The Epidemic of Liquid and Steam Burns

Children and Older Adults Most At-Risk

Each year, over 450,000 burn injuries occur in the United States that are serious enough to require medical treatment.

Between 2007 and 2013, the proportion of burn center admissions due to scald burns increased from 29.8% to 33.7%.

Join us in the fight to prevent severe burn and scald injuries!

Tips to Stay Safe
•Set ... (Full Story)

Every minute, someone in the United States sustains a burn injury serious enough to require treatment. (Estimated 450,000 injuries/year or i.e., a burn injury every 70 seconds.)... (Full Story & Photos)

The New Year brings a new Chief to the Hartsdale Fire Department.

At a Transfer of Command Ceremony on the apparatus bay floor at Station 1, HFD Deputy Chief Raymond Maseda was promoted to Chief and sworn in by Board of Fire Commissioners Chairman, Tony Frasca on Monday evening, December 30, 2019

Chief Maseda, a 21-year veteran of the department, became only the fifth chief in the 100 plus year ... (Full Story & Photos)

Celebrate responsibly. ... (Full Story & Photos)

When Santa Claus heard it was time to spread holiday cheer throughout the Hartsdale Fire District, he knew exactly what he had to do. He slid down the fire pole at Hartsdale Fire Station One, jumped into his lime green sleigh, a converted Hartsdale Fire Department Engine and activated the department’s 5th annual Operation Candy Cane on Saturday, December 21, 2019. With the help of his elf friends ... (Full Story & Photos)