Heat sickens Junior ROTC students on bus in Goshen
A bus with failed air conditioning left 17 to 20 Junior ROTC students sick in Goshen, sending several to local hospitals during a dangerous heat warning.
17 to 20 Junior ROTC students fell ill late Wednesday morning when the air conditioning failed on one of two buses traveling through the Town of Goshen. Orange County Emergency Services Commissioner Pete Cirigliano said the buses were on Scotchtown Avenue near Mt. Joy Hill Road when the coach’s cooling system gave out, and responders treated the incident as heat exhaustion and dehydration.
Several of the students were taken to Garnet Health Medical Center, Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital and St. Anthony Community Hospital for evaluation and treatment. The second bus continued on to an upstate camp destination after emergency crews handled the sickened passengers on the affected coach.
The National Weather Service kept an Extreme Heat Warning in effect for Orange County and surrounding Hudson Valley counties. Orange County was forecast to see highs in the upper 90s and heat index values as high as 108 on Wednesday, with Thursday’s heat index expected to reach 112. Children are among the groups at higher risk for heat-related illness, alongside older adults, outdoor workers and people with existing health conditions.
Cirigliano, Orange County’s emergency services commissioner, has held the post since 2023 after a 22-year State Police career. The county’s Department of Emergency Services is based at 22 Wells Farm Road in Goshen and coordinates response across the county when incidents escalate into medical emergencies.
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