Fire Crews From Harpursville, Windsor, and West Windsor Mobilize for Route 79 House Fire

Harpursville, NY - Firefighters from the Harpursville Fire Department, reinforced by neighboring mutual aid companies and county emergency personnel, responded Monday morning to battle a residential structure fire on a private road just off Route 79.

Emergency units were alerted during the morning hours of Monday, October 26, 2026, for reports of a house fire in a rural pocket adjacent to the state highway corridor. Responding fire crews established an operational perimeter, stretched attack lines, and initiated coordinated suppression efforts to contain and extinguish the active blaze.

To provide additional staffing, apparatus, and water supply on the fireground, mutual aid resources were deployed from both the Windsor Fire Department and the West Windsor Fire Department.

Law enforcement officers from the Broome County Sheriff's Office maintained traffic control and scene security along the Route 79 access corridor, while investigators from the Broome County Bureau of Fire Investigation were called to the scene to conduct an origin-and-cause examination.

Department officials expressed their sincere gratitude to all the responding volunteer firefighters, mutual aid departments, and assisting county agencies for their rapid response and seamless teamwork in bringing the incident under control.