PIX11 Honors the Bedford Fire Department

12 members of the Bedford Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle fire in the parking lot of the Hunting Ridge Mall at 1:02am on Tuesday April 16th. Engines arrived to a fully involved car fire and went to work extinguishing it. There were reports of a possible burn victim and 2044 requested EMS to the scene for an evaluation. All units were back in service at 2:49 a.m. at which time members ... (Full Story & Photos)

The New Firehouse Committee, with 328 years of combined emergency service experience (mostly in Bedford Village) defined our operations, our district’s demographics, the changes our district has seen since the current firehouse was built, our types of responses, our current apparatus, our deficits in the current building, and our anticipated needs for the future. A professional team of architects ... (Full Story)

We are land-locked in the Bedford Village Historic District.

• The firehouse is historic, as are the Bedford Free Library and the Lounsbery (Horse Connection) Building, and the Post Office, which wraps around the Lounsbery building and flanks our left rear.

We do not have room here to build an adequate station for our current operations, let alone future operations.

• Our lot is 1/3 of an acre, ... (Full Story & Photos)

A big thank you from the entire Bedford Village community to the amazing neighbor who anonymously donated a $3000+ piece of medical equipment for our first-due ambulance, which can be used to monitor vitals (BP, Pulse and Pulse Ox) while a patient is being transported to the hospital. This device constantly monitor's the patient's vitals for irregularities, allowing the EMT to continuously engage ... (Full Story & Photos)

Bedford firefighters left town in the early hours this morning in Engine 109, Car 2042 and Car 2043 to provide mutual aid apparatus and manpower for Croton Falls. A fully-involved structure fire in a large barn on Croton Falls Road kept Croton Falls FD and several other fire departments busy for many hours overnight. During that time, Bedford's Engine 109 and crew stood by at Croton FD to cover any ... (Full Story & Photos)

Bedford's Car 2043 and Engine 109 with a full crew of firefighters responded to Railroad Ave in Bedford Hills today for a working fire. Command requested that the Engine 109 Company crew stretch an additional line from BHFD's Engine 198 to the interior D side of the building. Once the fire was declared under control, our members assisted with overhaul. Look carefully: seen in one of the photos is ... (Full Story & Photos)

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)