On July 19, 2023, at 7:04 PM, the City of Cohoes Fire Department along with mutual aid from the Watervliet Fire Department, Green Island Fire Department, And Watervliet Arsenal Fire Department was dispatched to 204 Remsen Street for a reported structure fire. The caller reported smoke coming from the roof of the structure with no fire visible. Firefighters quickly arrived on scene as central station was only a few blocks away. Firefighters immediately transmitted the signal thirty for a working structure fire as they had smoke showing from the roof and third floor.

Command head firefighters quickly deploy a hand line up to the third floor of the structure. As command was conducting a walk around of the building, he had a moderate smoke condition coming from the third-floor area in the rear. As firefighters made their way to the third floor, they discover they had a working fire. Firefighters quickly began to pull the ceiling area on the third floor and firefighters set up the truck company and made their way to the roof where they began to vent the structure in the rear of the building. Firefighters were quickly able to knock down the significant portion of the fire on the third floor. Firefighters began to conduct overhaul on the third floor to search for additional hotspots.

As firefighters were working on the third-floor crews on the roof reported a significant smoke condition starting to come from the vent holes. Firefighters began to cut a larger vent hole and discovered they had fire in the attic area that had extended. Firefighters took a hand line from the truck companies bucket and quickly extinguished the remaining fire. Firefighters on scene continued to conduct extensive overhaul of the third floor for an extended period of time. No injuries from the fire was reported the building did suffer water smoke and fire damage. At this time there has been no determination of the cause of the fire released.

Later that evening at 10:04 PM, the village of Green Island Fire Department along with the City of Cohoes Fire Department, Watervliet Fire Department, Watervliet Arsenal Fire Department and Colonie Emergency Medical Services was dispatched to 37 Arch St. for a reported structure fire. The caller reported smoke coming from underneath the porch of the structure and fire showing from the siding on the building. Firefighters quickly arrived on scene and then immediately declared the signal thirty for a working structure fire as they had fire showing from the front of the building near the doorway. Firefighters quickly deployed a hand line to the front of the structure and knock down a large portion of the visible fire. The next arriving piece of apparatus secured the water supply nearby.

Firefighters worried that they had a working basement fire, so multiple firefighters made their way to the basement where they had a slight smoke condition, but no significant fire condition in the basement other than charring below the location of the fire. As firefighters were working a significant amount of smoke began to push from the roof area and the windows on the third floor. Firefighters immediately made their way to the second floor and began to pull the ceiling and around the wall area where the fire was located below. Firefighters were able to locate a section on the second floor where fire had already extended up the balloon frame structure of the home. With a significant smoke condition still pushing from the attic area firefighters vented the attic window which allowed for all of the trapped gases and smoke to escape.

Firefighters were able to locate all of the hotspots and quickly knock them down. No injuries were reported firefighters did remain on scene for an extended period of time conducting extensive overhaul to ensure that they will not returned to the building. Fire Investigators were contacted to conduct their investigation into what caused the fire. No determination has been made public at this time. The home did suffer significant damage from the fire.