02/28/2026
FFD responded last evening for a house fire on Whitney Rd East. Crews arrived to find a house down a 800’ private driveway with fire from all sides. Units were working for over 6 hours before clearing the scene. Unfortunately one person was found deceased and the house was a total loss.
Thank you for assistance onscene from:
Egypt Fire Department
Macedon Center Volunteer Fire Department
South Macedon Fire and Rescue, Inc.
Penfield, NY Fire Company
Bushnell's Basin Fire Department
Perinton Ambulance
Monroe County Sheriff's Office - Rochester, NY
Town of Perinton, New York
Emergency Communications Department - 911 in Rochester, NY
Covering FFD during the incident were East Rochester Fire Department and West Walworth volunteer fire department inc.