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Fire Weather Watch Issued APRIL 05 - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA... NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT. * TIMING... FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS... NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES... HIGHS ... (Full Story & Photos)

Tower Goes Mutual Aid To DeKalb APRIL 04 - At 1122 hours Canton Fire was requested to respond with Tower 1 to a working fire at 2901 CR 17 in the Hamlet of DeKalb Junction. The building, a former roller rink, currently contained storage along with several apartments. Tower 1 and Engine 8 were enroute at 1124 hours and arrived on scene 16 minutes later. The Tower was placed in operation to ventilate the roof of the structure while additional ... (Full Story & Photos)

Two Car MVA Sends 2 To CPH MARCH 22 - Canton Fire / Rescue and Pyrites Fire / First Responders were toned out at 1758 hours for a reported 2 car mva at CR 25 and the Pink Schoolhouse Road with possible serious injuries. Assistant Chief Bob Crowe responded from about a mile away on CR 25 while A-131 went enroute at 1759 hours. Chief Crowe arrived on scene to find two F-150 pickups in the ditch with one victim in one of the trucks in the ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Tower Goes Mutual Aid To Gouverneur MARCH 16 - Central Dispatch activated the tones at 2228 hours for Tower 1 to respond to a structure fire on Trinity Avenue in Gouverneur. The tower was enroute 4 minutes later with Engine 8 following shortly thereafter. The 23 minute response put Canton units on scene just before 2300 hours. Gouverneur IC Assistant Chief Tom Conklin positioned the tower next to GFD Truck 2 to utilize it for master stream operations. ... (Full Story & Photos)

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