Firefighters Put Out Dumpster Blaze and Swear In New Recruits

On Thursday afternoon March 9,2017 the fire department was called to 18 Kelwynne in response to a dumpster fire. They found a construction dumpster near the home involved in fire. The dumpster was full and the fire was deep seated. The material in the dumpster needed to be emptied to fully extinguish the fire. Firefighters were able to prevent the fire from spreading to the housee.

Three probationary firefighters were appointed to the Scarsdale Fire Department. From left to right are Andrew Bratton, Matthew DeTone and Bruce Pappas. They were sworn in at a ceremony at Fire Headquarters on Tuesday March 7, 2017. On Monday March 13th they will be detailed to the Career Fire Academy at the Westchester County Fire Training Center in Valhalla for the next 18 weeks.