A large crowd came out on Saturday night for KFD's Annual Chili Night. For one price, attendees could have their choice of mild, spicy or vegetarian chili, hot dogs, corn bread, salad, ice tea, lemonade, soda, coffee and cookies. Many people then went down to the engine room to check out our apparatus. KFD would like to thank the community for supporting us at Chili Night. We'd also like to give a ... (Full Story & Photos)

The first Monday drill of November featured a motor vehicle fire evolution. Engine 115 and Tanker 6 participated in the drill, with KFD members extinguishing a fire on a vehicle that had been donated to the department. Using a pre-connected inch and three quarter line, members advanced on the car and extinguished the fire in about 10 minutes using approximately 1000 gallons of water. This kind of ... (Full Story & Photos)

Katonah Fire Department was dispatched Tuesday night around 8 p.m. to a reported motor vehicle accident on Route 35 near Holly Branch Road, involving extrication, with one car off the road and in the woods. Car 2212 arrived on scene and reported that the occupants were out of the vehicle. Car 2211, Car 2213, Rescue 17, Engine 115 and Utility 8 all responded. Upon arrival, a safe zone was set up and ... (Full Story & Photos)

I-684 and Route 35 run right through Katonah Fire District. Unfortunately, that means a large percentage of our calls are vehicle accidents that sometimes require extricating occupants. Monday night's drill focused on extrication techniques. Members were drilled on safely approaching the accident scene, stabilizing the vehicle with wooden cribbing, cutting or disconnecting all battery cables, and ... (Full Story & Photos)

Katonah Fire Department held its 2019 Inspection on Saturday night. This year, the dinner was dedicated to the memory of Chief James Fayette Lawrence, who died on October 6, 1959 and who remains the only member of Katonah Fire Department to have given his life in the line of duty. The inspection is an annual event where visiting departments inspect the host department's apparatus, personnel, and then ... (Full Story & Photos)