November 19, 2008: This mural which still hangs in the kitchen at the old quarters of Engine 2 / Ladder 2 was part of the Poughkeepsie Fire Departments long tradition. The painting was done by Bob Baker (ret. Ladder 2) and represents many Firefighters from a long time ago and some who are still on the job.

October 30, 2008: A 4 Alarm fire rips through the River Church located on the City's South side this afternoon. The 117 year old Church and Rectory were completely destroyed by the fire but the school portion of the church was saved by Firefighters. It took Firefighters several hours to bring this blaze under control and there was one injury to a Firefighter. For more photos please visit FD Photo Unit

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October 22, 2008: Around 4 pm, Firefighters were dispatched for a reported fire a the Poughkeepsie Post office. Car 10 arrived on scene and transmitted the 10-75 for a fire in the buildings Bell Tower. The Historic Bell Tower has been under renovations since August. Due to the height of the Tower, Firefighters used the Master Stream from Ladder 1 to knock down the fire and then stretched approximately 12 lengths to reach the fire using the scaffolding the workers were using. The fire was contained to the Bell Tower and only minor water damage was done to the post office.

October 21, 2008: Engines 1, 2, 3 and Ladder 1 and 2 were originally dispatched for an Automatic Alarm at the Poughkeepsie High School when City 911 informed Car 10 (shift commander) that they were receiving calls for a garage fire behind 36 College Ave. Car 10 redirected Engine 1 and Ladder 1 to the fire. Car 10 arrived on scene and advised he had smoke showing. While the other units were investigating a pull box, which was found to be done by a student, Engine 1's nozzleman and the two Firefighters from Ladder 1 stretched 6 lengths to reach the garage which was set back from the residence.

October 19, 2008: Around 6:30pm the Arlington FD was dispatched for a reported house fire at 44 Crestwood Blvd in the Town of Poughkeepsie. Arlington FD arrived and found a 2 story private dwelling with fire on the second floor. Arlington command requested Poughkeepsie Engine 2 for their FAST team. The 4 occupants who were home at the time evacuated themselves prior to the Fire Departments arrival. The fire was placed under control within an hour and there were no reported injuries. For more photos visit...

October 18, 2008: All the members of Local 596 would like to wish the newlyweds Chris and Alethea Burke the best of luck.

Local 596 wants to know what you want. Along with our t-shirts and historical photos, we are looking to expand our products. We are asking our registered users to submit any suggestions for new products as well as comments for those products. Once registered to the site, please click on the "add comment" button below to leave your ideas. Thank you.

Now that Local 596 has launched it's website store, we have begun allowing public users to register to the site. This registration will allow you to store your billing and shipping addresses in our system for store use as well as allow you to participate in open discussions and comments where available.

To register, simply click on the "create new account" button below the sign in area. Where the system requests a "man number" type in "store" instead. You will then receive an email with a temporary password you may sign in with.

October 6, 2008: Firefighters were dispatched for a reported fire at the Martin Luther King Apartments shortly after 7pm this evening. Prior to arrival, C911 advised that they had received multiple calls and possibly one victim has serious injuries. Car 10 arrived on scene and transmitted the 10-75 for a fire in the bedroom. One line was stretched and operated and the fire was brought under control within an half hour.