Car Catches Fire After Hitting Traffic Barrier
 
By Ex Chief Dean W. Pappas
December 13, 2025
 

KFD volunteers were dispatched at about 4 am Saturday for a reported motor vehicle accident/car fire. Cars 2211, 2212, and 2213 responded along with Engine 115 and Tanker 6. The car had hit the traffic control barrier at the base of the Exit 6 ramp from I-684 south and was fully engulfed in flames upon FD arrival. Two patients were treated by KVHVAC and WEMS Medics while KFD members attacked the car fire. Units were on scene for a little over an hour.

 
Units: 2211, 2212, 2213, Engine 115, Tanker 6
 
Mutual Aid: KBHVAC, NY State Police, NY DOT Help Truck
 
Hyperlinks: I 684 Car Fire