Oakfield Fire News Today

Route 11 in Township 7, Range 5 remained closed Saturday after a tractor-trailer truck rollover on Friday night caused police to close it.

BATAVIA — No residents were home when a fire started this morning at 18 Colorado Avenue, but one cat died in the blaze.

BATAVIA — No residents were home when a fire started this morning at 18 Colorado Avenue, but one dog and one cat died in the blaze.

A driver has reportedly fled the scene after his car struck a pole in the area of 8113 Lewiston Road, Batavia. The pole is down and wires are down. Town of Batavia Fire dispatched. UPDATE 10:26 a.m.: Oakfield Fire requested for traffic control at Galloway Road.

It took a few days for Thera Sanchez to process her holiday weekend before she felt able to describe it. After all, she and partner Pavel Belov hadn't expected events to unfold quite as they did since the unrelenting storm blew in Friday and hovered over their Oakfield residence and nearby roadways. While they remained at home, hundreds of motorists were trying to navigate

Heading out on one of his search and rescue missions during the blizzard on Friday, Joshua Finn said he had two fears. That they would find somebody dead in a car. Or that he wouldn't make it home, himself. He came close to both tragic outcomes, he thought, around 1 a.m. on Saturday when he and another volunteer firefighter from Oakfield came across a pickup truck stuck on

Michael Santaferrara got up early Friday morning to drive from Cazenovia to see his sisters in the western part of the state. He thought all was well while after driving about 140 miles on the Thruway. “Then they closed it because of all the crashes,” the New York City visitor told The Batavian Friday night. “Once I left the Thruway, my whole world changed. Within seconds, I

Friday was one of those days for emergency responders when it seemed as though rescues and accidents made for a nonstop blur of duty. Oakfield firefighter Bill Sturgeon’s day began around 11 a.m., and he was still on duty late into the night. And in between, there was a family from Lockport that went off the road, a Connecticut couple stuck in another spot and a

Members of the Genesee Snopackers have been out all night and into the morning assisting search and rescue crews locate and rescue stranded motorists in the Alabama and Oakfield areas, Vice President Nate Fix reports. Fix said he's been working with fellow Snopacker Tony Johnston since about 9 p.m. They've deployed the Snopackers groomers to assist rescue convoys, which

The afterschool program at Southern Aroostook School is sponsoring a Trunk or Treat event on Friday, Oct. 28, from 5-7 p.m. This will be held, rain/snow, or shine. It will take place behind the school near the playground.