STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The FDNY extinguished another fire in the dangerous cold on Sunday, this time at a home in Tompkinsville.
The fire was first reported in the basement of a two-story home located at 362 Victory Blvd. at 10:43 a.m., according to a spokesperson from the FDNY.
As real-feel temperatures on Staten Island were well below zero, 21 units and 79 fire and EMS personnel brought the blaze under control by 11:16 a.m.
No injuries were reported from the blaze, according to the spokesperson.
In video posted on Citizen, firefighters could be seen lining the road on Victory Boulevard, between Cebra Avenue and Austin Place while working to get the basement fire under control.
One firefighter was injured as the FDNY responded to a fire in a two-story apartment building at 1300 Richmond Ave. in Graniteville on Sunday morning. Feb. 8 2026.(Advance/SILive.com | Mike Matteo)
Earlier on Sunday, an apartment fire in Graniteville drew a similarly sized response from the FDNY.
In that blaze, four people were evaluated for injuries and one firefighter was taken to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton.
Captain Trent Coppolo greets Mayor Zohran Mamdani upon his arrival to thank firefighters and EMS personnel for keeping New Yorkers safe during the cold snap at Engine 168, EMS Battalion 23 in Rossville on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)Owen Reiter
This weekend, the borough’s FDNY crews drew high praise from Mayor Zohran Mamdani for their ongoing work during the extreme cold.
Mamdani and Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore visited the Engine 168/EMS Station 23 at 1100 Rossville Ave., bringing staff pizza and praising the department’s efforts in responding to emergencies while weathering the wind chill, snow and ice.