Fire In The Town Of Bath Yesterday Afternoon

The Bath Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 4:13 pm Thursday February 20th for a structure fire at 5964 County Route 11 in the Town of Bath. The caller reported not seeing any flames, but the house was filled with smoke. Bath Chief Mike Fiordo arrived on scene to find a small fire around the chimney area of a double wide mobile home. Hazardous road conditions from an ice storm just prior slowed the response of the apparatus. As the first engine arrived on scene the fire had grown and spread into the attic space and continued to travel. Chief Fiordo then requested an engine from Thurston to setup a fill site, tankers from Savona, Campbell and Kanona, and Hammondsport Rescue with manpower. An engine from Painted Post was also requested to the scene and then later to standby at the Bath station. Bath Volunteer Ambulance was on scene in case of any injury and rehab.
Interior crews went inside to battle the blaze and were able to hold the fire to half of the home with minor smoke damage through the other half. Fire crews were able to save many of the owner’s valuable items. There were 2 people at home at the time and their animals, but they all escaped without harm. The American Red Cross was contacted to assist the family.
The fire was determined to have started in the area of the chimney. The Bath Volunteer Fire Department thanks all the mutual aid companies who responded in the frigid weather conditions as well as the Bath Fire ladies auxiliary (Fireflies), who came to the station to make coffee and hot water for hot chocolate. The last Bath unit was back in service at 7:22 pm.

 

New Welcome To Bath Signs, New Mossby Bank Gate

Bath Village Mayor Michael Sweet says, this spring, crews will be building a new entrance gate, to Mossy Bank Park.  Sweet also says, there are going to be new “welcome to Bath signs” mentioning the boys and girls soccer team championships. 

 

The Book Nook Has Come To An End

The Dormann Library in Bath is shutting down the book nook today.  The book nook was a way of browsing through books and buying them, and library officials say they can no longer afford to keep the book nook going.  However, the Dormann Library will continue to have their annual book sale.

 

 

Statement From Avoca Village Hall

Langworthy Objects To A New State Mandate

GOP Congressman Nick Langworthy says that New York State has a new mandate out, requiring car dealers to sell one electric vehicle for every three gasoline run cars sold.  The Republican congressman spoke out against this yesterday while at a car dealership in Olean.