Just before 1pm today, Mahopac Fire was dispatched for a structure fire on Ann Rd., in the northern end of the district. A full department response, Fire-EMS-Fire Police, arrived on the scene of a heavily involved structure. Chief Bill Nikisher assumed Incident Command, assisted by

Battalion 16,George Waehler and Mahopac Falls Asst. Chief Bob Trace. A call was put out for the

FASTeam from Yorktown, tankers from Mahopac Falls, Carmel and Croton Falls, the Putnam County Fire Investigation Team, multiple units from Carmel Police and a Paramedic unit from EMStar. Somers Fire sent units to Mahopac Headquarters for standby. The investigation for
cause and origin continues at the time of this release.