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Brush Fire Reported Along Railroad Tracks in Feura Bush

This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.

FEURA BUSH, NY - A 911 call was received for possible flames visible behind the Unionville Reformed Church on Delaware Turnpike on Monday, April 4th, around 6:30 P.M.

Onesquethaw Fire responded to the area where they discovered smoke. While searching the area, crews found an active brush fire along the railroad tracks on Game Farm Road. Delmar and Slingerlands Fire Departments were immediately requested to the scene with their UTVs to assist, and CSX was ordered to stop rail traffic in the area while crews worked along the tracks.

A handline was pulled from Game Farm Road down the tracks to the brush fire. Firefighters used indian tanks to put out spot fires in the brush, and the UTVs assisted in putting out hotspots in the field and along the tracks. Firefighters had the fire knocked down quickly before it could spread any further.

Onesquethaw EMS, Albany County Paramedics and Albany County Sheriffs also assisted on scene. There were no injuries reported.

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THOMAS MARRA Correspondent

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