On May 28, 2025, at 6:19 AM, the dispatchers at the Rensselaer County Emergency Communication Center transmitted the alarm of fire for 1022 6th Avenue. Engine six, engine three, engine two, truck one, truck two, the rescue squad, medic four, and the battalion chief was dispatched to the scene. The caller reported fire and smoke coming from the building's basement. Engine six arrived on scene with the two-story wood frame structure with smoke showing from the second floor and transmitted the signal thirty for a working structure fire.

With fire pushing from the basement window, and additional units quickly arriving on scene, firefighters quickly conducted a primary search of the home to make sure nobody was inside. Firefighters from engine six deployed an inch and three-quarter hand line to the basement and made an aggressive push to the seat of the fire. Firefighters from the truck company quickly arrived on scene and deployed ground ladders to the delta side of the structure and engine sixes officer requested the next due engine company to establish the water supply on scene. Firefighters on the truck company checked the roof for extension, as firefighters on the first floor and second floor checked for extension.

Firefighters in the basement notified command that they had the fire completely knocked down and were beginning overhaul. Within eleven minutes firefighters had the fire completely under control. Command had firefighters on the upper floors begin to open up windows to vent the structure as they had a heavy smoke condition throughout the building due to the balloon frame construction. Firefighters on the roof notified command that they only had light smoke coming from the scuttle. Firefighters conducted extensive overhaul in the basement while fire Investigator’s worked to determine the cause of the fire. No injuries were reported, and firefighters went back into service later in the morning.