There was a house fire in Brewster yesterday afternoon. Firefighters responded to Shore Drive shortly before 4:30pm and then called in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department Tower Ladder to assist with additional manpower. Mutual aid was also provided by Carmel, Lake Carmel, and Putnam Lake fire departments, along with Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services. Danbury Fire Department responded, along with Putnam Lake Fire Department to Brewster for a reported commercial structure fire with a full alarm assignment around the same time. Danbury crews found a smoldering fire in the ceiling that required some overhaul. The flames were quickly extinguished.