Last year the Bedford Fire Department responded to 778 total calls, including 461 Fire calls, 254 EMS calls, and 63 MVA dual-response calls. While we are extremely grateful to every one of our members who perform together in different and varied functions to make the company work as a whole, we would like to make a special mention of our Top Ten Responders for 2018:

1. Lt. James Best - 389 calls
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Members of the Bedford Fire Department responded to an early morning report from Bedford Police of a Motor Vehicle Accident with Car Fire. Units pulled up to find a fully involved car with the occupant out and uninjured. EMS checked on the driver while firefighters quickly extinguished the fire. ... (Full Story & Photos)

This week both ambulances were needed when we received two EMS calls in our district at the same time. We are pleased that the District Board had a progressive approach and agreed to expand our EMS fleet.

Photo: both Bedford ambulances unloading at Northern Westchester Hospital.
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In the early hours we received a call of a CO alarm and were told that no key holder would be responding and the house was unoccupied. Car 2049 Lt Albright arrived and not only found the homeowners home but elevated levels of CO in the house. Lt Albright had 60 Control re-dispatch for a confirmed CO incident with an occupant showing symptoms of possible CO exposure. Our ambulance 52-B2 and our mutual ... (Full Story)

During the holiday season please make sure that you and your family stays safe: attached are some tips that could help.... (Full Story & Photos)

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, the Bedford Fire Department went on its 700th call for 2018 and is currently at 709. This is more calls than the department responded to in all of 2017 and we still have a month to go. In fact, this is the most calls we’ve ever logged.

So far this year, 283 (41%) of our calls have been EMS related, with 58 of those being motor vehicle accidents. On the fire side we ... (Full Story)

Bedford FD units responded to reports of a brush fire to find that the homeowners had emptied their fireplace ashes next to the house, which then caught the outside of the house on fire. Our engine crews quickly knocked down the fire and checked for extension. Negative extension, so we ventilated the house to vacate all the smoke.

While returning to headquarters, we were redirected to an EMS call ... (Full Story & Photos)

Please follow some of the listed tips to keep you and your children safe on this Halloween night. ... (Full Story & Photos)