Quick Knockdown Near Exit 11: Yorktown Heights Firefighters Halt Parkway Car Fire

Yorktown, NY - Firefighters from the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department swiftly handled a vehicle fire on the shoulder of the Taconic State Parkway early Saturday morning, preventing traffic delays and vehicle burn-through.

Units were alerted at 6:01 a.m. on Saturday, October 6,17, 2026 for reports of a burning vehicle along the southbound lanes of the Taconic State Parkway in the vicinity of Exit 11. Car 2531, along with Engines 274, 272, and 271, turned out promptly to the scene.

Arriving companies encountered an active vehicle fire contained to the highway shoulder. Firefighters stretched a handline, initiated a fast exterior attack, and knocked down the fire in short order without further incident or hazard to passing morning motorists.