Sincere Thanks and Appreciation to the Copake Fire Dept

To the Editor:

Sincere thanks and appreciation to the Copake Fire Department and neighboring towns' emergency responders for quickly and expertly containing a blaze late Monday afternoon on top of the Bash Bish gorge in the Taconic State Park.  Copake firefighters , assisted by volunteers from Hillsdale, Craryville, Ancram, Taghkanic and Churchtown, contained the fire by nightfall.  

DEC Forest Ranger Chris Descineo and Taconic State Park General Manager Ray Doherty, along with their crews, have worked hard since early Tuesday morning to extinguish the stubborn fire completely.

We are grateful to all of the firemen and women on the scene who did such great work in a difficult, hard to reach spot on the rocky mountainside.

Sincerely,

Edgar M. Masters and Deborah Cohen

Copake Falls