On Thursday, July 20, 2023, the Rye Fire Department brought their firetruck to the Rye Y’s Discovery Camp to cool down the Explorers group campers (ages 4 & 5). The camp is located at the Osborn School.
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Rye FD Welcomes Newest Firefighter (VIDEO & PHOTOS)
The City of Rye Fire department welcomed its newest firefighter in a ceremony Monday morning at City Hall. Andre Wolfe was sworn in by Deputy City Clerk Kayla Garritano. The position opened last fall after 25-year department veteran John Thompson was sworn in as the department’s newest Lieutenant. “Andre was chosen because of his training, […]
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She’s Back: Fireman’s Circle Statue Returns After 2.5 Years
The Fireman’s Circle statue at the intersection of Milton Road, Grace Church Street, Palisade Drive and Cross Street has come home. On Friday morning, contractors reinstalled the fire department’s memorial for fallen firefighters, Our Lady Memory. Commissioned in the 1930s, Our Lady Memory was severely damaged in August 2020 when operators of a stolen Mercedes […]
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CAUTION: City, County & State All Issue Weather Warnings
The City of Rye, Westchester County and the New York State Police have all issued severe weather warnings as of early Thursday afternoon. The City will have extra police and fire staff working during the impending storm. Weather services are predicting heavy rainfall with moderate flooding and heavy winds Thursday into Friday and then plummeting […]
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House Fire @ 95 Grapal Street
The Rye Fire Department responded to an alarm at 95 Grapal Street 9:27pm Wednesday night. “The first arriving units encountered heavy smoke and visible fire and immediately called a 10-75 which is a working structure fire code, which also activates the mutual aid system,” said Rye FD Captain John McDwyer. The FD first stretched two […]
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FD Candy Cane Run is Tuesday, December 20th: Neighborhood Schedule
Expect Santa to crisscross the City of Rye on Tuesday, December 20th courtesy of the Rye Professional Firefighters Local 2029 union. Look for the parade of fire trucks between 4pm and 6pm at these neighborhood locations. Rye firefighters will be escorting Santa and raising awareness about fire safety during the holidays. The stops are as […]
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Thompson is New Rye FD Lieutenant
On Tuesday at Rye City Hall, 25-year Rye Fire Department veteran John Thompson was sworn in as the department’s newest Lieutenant. The position opened when Lieutenant and storyteller Andy Northshield announced last week he was retiring. “There is nothing more appropriate that having [John] in a leadership role,” said Rye FD Captain John McDwyer. Rye […]
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VIDEO: 9-11 Ceremony @ Rye FD Locust Avenue HQ
The City of Rye held is annual September 11th Commemoration Ceremony on Sunday afternoon. The light rain brought the ceremony inside the Rye Fire Department’s Locust Avenue headquarters. The ceremony drew lighter crowds than last year’s 20th anniversary of the tragedy, but the moment, the remembrances and the recognition 9/11’s meaning remain more important than […]
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9/11 Ceremony Sunday 4:30pm at Rye FD HQ
The annual City of Rye September 11th commemoration ceremony will be held this Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 4:30 pm at the Rye Fire Department Locust Avenue headquarters. There will be a blessing from Reverend Kate Malin of Christ’s Church, opening remarks from Mayor Josh Cohn and a reading of the names. Invited guests include Congressman Jamaal Bowman, […]
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New Firefighter Joins Rye FD
In a ceremony at Rye City Hall Monday morning, William Junior became Rye’s newest firefighter. Junior is a lifelong resident of Rye who attended Midland Elementary, Rye Middle and Rye High School, where he graduated in the class of 2017. Junior attended Iona College, graduating this past May 2022 with a degree in criminal justice. […]