09/12/2026
INFORMATIONAL POST
On 9/11/26, at approximately 12:27pm, the Spencer Fire Department was requested at 15 North Main Street, The Spencer Shurfine, for a reported structure fire. Spencer 1074 was first on scene and declared a working commercial structure fire, and began requesting additional resources and manpower from neighboring departments. Spencer firefighters and mutual aid partners remained on scene all afternoon and into the evening. Spencer Fire units were back in service at approximately 9:30pm. Spencer firefighters responded back to the location on 9/12/26 at approximately 11:41am and spent several hours hitting remaining hotspots. Due to the nature and contents of the structure we may see a light smoke condition until a full clean up can be completed.
Incidents of this size require an extraordinary amount of coordination and communication between departments and counties. We would like to extend our thanks to all of our mutual aid partners who answered the call and our gratitude to the community members and businesses that donated food and beverages to responders throughout the incident.
Thank you to the store employees who were able to evacuate the building and move vehicles out of the parking lot so responders had ample space to operate.
Spencer Fire was assisted on scene by:
Tioga County Department of Emergency Services
Tioga County Fire Investigations Team
Tioga County 911 Center
Spencer Police Department
Spencer Squad
Candor Fire Department & Squad
Halsey Valley Fire Department
Lockwood Fire Department
Tioga Center Fire Department
Waverly Barton Fire Department
Campville Fire Department
Weltonville Fire Department
Community Fire & Rescue Dept 24
West Danby Fire Department
Danby Fire Department
Newfield Fire Department
Bangs Ambulance
NYSEG
NYSDOT
Austin Excavating
The cause and origin of the fire remains under investigation by the Tioga County Fire Investigations Team.
