On Tuesday February 27th the Tappan fire Department was requested to send an engine to the scene of a working dumpster and trailer fire. Upon arriving on scene we were notified that there were currently 3 trailers fully engulfed in flames and were ordered to stretch hand lines and assist in overhaul. Crews spent several hours trying to knock down the fire. Firefighters from Tappan were released from ... (Full Story & Photos)

Early Monday morning on February 26th the Tappan fire department was called to Tappan golf for an automatic alarm. First officers on scene smelled smoke coming from the building. Orangetown fire inspector was requested to the scene. Firefighters entered the building and came upon a small fire in the kitchen. The fire was extinguished and both departments returned to their headquarters.... (Full Story)

Early afternoon on Friday February 23rd the Tappan Fire Department was called to the masonic grounds for a worker trapped in a dumpster. Firefighters on scene were able to remove the victim who was pinned between a construction chute and the wall of the dumpster and handed him over to South Orangetown Ambulance, where he was transported to Nyack Hospital in critical condition and the scene was turned ... (Full Story)

On Friday January 19 just after 4am our Fire Department was requested to send our FAST team to the scene of a structure fire. Our crew arrived on scene and set up to stand by in case a firefighter goes down inside. Orangeburg FD was requested to send and engine and manpower to scene. A little after 7am our crew was released from the scene.... (Full Story & Photos)

On October 6 just before 3:00 am Tappan Fire Department was requested to respond to Pearl River for a structure fire. 21-2 responded right to the scene and notified the crew responding where they were needed. The crew arrived on scene and relieved the crew that was currently inside the residence. The fire was being continuously fed by a broken gas line. Orange and Rockland arrived on scene and was ... (Full Story & Photos)

Just after 11:30 pm on September 12th, firefighters were paged out for a vehicle fire on the Palisades Parkway just by the exit 5 ramps. We quickly found out that there was an entrapment and no fire. Firefighters were able to pull the driver out of one of the cars and turn them over to EMS to be checked out. The crews packed up and returned to the firehouse. ... (Full Story & Photos)

On July 12th the Tappan Fire Department was dispatched just up the street from the fire house for a vehicle fire. 21-1(chief) notified all responding units that the car had struck a telephone pole and had caught fire. The crew stretched a line and extinguished the fire quickly. Orange and Rockland arrived on scene and cut power to the telephone pole. There were no serious injuries to the driver or ... (Full Story & Photos)

In the early hours of Sunday, May 21st, 2017, Tappan Fire Department was dispatched to a reported car fire on the Palisades Interstate Parkway. Shortly after dispatch, we were alerted, via PD, that there was a party trapped in the vehicle. Due to a mistake in dispatch, Department 11 responded and arrived on scene shortly after 21-1. 21-1501 and 21-RESCUE arrived shortly thereafter and rendered assistance ... (Full Story & Photos)

Several members of Tappan Fire Dept. took the plunge in the annual Penguin Plunge in the Hudson River in Nyack on Sunday afternoon March 5th.

It was a cold 33 degrees on the banks of the Hudson River in Nyack, as members Chris Farrell, Curt Carney, Drew Gangemi, Sean Phelan, Geoffrey Dick, Tappan Ladies Aux. President Laura Carney, as well as Cassandra Carney (Curt's wife) and Julie Hudackand, and ... (Full Story & Photos)

On the evening of Wednesday, February 1st, Sparkill-Palisades Fire Department, along with Tappan, responded to a report of a house fire at 28 Closter Road, in Palisades. Upon arrival, our FAST team set up on the front lawn of the residence and proceeded sizing up the area. In the mean time, Sparkill found the fire was inside the wall of the structure, and began their attack. The fire was extinguished ... (Full Story & Photos)