls Drive On May 11, 2021 the LaGrange Fire District responded to a “Smoke in the basement crawlspace”, 18:32 hours, at 35 Sunny Knolls Drive, Poughkeepsie NY in the Town of LaGrange. The first unit arrived on scene within five (5) minutes after dispatch to discover…
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