Banksville Fire Department

12/11/2025

11/06/2025

Earlier this week, BIFD members joined with other departments in Westchester to run a tanker operations drill at the Westchester County Airport. Tanker7 from BIFD supplied T7 from the airport fire department to practice setting up a tanker relay. Thank you to all that attended!

10/18/2025

Motor Vehicle Accident on Round Hill Road

Around 17:00 on 10-17-25, Banksville Fire Department, Armonk Fire Department Ambulance, and 45 Medic 4 (Paramedic) were dispatched to the area of Round Hill Rd and Megan Ln for a reported Motor Vehicle rollover with entrapment.

Upon arrival, 2022 (Armonk Chief) reported one vehicle off the roadway on its side with one occupant still inside and another who had self extricated prior to arrival.

Banksville units stabilized the vehicle, and the remaining occupant was safely removed. Both occupants sustained minor injuries and were evaluated by EMS.

Units on scene:
Banksville FD: Engine 158, Rescue 7,
Armonk EMS: Car 2022, Car 2023, and Armonk Ambulance.
Westchester EMS: 45 Medic 4
North Castle Police Department

10/12/2025

Tonight, members of Banksville Independent Fire Department were recognized for their tremendous efforts and prehospital care, which ultimately led to the survival of a patient in our district who suffered from a cardiac arrest back in July.

On July 29th 2025, BIFD was dispatched for an Echo-level response — the highest priority in emergency medical dispatch — for a report of "CPR in progress."

Thanks to the guidance provided over the phone by our partners at of 60 Control / Uniformed Dispatchers Association , a community member began CPR prior to our arrival. With the quick response of EMTs & Firefighters from Banksville FD , Armonk Fire Department , EMS and the North Castle Police Department , the patient not only survived but was able to return to the Banksville Fire Department tonight to meet the members who responded.

BIFD awarded two lifesaving awards tonight to:
Lieutenant G. Kottoor
Deputy Chief W. Watson

BIFD awarded one civilian award to Jason Tobon for starting lifesaving CPR prior to the arrival of first responders.

BIFD awarded 6 of our members a Unit Citation for outstanding teamwork & coordination during this response:
A. Farquhar
G. Kottoor
R. Farquhar
A. Levy
M. Pugni
W. Watson

What an honor it was for all BIFD members to be able to reconnect with this patient!

10/08/2025

Please join us on November 16th from 12-4pm for our Fall Festival! Food, drinks and fun for the whole family complete with hay rides, raffles and Touch-A-Truck! Bring all your friends and family to Banksville Independent Fire Department for our fun event!

09/18/2025

This past week, Banksville Fire Department participated in a multi-agency training exercise hosted by the Bedford Hills Fire Department. The drill focused on water supply operations, an essential skill for departments that often respond to areas without traditional hydrant access.

Alongside our partners from Katonah Fire Department and Pound Ridge Volunteer Fire Department , members worked on drafting and establishing a fill site from a dry hydrant and tanker shuttle operations, moving and circulating water from a remote source to simulate continuous fireground supply

Thank you to Bedford Hills FD for hosting and to all agencies who participated.

09/13/2025

Want to learn CPR? Join us at BIFD for a free community CPR class on October 12th at 9am! Use the QR code or the link to register. The link is also on our website. Feel free to email us with any questions! We hope to see you there.

08/08/2025

July was a busy month at BIFD! In addition to responding to 50 emergency calls, with some being Mutual Aid, we held 11 events or trainings for our members. Members of the Banksville Independent Fire Department are ready to respond to any emergency call due to our ongoing training and learning. Thank you to all of our hardworking members!

Interested in joining? No experience is necessary. We will provide all training for free! Reach out to us for more information.

06/29/2025

A very busy weekend at BIFD! On Friday, members participated in the Mamaroneck Fireman’s Parade, bringing car 2581 and our newest peice of apparatus: E159. On Saturday morning, members trained on their bailout skills. In addition, BIFD also responded to 2 critical EMS calls. Interested in joining our department? Reach out to us for more information!

06/02/2025

Brewing better community bonds—one cup at a time ☕👮‍♂️. Come join us for Coffee with a Cop on 6/14/2025 at Tazza Cafe. No pressure, just friendly faces and open conversation.

Hang out with your local officers in a family friendly setting while making connections that count. And yes, there may be donuts🍩😉.

05/30/2025

Earlier this week, BIFD members trained on a valuable skills - vehicle extrication. We focused on quickly and safely extricating our “patient”. BIFD members also got to train on skills such as using the battery operated extrication tools and hand tools to extricate.

Thank you to for providing us with one of the vehicles we have used for training this past month. We are always looking for donated vehicles to continue training - reach out to us or if you have a car to donate.

Interested in joining our team? We are always looking for new volunteers! Reach out to us or check out our website for more information.