Summit Fire & Medical District, Flagstaff, AZ, pumper-tanker. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSPA PTO1,000-gallon pump; UPF Poly 3,000-gallon tank.
A large copper roof was partially ripped off an East Fishkill firehouse Monday afternoon while wind gusts battered the mid-Hudson Valley.
Despite the damage to its building, Hopewell Hose Fire Company No. 1 was able to continue responding to calls, according to the department. No injuries were reported at station off Route 376.
Dutchess and Ulster counties were under a high wind warning from 7 p.m. Sunday to 7 p.m. Monday. Wind gusts were forecast to reach up to 60 miles per hour and resulted in as many as 10,000 customers at one point without power across Dutchess and Ulster, according to Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.
