fire in oneonta

Hail To The Chief! Life’s Goal Accomplished Pidgeon Retires By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ‘The Dark Horse fire,” Oneonta’s retiring fire chief, Pat Pidgeon, immediately responded when asked about the worst blaze he tackled in 36 years with the OFD. Pidgeon was strapped into the jump seat of the fire engine as it arrived around 5 a.m. March, 1, 1992, at 18 Market St. “There was an explosion,” he said. He looked over his shoulder. “A beam blew…