Firefighters Thanked for Work on Fire in Denning New York

Undoubtedly, if you or someone in your circle is a firefighter in the Hudson Valley, you all have been having a busy few weeks. Major brush and forest fires that burned in multiple locations kept local agencies extremely busy.

Fortunately, the Hudson Valley has a large group of people in every community who are willing to step up to work and even volunteer to be first responders. The people who come running when we need them. In the last few weeks, that fact has been more evident with all of the brush and forest fires that burned throughout our region.

Ulster County Government Recognizes Agencies that Assisted with Whitehouse Fire

In Ulster County, the Whitehouse Fire in Denning was one such fire in our area that required numerous agencies to get it under control and put it completely out. The Ulster County government shared a moment this week where the agencies who were called in were recognized and thanked for their help.

We want to express our gratitude to the many agencies, firefighters, and personnel who worked together to contain the Whitehouse Fire in Denning–a brush fire spanning hundreds of acres and involving challenging terrain and weather conditions ideal for the fire's spread. We also want to recognize the excellent work of our Ulster County Department of Emergency Services, which took the lead in overall incident management, and the Grahamsville Fire Department, which was the primary local response agency and served as the initial incident command (via Ulster County Government Facebook)

 

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Surrounding counties all came to aid in the fighting of this fire. According to a list shared by the Ulster County Government on social media Ulster County had a total of 25 fire agencies lend help, and Sullivan County sent 35. Delaware County sent 1 group, and Green County sent 6. Numerous other types of agencies assisted from the state and county that were from organizations other than fire assistance.

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By November 14th the Whitehouse fire had been 100 percent contained. The Ulster County Government was grateful to everyone who helped put out this fire that spanned hundreds of acres.

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