(Correction: Location was Car Park 1. We originally reported Car Park 2.) A car in downtown Rye caught fire on Friday. The fire was quickly brought under control by Rye […]
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Meet the New Rye FD Captain, 29 Year Vet John McDwyer
Twenty nine years of hard work and dedication pays off. In a City Hall ceremony Tuesday, John McDwyer became the first career captain of the Rye Fire Department. Mayor Josh […]
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City Elevates McDwyer to Captain of FD
The City has elevated John McDwyer to the position of Fire Captain. The 29-year veteran was made Lieutenant and the City’s Fire Inspector in March 2020 after Kurt Tietjen retired. […]
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Rye FD’s Castelhano Retires After 29 Years of Service
Rye Fire Department’s Senior Firefighter John Castelhano finished up his last tour and is retiring with over 29 years of service to the City of Rye. “The fire department is […]
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New Firefighters Ready to Take the Heat After 18 Week Training
Probationary Rye firefighters Joseph Tolve, Kevin Ramsey and Salvatore Inguanti completed Westchester’s Career Fire Academy, a basic firefighter training program, after an intense 18 weeks. The three joined the department […]
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Rye FD Adds Two Recruits to Career Staff
(PHOTO: Members of the Rye FD just after Monday’s swearing in ceremony.) On Monday, the City of Rye Fire Department added two new recruits, bringing the career fire fighter headcount […]
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Rye FD’s Role in Multi-Car Pile Up
Rye FD “got the call shortly after 7am,” said Lieutenant John McDwyer, as he went on the detail the fire department’s response to the 18 car collision on I-95 Wednesday […]
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Ladder 25 Heads for a Makeover
Rye FD’s Ladder 25 is headed for a makeover expected to provide the rig–and Rye taxpayers–another ten years of ladder service. The Rye City Council approved the $400,000 expense in […]
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Toys for Tots & Other Give Back by PD and FD Unions
The Rye PBA and Rye FD Local 2029 are busy supporting charities this holiday season, starting with Toys for Tots. The Rye PBA has its regular Toys for Tots collection […]
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Rye FD Local 2029 Joins Rye PBA in No Shave Fundraiser
(PHOTO: Rye FD rocking ‘staches for no shave November – John Rodrigues, James Groglio, John Castelhano, Johnny Thompson III, Peter Kennedy and Michael Stoddart.) Rye FD’s Local 2029 has joined […]