Just because it’s “Parade Day” doesn’t means the calls for service stop.
By FB Reporter
June 24, 2026
Yorktown Heights Volunteer Firefighter’s have already operated at multiple incidents in district throughout the day while preparing for tonight’s annual Yorktown Heights Engine Co. No. 1 Fireman’s Parade & Carnival. At 09:06hrs this morning, YHFD Volunteers responded to Underhill Ave & Taconic State Parkway Exit ramp for the Auto Fire. 1 line stretched. Fire extinguished without incident. At 09:35hrs as YHFD units were clearing the auto fire, YHFD units were notified verbally of a vehicle into the woods with injuries at the 1100blk of Underhill Ave. YHFD Volunteers located a box truck off the roadway and two patients. One of which had been struck by their own vehicle. Vehicle was secured. Two patients transported to an area trauma center for treatment. A few moments later… at 13:04hrs. Yorktown Heights Fire was dispatched to the intersection of Crow Hill Rd & Lake Rd for the MVA w/entrapment. YHFD units arrive to find 3 total patients, with 2 pts trapped in 2 separate vehicles. Both vehicles were secured and both patients were quickly extricated and transferred to EMS for transport to an area trauma center. The Annual Yorktown Heights Engine Co. No. 1 Fireman’s Parade 🚒 & Carnival 🎢🎡🎟️kicks tonight at 7pm! Stop on down this week for family fun for everyone and support your local 100% Volunteer Fire Company and join us and our amazing community this year as we say goodbye to our current Commerce St. Fire Station that has been our Fire Headquarters and home to the Yorktown Heights Engine Co. No. 1 for the past 75 years of our 117 year history‼️ This facility is slated to be replaced 🏗️in the near future with a new modern fire station🏬 to meet the needs of our growing community!
