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Orange County Firefighter Battle 5th Alarm
August 19, 2026 | NEW YORK
DAVID BURNS, Senior Correspondent

Photo by David Burns/@FD4DScene

Photo by David Burns/@FD4DScene
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
Orange County NY - Early Tuesday morning, a major fire broke out at a commercial property in the Circleville area of Wallkill. The property was operated by New York Bus Sales and Blue Flame Propane. For a short time, Route 17 was closed in both directions. A fifth alarm was transmitted for the incident.